Happy Halloween from Will, the cutest little dragon ever!
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Happy Birthday, Halloween and a trip!
It's been another few weeks and I somehow built up more unpublished posts in my post graveyard. Nothing too exciting has been going on so there hasn't been anything really post worthy. I mean, I carved an owl into a pumpkin and a squirrel ate it's face off, and I got a teeny little mole/blood vessel that exploded and bled like a horror movie while I was shopping at old navy, but neither event was really deserving of it's own post. So, today I'm blogging about birthdays, halloween and my upcoming trip to visit my friend E!
Today, my little sister is celebrating her 22nd birthday with her new(ish) boyfriend, who happens to share her birthday, in Vegas! It's all very exciting since it's her first time there and her first time taking a trip with a boy. Cue the OOOooooOOoooOOooo. This one is actually very nice, quite cute, and they appear to be smitten with each other. A very big happy birthday to L and J, I really hope they have a fabulous time!
E and I haven't celebrated Halloween since the twins we used to babysit moved out of state. We're in that funny in-between space where you're too old to celebrate alone but don't have kids to trick or treat with yet. This year, I'm actually going out to be out of town visiting my friend El over Halloween! El lives in Boise with her husband and son and I haven't had a chance to visit them since they moved out there. I'm really excited to spend some real time with them and see their house for the first time in person, since I'm sure pictures don't do it justice. El has been dealing with a nasty broken arm which makes it tough to lift her son, so I'm also looking forward to helping out and playing with her little boy.
I leave on the 30th and will be gone till the 6th, so while I'm having a fabulous time with El, I'm unfortunately going to miss my Titos Tacos election night ritual with E. We usually buy a couple boxes of tacos and camp out in front of the TV while the states report, but I'll be in there air when the first numbers start coming in. I've already voted so I don't need to be there to vote, so I'm hoping my plane gets in on time so I can maybe catch the results with E when he picks me up. This is such an important election and there's so much at stake, I really hope the country pulls through and makes the right decision.
Today, my little sister is celebrating her 22nd birthday with her new(ish) boyfriend, who happens to share her birthday, in Vegas! It's all very exciting since it's her first time there and her first time taking a trip with a boy. Cue the OOOooooOOoooOOooo. This one is actually very nice, quite cute, and they appear to be smitten with each other. A very big happy birthday to L and J, I really hope they have a fabulous time!
E and I haven't celebrated Halloween since the twins we used to babysit moved out of state. We're in that funny in-between space where you're too old to celebrate alone but don't have kids to trick or treat with yet. This year, I'm actually going out to be out of town visiting my friend El over Halloween! El lives in Boise with her husband and son and I haven't had a chance to visit them since they moved out there. I'm really excited to spend some real time with them and see their house for the first time in person, since I'm sure pictures don't do it justice. El has been dealing with a nasty broken arm which makes it tough to lift her son, so I'm also looking forward to helping out and playing with her little boy.
I leave on the 30th and will be gone till the 6th, so while I'm having a fabulous time with El, I'm unfortunately going to miss my Titos Tacos election night ritual with E. We usually buy a couple boxes of tacos and camp out in front of the TV while the states report, but I'll be in there air when the first numbers start coming in. I've already voted so I don't need to be there to vote, so I'm hoping my plane gets in on time so I can maybe catch the results with E when he picks me up. This is such an important election and there's so much at stake, I really hope the country pulls through and makes the right decision.
With that said, I wish everyone a safe and Happy Halloween filled with fabulous costumes and tons of candy :)
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| Death Star Pumpkin!(Source) |
Friday, October 5, 2012
Hawaii: A Recap
The whole trip I meant to post updates on what we were doing. Instead, I was so busy enjoying everything that I barely touched the computer. Now that I've been home for a few days, I've run out of excuses :)
For starters, we spent 7 days on Kauaii and it is possibly the most beautiful place I've ever seen. We went hiking, took a helicopter tour, spent every morning at the beach, went on a sunset dinner cruise and explored the island and all it had to offer. I would absolutely visit Kauaii again, the pace is so slow and relaxed and the people are warm and friendly. The food was also incredibly and every meal was book-ended by Pina Coladas and desert.
After Kauaii, we hopped to Oahu and spent 6 days at the Ko Olina Resort. It was a totally different experience than Kauaii, much closer to Los Angeles, but we still had a wonderful time. We also went hiking, visited Waikiki Beach, explored the north shore and went swimming with sea turtles at a local beach. The turtles were amazing, so social and friendly and they were absolutely the highlight of Oahu for me.
For starters, we spent 7 days on Kauaii and it is possibly the most beautiful place I've ever seen. We went hiking, took a helicopter tour, spent every morning at the beach, went on a sunset dinner cruise and explored the island and all it had to offer. I would absolutely visit Kauaii again, the pace is so slow and relaxed and the people are warm and friendly. The food was also incredibly and every meal was book-ended by Pina Coladas and desert.
After Kauaii, we hopped to Oahu and spent 6 days at the Ko Olina Resort. It was a totally different experience than Kauaii, much closer to Los Angeles, but we still had a wonderful time. We also went hiking, visited Waikiki Beach, explored the north shore and went swimming with sea turtles at a local beach. The turtles were amazing, so social and friendly and they were absolutely the highlight of Oahu for me.
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| Hanalei Bay, my favorite beach on Kauai |
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| E and I on Ke'e Beach |
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| Ke'e Beach - the sand covering the roots has blown away |
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| E watching a Ke'e Beach Sunset |
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| Hiking to Hanakapi`ai Beach |
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| Hiking to Hanakapi`ai Beach |
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| E photographing the view while hiking to Hanakapi`ai Beach |
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| The Na Pali Coast on our hike |
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| Tiny stream on our Hanakapi`ai Beach hike |
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| Awesome stone towers at Hanakapi`ai Beach |
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| Poipu Beach |
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| Could the Poipu Beach sunset be any more awesome? |
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| Mango Pina Colada! Virgin of course :) I drank a lot of these |
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| Red Dust Falls along Waimea Canyon |
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| Waterfalls as seen from our helicopter tour |
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| Na Pali coast from our helicopter |
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| Hanalei Bay from our helicopter |
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| Sunset behind Niihau from our Sunset Boat Cruise |
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| Spouting Horn! |
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| Sunset from Ko Olina |
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| Rainbow over Pearl Harbor |
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| USS Arizona Memorial |
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| View from along the Diamond Head Crater hike |
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| View from the top of the Diamond Head Crater hike |
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| Ko Olina Resort sunset |
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| Ko Olina Resort sunset |
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| Alani Resort Sunset |
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| Sea turtles! A group of 4 swam right next to me for over an hour |
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| Gorgeous and friendly, I had no idea they were so social |
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| Beautiful flowers all over the place, this one from Ko Olina |
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| Flowers from Gaylord's Restaurant |
Monday, October 1, 2012
Hawiian Chickens
The best residents of Kauaii. These bad boys crowed all day long and strutted around the island like they owned the place. And really, they did, because Kauaii's island chickens are protected and even chill on the side of the highway. One would walk through our backyard every morning, crowing to wake us up around 6:42am and a few more walking down the street would answer him.
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