Bye Bye Oahu

Well we left the island yesterday after living there as a married couple for 2.5 years. And boy oh boy it was a bit crazy. Somehow with seeing friends and playing a bunch we got home late Monday night and then didn't get very much cleaning done. So Tuesday morning we got up and started cleaning and then it was crazy with baby and our sweet neighbors even came over and helped us watch Ansley and clean and somehow we got checked out of our apartment. Well we knew we had to leave at 11:00 but somehow we thought the flight was at 2:40 anyway we didn't end up leaving Laie until 12:30 or so and then we like "Man we are grateful Levin budgeted plenty of extra time." Turned out Levin planned just enough time. We were standing in line with all of our worldly belongings minus some boxes we shipped in four suitcases and 2 carry-ons and then Levin looks up and see "Last call for San Fran" Well we missed our flight and I was pretty much almost hyperventilating. Not a good feeling. Levin helped me keep my cool which is why I married him and then we got up to the counter and we were presented with 2 options: wait until the next day and catch the next San Fran flight or catch a later flight to Phoenix, AZ. Well price wise it was more to go to AZ but to us it just made more sense instead of staying at a hotel, blah blah, mess mess. We made the change and then sent Keri (Levin's sister who lives in Phoenix a text saying we were coming.

It has ended up working out we were supposed to fly to San Fran and spend a few days with my grandparents and we are sad to miss out on that time with them, but we always love spending time with Keri. We will still get to see my grandparents at my sister's wedding in L.A. this weekend. So we are going to drive to L.A. on Friday from AZ, attend the wedding and then drive back with my grandparents to Napa because and then leave out of San Fran back to South Carolina.

Ansley has been such a trooper. She pretty much screamed the last half hour of the flight (of course when we were landing and I couldn't get up and walk around) but other than that she was good. We originally weren't even sitting together but ended up with 3 seats and we made a little bed/play area in the middle seat for Ansley.

We like Arizona and still can't believe we are here. It is such an unexpected treat to get to spend time with Keri and celebrate with her...she just got her dream job at Make-a-Wish Foundation!

Here are some photos of the baby getting into some old Halloween candy on moving day and its colder here on the Mainland than in Hawaii so she had to get some winter gear.