Today, our blessed life has brought us to Maui. Our daughter’s friends from California have descended upon the Island so we had to hop over for a mini reunion. Four of her close California friends, another family from the school AND her old teacher are here within 5 miles of each other. So, a 45 minute flight and an ocean view condo just had to be done. There has never been a question in our minds that we lead a blessed and unique life, and yet another experience has proven it as I sit here with my cup of coffee looking out at the ocean and blue skies of west Maui.
Sitting by the pool for hours on end catching up and laughing with good friends we have known for a child’s lifetime and watching our son and daughter wrinkle from endless amounts of time in the pool playing with friends feeds the soul like nothing else.
I cannot express how much I love Hawaii and how happy I am to be living here. My soul feels at home here in a way I cannot even describe, but it doesn’t come without sacrifice and sadness as well. I miss our California community, the school, the neighborhood, so having such a huge group of true friends surrounding us has definitely lifted spirits I didn’t realize were slipping. It has made our daughter realize she will not lose these friends that she held so dear, and it has made me realize that simple conversations and laughter with good friends is an integral part of who I am. Oddly it has also reaffirmed my decision to move here. Before we came to Maui, I was wondering if this experience would make me question the move by reminding me of what we left behind, but it has done the opposite. I have realized I will not lose that community of amazing people and that it wasn’t built in a matter of months but years, so I can build another one in time. It has also allowed me to enjoy these people in a way I couldn’t in cold foggy Northern California since the weather and outdoor lifestyle prolongs my days and stamina. But that is another post...
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