Busy Summer

I just realized it's been a while since I have written anything on our blog. It' s been a busy past six months and things are just starting to slow down.

Here's all the latest. . .

We spent Spring Break in Klamath Falls with Bruce's parents. It was an emotional trip to say the least. His mom ended up in the hospital a couple of times and we really thought she wasn't going to come home. Thankfully she is fine and doing quite well.

School ended pretty uneventfully, but soon after school got out we headed to Bozeman, Montana to take part in the "Merger". Our friends. . .Jeff and Suzy got hitched and we were so grateful to be a part of the whole thing .

We spent a few extra days fishing, playing and touring. Coming home was really tough. . .


A few days after we returned from Montana we packed our bags again, this time we headed down to Kekaha Beach for a week long camping trip to celebrate the 4th of July. We had the best fireworks show ever. . . thanks to Uncle Eric Inada.



What we are realizing this summer is that there is so much to do and so little time. Sheesh, school is about to start back up again and it seems like we just got here.

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Ok. . . I just spent 20 minutes updating my blog and was getting ready to post it and I lost it!! So let me try this again.

It has been a while since I wrote an entry for my blog so I thought I should update the few people who actually read this thing. However I tend to get sidetracked and I started reading the some of the other blogs I follow and 2 in particular really made me stop and think about all the inconsequential nonsense that I actually post here. One of the blogs I read regularly is from our friend Brad Rockwell who is now stationed in Iraq. He had to leave his family, job, church, friends, etc. to go to Iraq for a year. Every time I sit down to read his blog I can't help but start to cry as I think about where he is and what he is doing for our country. And really it's not just him, his wife and children have sacrificed a lot too. The other blog I read is from a college friend of mine who I just found not to long ago on Facebook. She was a really good friend in college and I found out she has cancer. She and her husband are blogging their journey so friends can read about it rather than them having to tell their story a million times. She is a wife and mother and has been battling this disease for quite a while. All of these othere stories make me grateful for what I do have. I decided to just list out some of the things I am thankful for.

1) My God who gives me grace whenever I need it.
2) My awesome husband who puts up with me, loves me, and forgives me even when I probably don't deserve it.
3) My kids who sometimes drive me crazy, but all in all are GREAT!!
4) Friends who love to shop, talk story, play games and eat at Kintaro's
5) My small group Bible Study. . . these guys are so great. They are the best testimony of their faith in Jesus Christ.

Enough said.

The Great Hyatt Fiasco

I have come to the conclusion that we are not meant to ever stay at the Grand Hyatt Kauai. Our friend Mike gave us 2 gift certificates for overnight stays at the Hotel and we were so looking forward to it. We tried once in December to go, but it was the weekend that stormed and we would have been stuck in the room with 3 obnoxious boys. So, we decided this was the weekend, January 23-25, 2009. A friend of ours got us a killer room, Ocean View Suite, with access to the Grand Club, spa, etc. The Executive Chef sent up pupus with champagne and a personal note telling us to call his cell phone if we needed reservations.


Sounds like the weekend of the century. . . until the kids showed up today (as planned) and we tried to get wrist bands for the slide. Only 4 people are allowed per room (even if you have a suite and 3 of the 5 people are children!!). They refused to let us use anymore of the facilities unless we paid for a day room which would be $199. Ahhhh, I don't think so! Bruce tried to talk to the front desk manager but he refused. I could see if the hotel was a maximum capacity, but there was hardly anyone in the hotel at all. Apparently there is some new rule about a maximum of 4 people per room. . . period! So what do these people do who have more than 2 children and want to stay at the Hyatt? Anyway, we decided to check out and come home. What else were supposed to do? At least the kids all got to go down the slide once (Nick went down about 6 times).

The part that irritates me the most is my girlfriend just told me that they go there all the time and get tons of wristbands for the pool and no one has ever questioned them.

The 44th President of the United States

I am watching the innaguaration of Barack Obama and I am utterly amazed at the amount of people who have attended in the freezing cold. I almost feel sorry for the guy (notice I said "almost"), the pressure on him must be incredible. Everyone (well not everyone) expects him to do GREAT things and solve all the problems and crisis' of the United States. I don't care what you think about him, that has to be tough. People expect great things from him, and they seem to forget that he is just a regular man. From what I have seen and heard these past few days he has just about reached god-like status. Scary!! Good Luck Barry. . . you're gonna need it!

I've Succumbed to the Pressure!

I have finally just given in an decided to start a Herbig Family Blog. My cousin Dawn and my sister Elki both have one and have told me I should start one too. I guess they think I have lots to say. . . hmmmm. . . . I never was much a "journaler" (is that a word), but I do like to talk. Maybe they are saying I talk too much and they figure if I write stuff down then maybe I'll talk less. Doubtful.

Anyway, the Kauai Herbig Family has 1 mom or Queen (ME!!) and 1 dad or King (Bruce) and 3 little (well not so little anymore) serfs (Jake 12, Nate 10, and Nick 7). We live on the Taba Compound with lots of grandmas, papas, aunties, uncles and cousins. There is always someone to play with (for the serfs) or shop with (for Robyn) and lots and lots of food!!