January

Gavin had the opportunity to task force in San Francisco for 12 days at the beginning of January. I really wanted to go with him but was nervous about calling out sick for 12 days. He had to get a sports coat and nice dress pants for the gig. Thank goodness we have Macy's because Kauai is probably the worst place to live if you need anything specific. We ordered three different suit jackets on amazon before finding the best fit. He sure looked nice once he was all dressed up. 

We had a photo shoot the morning Gavin left at the rainbow tree grove. We are both so awkward in photos I'm glad the photographer told us exactly what to do. The only other nice photos we have of us are from our wedding day. I am how ever wearing my wedding dress again. But I love that it was such a casual dress that I can still throw it on from time to time. 

Gavin's task force job ended up taking every second of every day. I am glad that I didn't go because I wouldn't have ever seen him. He was paid hourly during his time there including the travel! He worked a total of 80 hours one week. He was beaten. He was in charge of banquets while there. He told me didn't leave the hotel for 3 days because of how much he worked. He did however meet a lot of people and learned a lot more about the hotel industry. He also got offered a full-time position to be a guest service manager. His voyager program will be ending in a couple of weeks. I am so proud of Gavin for working so hard. Marriott has been so good to us the last year! We are looking forward to working together next year at the hotel. 

While Gavin was gone I spent a lot of time with the girls. It was our friends Hannah's birthday and Eve put together the most beautiful party for her at baby beach. We sat on the sand on a low table and ate yummy finger food before making our own Haku lei! It was the perfect night to be out with the ladies and watch the sunset. 

As we walked into church on Sunday we saw Elder Rasband sitting on the stand! We were pumped when we saw him up there. We moved from the hard chairs and wiggled into the soft seats quickly. Gavin took this photo and shook his hand as he walked by our Sunday school class. 

Since I am a concierge I get to do the tours on the island for free! I can always take a friend with me. Of course, that person is going to be Gavin. We picked the ATV tour because I knew absolutely nothing about it and a lot of people from the hotel booked it. I was excited because the tour goes on a part of 
the island you can only see by booking the tour. It happened to be a flash flood the day we went. Tour companies hate canceling the tours they pretty much always have the tour. Even in horrible weather. 

If you are looking for an ATV ride this probably isn't the tour for you. We were only driving for about 45 minutes out of the 3-hour tour. We stopped at several different spots where we learned some island history and about some of the different movies that were filmed here. 

At the end of the tour, we fed some cute ducks.