Radio Lady says, "Hello from Hawaii!" Do you want to talk to me?

[Radio_Lady]

I just have about five minutes... we're at the Hilton Hawaiian Village to see all of the new contruction going on.

Tomorrow we check into our timeshare. Had a great visit to Maui for twelve days. We didn't get to many of the places suggested... although we did have fun in Paia!

Talk soon...

Warm thoughts from Radio Lady in Honolulu!

[KitchenWitch]

1. Aloha!

:)

You hangin' loose?

[Radio_Lady]

5. Hangin' very loose! I've been a Princess for the past 12 days; tomorrow...

I become Granny Nanny. (Explanation: Kids and grandkids arrive from Portland, Oregon around noon.)

[KitchenWitch]

8. Sounds like you are having a great time!

:)

[Radio_Lady]

12. Yep. No Olive Gardens at all... but dare I tell you that we ate at...

Tony Roma's Rib House tonight?

I hope THAT won't get me into trouble!

We'll be COOKIN' OURSELVES tomorrow night... finally in our completely equipped timeshare.

[KitchenWitch]

14. I like Tony Roma's!

I also like Olive Garden.

I noticed you posted in the Minnesota Olive Garden thread. We WILL post photos!

:rofl:

[Radio_Lady]

17. Well, we had good ribs and baked potatoes... but I had to send back

both my French ??? onion soup (greasy and tasteless) and my Greek Salad (wilted lettuce and frozen cucumbers).

The manager took them off our check.

[wildhorses]

2. yes!!! how is it??? where are some pix???

good to see you:bounce:

:hug::hi:

[Radio_Lady]

7. Hi, WH! Pictures are still on the "stick" in our digital camera...

It would cost a fortune to transmit them from here. Look for them after April 1st... and thanks for remembering!

[wildhorses]

11. i will be on the look out---

seen any good movies lately:shrug:


:rofl:


i am a movie geek, i think;)

[Radio_Lady]

13. No new movies... we did see a couple of leftovers from former years.

"The Pursuit of Happyness" -- it's a B+

"North Country" with Charlize Theron -- another B+

All out in DVD this month or earlier.

[wildhorses]

19. yes, i saw north country already and i am thinking about

renting happyness...sometime this week

thanks for the reviews:loveya:

short and sweet and to the point:rofl:

[Radio_Lady]

23. FYI, we also bought the DVD of "Sisters" movie adapted from the Chekov play...

which was actually called "Three Sisters." Not a bad movie, if you like to see dysfunctional familes spout an endless stream of incalculably interesting and intricate dialogue, probably translated directly from the Russian language. The acting seemed quite adequate but a little stuffy.

I'm giving it a "C" -- for Certain Audiences only.

I found it very intriguing; however, the family interactions pale in the company of -- for example -- the recent goings-on with Anna Nicole Smith. Anton Chekov would be proud!

[wildhorses]

37. thanks for the tip--i will be on the look out for it

i think people were more formal and proper then...so it does seem stuffy for our more casual and relaxed approach:shrug:

have a wonderful time:hug:

[bridgit]

3. where in Hawaii?

bet it's pretty there :bounce:

[Radio_Lady]

4. Gorgeous night in Honolulu on Ala Moana Blvd. across from Waikii!

[bridgit]

10. oooooh, i like the sound of that...

:bounce:

[Radio_Lady]

15. Temps pretty warm -- about 80 degrees F. high today... tonight has cool breezes!

Have a great week, Bridgit!

[bridgit]

16. you too, Hon, you will of course be posting pics by & by...

;)

[Radio_Lady]

24. ... I'm sure hubby will be transfering them soon after we get home on April 1.

Thanks for the post!

In the heat in Hawaii,

Radio_Lady

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear Radio_Lady!

I'd forgotten you'd gone to Hawaii!

I'm sure you're having a ball....

Send pics!

:hi:

[Radio_Lady]

9. Hi, CP! Thanks for the wave. Pics will be coming after our 4/1/07 return home.

Beautiful sunsets here... I was thinking about you!

Luv from RL

[Radio_Lady]

18. Bye bye all... I'm over my $5.00 limit on this computer... have a great week to all.

... and to all a good night.

[SPKrazy]

20. Maui Wowie!

cool radio lady

have a blast!

:hi:

[Radio_Lady]

21. Hello DU World (and Southpawkicker)... I'm awake at 5 AM and going swimming in a few minutes.

The hotel Alana, part of the Hilton Hotel chain, has a rooftop pool over the garage on the mezzanine level. Great if you wake up with a snoring husband!

[SPKrazy]

35. Sounds Wonderful!

enjoy your time there!

:hi:

[Ptah]

22. Hi Radio_Lady

Glad to hear you are enjoying yourself.

