Jenn and Jonathan: Mahalo!

I needed to get away. Temperatures in Korea were dipping below zero, the wind never fell below 15 mph, and the snow just kept piling up, up, up. I was grouchy and sun-deprived, and my poor husband couldn't take another minute of it. The only solution? A week in Hawaii on beautiful Waikiki Beach. . .

24 hours ago, these feet were shoved inside Ugg boots. :)

We looked forward to snorkeling, but the water was absolutely FREEZING. So Jonathan settled for taking pictures of the fish from a pier on the beach instead. . .

A beautiful sunset over Waikiki. . .

Diamond Head Crater, as seen from a pier on Waikiki Beach. . .

The forecast called for rain, rain, and more rain, but we weren't going to let that stop us from site-seeing. Now that we'd gotten some relaxing in on the beach, it was time for the first "must-see" on list: Pearl Harbor.

The U.S.S. Arizona Memorial. Such a sad, humbling experience. . .

The names of all the sailors who lay entombed below our feet. It gave me chills. . .

One of the most sobering sights from the memorial was the oil that continues to bubble up from the sunken ship, even almost 70 years later. . .

The U.S.S. Missouri

On the deck of the ship

Spot on the deck where the Japanese officially surrendered, ending WWII

Old air control tower on Ford Island, still damaged from the Japanese attack. . .

Hangar 79, still damaged from the attack, but now part of the Pacific Aviation Museum. . .

Now, everyone knows that I am a HUGE fan of the TV show 'LOST' (and Jonathan doesn't mind it), which was filmed on the island of Oahu. My sweet, sweet husband agreed to go on a tour with me to see some of the filming locations for the show. But, you know, even if you're not a fan, you have to agree that the views are spectacular!

We got to see a TON of different places and, to be completely honest, if you don't know anything about the show, the next few pictures will mean absolutely nothing to you. But, here are some highlights of the tour anyway. Here's us at one of the Dharma stations. . .

The 'Jug-head' Tower. . .

Pushing the Dharma van down the hill. . .

Hiding from the T-Rex where they filmed one of the scenes from 'Jurassic Park'. . .

Golfing with Hurley on the 'LOST' golf course. . .

Attacked by the Smoke Monster!

For our last night, we decided to go to a traditional Hawaiian luau, complete with entertainment and all-you-can-eat buffet. Only problem: it was FREEZING. There was a big storm coming in, and the wind off the water was brutal. The picture below is of us at the luau, waiting for it to start. You can't tell, but I'm wearing sweatpants under my dress. I broke down and was THAT girl. But I didn't care how white trash I looked. I was warm.

Beautiful music and dancing. . .

The most amazing stuff happened after it got dark but, of course, my camera doesn't do that well in the dark. These are the best two pictures I got, and they are pretty awful.

I gave up on the pictures and started taking video instead. Keep in mind, these videos are coming from a little hand-held Canon camera, so the quality is not great, but it gives you a taste of the ambiance of the place. This guy was supposed to be the number one fire dancer in the world. Is that true? I have no idea. . . but he was good.

Again, quality is not great, but you'll get the general idea of the luau.

We woke up the next morning, ready for our long journey back home, not knowing we had one more little bit of 'LOST' to experience. 'Hawaii Five-O' was filming in our hotel, and look who happened to be standing by: Daniel Dae Kim (aka Jin)! Jonathan played paparazzi for this photo.