Instead, I got to have a surgery in San Francisco.
This year, for my 31st birthday, Casey made that dream come true. He surprised me with tickets to Hawaii and a coordinated visit with Camille!
It didn't seem right to go visit Camille without having Michelle come along. . . (truth be told, I was really just terrified to fly to Hawaii by myself with Piper) so she came too! It was a sisters trip in Hawaii.
Piper did great on the flight and Michelle and I did everything in our power to keep her happy. Our flight left at 6 am which means we woke Piper up at 3:45 am to get to the airport. And since Hawaii was 3 hours time difference, she was up for almost 18 hours with only cat-naps to get her through. Unfortunately, she never really recovered from this day of traveling and didn't sleep through the night almost the whole trip. It was rough.
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| Around 6 am. Already been up for 2 hours. |
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| Having breakfast on the plane. |
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| A pretty happy flyer! |
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| We were greeted with love by Camille! |
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| First trip to the beach. And finally, an excuse to wear that bathing suit! |
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| Our beach caravan. |
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| She didn't last long before needing a nap. |
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| Just hanging out with the locals. |
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| Two beach babes. |
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| Stella's fashion sense is impeccable. |
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| Most naps had to be taken in the car. |
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| Twirling on the beach with Aunt Camille. |
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| Not so sure about the sand . . . |
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| This really happened. |
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| So did this. |
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| When you're not as pretty as the scenery . . . |
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| Sunday brunch and Haleiwa Joe's. |
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| Eating more graham crackers on this trip than she ever has. |
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| Our restaurant view. |
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| Selfie. |
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| I really miss peacocks. I love their calls. |
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| Our second attempt at the beach. We got rained out. |
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| Just some cousin hangin' time. |
