Words are inadequate

Oh gosh, I know. I can't believe I've been back on the mainland for this long already. I still miss Hawaii a lot, but if I spend a lot of time thinking about it I realize that I don't remember the minutiae as clearly as I used to... you know, the street names, the best way to get to that one beach, etc. I guess that just leaves the important stuff, like feeling of floating in the Pacific ocean on a cool morning, or the sight of the almost-daily rainbows.

I've been ridiculously busy since I moved out here. Grad school, and buying a house, and entertaining all the family that thought the flight to Hawaii was too long but are now eager to be a bigger part of our lives. I'm sure my level of busy-ness is not going to decrease significantly any time soon, but I sure would love to hang out with you folks before you end up moving to Canada or the like. :) What does your schedule for August look like?