post no. 405 -- life lately

this weekend buzz's friend came down from base and the boys loaded up my little le putt for her trip to the service center of our local vespa dealer. remember back when this happened? well, we've been pretty lax about getting things fixed due to finances, and a new year means new priorities, err.. maybe just getting loose ends tied up before deployment... 

lately i've been hating the mobility, or lack there of, that comes with being a bus patron. so when i got a call yesterday saying that the parts were in and they could start service in two days, i practically happy danced through our entire apartment. 

so long story short, tomorrow afternoon, i get lil miss lucy le putt back. $1000, an oil change, and a good scrubbin' later, i'll be riding off in the sunset, never to set foot on the noisy bus again! 

so an afternoon at the beach with friends, a good cuddle with the spoiled puppy who's daddy bought her THE LARGEST bone, and a husband home on leave taking care of all the dirty dishes, leads  to one happy camper in this neck of the woods.

hope your week is going splendidly as well! 

post no. 404 -- happy v-day

from buzz and i 

post no. 403 -- sunburns & sushi

it's kind of funny. just about every time i think about buying little random tid bits, they tend to show up on the side of the road in waikiki saving us a few bucks. our latest find were a pair of beach chairs last night on our walk with jack. after skipping over to inspect them, i had buzz lug them into to the elevators and up to safety. 

i was excited to try them out today, and after some back and forth with the weather this morning, buzz and i finally headed to the beach after a flash gordon 80s extravoganza. definitely a must watch if only for the costumes. from there we proceeded to burn. like a disco inferno, but better. err, redder... 

[when they tell you you can burn under overcast skies, you should listen. cause they ain't fibbin.]

so now we're sitting here, burned. eating yummy sushi, and watching netflix. and blending margaritas. because that's what you do when you're red like a cherry tomato.  

post no. 402 -- it's the little things v. 10

this week has been a bit of a blur with buzz being gone. what i thought was going to be a long boring few days alone in the apartment has turned into a bit of a crazy week at work. we recently hired a new wedding planner to help take over some of the correspondence and clerical things, so lately i've been getting to the meat and bones of our marketing plans and completely revamping our websites. busy much?

despite the flurry of events that have been happening lately, it was nice to have some little things to be thankful for this week.





for starters, 
fresh avocados from the farmer's market
something about their creamy green goodness makes me feel instantly at home.
yum. yum. yum.

sailing the seven seas.
or at least the coast...
working for a charter company sure does have it's perks.
when i get to get out on the water it sure does tend to put things in a different perspective.

getting
e-mails from buzz
especially ones letting me know he'll be home soon!

orchids
orchids really are one of the most beautiful flowers.
and certainly one of my favorite.
as much as hawaii took some getting used to,
it was worth it for all of the natural beauty we get to experience each and every day.

what are some things that made your week special?

post no. 401 -- hoping for the best && some goals

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this is my motto for this deployment. hoping for the best. because the last, was the worst. so naturally, i'm a little anxious about jumping right into another one. but having got through the last, i know it's possible.

one of my biggest regrets about buzz's last deployment was not setting and goals for myself.

while six months is quite a long time to be alone, it's also an amazing opportunity for growth. this deployment i want to document that growth through some goals. here they are:

read the entire bible cover to cover

save, save, save

write one handwritten letter a week

hip hop abs

island hop over to maui

make good girl friends

care packages [lots of care packages]

cook at least one complete meal per week

decide on a style && decorate our apartment

keep jack happy and exercised 

tan.

i might be adding to this list over the next several months, but for now, this is them. 

post no. 400 -- bits of the week {so far}

buzz and i celebrating the superbowl spanish style // dusk from the apartment

cranberry&vodkas // some tattoo sketches

reassurance // new year's resolutions in some family fashions

tater fishies // one tired puppy dog watching the wash spin round

buzz left this morning for another underway and i spent a very long day starting the redesign process for one of our websites at work. i have some little goals for the week that hopefully i can stay on top of, including getting some reading done and relaxing with my cuddle monkey. oh yeah... and chores. remember back when we actually wanted to be grown ups...? lame!

hurry home mr. p!

post no. 399 -- manoa falls

yesterday we went hiking up to manoa falls.

it was everything we had originally expected when we moved to hawaii.

we took jack, and jungle puppy loved it. 

jungle buzz loved it too. 

long story short, it was an awesome family adventure.