And we're on our way, to the lives we knew we would play

It took me a while to start off this post and I typed and deleted many times so I think starting it with this line is pretty appropriate.  Tim and I had a pretty productive weekend...it was the first time I hiked Pillboxes in Lanikai.  Honestly, I was expecting it to be a walk in the park because people are always bragging about how easy it is, but when I got there all of that went out the window.  If I didn't hear anything about it before it probably would have been easier because then I wouldn't have any expectations, but it was pretty tough.  Next time, though, I'll be ready.  It was hot and I was exhausted, but we went at noon, so I'm sure I would have felt better if it was morning or late afternoon.  Regardless, I had a great time.  I'd love to give a big thank you to Tim, who's always driving my butt to places he doesn't necessarily want to go, but knows it will make me happy:)  We wanted to eat at Boots and Kimos for lunch, but it was so crowded with tourists we went to Maui Tacos instead; they never let me down.  I've been giving myself excuses to eat really junk food so as of today I'll try to eat mostly healthy foods, after this ice cream cone, of course; I've had two of these today.  In the past few days I've had lots of pastas, tacos, candy, and desserts...not good.

Also, it just dawned on me that graduation is nearly five weeks away and though there's still lots to do as far as homework and projects go, but I'm so ready to get out of school.  It was been a long time coming and I can't say that I'll miss it, but I've put a lot of hard work (mostly) into the last few years and it's finally paying off:)  Anyway, here are some photos from the past few days.

 1. Costal view
2. Mountain view
3. Tim and I
4. Lanikai homes
5. Pillbox/bunker
  

 

Ps. I realized I haven't said anything about the election...I'm so glad Obama won.  I believe he's moving the country in the right direction and as citizens, we have to have faith and patience in our leaders.  Things won't change overnight, but good things are happening gradually!  I just had to add this photo of Beyonce...I think it's my all-time fav photo of her from theybf.com