Hilary and I returned last week from a week-long trip to Maui for our ten year anniversary. Wow!!! What a wonderful time we enjoyed together!Some highlights:
When we checked in, the nice person at the front desk put us in a spectacular room. We had booked with Priceline, so I was kind of dreading getting stuck on the 6th floor overlooking the parking lot in the room adjacent to the elevator. But as it was, they put us on the first floor with a sliding glass door that opened onto the lawn right next to the pool and beach. Ohmygoodness... Wow, wow, wow! I couldn't imagine a more perfect setting.
We watched at least 10 movies. Iron Man 2, Robin Hood (the new one with Russel Crowe), Sherlock Holmes, Did You Hear About the Morgans, Invictus... I forget the rest.We spent at least three days laying by the pool reading books. Hils is a ridiculously fast reader and made it through 4+ books by Brock & Bodie Thoene and Francine Rivers. I'm a ridiculously slow reader and made it through half of an N.T. Wright theology book and a thriller by Stieg Larsson.
We snorkeled. Kinda a miracle since Hilary doesn't appreciate fish or the open ocean. The first time we did it, she had fun (it was a really quiet bay with about a dozen other couples also snorkling... felt super-safe and easy).
The second time we did it, it was more open-ocean style. Definite faux paux on my part... that was definitely NOT fun for her.
And the absolute best was a hike we took to a series of four waterfalls. There was a little tiny trail through a 40+ foot tall bamboo forest. At one point the trail disappeared into the water and we had to swim for a few hundred yards and climb a little waterfall to keep going. The greenery, the warm breeze, and the idyllic surrounding almost felt surreal.
It was a wonderful time of reconnection with Hils, and also an investment in our own refreshment for the great work that God has called us to do (1 Tim. 4:16)!
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