My Blue Hawaii...Wedding

I has been a goal of mine for years now to attend one of San Diego's biggest, wildest conventions. No, I'm not talking about ComicCon. Tiki Oasis of course! And this year I did it.

Mike and I are huge fans of all things hawaiian (can't you tell?) and tiki culture fits right into that. We love the Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland and even have our own little tiki haven in our courtyard but this was the big time. We were entering their turf. Those crazy cats who make tiki a way of life and not just something you hang on your wall.

We had used the excuse that we were looking for nodders for the wedding but in truth we walked away with just one little nodder. Instead we soaked in the essence of tiki. One vendor put it best and said, "it's where you come to get tacky things." We bought our share of "tacky things" (tiki god toilet paper holder anyone?) but we also had fun just sitting in a corner with a shave ice and taking in the sights. We discovered we may not *quite* be as totally into the tiki culture as others who were there (I don't think I could drink that many mai tai's even if I wanted to) but we love it anyways and we'll be back next year for sure!