ok. just getting to getting some photos from kauai loaded on the computer. it's slow going here. heck, why not drag this out. looking at these makes me soooo happy! we stayed at the grand hyatt kauai. 4 1/2 or 5 stars, i believe. lovin' every minute of it. here is the view from our room:
did i mention we looked at real estate??
i have lots and lots of great photos and stories and things to share. be quite assured that you will have many, many days to read about our lovely time on kauai. but... right now i am not exactly reveling in the unpacking, cleaning, laundry, all of the downer stuff you have to do when you return home. it was a fantastic vacation and we were trying to concoct reasons why we should stay. here are ten reasons why yesterday and today sucked. (we left last night at about 1030 pm island time and arrived home about 230 pm today)
reason 10. hubs and i did not get to sit together on the long flight from hawaii to phoenix. five and a half hours. instead, i sat in the row in front of him. aisle seats. night flights suck without a shoulder to sleep on.
reason 9. we had to leave paradise.
reason 8. the dude across the aisle from me on the plane snored so loudly i actually stepped on his (bare) toes a couple of times. he snored the whole five and a half hours.
reason 7. somebody's breath reaked. the whole flight. five and a half hours.
reason 6. we had to leave paradise.
reason 5. we came back to RAIN. and CLOUDS.
reason 4. we had to rent another stupid car until ours is fixed. a dodge charger. note: they aren't as cool as they may look.
reason 3. we had to leave paradise.
reason 2. i have gone through all of my rations of chocolate covered macadamia nuts. the rest are sealed in boxes for gifts.
reason 1. we are no longer in paradise.
to everyone who wrote such great responses to my posts from previously in the week, THANK YOU! i really appreciate them. i will try to respond soon! if not, know that your comments were received, read, and loved.
just sharing couple recents. my new friend k and her beautiful family...
anyone have a good sunburn remedy? by this time on our LAST trip we both looked like this:
even though i'm pretty sure i've never owned heels myself, i think monkey girl needs some of these. what do you think? for more visit the heelarious website.
we're here! since we won't be sending any postcards....
we'll have a pina colada or two for you.
my older baby acquired a nasty little wound on his tricep. he battled with the corn stove at his dad's and got 8 stitches out of the deal. this morning i needed to change the dressing. i ended up having to literally be doc mom because the gauze and everything was so stuck to the stitches... so i had to come at him with the scissors and tweezers. it was horrible. but we both survived.
since we're going on vaca, the kiddies are staying with grandma and grandpa for the week. just in case they needed a reminder that monkey needs to be in an entirely peanut free zone, i crafted this sweet shirt for her.
we love you!
father's day came. and went. and i had bought my dad a gift, and a card, but did i send it so it got there on time? noooooo. i DID call him. and then friday (tomorrow!) is my mom's birthday. 54. i will see her, so it will be a bit awkward if i don't have my stuff together. to show my extremes, i used to send a mother's day card to someone who i felt so indebted to, a friend who watched my son for a few months when he was about six months old, it meant so much to me.. i feel as though i've slipped. i love to make people feel special, important, and recognized, because i know that i like it when i'm thought of too.... and i do when i remember. that's the key. i'd been blaming it on 'pregnant brain' and then 'new mommy brain' and since my baby is nearly 14 months, well... can i use that excuse anymore? here was a time in my life (ah, say three years ago) where i was so very on top of things. i just remembered, got the card or gift in a timely manner, and shipped or dropped it off so the recipient felt special on his or her special day. and back to now. i've spoken to people on their birthdays without having a clue, only to remember the instant i got off the phone that it was their birthday. how do you recover from that one - call them back and say 'oh, by the way. i forgot'... i've got a special uncle who i swear every year that i'll remember but somehow, NEVER do. my list continues. you get my point.
so what do you do to keep all of that stuff in the forefront and juggle whatever else you have on your plate? a handy dandy calendar? (which i do have, i might add. but do i actually look at it every day?) a reminder service that emails you? my iPhone has a nice little feature that the hubs uses. but you actually have to PROGRAM your meetings and engagements in. or do you forget like me?
visit these others with thoughts for thursday: kim, jenny, nicole, kristi,
