July 13, 2014 is a day I’ll never forget even though it started off as normally as any other Colorado summer day.  I woke up, cleaned up the bedroom, had brunch at my favorite restaurant and watched a little world cup soccer with my friends and family in the afternoon. Pretty normal, right? Well the unforgettable part came around 3:00 p.m. when R and I packed up our car and tiny u-haul with 8 suitcases and 8 boxes and headed west to begin our journey to Kauai. How we’ve already spent 365 days and full revolution around the sun on this little green dot I can’t comprehend. It seems like forever and just a moment all at the same time.

We’ve learned so much and grown a lot in the last year. We’ve been brave, angry, happy, sad, homesick, triumphant, jubilant, exhausted, and energetic. We’ve sweat more than we care to disclose, explored trails, beaches, mountains and valleys. We’ve paddled boats and boards, swam with fish and run through gardens.  We’ve been jobless, tireless, hired and inspired. We’ve worked hard and played hard too. Kauai has been unbelievably kind and sometimes unbelievably cruel. Getting here was hard, working here is a challenge and a pleasure, and living here is a blessing. We’ve had a wonderful year and are excited to see where the next one takes us and who it brings to the island to play with us.

Because there aren’t really any words to describe what the last year has truly been, please enjoy some of our highlights in photos. Mahalo nui!

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