mahalo for choosing j & j tours!

Wednesday, May 9:
Pearl Harbor, Gyotaku for lunch
Beach/Shopping/Swap Meet
after all our fun sight-seeing, pearl harbor was a bit sobering. being there made me miss poppop. alot. i saw things that i knew he had experienced or things i just wanted to talk to him about. but he isn't here to tell or talk to. i was struck by the similarity to my own age that so many of the soldiers had. i was blessed by learning of the brave actions of some of the men that day: -men like the true hero who held a light so all his comrades could escape, but did not leave enough time to escape himself. -men like the true hero who ran to his car, drove as quickly as he could to his plane and shot down enemy bombers with great risk to his own safety. -men who showed their heroism by helping others to escape. -men who knew the truth of john 15: 13 and showed it through their actions. "greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends."

after our time at pearl harbor, we made a quick stop at the swap meet to buy a few last souvenirs. then we went to jodi's favorite restaurant growing up. i have a feeling it was like a&w for our family. =) except that there were no hamburgers or french fries to be found. but lots of delicious sushi! for our last night in hawaii, we bought plate lunches and took them to the beach. it was such a beautiful evening. i got to swim, look for seashells and be at the beach one last time. afterwards, my room-mates decided that they had an overwhelming desire to have their nails done. so for the second time in my life, i enjoyed a pedicure! pretty pretty. after the pedicure, we went to the bowling alley to meet up with jenny and her friends, including samson. i think one of the best parts of hawaii was to meet all the people and places that are important to jenny and jodi. after introducing them to my life, i finally got to fully understand theirs.
mahalo for choosing j&j tours! =)