Yesterday I had such a great Thanksgiving with awesome people.. My day started with a bottle of champagne on the beach at Pipe, with my lovely friend Kalena, who when we get drunk is called Colleen.. We were talking about how thankful we are to be in Hawaii, and how blessed we were to be sitting on the beach in 80 degree weather, happy and healthy.. We laughed non-stop then went and joined my other awesome friend Jayne for Thanksgiving dinner.. It was so delish, I had 2 huge plates of the yummiest food, and then past out hard! haha.. I try and give thanks each and every day, and although Thanksgiving is a day dedicated to that, I think it's important to thank God for all the things we have in life on the regular.. I am grateful for what I have, the people in my life, my amazing family and friends, and living the life in Hawaii! Having gratitude in your heart always, makes you happy, less stressed and able to always look at situations with a positive attitude.. I hope all you turkeys had a wonderful Tgiving with loved ones and heaps of food! Definitely missed my family yesterday, but get to see then in a few weeks! Stoked! Can't wait to show them what I fall in love with each day! Love to all my Ohana, Aloha!!!
My family just left, they were here for the Christmas holiday, and while it was so great to see them, my mom and dad got extremely sick and were bedridden the last half of their stay.. Such a bummer! So instead of going out to a nice stake dinner, dressed up festive, we ordered pizza and watched a horror movie on Christmas Eve... Not tradition, but redbox was out of every Xmas movie and we had to make do with our circumstances... At least we were all together, still in somewhat good spirits... While my parents were still alive and kicking, we did a lot of fun things here on the island. We surfed Waikiki which was hilarious, my dad almost got pounded out in the water cuz some old china man was mad that my dad was trying to catch his 1 1/2 foot wave.. We did a lot of touristy stuff like hiked Wiamea falls, kayaked Kailua, and ate pineapple soft serve at the Dole plantation. My family is nuts, the whole time it was loud and chaotic, but now that their gone I would do anything to have them back... But I'm excited to start this New Year, I have a feeling 2012 has many great things to come, lots of success and travels, a wedding (or 2), and the unknown journey that awaits excites me! I wish everyone a happy and HEALTHY New Year. You don't realize how important your health is until it's gone..Remember to always give thanks and appreciate your life, because it always could be worse. It's good to put things in perspective often and realize petty stuff is irrelevant. My love, respect, appreciation, and alohas go out to all my adored family and friends.. Hope to see you all on the island in the New Year! xxoo
