2AM & Sleepless in Seattle

I am starting this entry in the air in a nice little word document and plan on posting it once I am tucked safely in my hotel room at Hotel Sierra in Seattle. It is the only thing taking my mind off the choppy ride. Hawaiian Airlines is awesome; top notch service but the islands seem to be having some high altitude storms that are not playing nice with out plane. Stacey and I both came to the conclusion that this is the first time we have spent somewhat of a considerable amount of time away from each other. I am only 8 hours, as of now, away from her and already I feel the 3000 mile distance between us.

Maybe this time will be good for Stacey and me. Not good that we are apart, but good in a sense that she can explore a little around the island without her nagging husband and I can finally let go a little and realize that my wife is, in fact, a grown woman and can hold her own. This trip to Seattle is going to test my ability to be comfortable with her being alone in a new place. I am seriously not happy to have to leave her alone. The 3,000 mile separation is killing me; luckily the cabin lights were turned off so no one could see me cry a little as I looked at the empty seat next to me that should be filled with my loving wife.

I know the above sounds sappy but I can tell you all with perfect certainty that I have faith in only a few things in life and one is the love my wife and I share for each other.

If you are reading this baby, I love you and I will be counting down the days that I can come back to the place we now call home – Hawai’i.

I am going to check in and get some well needed rest and so will my elbows, which are now bruised and battered from the passing carts and people with luggage. Gotta love the aisle seats huh?

I guess this is it. Sleepless in Seattle, I guess, until I get back home to my wife and our life.

Kind of unhappy

So today is the day I have to leave for a little over a week. I have to go take my haole ass back to the mainland for training. I am not happy I have to leave my wife alone in a new land; especially with a manual transmission vehicle and all the crazy asian drivers here.

Anyways, I am sitting on the plane waiting for takeoff and we are an hour delayed because of a landing gear indicator bulb...to be honest I wish they would cancel the flight and I could stay the weekend at home - in Hawaii. So crazy to say that.

Mahalo...taking off!

Arrived at SeaTac

I tried to post from the sky but Delta's GoGo WiFi was non-existent on the plane. Anyways I am having fun with this little NetBook; decided to take a picture in the sky and it was meant to posted from the sky but oh well...here is Stacey and I from our awesome coach seats on Delta (harharhar)

At the airport

We have t minus 1 hour until we hop on our first leg of our flight to O'ahu. First stop Seattle, Wa...and then 4 hours later we will be officially on our way. Don't be jealous! We hope to see you all soon but we are definitely looking forward to this life change!

One More Step to Paradise

Got our ONE WAY tickets to Hawaii yesterday!

It's getting closer and closer. I believe we have our apartment picked out too. Right in the heart of Honolulu, adjacent to good ol' Waikiki beach! Best part is we have Walmart and Costco right by us to buy toilet paper in bulk (since I hear they run out some times).

So for everyone paying attention.....write this down. We will be leaving at 11:08am on Sunday, November 8th so come to the Delta gates and say goodbye!

And all you friends of ours are more than welcome to come down and stay with us....cheap ass vacation....just pay for plane tickets and get your haole ass down to the Aloha state!

This is Da' Kine...

Yesterday, October 14th was a life changing day for my wife and I. I accepted a position within my company.....a lateral move if you will. This is the best part: It is in the Kahala Mall. Where is the Kahala mall you ask? HONOLULU HAWAI'I!!!!!!


No one knows that I have set this blog up yet but it will be fun for them to see the chronicles of Ryan & Stacey as we move our lives from the mainland to the Aloha state.

This is more than just a transfer for work; this is us beginning a new material-free life together, a true "just the two of us" beginning. A very nice addition to our move however, is that my friend from junior high is stationed at Hickam Air Force base a few miles away.

So yesterday was the beginning of us becoming a Haole and slowly working up to a Kamaaina status. Stacey and I are leaving our old shells in the dust and going to grow our love even stronger like the amazing flowers that are indigenous to Hawai'i.

Wish us luck or hate us with envy but we'll be too busy enjoying sunshine and a relaxed lifestyle on an amazing island with amazing people.

We'll miss you all on the mainland but we know you true friends will come and visit.

Mahalo moloi' eheme!