Let's do this!!
So the rest of that day..May 24- we drank some fruity island drinks at the barefoot bar at the Hale Koa, then went to relax and shower upstairs. Went to dinner at Jimmy Buffets where Andie got hit on by the waiter (he was from Mexico and wanted to speak spanish with her for the rest of the night- then he told me I don't speak spanish..he didn't win any points on my end) and the food/drinks were pricey and un impressive. It was also really loud. So we left there and went to Senor Frogs for a couple more margaritas and the hope of spicing things up a bit. We were on the prowl for guys for Andie. Jiang met us out there, got us shots of tequila, and a couple more margaritas but we didn't stay long. We headed from there to Maddog Saloon where we spent the rest of a very long night. We started out quiet drinking margaritas and watching guys from the corner of the room..dancing just a little bit..then John and Jiang left us, and guys started flocking to Andie..and vice versa..lol We met a ton of guys..mostly navy, but a few local, few tourists.. I talked a lot about my husband, and Andie had a good time..when John came back from hanging out with John I took him around the room and introduced him to all of our "new friends" There were two guys we made the mistake of befriending...the first a marine there all by himself who I felt sorry for. When I introduced him to Jiang he told me I was trying to set him up with a gay guy, he then told me Andie was a whore, but a few minutes later he was trying to get with her.... at the end of the night he told us a couple local guys we talked to were going to rape us and then tried to get in a fight with one of them because "Andie was his girl" at which point i said we had enough and stormed away with John, Andie, and the second mistake following. the Second mistake followed all the way back to the hotel- helping John buy a ton of soda and snacks along the way- at the intersection before the hotel in Andie's cunning plan to get rid of mr mistake she darted off the path with him through the Hilton Waikiki Village...not sure what happened there..we then searched the hotel for the next hour or so looking for her all over the beach...missing her at the room, then running into the navy guy (mr mistake) saying he too lost her- then finally having her come back..all of this at about 5 am, dismissing the navy kid awkwardly and getting such much needed sleep. We slept from 5- 11 then drove home, while we had planned to go hiking we ended up spending memorial day finishing our bad scary movie night and ordering pizza.
Let's see Andie went up that Tuesday, we had skipped practice, did dinner at the Olive Tree on Thursday for Nat's birthday and our 5th anniversary of being together. That Friday we did poker night with Jiang and Wu..I was doing well but got bored- as always, and lost..Wu was pretty good though, I knew I wasn't going to crack him, and when it looked like it was going to take too long I went all in on a decent hand, but lost...meh...cest la vie. I got sick that Saturday morning so we stayed home from practice and caught up on a lot of sleep. I felt better after and we ended up having the Stegers over to do laundry and eat KFC. That night we ended up watching Jazmine and watching Bolt..both a fun time. She was having a tough time, being 2 and moving away from home, but she did great with us..we played with the cats, and the piano, read a few books, and watched the movie. Bed time was a little hard but two milks and a juice, and a little coaxing, some extra stories, she was good to go..really I dont know why they say its so hard...lol (j/k I was so nervous she wasn't going to sleep because her sleep patterns are messed up from the move and we would have looked like horrible babysitters)
That Sunday we went up Diamond Head with the Stegers and then to their going away party at the Kona Brewery..sigh I miss the Stegers.
So June as been a rough month for work so far, "Greg"( boss's spoiled son) is kinda bratty and intrusive in the work place. He is condescending, and demanding. He has kinda of taken over and has pretty much succeeded in getting the OM fired.. It's sad because through Greg coming the OM and I have become better coworkers.. the other sad thing is I agree with some of the reasons they are firing her, but I don't think she deserves it, and I think Greg may bring this company down if he can not learn how to work well with others. John and I call him weasel boy because he just expects everything with very little actual input..so it seems. Today he called me for my computer pw, without any explanation, I had to request the explanation and he acted indignant that I wanted to know why he needed to get in my computer (this is a very small office and I do most of the accounting work, my computer is sensitve and I prefer not to have everyone in it) he then told me he was changing the pass word, and I said no your not we'll talk about it later...apparently, according to the OM, he then went through my stuff on my computer to see what I was "hiding" (probably checking to seeif I surf Myspace or something...which I don't...once in a blue moon maybe, but rarely) Imagine that I just don't want who has never managed money and continously wastes the company's money to have any information about our finances, I found my computer on with Quickbooks opened- but he didn't know the pw to get inside. We are going to be doing some regorganization in the office- but who knows how far that will all go....
