I commenced 2013 with grand feelings of inspiration and renewal. The calendar's turn over has a way of making me feel purified and cleansed - ready to awaken the creative, dedicated beast that lay just beneath my flesh. There's something about the changing of years that makes me want to move!
Despite the excitement for a year revived, January 1st brought some mildly disappointing news: we didn't get pregnant in December. Though this fertility process can take some time and we have been urged to keep patient, it is still hard news to take. Never-the-less, we got right back in with our doctor and started my third month of Clomid hormone boosters. We'll have good or bad news in about a week and a half. Cross everything you can. :)
To keep us moving forward and excited for the future, hubs and I did a second hike with our good friends. This time we took to the Pu'u Pia mountain trail in Manoa. Woodsy and damp, I drowned myself in bug spray. The mosquitoes here in Hawaii are ruthless and they absolutely LOVE my haole blood.
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| Bleh - a centipede. |
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| Look closely... a HUGE beehive hidden among the tree trunks. |
The trek started off wet and muddy with large notches of mossy roots and rocks. The weather was perfect - no rain and cool enough to keep us comfortable. We quickly put our new waterproof hiking shoes to good use and learned almost immediately that they actually work! A mile up, a mile out, and our socks stayed dry the entire time. Good buy!
We got to the top of the ridge and had a 360 degree view of the valley, the mountain range, and the city. I was proud of us for taking the challenge. Hubs and I are far from ideal health, and I even tweaked my knee on the way back down, but we took the bull by the horns and enoyed our time with great friends. Looking forward to the next one!
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So beautiful
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| City of Honolulu |
