but first, an update on back to worki've just survived my second week back at work. big, big sigh ( Read more... )

the first week was all about spending time with family: cousin shortee, her boyfriend "gnc", and dear friend laura. we rented this house and it was just lovely (except for the cockroaches. gnc didn't like the geckos much but i didn't mind them). we beached, we barbecued, we pooled, and we shopped ( Read more... )

we're back ( Read more... )

we've been on the island of oahu for 9 days now. and yes, we're having an amazing time on our very first family vacation ( Read more... )