So anywho highlights in June- Went out on the 5th till about 3 in the morning- we started the night drinking some 40s from 7-11 with some of the paddlers in the Simply Organized parking lot and tried to go to this little 80s flashback club but they wouldn't let us in cuz we had slippers on ( we have a sneaking suspicion it was because we are white..but que quiere...life is too short) So we ended up at the t-spot where you can show your toes and be pale as a sheet, as long as you buy beer and like to listen to island music :) So we met those requirements. We had a great time getting to know some new people, dancing..and the like.
next day was supposed to be an easy practice for the regatta on Sunday, but he ended up keeping us out there running unis (turns) forever!! I was so tired and hung over... afterward we relaxed and went to the Major's bbq- to welcome home Isom from Iraq..which was nice to see them.
Sunday we had the regatta most of the day at Keehi lagoon..I loved being in the koa canoe, and seeing how many people come any get into the regatta season. We didn't do as well as we hoped but there is next time.
the next week...the 11th we went to practice and a late night showing of Angels and Demons (love the sound track) Friday night we went out to Pikoi bay for practice--it was an awesome tiring practice, but with beautiful water and a beautiful sunset. Afterward we got smoked chicken and maui brew beer and hung out in the parking lot til the cops kicked us out. Then we picked up more beer and met up at Phil's for some soybeans, drinking, songs on the ukelele, and paddle talk. At about 4:30 we called it quits, but I think they went for a little longer..I drove an extremely drunk husband home...making him promise he would get up and hike with me in the morning..hehe
Hike we did- on Saturday we went up Mt. Kaala...we probably weren't ready for this..it ended up being 10 mile round trip (we got lost on the way down and went down the Waianae Kai trail which led us down a steep ancient Hawaiian trail...pretty cool, but tiring and hard on the knees) the hike itself was fun but really challenging..I had to keep stopping on the way up to catch my breath because it was so steep, and we made a lot of use of the cables they put up, so thank you for that!! We ran into a professor and his students studying some of the many species of snails that only live on the top of mt Kaala. It is the tallest mountain on the island of Oahu and it has a flat boggy top which a distinct climate from the rest of the island..there are several species that have evovled to live in only that location, however invasive species and extreme climate differentiations are threatening this ecosystem! We also ran into some hunters who had lost a pit bull... fun..but they seemed nice and said the dog was too, too bad we didn't see him :( The top was beautiful but we were ready to be on the ground when we were done. Afterward we drove home slow and sore, got some food, and probably watched a movie or Army Wives (i got John addicted)
Sunday we were at Kailua Beach all day..it was the King Kam regatta.. a good day for the mixed crew (as far as strength not position) but not so great for the women's or the men's 4...o well..win some and lose some. After the race we went to Roundtable for much deserved beer and pizza and then home to pass out
Last week skipped practice on Tuesday to prepare for the Environmental Assistant interview with the HI Army national guard..had the interview on Wed and it wasn't great...they asked me to describe how to take a part or fix a chain saw...that was the 2nd question, felt like it went down hill from there. AFter work, John cheered me up with Wendy's a Night at the Musuem!! :)
Thursday out at Monterey Canners after practice- had a few drinks and listened to a cover band with the paddlers. Friday went to Smith's house... had a few drinks- watched Swingers and a bad Masters of Horror movie...John had a few too many. Ended up throwing up over Smith's balcony...eew. Drove him home and put him to bed, got up in the morning and I got sick before practice. This is definitely a reoccuring theme..and I'm thinking it is a combination of nerves(fear of the water- the south swell has been up lately for the summer, and while it is actually fun to paddle in I get scared) and then I'm starting to think it could also be a little sea sickness...or preparation for. I went to practice anyway and I tried to get the uni down with Chanty. After practice I napped with John, ate soup,finished the movie W- it just made me sad and scared when I saw their plan to surround Iran- and spent the day reading Vonnegut's Jailbird and relaxing..which we definitely needed. That night we started a crazy tough puzzle and watched Lost in Translation (I don't know why everyone raved about this movie- I don't really like Scarlett Johannsen and found both their characters a little annoying)
Sunday we had the Nanakuli regatta, last year there was really high surf and they had to cancel the use of the koa (wooden) canoes, but this year it was beautiful and calm. The novice B mixed crew had a fun race because they had a new steerswoman from Makaha that took them way into another lane and around into a donut (this is after flipping at the starting line) For a race that only lasts 2 minutes long- its pretty much over at this point, plus your dqed for going in another lane. After the regatta we showered at home and walked to blockbuster and the store while talking to my Dad about father's day. I am so happy to hear him still talk about how much he likes his job... he really deserves to finally be doing something he loves after supporting us and having that weight on him for so long, and all the ups and downs he has had with careers. At Blockbuster John and I grabbed two random movies- Bride Wars and Nick and Norah's infinite playlist, and took them home to finish our puzzle. We didn't even come close, but we got some Zippys and gave it an honest try till abot 9pm then it was bed time... the puzzle is still sitting unfinished under our living room rug.
