the earth shook

on sunday october 8th, i felt like the earth shook. it was a perfect day filled with the smiles of so many amazing people in my life and in larry's life. the weather could not have been more beautiful. the vows. the chuppah. the speeches. the desserts. the bamboo. the colors. it was a dream day.

HERE are some of the wedding pictures.

thank you to everyone who trekked to rochester to be there. it was the best weekend of my life. the picnic on saturday. the wedding and celebration on sunday. and the morning after brunch on monday.

larry and i ventured to KAUAI on wednesday and stayed in paradise for 9 full days. we rented mopeds and zipped along spiraling mountain roads and put-putted down dirt roads to hidden beaches. we usually had the beaches to oursevles except when a MONK SEAL swam up to play with larry. the waves were a bit too rough for my doggy paddle, so i usually just lounged on the beach.

one day we did a ten mile hike up the na pali coast through a tropical rainforest. it was spectacular. and the waterfall at the end of the hike was breathtaking.

the highlight of the trip was that i finally relaxed. i felt like a new person, in addition to being a married wormen. i can't believe how long it had been since i have relaxed. there has been so much excitement everyday single day since i left for the peace corps in december. i was exhausted but relaxed. these past 10 months have been the time of my life and i embrace them fully, the good, the challenging, and the relaxing. and i have strived to be mindful everyday, living every one to its fullest. i am so happy and wouldn't change anything.

and then the earth really shook. on sunday, october 15th at 7:07 in the morning a 6.7 earthquake hit hawaii. we were rocking and rolling, but kauai was the least affected island. we only lost one tv channel compared to losing electricity, fallen instructure, and canceled flights on the main island.