Do you hear that?

It's the vibration of the island nation, of Hawai'i, calling my name. I mean seriously. Everywhere I go, I'm either hanging out with friends from HI, singing or listening to Hawaiian tunes, talking about HI, eating Hawaiian food...! It's becoming an obsession. Here's the background picture on my laptop:

Okkkay never mind, two tries later that was way too slow to upload. But it's a picture of Makapu'u, and it's even on an overcast day but it looks sooo lovely. :D)

Anyway, maybe I'm hearing the broken record of my LIFE calling out for me to go somewhere warm!! Seriously. I have had plans to go to HI at least five times in the last year probably that never worked out. I may be a little daunted by a 6 hour flight with two babies. Buuut if I go... yes, tomorrow... (;)) assuming this storm lets up and planes can fly, I can fly with a friend who would be a perfect baby holder. It's hard being a traveler at heart, and having two lapbabies, and only one lap!

But that brings me back to that earlier question: Are you acting out of fear or love?

I love Hawaii. Who doesn't?! Where you can smell plumerias just walking around. Good food, sun, warmth, beautiful beaches... I don't need to write another word about it because everyone already KNOWS. I just need to get there. Because records are supposed to be full of music, harmony, changing songs. And when your life's record is on repeat, then maybe it is time to take a random vacation and upload some new music!! hehehe Besides, it has now been over TWO years since I graduated from University of Hawai'i and moved back home to the NORTH. It is my home, and I love it BUT, I never intended to live here in the winter! I did enough of that already...

FURTHERMORE. Here is the view from my window. Note the greyness of the sky. That huge drift covering that broken truck. You can't see the howl of the wind through the picture but it is howling. Blizzard. Don't get me wrong, it is beautiful in its own wintery way. It's not really that cold out and the wind feels kind of warm. Not that I've been outside today, but I went out last night for a little drive and it was nice. Walking from the truck to my front door, all cozy in my warm boots, coat, hat and gloves, I was imagining polar bears living out in the middle of this white snowy world, all cozy in their built-in parkas... quiet besides the wind, so peaceful, cruising around in the soft, fluffy snow. Then I got scared cause they could easily have been cruising around in town, unnoticed with everyone inside their warm houses and out of the blizzard. LOL!

I'm going to look for tickets. BY the WAY I must mention that my trip is also condoned by He who works hard, in this weather, ten hours a day and six days a week. Thank Godness. ;) So why not go? I hope I can find a ticket.