{"id":1448,"date":"2010-08-16T14:08:02","date_gmt":"2010-08-16T21:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/?p=1448"},"modified":"2010-08-18T19:59:25","modified_gmt":"2010-08-19T02:59:25","slug":"first-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/first-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"First Anniversary&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Where to start\u2026?\u00a0 My parents are going to celebrate their 40th anniversary in September.\u00a0 They generously invited my brother, his wife, Houston, and me to celebrate with them in <em>Hawaii<\/em>!\u00a0 The week that ended up working the best just happened to fall on our 1st anniversary!\u00a0 So, Houston and I went out a day before everyone else got there and had our own little celebration.<\/p>\n<p>We stayed at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.konavillage.com\/\">Kona Village Resort<\/a> for one night, and it was soooo peaceful and relaxing!\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t like any other place I\u2019ve stayed in Hawaii!\u00a0 You felt like you were on your own little island.\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"H A 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-1(pp_w768_h512).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-1%28pp_w480_h320%29.jpg 480w,https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-1%28pp_w768_h512%29.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/p>\n<p>We had our own little hut on a pond, and the coconut was the \u201cdo not disturb\u201d sign!\u00a0 Loved it!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"H A 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-2(pp_w768_h381).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-2%28pp_w480_h238%29.jpg 480w,https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-2%28pp_w768_h381%29.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-2.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/p>\n<p>I realized that the only pics of me on this blog are ones where I commit self timer abuse.\u00a0 The Huz snapped these of me.\u00a0 I\u2019m trying to convince him to 2nd shoot with me as needed, so I should showcase his work too\u00a0 :).\u00a0 Granted\u2026after getting about 5 hours sleep and spending that same amount of time on a plane, I wasn\u2019t the <em>best <\/em>subject~ha ha.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"H A 2*\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-21(pp_w768_h381).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-21%28pp_w480_h238%29.jpg 480w,https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-21%28pp_w768_h381%29.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-21.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/p>\n<p>This was the beautiful pond outside of our room.\u00a0 I think I liked it even more than the ocean (which in Hawaii is blasphemy, I know!)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"H A 3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-3(pp_w768_h340).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-3%28pp_w480_h212%29.jpg 480w,https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-3%28pp_w768_h340%29.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-3.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/p>\n<p>There was a cool raised wooden walkway that went around a bunch of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Travel-g29217-c56173\/Island-Of-Hawaii:Hawaii:Petroglyphs.html\">petroglyphs<\/a> that had most likely been there for hundreds of years.\u00a0 I thought these two pics were cool.\u00a0 One is what I took, and the other is what Houston took at the same time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"H A 4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-4(pp_w768_h340).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/?pp_route=%2Fimage-resize&amp;path=L2hvbWUxL2xhdXJlbms0L3B1YmxpY19odG1sL2Jsb2cvd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTAvMDgvSC1BLTQuanBn&amp;template_id=18d80ba4-732a-4c38-b032-caa7e5774f99&amp;width=480 480w,https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-4%28pp_w768_h340%29.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-4.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/p>\n<p>And then there was food\u2026 Yes, I am the nerd that whips out her camera at every meal out\/every course.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think Houston is quite used to it just yet and is still a tad embarrassed.\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t stop me though!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"H A 5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-5(pp_w768_h381).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/?pp_route=%2Fimage-resize&amp;path=L2hvbWUxL2xhdXJlbms0L3B1YmxpY19odG1sL2Jsb2cvd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTAvMDgvSC1BLTUuanBn&amp;template_id=18d80ba4-732a-4c38-b032-caa7e5774f99&amp;width=480 480w,https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-5%28pp_w768_h381%29.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-5.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/p>\n<p>What did I get?\u00a0 Grilled Ahi, of course!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"H A 6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-6(pp_w768_h254).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/?pp_route=%2Fimage-resize&amp;path=L2hvbWUxL2xhdXJlbms0L3B1YmxpY19odG1sL2Jsb2cvd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTAvMDgvSC1BLTYuanBn&amp;template_id=18d80ba4-732a-4c38-b032-caa7e5774f99&amp;width=480 480w,https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-6%28pp_w768_h254%29.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-6.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/p>\n<p>Happy Anniversary to us!\u00a0 Love you Huz\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1502\" title=\"H A 6*\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-62(pp_w768_h512).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/?pp_route=%2Fimage-resize&amp;path=L2hvbWUxL2xhdXJlbms0L3B1YmxpY19odG1sL2Jsb2cvd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTAvMDgvSC1BLTYyLmpwZw%3D%3D&amp;template_id=18d80ba4-732a-4c38-b032-caa7e5774f99&amp;width=480 480w,https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-62%28pp_w768_h512%29.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-62.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"H A 7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-7(pp_w768_h340).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/?pp_route=%2Fimage-resize&amp;path=L2hvbWUxL2xhdXJlbms0L3B1YmxpY19odG1sL2Jsb2cvd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTAvMDgvSC1BLTcuanBn&amp;template_id=18d80ba4-732a-4c38-b032-caa7e5774f99&amp;width=480 480w,https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-7%28pp_w768_h340%29.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.laurenkahanphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/H-A-7.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/p>\n<p>The next day we met up with the rest of my family.\u00a0 Those highlights to follow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where to start\u2026?\u00a0 My parents are going to celebrate their 40th anniversary in September.\u00a0 They generously invited my brother, his wife, Houston, and me to celebrate with them in Hawaii!\u00a0 The week that ended up working the best just happened to fall on our 1st anniversary!\u00a0 So, Houston and I went out a day before 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