Day 17: Things I'll Never Forget About Lori

Her Amazing Sense Of Humor: Exhibit B

On one of the last nights of our Honeymoon in Maui Lori and I attended our first-ever Luau.

While many of these events are known to be pretty cheesy, we had a really incredible time... of course, we were madly in love, just married a week before, and not only was the setting gorgeous, but the drinks were pretty strong to boot!

The show itself was fantastic, with music and dances from all over Polynesia, and besides the half-naked Fijian dancing girls, the best part of the show was probably the Fire Dancer.

If you've ever seen one of these guys do his thing---tossing those flaming clubs around without ever breaking a sweat---than you know what I mean.

The food, too was fantastic––kalua pork, salmon, roasted taro, the whole shebang.

Of course, Lori's sense of humor was in full swing (as it usually was,) and before the dancers and other performers could get away at the end of the night, she insisted that I get my picture taken with the "Coconut Girls," as we jokingly referred to them, and of course she would get her picture taken with the "Fire Dancer."

Now, if you don't know me well, you're probably not aware that I'm incredibly shy, but hey, it was all in fun, and Lori had a good time teasing me until I finally agreed to pose with the two cute dancing girls with their tiny coconut bras.

Lori's amazing, and all-pervading sense of humor is something that I miss every day as I get used to living my life without her by my side... photos like these have turned so bitter sweet, and while it is fun to remember these wonderful, silly times, it also breaks my heart with each word I write.

I miss you, baby...