paradise

What is it about coming home from a trip that makes you feel like a really do need a vacation from your vacation?

Could it be going from 10 uninterrupted hours of sleep each night, right back to stress-induced insomnia?

Or maybe it's all those peaceful naps on the beach one week, then fighting a resistant toddler napper the next.

Whatever the deal is, I spent the last two days doing NOTHING.

Tired, achey, and pouting at the reality that life's no beach. It's not easy coming home from a trip like this...

Aside from lots of sleeping, eating, long walks, trips to the gym, and massages, we spent most of our precious time in Kauai...

Enjoying the incredible views from our room:
Surfing:
{and by surfing I mean me being able to finish two whole books alone in silence!}
Kevin was really in his element here and even tried paddle surfing with the locals.

Four-wheeling:
We had the coolest tour of Kauai, off the beaten path, via ATVs.
That's right, we did something dirty.

Beach-hopping:
We made it to eight amazing beaches.
And mostly, just feeling blessed to be alone together:
It's so important to make the time to "recharge" with your mate.

Thanks to good friends Tom & Carol,
my mom & stepdad,

sister Holly, and

brother-in-law Bobby & sister-in-law Amanda

for making this happen for us.