Day 3

Wednesday we went to Pearl Harbor. Since I was born on Pearl Harbor day, I have always been interested in the history. We watched a movie and on our tickets we each had a different person's mini biography. It was really sad to read about the lives' lost that day. It definately made me appreciate the sacrifices the militery makes for our country. Here is a part of the Arizona

After Pearl Harbor we went to Waikiki beach (which was about a 10 minute walk from our hotel). It was extremely crowded, and EVERYONE was smoking there. I really hate it when people smoke in public. We had free dinner at Planet Hollywood. Then we went dancing! Yeah, it had been waay too long. Everyone had fun!

Day 2

We went to the time share presentation where we got educated on marriage, vacations, and the economy (can you hear the sarcasm?). It was relatively painless for all of the benefit we got out of it though. After that we went to Waimea Beach.

I kept trying to get a picture of these two with a big wave behind them, but obviously I failed. The waves were pretty big though, the water was warm, the sand was perfect...

Our goal was to look like we were standing upThe sand was EVERYWHERE!!!

We went straight over to the PCC after the beach. We saw some cool things, and I definately learned a lot more about the Polynesian culture. The luau food was decent, but next time I would bring some BBQ sauce. The show was definately fun to watch. There were dances from I think 6 different islands (Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti...etc). The Tahiti dances were by far the best.

Me and my sweetie at waiting in line for food!
There were some of these awesome trees, and here you can see Travis releasing the primate in him.

Day 1

The first day we spent 11 hours on a plane (2 hr then 9 hr flights). We woke up at 5 am and when we got to Hawaii it was about 4 p.m. (5 hour time difference). We met Chris and Laura in the airport and then we picked up our rental car (I would definately recommend getting one if you go to Hawaii) and we went to our hotel. For $55 per night I wasn't expected much, but our room was decent and for the price I can't complain. We ate dinner at Chili's and we walked around for a while (there are a TON of stores and street performers). We signed up to go to a time share presentation Tuesday morning (we got FREE tickets to the Polynesian Culturial Center which included luau and performance, plus $50 at Planet Hollywood). We had to call it a night early because we were all so tired.

HaWaIi

Me and Travis dropped Audrey off with my parents and spent a week in Hawaii. We have never done anything close to this and it was a much needed vacation. It was hard to leave Audrey, but I knew that she was in very good hands. We met our good friends, Chris and Laura, in Hawaii. I dont think we could have asked for anything more out of our vacation...it was perfect!!!

Twilight Movie Review

WOW...what else can I say? I had pretty low expectations before I saw the movie based on the previews I had seen...but this exceeded those expectations...in the wrong way. It was obvious the movie was not going to be as good as the book, but I don't understand how they could butcher the story so completely. I will place most fault on the director and screen writer. The movie did not flow well, the special effects were as someone put it "laughable" (and trust me, I was laughing), the lines did not sound right, and the acting was too intense (therefore making it cheesy). Honestly, the whole crowd in the theater laughed at some parts because they were so poorly done (special effects for example). Don't get me started on the wardrobe...trust me, it was bad. The one scene that was well done was the baseball scene. The music throughout the movie was really good also. I have heard that whether or not you like the movie is determined on whether you have read the book or not...and how many times you have read the book. So, if you havent read the book you may like the movie. Is there any hope for New Moon? Yes, as long as they ditch the director and screen writer...and get a bigger budget for special effects.

Today's TO DO:

I have A LOT of things to do today...

- Fold the laundry that has been sitting in the hamper
for...at least four days.

- Do the laundry that I have been putting off for...a week.

- Have the downstairs TOTALLY clean

- Make the BED

- Clean all of the bathrooms

- Vacuum the carpets

- Call all customers for Thursday and Friday...and print the invoices

- Start packing stuff for NY/Hawaii

- Make and eat chocolate chip pancakes (ok, I will confess, I already did this)

- Take some pictures of the house to show peeps what it
looks like

- Do my hair (this one if for you Travis)

- Put up the Christmas decorations (consisting of
a 3 ft tree, and a Christmas sign)

So, I have to do all of these things today. I will report back tonight. Wish me luck!

Bad Hair Day

Ok, so yesterday I was pretty busy all day doing things (like cleaning our office). I didnt really ever...change from my pj's and I definately did not straighten my hair. The night before I took a shower and washed my hair, but instead of blow drying it I went to sleep with it wet...so as you can guess it did not look great. So I was in the kitchen when Travis came home from working and I came out to greet him. His face was in total shock when he saw me and he was like, "Your HAIR!" i was kind of taken aback so I asked what he was talking about. "It looks like you need a bath!" was how he replied.

I had been working all day, and all I got in thanks was his shock at my hagrid appearance. He later tried to redeem himself, but his facial expession when he saw me said it all.

Autumn in New York

On Friday we (me, Travis and Audrey) are leaving for New York. I am hoping to get there Friday night (or very early Saturday morning) because I have a full day planned. `

Breakfast: Breakfast Pizza from Nirchis (sounds gross? Well, trust me, it is delish!)

Convince Joanna to try a piece of breakfast pizza.

Play some games on the Wii and totally dominate

Lunch: Tony's Pizza or Monicotti (Best Italian restaurant Everr!!)

Shopping with the girls

Dinner: Spedies and Mom's Potato Salad (Spedies are marinated pieces of chicken served on buttered bread...unigue to my area of NY)

Entertainment: TWILIGHT MOVIE!!!

Go home and eat tons of ICE CREAM, make Oreo Truffles...

Stay up late playing games, watching TV and talking

I am soo excited to go HOME and to be with a lot of my family. Audrey is excited to, she keeps saying everyone's name over and over...she thinks that Leah will be there too.

3 Days left!!!!

Welcome Committee

The day after we moved in to our house, Travis, being a Pest Control Man, sprayed our house. The next morning we saw at least 15 dead black widows. How is that for a welcome?

I had never seen a black widow until now. This would top my "Things that Scare Me" list.

TrIcK oR tReAt

Travis sported a brown mullet wig for Halloween. He said a few people commented on it. I told him he should have pretended that it was his real hair.

I got this chicken costumer for $4 last year (gotta love Halloween clearance). Audrey loves wearing, and it kept her nice and warm.


Both Audrey and Brighton were very excited to get so much candy.

I love it when they hug each other!

Carving PuPmKiNs

When we went to the pumpkin farm we all got our own pumpkins. A few days before Halloween we carved them for our family night activity.

Audrey kept throwing her pumpkin on the ground...expecting it to bounce. It didn't.I told Travis to pose for the picture...and this is what he came up with. He is too cute!
Audrey was VERY helpful when it came time to take the seeds out.

The one on the left is mine, Travis's is in the middle and Audrey's is on the right(Trav helped). Ok, so I guess you can figure out who the artist is in our family...

M.I.A.

It has been TOO long since my last post. The reason? We finally moved into a house! Don't get too excited, we are still renting, but at least it is a house, right? I have been busy getting everything situated (and no, I am not done yet) and I had to do a lot of stuff for the business this month. Plus, I was getting so tired of my old background I couldnt even look at my blog until I changed to a new background. Anyway, I am back in the swing of things.