Good-Bye Winter... Hello Spring!!!

Here I am at the Valley of the Temples!!! Behind me you can see a Buddha Temple. This Temple brings peace, love, and happiness... sounds pretty good to me.

Marnie and I enjoy our little field trip on our circle island tour with a bunch of new freshmen. I wanted to meet some fresh blood out here and figured this would be a good way. Say hello to Mr. School Bus.Here I am with my good friends Paul and Gibby at a beautiful look out. It was a little windy as you can see... my hair in my face, but still the view was as pretty as ever.

Check out these baked goods. Don't they look delish??? We found them at the swap meet. Kandis you will be glad to know I found myself an amazing pair of Tai fisherman pants... and I love them!!!

Here I am with my little Mandy Moo at Shark's Cove. What can I say, its just another fun day out on our little island Oahu.

This is me up in a tree I climbed up at Turtle Bay and my friend Beana had fun snapping some shots on her camera. I don't know who had more fun me posing or her taking the pictures... plus I got to watch some surfers catch some pretty good waves while I was up there.

Here is another picture Beana took. This one was taken inside Turtle Bay Resort. I had some fun changing the colors to make it pop a bit.

A group of us girls all went out to dinner in Haleiwa, up one the North Shore. We ended up going to Haleiwa Eats which is know for having the best Tai food on the island. And I have to say is it was pretty good.

Now this next picture represents one of my craziest memories here... are you ready for this???

Brace yourself...

Ok, here goes... there is this famous rock at Waimea Beach that is 25 feet tall and everyone jumps off into the ocean. Well, so we decided to go at mid-night and jump off in the dark...

NAKED!!! Yep that's right you heard me right... NAKED!!! It was the best skinny dipping experience ever. Talk about crazy!!!

Here is a picture of Tori, my love, and me making mini S'mores out of mini marshmallows and M&M's and teddy grahams. It was so fun roasting the mallows over a little lighter. It was great.

Mandy, Tori, and I all spoon together in this tiny tent and camp out over on Huki Lau Beach. Man, do I love camping. I miss my Christina Lake though!!! I can't wait to go summer 2010!!!

There were about 30 of us that turned out for the bonfire and about 20 that stayed the night. People come where the fire is- what can I say?

Well, Winter semester is over and now spring has come which means now I am back in school and I only have one year left. I am a senior in college and want to get this show on the road. The count down in on!!! Wish me luck!!!

Too much Fun!!!

Last weekend we had a party for our dear friend Brittney down in Waikiki since she's getting married. We all got dressed up for the special occasion. Tori helped me get all dolled up and this is what we came up with...
Us girls had too much fun down on the streets of the Waikiki strip. There is nothing like having a girls night out on the town.

This next picture is of me and Tori walking down the street together. My roomies have really become my sisters and best friends. I feel so blessed to have them in my life. I couldn't have picked better roommates if I tried. Thanks for being the bomb ladies!!!

Here we are at dinner at The California Pizza Kitchen. It was so good... then again we were all super hungry since we didn't get there until 10 PM. We got to eat out on the balcony- which made it all better.

Take a look at this... this is the remote we had in our hotel room. I thought of you Dad and how we got you one of those for Christmas thinking that might help you see the buttons. I think it broke... but maybe we should think about getting another one for you.

Wake up sleepy head!!! We crammed 6 of us in a little hotel room... so I was booted off the bed and had to sleep on the floor, but I came prepared with my own sheets. What can I say, I'm a thinker.

Once we were up it was off to the famous Waikiki beach for us. It felt like we were tourists on vacation just like everyone else down there, it was great.

We strike a pose!!! You can see all of our different personalities come out here. Left to right we have: Stef, Anna, Mandy, Brittney, and me of course.

Tori does a good job and captures us on camera walking down the strip. The sun is out, we are smiling, and life good!!! It doesn't get much better than this.

Our weekend vaca was awesome. We had a blast letting lose and being fancy free!!!

Below is a picture of Joy, Tori, Mandy, and I playing up on our roof. Yep that's right we can get up on top of our house. It is a great place to take the boys... for star gazing of course!!!

Here I am being a rock star on the roof. PS- the view from up there is incredible!!!

Here we are at Huki Lau Cafe for breakfast. That's right once again you see me on a bike. I love riding around with my girls.

BLAKE COMES TO VISIT!!!

We have all sorts of fun together. Here is a list of a few things we did together:

• Go on a bike ride
• Go snorkeling
• Get musubi and acai bowls
• Play in some massive waves
• Jump off of Waimai rock
• See some Hawaiian ruins
• Get kicked out of the PCC
• Eat at Huki Lau Cafe
• Go to the Temple Visitor Center

I am so happy I got to see Blake and show him around my little world out here in Hawaii. Who's next to visit??? I would love to be a tour guide for anyone and everyone. That's code for... COME VISIT!!!

This is my back yard on the point. This is what I see everyday from my window. I know your jealous. (He He)

Here Tori and I are in a cave that takes you out to the ocean. Can you see the water behind us and to the left? You can snorkel from this cave right out to the ocean. Pretty cool, huh?

Below: This is a tree I found on Temple Beach that I climbed up and decided to use for one of my 22 things I want to do before I turn 22. Can you guess what one that is???

If you guessed carving a special boy's name in a tree, you're right!!! Now you are probably wondering who's the lucky boy... well that is going to remain a secret. Sorry.

I also I got to cross another thing off of my list... I went kite flying!!! Mandy and I loved flying Dora the Explorer high in the sky. I felt like such a child- so care free, giggling and smiling, while running along the beach with a kite in my hand.

I loved flying my kite!!! And I am so glad I got to share that with my Mandy Moo. I have so much fun with this girl- she is all about soaking up the moment and living life to the fullest. Mandy thanks for teaching me so much about living and loving each moment.

Until next time... GO FLY A KITE!!! Let the kid come out in you!!!