Hawaii~the best vacation ever!!!

This bamboo was awesome!!

North Shore

Headed to dinner at Kimo's

A beautiful view from our room

Hawaii's version of our pine tree

Relaxing on the beach

David getting pushed in by the waves

David in the Pacific ocean

After breakfast at "The Gazebo"

Our view during breakfast

David and I

I love Maui Gold pineapple, it is so sweet!!

David's Macadamia nut pancakes

The second rainbow of the day!!

We had to stop and take a pic of this awesome rainbow!!

Amazing Rainbow

On the balcony of our condo

What a view to wake up to every morning!!

Our view from the living room

Surfers were everywhere

Our first sunset from our room

I thought this looked like a post card

Just landed, David is telling his dad we made it safe and sound.

First view of Hawaii from the plane.

On our way to dinner

Our favorite tree to pose by at our condo

Our sad faces because that is the last sunset the night before we leave.

Our happy faces because we love Hawaii, look at David's red tummy!!

One of the many beautiful sunsets

Our feet in the sunset

Just my feet :)

After a long day at the beach!!

I love Hawaiian Hula Pie :)

We split it, I promise.

Just the beach

Another beautiful morning on the balcony

The "Aloha" sign in front of the condo

The boat in front of Mama's Fish House

David sitting in front of a statue at Momma's Fish House

Just me being silly

The most beautiful fresh flowers

More real flowers, they look so fake.

The pink ones are my favorite.

These are real too!!

Passion fruit creme brulee

David's stuffed Mai Mahi

The best lobster I have ever had

My fresh lei

Happy Anniversary to us!!

David having a Mai Tai, they were not his favorite

At dinner

Packing up for the day from the beach

On the way to the pool

Heading to the pool

Another balcony shot

Yes, I had to have Mexican for lunch in Hawaii

The owner is a graduate of U of A

Golf Course

David playing golf.

I think David could play golf here everyday!!

A dream come true!!

Hanging out in the golf cart

Another view of the golf course!!

Tiger Woods in the making :)

Headed out to the golf course

David posing!!

David and I enjoying the beautiful sunset!!

Cemetery near the black sand beach

A cave at the black sand beach

Black Sand Beach

It was so cool.

One of our stops on the "Road to Hana"

I love this picture!!

The weather was like this the whole time, we were there.

The picture does not do the trees justice, they looked fake.

They had the most amazing colors in the trunks.

First stop on the "Road to Hana"

Katie and Lacey were so excited to see us.

David and I in Dallas after our overnight flight.

I know that we have been back for almost two weeks, but we have been so busy ever since. I don't even know where to begin about our trip, it was so amazing. We left on a Thursday morning for the dreaded long flight, (trust me going there is so much better than coming back). Our flight wasn't too bad, we watched a couple of movies and tried to get some rest. Once, we landed we had originally booked an economy car, but we decided to upgrade to a Jeep Wrangler. So, we got this brand new yellow jeep with only 9 miles on it. If I lived in Hawaii, I would own a jeep for sure. We then headed in search of our condo, it was about 45 minutes from the airport, but the drive was beautiful along the way, mountains on one side and water on the other. It was breathtaking. We got to a scenic lookout point just as the sun was setting, let me tell you the Hawaiian sunsets are unbelievable. We eventually made it to our condo and it was great. It was a studio, but was at least 750 square feet. You could throw a rock in the ocean, it was definitely oceanfront. I wanted to be on the higher floors, but they were at 100% capacity when we arrived, so the only room was on the second floor. It was great, because we fell asleep every night to the waves crashing. It was weird when we got back home and the only sound we had was our fan in the bedroom. We grabbed a quick dinner that night at Bubba Gumps, we were so exhausted. The first full day we woke up very early, since it is 4 hours behind there, our bodies woke up super early. We wanted to go get a few grocery items for the kitchen, eat breakfast and then spend the rest of the day at the beach. So, my friend Amber recommended "The Gazebo" for breakfast and she was exactly right, the best breakfast on Maui. After breakfast, we stopped at a local farmers market to pick up a fresh pineapple and some fresh guacamole. We then headed to the beach for the rest of the day. The second day we decided to do the Road to Hana!! It was beautiful but very scary. There are around 656 curves and thirty something one lane bridges. At one point, we heard a truck honking and the next thing we know, we are meeting a cement truck almost head on. Thank goodness David was driving, I just kept my eyes shut half the time. It took a good 8 hours there and back because we made some stops along the way to check out some beautiful landmarks. We visited the black sand beach, it was so awesome!! After that stressful day, we didn't do much that evening but relax!! The next day we spend the whole day at the beach, it was my favorite. We ate lunch at an awesome beach side restaurant and that evening we went to Lahaina to do some shopping!! Our actual anniversary day was jam packed. We begin the day by heading to a golf course right along the water, so David could play 18 holes. I didn't play, just went along for the ride. After the golf, we decided to hit the beach and relax for a few hours before our dinner reservations. We decided to splurge one night and go to Mama's Fish House (very pricey, but the best seafood on the island). The place was amazing. I will post pics of the flowers in the restaurant, they looked fake but everything was real. I got a fresh lei since we were there celebrating our anniversary. Pretty much the rest of the trip we did some sightseeing and went to relax by the beach. David asked me what I wanted for our anniversary and I just said to relax and I got my wish!! Sorry, the pictures are not in the best order. We needed about one more week to do everything, so hopefully soon we will go back to visit. Hint, hint David!!!

