Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened! Dr. Seuss

"Brain Dump" is a strategy I used with my kids at school. It was a way of keeping memories ( or important ideas) to be referred  to later. Just list words or phrases that evoke a memory.

Here is our Hawaii stream of thought!

Oahu

Wrangler Jeep
Honolulu, Waikiki
Scott, Kip, Sofia, Lois and Jay. Party of 10
Loft bedroom
Big waves
Coarse sand that looks like Panko breading on your skin
Surf competition
Hang ten
Wave surfing
Bathing Suits filled with sand
Pearl Harbor
Diamond Head
Kathy/ Hawaiian food
8k Road race
Wild Chickens walking around with the other birds
Turtle Bay
Food trucks
White cat
Garlic shrimp
Shave ice
Pacific isle apples
String bikinis
Bikes with big tires
Riding in the rain
Seal
Wild boar on the side of the road
Moan-ning!
Banyan trees
Vodka
Sippy cup
Helicopter crash
Who's lost???
Overweight suitcases

Mauiu

Kona coffee
Condo on the beach
Listening to the waves at night
Happy hour Mai tais
Beach Bums Restaurant
Dylan the waiter... dude!
Whale watch
Hikes
Road to Hana... scary-ass turns
Beach days
Broken toe
Running along the beach
Sand sand and more sand
Broken blender and umbrella
Yay for washer and dryer!
Shopping
Hello..ha!
Sarongs
Bamboo trees
Nice restaurants
Eating fish we never heard of
Calamari
Big lips
Brush fire
Watching whale breaches from the lanai
Jumping on the beach
Shadow jumps
Lighthouse sunrise
Mamas
Lou's first (and second) manhattans
Rock and Brew (truly the best and most intoxicating Mai Tail!)
Serendipity
Airport access road
Full moon