Things That are Awesome: Part IV

Choffy

Brewed Chocolate.
It's delicious. It's good for you. It gives you energy. It's all natural. It burns fat.

Watch Dr. Oz talk about it here.
Some people like it plain. Some like to add cream and sweetener. I like to keep mine very low cal so I just add a bit of truvia. I also like to chill it, as it is hot in Hawaii.

And no, I am not a choffy salesperson. I just adore it, and think everyone else should too. :)
I drink it about 4 times a week, and especially every Saturday morning before my long run.

To order, go here. You can thank me later.

My Dryer Broke

Not Awesome.
Let me introduce you to my new dryer.
I've been forced to go green.
But guess what?
My utility bill, which is usually around $300-$350 a month, was only $209 this month.
I'm just gonna go ahead and leave my dryer broken.
Good thing I have plenty of sunshine up in here. And I can now support my Choffy habit with my extra $. Now that's what I call winning.
Awesome.

Josh

Erika

Kauai.
With Josh and Erika.
There is something so great about this picture.
No kids.
Soooooooooo awesome I can't even express it in words.

We stayed in the most amazing places. Kiahuna Plantation for three nights and Wyndham Resort for the next three. We sat and watched whales playing for hours. Awesome.
It was sort of depressing to come home to our dumpy condo.

Probably the most beautiful place on earth, and I am lucky enough to live a 25 minute plane ride away from it.

Damon and Josh took a helicopter ride around the island.
Erika and I wanted to live, so we went shopping and got pedicures instead. We'll just live vicariously through the pictures Damon took.

We did, however, get to see this with our very own eyes. The Napali Coastline.
This picture was taken from the cruise we went on. Captain Andy's Southern Star. If you go to Kauai, this is one thing you MUST do. They are amazing. The staff is exceptional, the catamaran is awesome, we saw tons of whales and dolphins, and the food was great (although we were too sick to eat it on the cruise, but they did bag it up for Erika and I to eat at home).
PS. Please take 2 non drowsy Dramamine an hour before you go. You will not regret it.

Take note of my ginger ale in one hand, and barf bag in the other. The ocean and me just don't go well together. I think this will be my last boat ride along the Napali coast. Good thing I've seen it twice now. It is worth it.

I had to be pushed a couple of times, but zip-lining is fun stuff.


I had fun. I did things that I wouldn't normally do.

Except here. I was being lame watching everyone else play in the waterfall. Because I don't like to be cold. And the water was freezing. And I was wearing a sweet outfit that included aqua sox, and needed to stay in it as long as possible.

Friends


Friends who will watch your kids for you while you party for a week on another island. Friends who you trust, so you don't have to worry. Friends who your kids love and feel comfortable with. Friends who will fulfill your little girls surfing dreams and teach them to surf. Friends who will take your kids AND their kids to the water park all day. Thank you so much Uncle Jason, Aunty Tricia, Uncle Deven, and Aunty Shirlyn.
We LOVE you!

Visitors
We love Donald and Lisa!

They came for four days and we hung out at Malaekahana last Saturday with them. There were tons of people there. We plopped ourselves down where we could find some spare sand. One thing led to another and like usual, Lila was playing with everyone around us. Then Ava joined in. There were some really nice surfer dudes who were playing with them. Lila asked one of the guys to bury them in the sand. He asked me if it was okay. I said, "Do you like how I'm just laying here while you play with my kids?" He laughed and said something about how moms need breaks and he enjoys it. Guess who that guy was? Kelly Slater. Yes. The famous Pro Surfer Kelly Slater. And a bunch of his friends. I didn't ask for picture. I didn't even let on that I knew it was him. He is HOT and he is awesome. He would have to be to put up with Lila for a couple of hours. She tends to be a bit overwhelming.

I might not have a picture of him, but these are his footprints. He was teasing the girls saying he was going to step on them. What a fun guy. I like famous people who are nice.
Awesome.

That's about all the awesomeness I can fit in this post.
Peace out. Happy Sunday.

My Kid Rocks

There 's just so much I could say about this little note I found yesterday.

But I'll keep it short and sweet.

Edyn. Is. Awesome.

Don't mess with her. And for sure . . . . don't tell her she thinks she is perfect. Or she will let you have it in a handwritten note (although this dude didn't actually get this note, because I told her she shouldn't be passing notes at school because its inappropriate and her teacher is kind of a witch and she doesn't want to get in trouble, and that she needs to ignore him because the only reason he keeps telling her she thinks she is perfect is because he has a crush on her because she is cute and smart . . . . . . . . but not perfect. Because NO ONE is perfect).

I love a chick who can stand up for herself.
Rock on Edyn.
And its okay if you don't spell things right all the time.
We are picking up what you are putting down.