Sofar this week- Monday- work, relax at home with John, made spaghetti squash with feta and tomatoes, drank wine, and finished Army Wives Season 2 (I was happy to see John get into it...in the beginning I stayed up and watched it while he fell asleep- only to wake up occassionaly and point out the inacuraccies in the show...lol) Tuesday-paddle practice and Korean bbq. Wednesday- beer...chicken vegetable curry (made it myself and it was really really good!) and watched Gran Torino- I cried so hard at the end of this movie..at one point I just felt like sobbing forever..it felt good though, but I think it was because I enjoyed his character so much- someone who was intelligent and good, but needed to be opened up by grateful people, unlike his spoiled family. His character makes me think of my Dad really...which made it harder still...I love Clint Eastwood. Today as a tough day at work, stressful, and sad...the OM was crying and like I said before the weasel boy was sneaking around making life difficult for all that he crosses- I had a ton of stuff to do, and then I had to run to the building departmnet, so it was good day for me in that sense. AFterward we were really late to practice and I was really nervous because I heard the swell was really bad... but I went anyway, didn't get sick and had a good time. Swell wasn't too bad anywho, and we didn't end up surfing. (which scares me the most..lol) We were gonna go out afterward but ended up making mac and cheese and broccoli and watching Mr. Woodcock (stupid movie) and now John is passed out with Ziggy on the bed and here I am...romantic...
anyway some stuff to organize for me:
June- cable plan- figure out, NWA miles done, hiking this weekend, Waimanalo Sunday
July- maybe Waikiki for the 4th, Mom here the 15th to the 30- Shangrila tour, Mango days 5k, bday dinner
August- make sure scholarship good- CAA account works okay, etc..
September- Big Island for labor day - Queen Liluokalani Race, 1 Week in Arizona, school starts
October- John's Dad
November Kauai for Thanksgiving- B&B
December Arizona for Christmas
January Maui for Anniversary - hike Haleakala from sea to Summit trail
Let's see Andie went up that Tuesday, we had skipped practice, did dinner at the Olive Tree on Thursday for Nat's birthday and our 5th anniversary of being together. That Friday we did poker night with Jiang and Wu..I was doing well but got bored- as always, and lost..Wu was pretty good though, I knew I wasn't going to crack him, and when it looked like it was going to take too long I went all in on a decent hand, but lost...meh...cest la vie. I got sick that Saturday morning so we stayed home from practice and caught up on a lot of sleep. I felt better after and we ended up having the Stegers over to do laundry and eat KFC. That night we ended up watching Jazmine and watching Bolt..both a fun time. She was having a tough time, being 2 and moving away from home, but she did great with us..we played with the cats, and the piano, read a few books, and watched the movie. Bed time was a little hard but two milks and a juice, and a little coaxing, some extra stories, she was good to go..really I dont know why they say its so hard...lol (j/k I was so nervous she wasn't going to sleep because her sleep patterns are messed up from the move and we would have looked like horrible babysitters)
That Sunday we went up Diamond Head with the Stegers and then to their going away party at the Kona Brewery..sigh I miss the Stegers.
