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We are enjoying this trip to Hawaii. Claudia is fitting in so well, I'm so proud of her.

We've been shopping, got lost for only a moment or two. But got some great clothes for all of us, including Kat.

Usually with a trip there are headaches, the hotel rooms weren't quite ready so we went to get lunch. Of courses the girls all got American food and didn't try out anything Hawaiian.

This was in the news when we got here. 'Hawaii bans certain sunscreens to protect coral reef,' so of course what we had was one of the banned sunscreens. You guessed it, we got blistered the first day. Good thing there was a doctor in the house.

We found a quaint local store that had the correct sunscreen. I imagine we will spend the rest of our days at the beach.

Tonight were are going to a lūʻau, where they are going to roast a pig. It's called Kālua cooking. The pig is cooked in an underground pit all day long.

Wish my friends were here, were having a wonderful time.

Anyone want to go to the beach with me today? I feel like sitting on a beach, swimming in the ocean and maybe try my hand at surfing…..

Do you want to see fireworks on the water tomorrow? Alexander is inviting us out on his boat.

What do you say we take my boat out tomorrow and watch the Oahu fireworks on the water?

Aimee, you could invite Maxine.

I hope I made the right decision sending in an audition video for Idol.

I'm so afraid of freezing up and making a fool of myself...

I have an important job for you.

Now that I've been here long enough to calm down, take everything in, process it, and settle in with my folks (and a BRAND NEW SISTER! AHHHH!), it's time to start trying to rebuild my social circle.

Not exactly hard, considering that when I was pulled here, I had all of three close friends and an ex to hang out with, but still.

So, please, introduce yourself! Let's find out what we have in common and hopefully give me some people to hang with.

I can't think of a more perfect way to spend my 18th birthday ...