Bursting into Sunlight

We're headed straight for the Spring Equinox.  Daylight is getting longer every day by leaps and bounds.  Hooray!

I'm hopeful for an early greening this year.  The snow has been minimal this winter.  And the temps have been pretty mild.  It hit 40 degrees today and is supposed to remain that way through the week. 

We had another great trip to Hawaii this winter.  And, this time, none of us were sick!  Even better!  We spent 3 days on Oahu for the sole purpose of visiting Pearl Harbor. 

Then, we spent a glorious week on the Big Island near Kona.  Our rental condo was perfect.  It was just across the street from a great snorkeling beach.  And there was a pool just off our lanai (patio). 

We went to a nice luau, visited Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and Stephen rented a Harley for a day.  He managed to get a massive sunburn on his head.  But, he did enjoy cruising around the island.  We saw lots of sea turtles and tropical fish.  It was a very nice trip.  Here's a link to some pics.
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While we were in Hawaii, we spent some time weighing the pros and cons of moving out of Alaska.  We had been planning for a year to move to NC this coming summer.  But, we realized, we're better off staying in Alaska for the foreseeable future.  Alicia is very relieved as she has spent her entire memory in Alaska. 

We are okay with the decision as well.  We'd done several things to the house to prep it for the market.  So, now we just get to enjoy those upgrades.  We installed a nice backsplash, improved both bathrooms, repainted most rooms, redid the kitchen ceiling/lighting, and are having hardwood installed.  Woot woot! 

We should've fooled ourselves into thinking we were moving years ago! 

Ah, well.  Better late than never.