After 8 years of marriage and two kids, we are finally able to take a REAL vacation (for our parents the wait was even longer–don’t trip Duane :) ). Next week we will be going on our first cruise in Hawaii and its smaller islands. We initially wanted to go to the Caribbean, but flying across country with kids and having to get on another plane seemed to be a bit much. As you could imagine, blogging will be the last thing on my mind all of next week, so expect very little (if any) activity here between now and the end of next week.

In the meantime, if any of you have ever been on a cruise or been to Hawaii please give some advice. What are the best beaches, best sites, best food, places to avoid, etc.