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Favorite vacation

Very hard to decide. Favorite DESTINATION was hands down Hawaii. Nickell was hired to do a wedding in Kona so Lloyd and I tagged along. It was the very most relaxing and beautiful vacation we have ever been on. Of course we plan to move there now and I have found a house, just need a job…it might not happen. We loved the temple, the ward was wonderful and so friendly. The snorkeling was my favorite thing EVER. I could get lost looking at all the fish! One day we decided to take a walk to the green sand beach. It is the southernmost part of the United States AND the sand is green so who wouldn’t want to go. The beach is not accessible by roads so we thought we would be able to make the 4 mile journey to see this wonder of nature. Then we started walking…and walking…and walking. It was so hot and we had absolutely no idea if we were even going in the right direction. One of the locals (Albert and yes I have his phone number if any of you ever want to call him for a ride)drove by in his truck so we stopped him and asked if we were headed in the right direction. He offered to take us since he was headed that way. He dropped us off and we hiked down the rocks to the beach, played for awhile, took lots of pictures and sat on the rocks just watching and listening to the ocean. After awhile we hiked back up the rocks and there was Albert. He had been waiting for us to do our thing so that he could give us a ride back to the road where our car was parked. I rode in the cab with him while Lloyd, Nickell and Aaron rode in the back of the truck. So I got to hear all about his life in Hawaii as a retired tuna fisherman. That’s how all the people were.

Favorite family vacation was in 2000 when we took the kids to Disneyland. We spent 10 days I think playing all over Southern California. It was the first time we had been on a family vacation just to go on vacation…no mission farewells, baptisms, family reunion etc. We just went to have fun. And we had FUN! The kids still tell stories about that vacation. Ask Jordan sometime about the RESPECT he was shown on that vacation.

NEXT QUESTION

What was the first thing I thought when I woke up this morning

I thought ugh, I don’t want to go to work. I miss Kade and Tadd. We were at a Jensen family reunion this weekend and Kade had been at our house for the 2 weeks prior to the reunion. On our way home Kade called and said “I went into your room when I woke up and you weren’t there and now I’m sad” Broke my heart!! I love those 2 little boys so much and hate leaving them.

We have had a fantastic summer though! First we were able to go to Tara and Joe’s wedding and see all the cousins we don’t usually get to visit with. Then we had Amy and her family come visit and had a blast with them (PS Amy is a fantastic cook), then Alex stayed with us until the end of July. He and Brock had a lot of fun together. THEN we had the Jensen reunion and got to see all the cousins on that side that we rarely see. Some we have never even met before. So it has been a fun summer with our families and we love them all!!

Seems like I kind of took a side street there for a minute, This has little to do with what I thought when I woke up. OH WELL J That is kind of how my brain works…lots of side streets!

Kristi Jensen