So June as been a rough month for work so far, "Greg"( boss's spoiled son) is kinda bratty and intrusive in the work place. He is condescending, and demanding. He has kinda of taken over and has pretty much succeeded in getting the OM fired.. It's sad because through Greg coming the OM and I have become better coworkers.. the other sad thing is I agree with some of the reasons they are firing her, but I don't think she deserves it, and I think Greg may bring this company down if he can not learn how to work well with others. John and I call him weasel boy because he just expects everything with very little actual input..so it seems. Today he called me for my computer pw, without any explanation, I had to request the explanation and he acted indignant that I wanted to know why he needed to get in my computer (this is a very small office and I do most of the accounting work, my computer is sensitve and I prefer not to have everyone in it) he then told me he was changing the pass word, and I said no your not we'll talk about it later...apparently, according to the OM, he then went through my stuff on my computer to see what I was "hiding" (probably checking to seeif I surf Myspace or something...which I don't...once in a blue moon maybe, but rarely) Imagine that I just don't want who has never managed money and continously wastes the company's money to have any information about our finances, I found my computer on with Quickbooks opened- but he didn't know the pw to get inside. We are going to be doing some regorganization in the office- but who knows how far that will all go....
So anywho highlights in June- Went out on the 5th till about 3 in the morning- we started the night drinking some 40s from 7-11 with some of the paddlers in the Simply Organized parking lot and tried to go to this little 80s flashback club but they wouldn't let us in cuz we had slippers on ( we have a sneaking suspicion it was because we are white..but que quiere...life is too short) So we ended up at the t-spot where you can show your toes and be pale as a sheet, as long as you buy beer and like to listen to island music :) So we met those requirements. We had a great time getting to know some new people, dancing..and the like.
next day was supposed to be an easy practice for the regatta on Sunday, but he ended up keeping us out there running unis (turns) forever!! I was so tired and hung over... afterward we relaxed and went to the Major's bbq- to welcome home Isom from Iraq..which was nice to see them.
Sunday we had the regatta most of the day at Keehi lagoon..I loved being in the koa canoe, and seeing how many people come any get into the regatta season. We didn't do as well as we hoped but there is next time.
the next week...the 11th we went to practice and a late night showing of Angels and Demons (love the sound track) Friday night we went out to Pikoi bay for practice--it was an awesome tiring practice, but with beautiful water and a beautiful sunset. Afterward we got smoked chicken and maui brew beer and hung out in the parking lot til the cops kicked us out. Then we picked up more beer and met up at Phil's for some soybeans, drinking, songs on the ukelele, and paddle talk. At about 4:30 we called it quits, but I think they went for a little longer..I drove an extremely drunk husband home...making him promise he would get up and hike with me in the morning..hehe
Hike we did- on Saturday we went up Mt. Kaala...we probably weren't ready for this..it ended up being 10 mile round trip (we got lost on the way down and went down the Waianae Kai trail which led us down a steep ancient Hawaiian trail...pretty cool, but tiring and hard on the knees) the hike itself was fun but really challenging..I had to keep stopping on the way up to catch my breath because it was so steep, and we made a lot of use of the cables they put up, so thank you for that!! We ran into a professor and his students studying some of the many species of snails that only live on the top of mt Kaala. It is the tallest mountain on the island of Oahu and it has a flat boggy top which a distinct climate from the rest of the island..there are several species that have evovled to live in only that location, however invasive species and extreme climate differentiations are threatening this ecosystem! We also ran into some hunters who had lost a pit bull... fun..but they seemed nice and said the dog was too, too bad we didn't see him :( The top was beautiful but we were ready to be on the ground when we were done. Afterward we drove home slow and sore, got some food, and probably watched a movie or Army Wives (i got John addicted)
Sunday we were at Kailua Beach all day..it was the King Kam regatta.. a good day for the mixed crew (as far as strength not position) but not so great for the women's or the men's 4...o well..win some and lose some. After the race we went to Roundtable for much deserved beer and pizza and then home to pass out
