Not So Normal

Chapter 57

   When we land in Hawaii, we all practically jump up from our seats on the plane and run to get our luggage. I don't know if any of us have been this excited for a long time. After we get our luggage we go get a rental car (which was already reserved by Niall) and there's a GPS inside that is already programmed with the address of our hotel. Tyler drives us, and it takes about 40 minutes to get there. I'm astounded when we pull up to the hotel.

   Our hotel is more of a resort. The building itself is probably 25 stories, with what looks like pool decks on every floor. I saw giant pools and the beach behind the hotel, and I'm sure there's tons of stuff to do inside. There's a fancy valet to take our car, and bellhops to take our luggage. We go inside to get our room key (which was also reserved by Niall; he pretty much planned out this whole trip) and I'm ecstatic to find out that we're on the top floor.

   Our hotel room is amazing. It's like a small house. There are three separate bedrooms (all with their own bathrooms), a huge living room area (complete with a giant flat screen and surround sound, as well as plenty of couches and chairs), a good-sized kitchen (with food already in the fridge and cupboards), a huge deck (with a little pool!), and a little jacuzzi room. I could probably live here the rest of my life.

   Once we're all settled in we go explore the hotel. It's pretty late, so there's not a whole lot of people out and about, which is nice. We find out that the first three floors of the hotel aren't even rooms. It's all stuff to do. There's a huge spa, a gym, quite a few restaurants, a few little shops and boutiques, and a ton of other things. There's also a very large bar next to one of the restaurants. I love this place already.

   After exploring the hotel property for a couple hours, it's a little past midnight, so we go back up to our room. We want to stay up and go swimming on our deck, but we decide to go to bed because we have to get up kind of early in the morning. We have a tour of the island that's going to take all day, so we want to get at least a little sleep.

   I get up at 7 in the morning to get everything ready for our tour. I grab my backpack and pack myself snacks, my camera, water, my wallet, and just about anything I might possibly need today. After I'm all packed I wake up Lindsey and Tyler. While they pack stuff for them, I get dressed. I put on short pink shorts and a white crop top with my new bikini underneath.

   When we're all ready to leave, we make sure we all have our room keys and then we head down to the lobby. While we're in the elevator, I'm looking at our schedule and realize that we still have a little over an hour until the tour bus picks us up. I thought we were getting picked up at 9 instead of 10. I confess my mistake to Tyler and Lindsey, but they shrug it off.

   "It gives us time to shop or eat unnecessary food," Tyler says happily. I smile and we all step off the elevator. We go stand in the middle of the lobby and try to figure out what we all want to do. None of us want to do the same stuff right now, so we decide to split up and meet back here in an hour.

   I decide to go to the salon and get my nails done. If I'm going to be strutting about in sandals for the the next two weeks, I need some cute toes, and my new bikini just doesn't match the colors I got done during my birthday visit to the spa. I don't want to completely clash, so I get colors that match both my bikinis. Since I'll be wearing my bikinis a lot the next two weeks, I should probably match.

   After the hour is up, Tyler, Lindsey, and I meet up again in the lobby. Tyler went to the gym and watched guys work out, and Lindsey went and got her hair done at a hair salon. We go outside and only have to wait like five minutes for the tour bus to show up.

   The day is an absolute blast. We go sight-seeing, eat at a couple cool restaurants, shop, and do a bunch of fun and exciting stuff. Lindsey and I buy the classic grass skirts and coconut bras just as a joke, but Tyler wants us to learn to hula dance in them. We'll see about that. I buy a bunch of cool souvenirs and a super cute bikini.