The winter of 2021, sitting on the lanai of our rental in Kailua-Kona, I said to my husband, “I want to do this every winter,” and he said, “Duh.” And I said, “And I want to bring The Kids,” and he said, “Okay by me!”
The night before the wedding, after a long day of snorkeling in the pristine waters off Two Step Beach, friends and family all arrived at the spectacular hilltop venue, high above Kailua-Kona, with the ocean glittering in the distance.
I’ve done a lot of thinking about my Big Birthday, the Over the Hill Birthday, the Big Four Oh. I planned and planned a major trip to Mexico, to swim with whale sharks, to spend time with family, friends…my chosen family.