Mmm, Sweet Plumeria

I wanted to bring as much Hawai'i as I could back with me, and one thing I'll always remember is the sweet scent of fresh Plumeria flower leis. When I chose the one I wore all the way home, the lei-maker assured me they all smelled the same, but he didn't know I just like smelling them all. That lei was looking pretty sad - just like the person wearing it - by the time our plane landed in Chicago two days later.

In a health food store in Kailua called Down to Earth, I found a Plumeria Hawaiian-made soap by Bubble Shack. If it's as good as it smells, I'll have to treat myself until I can wear fresh flowers around my neck again. Cool petals and a soft sweet scent - I highly recommend purchasing a lei and wearing it until it wilts.