Daniel and I took a trip to Home Depot this afternoon. We picked out a nice backsplash for the kitchen, a great stovetop, a medium-stained hardwood floor, and a beautiful trough sink. The only problem is that we have no home of our own to renovate. Since our dream house is somewhere in the distant … Continue reading
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ruby slippers
Christmas continued this evening with a trip into downtown Honolulu to the Neal S. Blaisdell Center Concert Hall for a Wicked evening. I have seen this show before, however, it was just as good (if not better) the second time around. Elphaba – the wicked witch – was in exceptional form tonight; I was almost … Continue reading
joy to the world …
… the Lord is come! I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! Daniel was a good sport about the morning scavenger hunt. In fact, after 50 minutes of looking he still refused clues! Yes, 50 minutes. You can almost taste the sweet satisfaction on dripping from his face as he peers affectionately at … Continue reading
Fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra!
It’s sort of hard to tell by my paparazzi drive-by photo, but the priest decorated his white & gold vestments (the traditional colors of the Christmas season) with a red and green lei. So I guess it’s true. Even priests get leied in Hawaii. But seriously, did you know that Catholic priests say a specific prayer … Continue reading
lime pie sunday
I can’t believe I was going to forget! My dad texted me this morning letting me know that ‘Lime Pie Sunday’ had already commenced back home – turns out their world doesn’t just cease to exist when I’m not around. Weird. I must say I’ve been getting a little homesick watching Facebook flash pictures of … Continue reading
christmas coral & cabbage
After coffee, a workout, and packing up our lunches, Daniel and I scooted to the beach (the one we will be moving to in late January) to enjoy the afternoon. Although it doesn’t appear so, this beach is actually quite crowded. That is, if you count all my new turtle friends. Aside from turtles, the … Continue reading
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Good news! Our rental application was accepted! Today we signed on the dotted line for rental on the North Shore! Pretty hard to believe we’ll be living less than a block from one of the most famous beaches in the world. With the house hunt complete, I have no excuses to post-pone the serious job … Continue reading
lucky day
Today began with a rare rainbow sighting. Well, I guess they aren’t so rare here; rainbows are like clouds on Oahu. I think we’ve seen at least a partial one every day now. This morning we drove under a FULL one – that has to be lucky, right?! We think so. Why? Because we diffinitely … Continue reading
sand speed
Today Daniel and I left our running shoes at home and went for a walk on the beach instead. After 57 minutes I was depressed to learn we’d only gone 3 miles. What?! Our glutes were on fire, we were sweating bullets, and I swear we had been moving at super human sand speed. At … Continue reading
mo mochi, please
You may have noticed that it’s been two whole days since my last update. Computer priority has gone to house-hunting and updating my resume. Plus I’ve been cashing in late night blog-time for some extra zzz’s. Burning the midnight oil has finally caught up to me. Anyway, I’m back and instead of recapping the missed … Continue reading
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