The perfect day starts by waking up with a smile on my face and then looking over at Darcey and she's smiling too. "We're going to Hawaii today."
Darcey and I sold our scooter to some friends in Corona so I drove it down after work the day before to drop it off. It was a long day. After sitting for 15 hours straight, I was surprised that the idea of sitting on a plane most of the day didn't bother me one bit. I could sit next to Darcey in a small space for the rest of my life.
The day continued to be perfect because the airline played "The Office" which the entire family is a big fan of. The flight went by fast for 5 1/2 hours. We ate lunch on a short lay over at the Honolulu airport.
By far the best part of the day for the family was while we were renting our cars. Most of the deals Matt could find on the internet were about $20 a day for an economy car. Being the cheap skates we are, we managed to find a better deal on priceline.com for $13 and $15 a day for two cars. The guy working at the counter wasn't too happy with us laughing at the fact we didn't want an upgrade for double what we're paying in the first place. When Matt asked how much it was to add another driver the response was, "If you're not going to pay 10 bucks for a jeep, you're not going to pay for your wife to drive." Matt and I managed to not burst out in laughter as the clearly on-commission salesman printed our receipts. Once we made it out to the parking lot we walked past the luxury cars waiting in the front while jokingly saying, "I'll take that one." We quickly realized that there was only one economy car left. A red Toyota Yaris. Thinking he's going to have to upgrade us to a slightly larger car like a Accord or Seabring, the guy noticed that all eight of us were together he said the most beautiful words a person in his position could ever say. Pointing at a Black Lincoln Towncar and a Black Chrysler 300 he said, "You guys just take these two." I wish I had a camera on our faces. We put our luggage in the cars in record time hoping to jet out of the parking lot before the guy realized what kind of a deal we were getting. It was one perfect thing after another. We needed to find a Costco and it was the first store outside of the airport. The drive and weather were perfect. The condo with the ocean view was perfect. The fresh pineapple we had for dinner was perfect. The bedroom view is even more perfect than the other one. Being with family makes it amazingly perfect. That's it. We're moving.
