That was fun...

We are back in Chicago after our amazing and wonderful (and needed) trip to Hawaii.  We had the BEST time.  The first four days were spent on the North Shore of Oahu.  I loved seeing where my husband used to live back when he was in the Army - very cool to learn more about that part of his life.  Our resort in Oahu was great and we had amazing views of the ocean.  I loved just sitting out by the pool and watching and listening to the surf.  We went kayaking and saw green sea turtles while we were there.  Very fun.

We then moved to Maui, which is just gorgeous.  It is amazing how different the two islands look to me.  Again, the resort was gorgeous.  While in Maui we did a couple really cool things.  We went bike riding down the volcano - Haleakala - which was super scary but fun.  And, we went on a whale watching cruise and saw a ton of humpback whales.  That was so amazing, I can't even describe how cool that was.  We also spent plenty of time relaxing by the pool / ocean and enjoying sitting in a hammock and feeling the sun on our faces.

We both feel rested and relaxed and hopeful after our trip.  I even bought something for my future child - a little t-shirt that says "Little Turtle" in hawaiian.  I washed in and am putting it away for when I birth or adopt a baby.

We are now trying to get ourselves adjusted to the time change and get ready to jump into Monday and a new IVF cycle.  I have a baseline ultrasound tomorrow morning.  We needed this vacation so badly and enjoyed it so much, that I feel like I can handle what comes next.

Here are a few pictures of our trip to Hawaii.  Enjoy!