Doug and I were married on March 30, 1996. This was not the first marriage for either of us and we came to the marriage having already lived a large portion of our adult lives. Much of our married life had been spent living and traveling full time in our 36 foot motor home. We had explored the wonders and the beauty of our country together and had visited each of state except for Hawaii.
One of the places that I had previously lived was Hawaii, being stationed there for 3 years while in the Navy in the early 1980s. Doug had never been and fequently mentioned his desire to see Hawaii. Hawaii is a diverse paradise and I wanted to share this with Doug. So, as my Christmas gift to him, I arranged for us to spend our 10th Wedding Anniversary exploring Hawaii for two weeks. The look on his face was priceless and my precious Christmas gift!
Doug in Hawaii, March 1996