Aloha Quote Wall

All over the lava on the Big Island, there are messages written with coral. When we were roommates, we lived in Apartment K-1 so we are the K-1 Crew.

When we were in college, when someone said something extra funny, it could written down and placed on our "Quote Wall."

I was in charge of our Hawaii quote wall. Here are only a small portion of the funny things we said on our paradise vacation:

Pre-trip

Cyd: I'm going to pack light. I only need room for my yellow polka dot bikini.

Malin: Don't judge me if I bring 5 pairs of shoes.

Lucy (Kaylynn's daughter): I can't wait until you leave for Hawaii. We are going to paarrrrrrtttyyyyy!

Heather: Am I going or not going? (repeated 987 times before she actually left on the trip)

Cyd (the night before we flew out): I am so excited I'm jealous of myself.

Vacation Time

Aaron (Heather's husband after 12 hours of Heather's absence): You are an amazing woman.

Hilary: We are 12 minutes behind schedule.

Heather: Do you want to try one of my flax seed chips?

Malin: I have no watch, no cell phone. I don't want to be a grow-up on this trip.

Flight attendant: Smoking is gross and prohibited.

Heather: I look better than this in bed.

Keri (in responding to our comments about her driving): It's just the brakes. I bet your kids feel the same way in your back seat. I did that on purpose. That stop sign was optional. Where are my keys?



Keri (at the buffet at the Polynesian Cultural Center): Oh, I thought it said random seafood instead of island seafood.

Cyd (101 times on our trip since she is in charge of public relations): Excuse me, can you....
take our picture?
trade seats on the airplane with us?
tell us if there is a Cheesecake Factory around here?

Cyd: We can all get out of the van. It's not like we are all in car seats and are going to cry when we have to get back in.

Cyd to Hilary: It's a good thing you are pretty, because how much more of a man can you be.... you won't ask for directions and you order a sausage sandwich for lunch?

Random man from Virginia called out of the audience during the Tonga show at the Polynesian Cultural Center. He was supposed to repeat the Tonga shout/song, instead: Who Let the Dogs Out?

Malin: I'm so glad I brought my jacket even though I don't have it on.

Heather: Ahhh. I thought I was spraying silver water into my mouth instead of root enhancer.

Hilary (to many of our fellow travelers): We were college roommates 15 years ago and we left 25 kids at home with our husbands.

Heather: It's easy to travel with no one under 30.

Keri: It only tastes good because you didn't make it.

Cyd (imitating the man the PCC): In Spanish they say... In Japanese they say... In Chinese, Hawaiian, etc.)

Kaylynn: Mahana Everyone: It's Mahalo, not Mahana. Mahalo is thank you in Hawaiian, not Mahana you ugly.


Nice man on the beach: Where are you from? Kaylynn: Utah Man: I just bet my wife $20 you were from Utah. Kaylynn: Is it that obvious? (you are free to use that story for your next lesson on modesty)

Comments during our daily 100 photo shoots: Is this my best side? Does this pose make me look 10 pounds lighter? Act natural. Do I have good posture?

Cyd: Does anyone want to do or buy anything else while we are here? We don't want anyone else to have the painted letter syndrome. (Malin regretted that she didn't have the artist paint her kids' names at the International Market Place)

A common comment: I didn't have any chia seeds this morning so I am already hungry.

Our K-1 Vacation Roles:
Kaylynn: Mom
Heather: "wiki" for Wikipedia
Cyd: Public Relations
Keri: travel agent, hostess, taxi driver
Hilary: historian, schedule keeper
Malin: media specialist (maps, photos, email, etc)

Malin (as she was getting a complete security pat down at the airport): Did I look suspicious?

This is our airplane that we flew in from Kona to Honolulu.
Kona has an awesome, small, outdoor airport.