(I spent the afternoon laughing my arse off over this).I still don't like this mom-edyn

I'm Fun

We went on an afternoon cruise on the West side yesterday. I'm afraid of the ocean. However, I am supposed to be fun now, so instead of sitting on the boat and watching everyone else have fun, I got in. That's right. I got in the ocean, and I snorkeled for the first time in my life. It felt like I was on Fear Factor. And losing. But I did it. And I didn't die.

I'm fun. Totally fun.

I'll be on Kauai for the next week NOT being lame. I'll be having fun. Lots of it.

I've Been Busy

Very busy.

With visitors.

I'll have you know, the last BYU vs. UH game I went to (10 years ago), I was afraid for my life. I was very reluctant to go to this one, but since the Kennewick people were on island and all the cool people were going to be there, I decided to take one for the team and go . . . . seeing as how I am cool. Can't you tell by looking at my hair?

Some more Kennewick people. I love them. And I love the shrimp tacos, spam macadamia nuts, and gum they hooked us up with. Nicholls rock.

Two of my favorite ladies. They love my kids.They love me. I love them. They are both great examples to me. And they are both from Kennewick. Do you see a pattern here? (Most Kennewick people are awesome. Not all of them, but most). Actually, its just the Tri Cities in general. Good place. Good people. I miss it. But I'm here to stay in Hawaii for a good long time. And perfectly happy with that. Just keep coming to visit peeps. Even if you aren't from the TC..... you are still so very welcome at Hotel Fairchild.

It's sort of like they should be your kids Mamo. They sure look like you. And sobbed when you left. So you should just come back.

Projects

My room used to have gold walls. It was lovely, but I just got so tired of everyone thinking I was rich when they came over. I mean . . . . gold walls? Doesn't that just scream, "I'm in the 1%?" As beautiful as they were, I just can't have that. So, for my birthday, I went ahead and bought myself a 5 gallon bucket of paint, and painted two bedrooms in our condo. A nice neutral color, that screams, "I'm one of the 99%." I feel so much more comfortable now.

Here are pics of the guest room. I'm not done decorating it, but its a start. I don't have any pictures of my room, because I'm not done yet. Just because I start things, doesn't mean I finish them in a timely manner. This is why I rarely ever do projects.

Holidays

Thank you Erika and Josh, for the Amazing Advent Calender. It made it feel like Christmas. It made us happy. And it made us love you even more than we already do. . . . . if that is even possible.

Thank you Momo and Pappy, for the Christmas pajamas. They are getting good use!

I just adore these little ladies. More than I could ever express. They are awesome. Especially when they are sleeping.

Thank you Gramma Sharon for the goggles. No more red eyes after long days of swimming.

Thank you myself for the Choffy. I love and adore your delicious taste, and that you are so good for me. Aaaaaannnnnnd . . . . . You're welcome for the beautiful photo of me fresh out of bed with my Hawaii hair. Its hard to be this pretty, but someone has to do it.

Thank you Shirlyn and Deven, for hanging out with us on Christmas. We had a blast and i think Christmas tacos should be a tradition every year. Turkey is so out.

12th Anniversary
We celebrated our 12th Anniversary on the Star of Honolulu dinner cruise. I'm not used to such fancy stuff. I think I used the right forks. And I didn't get sea sick, so the night was pretty successful. Oh . . . and it also helps that I have a really good husband. Who puts up with my love of yoga pants, irrational behavior, and unkempt hair. He's a keeper.

Thank you Loder's and Cox's for the good times on New Years. Who knew Damon had such sweet moves?

I love when the holidays are over. I love starting fresh. I have decided that 2012 is going to be a really, really good year for me. Physically, mentally, spiritually, and financially. My resolutions for 2012 are:

1. Self control. Not to try and have self control, but to actually have it. To stop doing things that are wrong, and start doing things that are right. To tell myself "no," or better yet . . . . . , "yes, why not, go for it, you can do anything you put your mind to."

2. Be fun. I'm boring. I let my husband do all the playing. Especially with my kids. It's like I'm a 90 year old, watching him play with them all the time. Not gonna happen anymore. I'm going to swim with them. I'm going to play cards, and have fashion shows. I'm going to dance awkwardly (because that is how I dance). And I'm going to go down the slides at the water park. That's right. FUN.

I'll have you know, I went down 3 slides yesterday. Fun.

No more excuses. No more being lazy. No more putting things off. This is my year.
And while we are on the subject of my year, might I just add that I have signed up for 2 marathons, 2 half marathons, an 8 miler, and hope to sign up for a couple more halfs. I guess I'm a runner now. My goal is 1200 miles in 12 months. Minimum. Anything over that makes me super awesome.


Hau’oli Makahiki Hou 2012, from our family to yours!