Crisis Tour '05: February 2007

Aloha!!! We eloped to Hawaii!

It's Valentine's Day and we flew our over-worked butts across the Pacific to the paradise isles for some much needed sunshine, sushi and relaxation.

And . . . oh, yeah . . . and we got married, too!

Konichiwa Sushi lovers

It's bachelorette night and we all went out to Honolulu's premier sushi restaurant where all the Japanee eat. Gohan tabemasu?

The other special aspect of the evening was the full-service women's toilet with multiple water features. You have to sit on it to believe it cause this suckah had buttons for front, back, warm, hot and extra vibrate.

Dawn on Lanikai Beach

Dawn on one the most beautiful beaches in the world. It's Valentine's Day, a gorgeous morning and we couldn't dream of a nicer setting to get married.

I do, I do, We do, cause that's how we do

The ceremony was a melange of our favorite cultural wedding traditions. First, we received a Hawaiian blessing from Father Lane of Molokai. Then our Kahuna Kurt led us through our Buddist vows under a Chupah (jewish tradition), followed by the 7-steps blessing (Hindu), complemented by the Christian ring exchange. Of course, we modified the 7-step blessing a bit by toasting with champagne after each of the seven steps (stumbles). The ceremony climaxed with the breaking of the champagne flute. Cause that's how we do!

Friends on the beach

We want to thank some very special people for making our wedding on Lanikai Beach the best wedding ever in the entire universe. Although we eloped, some people felt the need to invite themselves to our top-secret commando ceremony and for that we are especially grateful. Special thanks to Roger, Belinda, Andrea, Shelly, Mark and Bruddah Skinney for making the journey to be with us. Super-special thanks to Renee for bringing us together time and time again through our breakups, hardships and tough times. And extra-super-special thanks to our friend and kahuna Kurt who made the spiritual journey to enlightenment in order to marry us.

Legal Loco Mocos

After the wedding, we took everyone out for hawaiian breakfast. That's Loco Moco, spam, rice eggs, portagee sausage and mimosas. Then it's off to Honolulu to file the papers and make it all legal. Hoooooo, you know dat!