:hi:

[Radio_Lady]

25. Hi Ptah... how are you doing? Thanks for the wave... we're at Waikiki and it's a transfer day.

Later this morning, we move over to the Lagoon Tower at the Hilton Grand Vacation Club. It's totally under repair this year as they build the new Grand Waikikian Tower, due in 2009.

You might enjoy visiting this web site: http://www.hgvc.com

Our kids and grandkids arrive at noon and this will end my fourteen days as a Princess, and start my enslavement of seven days as Granny Nanny!

Have a great week, Ptah... nice to hear from you.

Warm regards,

Radio_Lady

[Radio_Lady]

26. Need a vacation fix? Check out these photos to see where we are!

http://www.hiltongrandvacations.com/vacation-resorts-photo-gallery.php

[Ptah]

28. That looks grand!

I've been growing sunflowers again:

Sunflowers 2007, Week #4 * * * *

[Radio_Lady]

31. Oh, what a nice link! I appreciate your posting this -- you obviously have a green thumb!

I love sunflowers so much.

Perhaps it is because of Vincent van Gogh's painting which I saw growing up...

[AlCzervik]

27. Hey we stayed there in 1989 and that place was cool, watch out for the reef if

you go snorkeling, i got to close and my right above my knee got punctured, i call it my "Leisure wound". That was the hotel Jack Lord stood on in the opening credits of Hawaii 5-o.

[Radio_Lady]

29. I wear swim fins with a closed foot. We don't snorkel at Waikiki because of lack of fish...

A lot has changed since this was a sleepy little village in the 1940s and 1950s... remember Arthur Godfrey and Haleloki, the Hawaiian singer? Only the rich could travel here by ship. Passenger airplanes came a bit later.

My husband, as a child in Boston, viewed Hawaii as "kind of a dream -- unaccessible."

My view, as a child in south Florida, was, "Hawaii and Miami Beach are kind of twin sisters -- heat, ocean, palm trees, coconuts." Beautiful, but unattainable on the other side of the world!

[Radio_Lady]

30. Thanks for the post, Chimps. Have a wonderful Sunday and a good week ahead!

[philosophie_en_rose]

32. Now don't go appearing in any "Girls Gone Wild" videos.

:P

Just kidding. Continue to have a great experience in Hawaii.

[Radio_Lady]

39. Hello, Philosophie... I did see them shooting a Japanese TV commercial for???

Sorry, I didn't catch the product. After all, it was all in Japanese!

Thanks for the good wishes. It's so hot today I elected to go to the Business Center... airconditioned very well for me... and the equipment.

I'll be glad to get home. The heat is great as along as I'm in the pool or a wet bathing suit. Maybe we'll go to a movie tonight.

Appreciate your post, PER... you have no peer!

[JitterbugPerfume]

33. have loads of fun

and hurry home with pictures--LOTS of pictures

[Radio_Lady]

40. This place is beautiful. Regrettably, it is also completely under construction!

Hilton is revamping this property in MAJOR WAYS. Hard to be in a hard-hat area while vacationing. They are building the Grand Waikikian (a new timeshare tower) plus putting much work into a swimmable lagoon.

In any event, I'm not going to come back here until the project is done in 2009. There is noise in front and back from 8 AM to 6 PM every workday.

Alas and alack, I will now stop crying in my beer on this beautiful sunny cloudless day in paradise.

Jitterbug Perfume! What a great screen name!

[Debi]

34. How lucky you are!

Oh to be in your shoes (sandals?) today!

I'm stuck in Iowa where the wind is blowing like crazy and rain is headed our way :(

Enjoy! :party:

[Radio_Lady]

41. Thanks, Debi. I can't complain, although I do, after these days of beautiful weather.

I'm still a cold weather fan, but it's fun to see the kids and grandkids enjoy the heat.

I keep the airconditioning on HIGH and think of snow-capped mountain peaks.

Best part of the way is swimming in the pool from 9 PM to 10 PM under the palm trees and the moon.

[cwydro]

36. Hi

radio lady!

Have a ton of fun!:hi:

[Radio_Lady]

42. I'm having a ton of fun... and trying NOT to eat a ton of coconuts and macadamia nuts.

(MY FAVORITES, along with fresh guava...)

[Monk06]

38. Did you vistit the Flatbread Company in Paia? Best thin crust pizza on earth

[Radio_Lady]

43. We did go to Paia, but didn't eat there. It was midday and none of the restaurants were --

airconditioned. We haven't had pizza at all on this trip... seafood and local goodies. I discovered HAUPIA -- a coconut treat!

Paia was fun and I'm glad we went there.

[Radio_Lady]

44. Old fashioned photo of palm trees (PHOTO)