Geek. It was really windy on that side of the balcony. My mother bought me that tie-dyed velvet tank top from “Express” when I was in high school. Is that store even around anymore?

Geek #2. Sometimes when we kiss our glasses clink together and I sigh, “Nerds in love.”

View of one of the many koi ponds at our hotel, from the balcony.

Our hotel was throwing its first luau, which we were able to observe from the balcony. The four of us decided it wasn’t nearly as good as the one we went to.The host had a lot of schlocky jokes, most of the dancers were little girls, not stocky beefcakes (my preference), and it appeared to be buffet-style. Oh well.

It’s hard to focus on a boring luau when the sunsets are this spectacular.

The dancers doin’ their thing.

The moon looked exactly like the Cheshire Cat’s grin.

We all went out for ice cream (my idea), and on the way back to the hotel the Boy and I checked out the garden in front of the hotel.

Even at night the flowers were gorgeous.

Then I had to find the sculpture I’d seen every time we passed the hotel of a boy humping a dolphin (“Riding a dolphin,” the Boy’s parents corrected me).

Hooray! Nice pants, self (snicker).

The next installment will be the 40 billion photos the Boy and I took at the aquarium, and then…that’s all, folks! Then I’ll finally have to work on making hard copies/albums for us, and both sets of our parents. Although after all this editing I don’t think I’ll want to look at them for a loooooong tiiiiiiime.