maui

 the week before my surgery we were lucky enough to have our best friends share an amazing trip to maui with us 

(really, BEST friends...i know it sounds like junior high but it is the only way to describe it....jared and bradley are the definition of friendship, they have been friends for over 25 years and lucky for them, turns out vanessa and i are pretty good friends too)

we stayed in a beautiful condo in wailea (right next to the grand wailea hotel)  it's really sad that we didn't take a single picture because is was AMAZING.  quite possibly one of the nicest places we have ever stayed. 

we did a whole lot of relaxing, reading and laying at the beach...dr's orders, i promise :) but we also did some fantastic hiking (in the pouring rain), snorkeling and even saw whales....i mean, a ton of whales. 

 {brad's putting together a video that we will share soon}

{these are the kinds of shots you get when i'm swimming toward brad and he's manning the camera}

thank you jared and vanessa - the first of many, many vacations to come. 

we love you guys

xoxo

a&b