Last week skipped practice on Tuesday to prepare for the Environmental Assistant interview with the HI Army national guard..had the interview on Wed and it wasn't great...they asked me to describe how to take a part or fix a chain saw...that was the 2nd question, felt like it went down hill from there. AFter work, John cheered me up with Wendy's a Night at the Musuem!! :)
Thursday out at Monterey Canners after practice- had a few drinks and listened to a cover band with the paddlers. Friday went to Smith's house... had a few drinks- watched Swingers and a bad Masters of Horror movie...John had a few too many. Ended up throwing up over Smith's balcony...eew. Drove him home and put him to bed, got up in the morning and I got sick before practice. This is definitely a reoccuring theme..and I'm thinking it is a combination of nerves(fear of the water- the south swell has been up lately for the summer, and while it is actually fun to paddle in I get scared) and then I'm starting to think it could also be a little sea sickness...or preparation for. I went to practice anyway and I tried to get the uni down with Chanty. After practice I napped with John, ate soup,finished the movie W- it just made me sad and scared when I saw their plan to surround Iran- and spent the day reading Vonnegut's Jailbird and relaxing..which we definitely needed. That night we started a crazy tough puzzle and watched Lost in Translation (I don't know why everyone raved about this movie- I don't really like Scarlett Johannsen and found both their characters a little annoying)
Sunday we had the Nanakuli regatta, last year there was really high surf and they had to cancel the use of the koa (wooden) canoes, but this year it was beautiful and calm. The novice B mixed crew had a fun race because they had a new steerswoman from Makaha that took them way into another lane and around into a donut (this is after flipping at the starting line) For a race that only lasts 2 minutes long- its pretty much over at this point, plus your dqed for going in another lane. After the regatta we showered at home and walked to blockbuster and the store while talking to my Dad about father's day. I am so happy to hear him still talk about how much he likes his job... he really deserves to finally be doing something he loves after supporting us and having that weight on him for so long, and all the ups and downs he has had with careers. At Blockbuster John and I grabbed two random movies- Bride Wars and Nick and Norah's infinite playlist, and took them home to finish our puzzle. We didn't even come close, but we got some Zippys and gave it an honest try till abot 9pm then it was bed time... the puzzle is still sitting unfinished under our living room rug.
Sofar this week- Monday- work, relax at home with John, made spaghetti squash with feta and tomatoes, drank wine, and finished Army Wives Season 2 (I was happy to see John get into it...in the beginning I stayed up and watched it while he fell asleep- only to wake up occassionaly and point out the inacuraccies in the show...lol) Tuesday-paddle practice and Korean bbq. Wednesday- beer...chicken vegetable curry (made it myself and it was really really good!) and watched Gran Torino- I cried so hard at the end of this movie..at one point I just felt like sobbing forever..it felt good though, but I think it was because I enjoyed his character so much- someone who was intelligent and good, but needed to be opened up by grateful people, unlike his spoiled family. His character makes me think of my Dad really...which made it harder still...I love Clint Eastwood. Today as a tough day at work, stressful, and sad...the OM was crying and like I said before the weasel boy was sneaking around making life difficult for all that he crosses- I had a ton of stuff to do, and then I had to run to the building departmnet, so it was good day for me in that sense. AFterward we were really late to practice and I was really nervous because I heard the swell was really bad... but I went anyway, didn't get sick and had a good time. Swell wasn't too bad anywho, and we didn't end up surfing. (which scares me the most..lol) We were gonna go out afterward but ended up making mac and cheese and broccoli and watching Mr. Woodcock (stupid movie) and now John is passed out with Ziggy on the bed and here I am...romantic...
anyway some stuff to organize for me:
June- cable plan- figure out, NWA miles done, hiking this weekend, Waimanalo Sunday
July- maybe Waikiki for the 4th, Mom here the 15th to the 30- Shangrila tour, Mango days 5k, bday dinner
August- make sure scholarship good- CAA account works okay, etc..
September- Big Island for labor day - Queen Liluokalani Race, 1 Week in Arizona, school starts
October- John's Dad
November Kauai for Thanksgiving- B&B
December Arizona for Christmas
January Maui for Anniversary - hike Haleakala from sea to Summit trail