just us.

Hawaii, part 2

building sand castles with grandpa

Keira and the hula dancers.  Her mama was surprised she wanted to take a photo by herself!

shave ice at Matsumoto's

hot & spicy shrimp and shrimp scampi from Giovanni's Shrimp Truck

Waimea Bay

and sadly, that's where the picture taking stopped.  Both my parents and Mike & I had massages on Thursday at the Hilton Hawaiian Village's Mandara Spa and then we had one last beach hurrah at Waikiki Beach.  We left early Friday morning, giving us a few days to readjust to reality.  We had a great time and can't wait until our next trip back!

Hawaii, thus far

October blogging?  almost non-existent.  bad Jamie, bad.

so, rather than do a recap of the last few weeks, I'll just share what we are up to right now.  That's means...Hawaii!!

this will probably be a picture heavy post, because really, doesn't Hawaii sort of speak for itself?

our first meal from Tanaka Saimin

boozing it up on our first night at the Yard House. (and I finished the whle darn thing!)

Shave ice (Keira's first one!)

riding the Pineapple Express at the Dole Plantation.

contemplation.

first trip to the beach.

cupcakes.

heading to the wedding in style.

bride and groom's first dance...the hula!

that is it thus far. we are headed to the beach pretty soon so Keira can play, and then a bus ride down to Ala Moana mall to walk around.  We still have a few more days here in Hawaii, so we want to make the most of it!  stay tuned!

i*heart*the rain

As a kid, when it would rain, I would put on a pair of rainboots, grab an umbrella and go outside.  Albeit, I would be wearing shorts and a tshirt too but I loved being in the rain.  My brother would do it too.  We would crouch down and lower the umbrella as close to the ground as we could, as if we were in our own little shell.  And we would just sit there, with the rain coming down around us, like a bunch of silly kids.

Some days after school, if it was raining, we would change into our pajamas, grab our down comforters off our beds and snuggle up on the couch watching whatever was on tv.  Snug as two bugs in a rug.

I really like when it rains.  It's comforting to me for some reason, it just is.

It's a good day for something warm and soupy, like clam chowder or chicken noodle soup.

The only thing I don't like about the rain?  Driving in it.  And driving in it with other drivers around me that drive like it's not raining.  It almost terrifies me, really.

But still, I love the rain.