Waikiki, here we come!!

After the hard week of work that Mark has had, he deserves a vacation! So it is a good thing we are leaving for Hawaii tomorrow!! (Hopefully - if standby goes well!) We are going to Waikiki to meet up with my parental unit, Uncle Bill and Aunite Wilma and Uncle Clayton and Auntie Minnie. (Although Uncle Clay and Auntie Minnie leave the day after we get there.) We are going to be there for a week, and then fly standby home.

We are staying at the Pacific Monarch (where else would we stay???) Using my airline employee discount we got our room at 50% off. Granted there were only ocean view rooms left, so our room is still a little more expensive than it would have been if we booked it a few weeks in advance. Our room is supposed to look like this:

But in reality, who knows what it will really look like. The rooms are always clean, but the furniture is sometimes out of date. When we get back I'll post picture of what our room really looked like, just to compare.



The pool really does look like this though:

and thats one of the best part about the Monarch - the roof top pool. In a few days I will be sitting right on that lounge chair in the sun (well, probably in the shade because I burn so easily). Too bad Mike isn't coming this year, otherwise we could have our traditional lounge chair submarine races.

Here is a link to a web cam that is right on Waikiki beach. We pass it everyday, and when we do, we make sure to stop and wave, just incase you are watching! So look for us!!

http://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/cameras/waikiki_beach/waikiki.htm