More Hawaii

The next morning, we got up at 3 am and drove to the top of the volcano to watch the sunrise. It is so early, but what a cool thing to do. The surise was incredible.

We were up about 10,000 feet...it was so cold! Once the sun came up though, you could instantly feel warmth. We hiked around a little bit afterward, then headed back to our hotel.

I was fine driving up the twisty road to get there, but getting home was another story. I thought I was going to lose my insides a few times...ugh.

We slept at the hotel for a while, then went swimming in the ocean before going to the wedding (the whole reason we were there in the first place :))

The wedding was beautiful. They got married in a little church right on the beach, then had a reception right outside the hotel. The whole thing was next to the ocean, and it was fantastic. They served typical luau food, which we could not wait to eat. Yummy!

This next picture is of all the orthopaedic residents who were there...Brian was the only one still in residency. Most of the others had graduated in the last couple of years.

This is us with Brent and Jennifer. She was stunningly beautiful. The lei on Brent smelled so good! I would like to say, it's not exactly fair to stand next to a bride when you are 5 months pregnant...:)

Brent and Brian were good buddies in residency. This last year for Brian without him is pretty sad. They worked on the trauma service together for the past 3 years (trauma is 15 weeks long), so it was a lot of time. Anyway, it was fun to see him again.