Weekend Things

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If someone were to ask “how was your weekend?” I’m positive, I would gush “WONDERFUL!”  And then rattle off a list of small things, that on their own don’t amount to much, but all together made the weekend so perfect.  And that’s what life is really all about, right?  A compilation of small occurrences that add up to something big and beautiful.  Life is so so good.

Warning: I watched a lot of things and ate a lot of things this weekend.  Proceed with caution.IMG_1242It was a toss up between Friday night dinner and a movie, or living the homebody life and doing that leftovers and Netflix thing.  Guess which one won!  We found two of the Oscar-nominated documentaries to watch, shared a maple walnut cookie in our pajamas and everything was just as it should be.  We liked What Happened, Miss Simone? much better than Cartel Land but let’s be real, neither of them were Making a Murderer 😛

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This is why I don’t make waffles.  The batter was SO runny and I knew better, but I poured it in anyway.  I think half of it leaked out as soon as I closed the lid and the rest completely stuck to the top and bottom of the waffle maker.  For the record, this did not stop Joey and I from picking pieces of the massacred waffle out and eating it with our fingers.  Flavor (sesame-honey!) was spot on.  I used the leftover batter to make the world’s flattest pancakes.  It was sad, but also delicious.

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60° in January?  Yes please!  We took ourselves out for a run — the first outdoor run of the year, to be exact — and the weather could not have been more perfect.  The way we were talking and taking it slow, you would have thought it was our first run in years.  Now I’m just longing for spring weather and lots more outdoor running opportunities.  Too bad it’s supposed to snow ALL DAY today…Read More »

Our Trip to Hawaii: Oahu

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Wait, you didn’t think I was going to leave it at that, did you?  I actually plan on dragging out our trip to Hawaii for as long as possible by recapping it island by island then posting a big old travel guide (with hotel, tour group and restaurant recommendations!) at the end.  Partly because I wanna keep reliving this vacation and partly because when I’M travel planning, reading recommendations from other people is so so helpful.  And without further adieu, Oahu!

We flew (direct!) from Denver to Honolulu and were transported to Waikiki and serious story, I returned from the airport bathroom to find Joey, Lori and Adam all laughing because the woman ushering us to our bus had apparently called me a teenager.  This is my real life.

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We stayed near Waikiki Beach and I’ll be honest, it is crowded and touristy.  I’ve seen worse though and when you can walk to the beach and have your wedges toes in the sand in five minutes, you forget about all of that.  Also, it took all of 30 seconds for me to fall in love with Hawaiian sunsets.  We walked down the beach and grabbed dinner at Duke’s.  Plus umbrella (or backscratcher?!) drinks for all!  On the walk back to our hotel, we found some shave ice because: when in Hawaii!

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The next day we were up and at ’em for a full day at the Polynesian Cultural Center.  Our bus driver was… quite the character.  I don’t even think I can go there because it would take too long but I don’t think any of us will forget “Cousin Ken” any time soon.  As for the cultural center, it’s more or less a theme park, divided into areas for each Polynesian island/culture, where they do scheduled performances throughout the day.  Though we all had fun, we agreed that we could have skipped the all day activities and just came for the luau and post-dinner show (front row seats, hi-ya!).  I drank from an actual coconut and later on from a full pineapple, so I was happy.Read More »