Tricia's Birthday was on Monday so we went into Waikiki for the night and stayed at the Waikiki Parc Hotel. When we got there we walked around and did some shopping and then we got ready for our dinner at Nobu! (Thanks Mr. and Mrs. Carey!) Nobu is a very famous sushi restaurant- it was delicious food but very expensive. Then we went out for the night and bar hopped- we started at Senor Frogs which was fun but a very mixed crowd- there was even this weird old woman ballroom dancing on the dance floor. Then we went to this bar called Red Lion and it was locals night so it was really fun. We actually met a bunch of people from CT who live here now! Tuesday we spent the day at the pool and then came back to the North Shore.

On Wednesday morning we picked up Sean at the airport! Since he has been here we have had so much fun going to the beach, going out, barbequing...and surfing! We all took a surf lesson on Thursday- I cheated since I've been surfing like 10 times before- and everyone stood up on the board! Also, our instructor happens to be our neighbor so thats great. Probably the highlight of the week was Friday when we went to Hanauma Bay to snorkel- it is a really amazing nature preserve and you wouldn't believe the amount of gorgeous tropical fish we saw! Every color and shape in the rainbow and you could get really close because the fish were used to human interaction. The other nights we spent in town. We are really figuring out the North Shore and getting acclimated- the waiters are starting to recognize us, and we have been making some friends. So far so good!