Baby Shower

So excited for my good friend Caitlin to have her baby! She is due in next month and I just can't wait to hold her little baby boy in my arms. Henry is going to have a friend for life! We had so much fun putting together a little shower for her with tea and treats! And a big thank you to Pretty Swell for providing all of the cake toppers and garlands! 

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone! Conor and I went to the annual Halloween Surf Competition at Castles Beach on Saturday. It was fun to see everyone's costumes. Then we spent the afternoon hunting a ginormous jelly fish the size of a basketball! Swimming around in near proximity to that creature was far scarier than the haunted lagoon we went to this weekend. On a different note - I have been having some painful contractions and the other day they started coming at regular intervals. We are trying to convince baby to come out sooner rather than later. Next week sometime would be nice, thank you.

Home Again

I'm back on that island. The one I sometimes call home. With that guy that I sometimes call my husband. I didn't realize how much I missed him until I saw him standing at the bottom of the escalator waiting for me at the airport. I burst into tears and couldn't help but run to him and throw my arms around his neck (I was shocked at my own theatrics but I am pregnant after all).

It is always nice to go away and come back again. Especially when it is between the two places you find yourself the most at home... I couldn't really tell which way was coming and which way was going. I will miss Portland, and my cute parents and my sister's crazy funny family. I have so many wonderful memories there. And I can add some new ones to the mix - like my parents making me laugh so hard I cried/couldn't breath/had to pee all at the same time and my dad's face as he practically scooped me up and carried me to the bathroom because he could not have handled it if I peed on the couch.

But, then there's always Hawaii and this guy I've been living with for the past year. We have made a new little home here together and we can't wait to add a third party to the mix. I think it's going to be fantastic.

Rodeo

Sometimes a good old fashion Rodeo helps ease all my troubles. Did I mention that we live out in the country here in Hawaii? Of course the rodeo was right across from the beach but it was still a pretty legit rodeo.

Horse Whisperer + Tuesday Track

I have never been much of a horse person but lately I can't get enough. There is just something about the way these little instax photos turn out with that lush green grass and that big beautiful beast that gets me every time.

Today's Tuesday Track is for you. Yes. You. Let your hair down. Turn this up. And DANCE!

Our weekend + tuesday track

This weekend we threw some towels, a blanket and a cooler full of food into some plastic trash bags and swam out to a tiny island in the ocean to eat a picnic in some peace and quiet. It was absolutely lovely. Thank you Ben and Sarah for joining us (and for staring at the nudist on the beach with me so I didn't feel like a creep doing it alone).

And if this day had a sound track this would be it.

Croquet by the Ocean: Our Weekend

First two: A little game of croquet by the ocean

Last: Andy Goldsworthy inspired art by Conor

Hawaiian Farm

We live out in the country here in Hawaii. Today was our monthly trip to Costco to stock up on food. This is a little snap shot from the drive.

Night and Day (Christmas Day)