Tailgating!!

Carol and I

Maddie taking care of Katie

Jeff and David playing a game

Go hogs!!

Last weekend David and I went out to tailgate with some of our friends for a few hours. Since, we were not going to be there long, we took Katie and Lacey. They got so much attention, that once we got home they crashed for hours. Also, GO HOGS, I am still in shock about the win over #1 LSU. Gotta love the hogs!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE!!

David and I want to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!! FYI, I have lots of blogging to do over the break. I am so behind!!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!

Our anniversary is this Sunday, so I wanted to post some of our wedding pics 3 years ago!!! Wow, time flies!!! Get ready for lots of pictures when we get back from Hawaii!!!

Happy Birthday Lacey Lou!!!

So beautiful!!

Lacey's first bath

She was so little!!

Lacey's birthday is November 9th, so since David and I will be out-of-town I have to post a picture of my sweet dog. She is already three years old. This is one of my favorites!!! P.S. I will give you a special treat when I get back. She always gets the bad end of the deal, we are always out-of-town for our anniversary during her birthday!!

P.S. Yes, I need kids desperately!!!

Getting ready.....

For Hawaii has consumed most of our weekend. We made the big Target run yesterday to get any last minute things. I am so excited, we leave this Thursday for Maui and we will be back the following week. I will probably have a zillion pictures to share with everyone. We have some fun activities planned when we get there!! Our actual anniversary is November 11th, so I reserved a spot for us to enjoy dinner at Mama's Fish House, it is supposed to be one of the best restaurants there, I can't wait to indulge in some yummy seafood!!

Another project this weekend is getting all my decorations for our new tree. I wanted to go with a more modern theme, so I almost bought out Silks a Bloom yesterday!! They have the most beautiful things. I also got a lot of my fillers and stems at Garden Ridge. Here is proof that I was on a mission yesterday. I was afraid by the time we got back from vacation that Silks a Bloom would be picked over with the colors that I wanted.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A FUN AND SAFE HALLOWEEN!!!

Back in the day!!!

Sara and I.

Bern, thank you so much for sending this to me. My friend Bernadette sent me this picture last night. It was at Will Helton's birthday party probably in kindergarten or first grade. Will's mom, Martha, e-mailed it to her. How cute are Sara Schrekenhofer (Hickman) and I with our bows.

Girls night on Friday!!

Michele and Starla

All the girls just chillin!!

Me, Michele and Katie

Me and Joslin Ann

The Conway High crew!!

Having so much fun!!

This past Friday, I did a girls night at the house and it was so much fun!! We just hung out and much later in the night decided to go sing karaoke!! Starla, Joslin, Michele, Shelley, Katie and Carol I had so much fun, let's do it again soon!!!

Just testing it out!!

We wanted to make sure our new Christmas tree was not going to be too big for our foyer. We didn't put up our old tree last year because we were in Florida during the holiday season. But, this year we are having Christmas at our house, so here is the new 10.5 ft. pre-lit tree. We didn't spread it out, just wanted to stand it up to get a better idea of how much room it is going to take up. We have decided to do something a little crazy with the decorations, basically a color scheme that is not traditional, so I will have lots of pics posted the end of November. I can't wait to decorate, it is my favorite time of the year!!!

Race for the Cure!!

Sarah and I did Race for the Cure on Saturday. It was such a beautiful day for it. There were close to 45-50,000 participants. We got done around 9:30 and headed to Mimi's Cafe for some breakfast. Then, after that I went home to get Katie and Lacey so they could go to the puppy park. I don't think David got any pictures, but we took them down to the boat ramp for a quick swim too.

P.F. Chang's Girls Night!!

Me, Joslin and Katie

All of us!!

Shelley and Michele

Katie and Starla

On Monday night I met up for dinner at P.F. Changs with Starla, Katie, Michele, Shelley and Joslin for our monthly girls night out for dinner. I went to high school with all these fun ladies, so it is so much fun to catch up and reminisce. Here are some pics from our fun night!!

I am not the only one that thinks it is a beautiful day!!

I can't keep Katie and Lacey inside today. I let them in within a couple of minutes they are standing by the back door ready to go back in. I really wish that we would of done a doggie door, but I could see that being used at all hours of the night. They love the fall weather, but who wouldn't with a fur coat like they have to wear all year. They have already went on their two mile walk with me. They are usually tired by then, but they have so much energy with this awesome weather. I also, just got my new front door mat in from Target. I wanted one that was longer and would stretch all across the front door. Also, David and I bought a pumpkin that lights up at night for Halloween. I can't wait to see all the trick-or-treaters dressed up their cute little outfits!! I have Race for the Cure in the morning with Sarah, so I will take some pics and post them over the weekend!! I hope everyone enjoys this beautiful weekend :)

State Fair!!

Poor David having to ride all alone :(

David on the super shot!!

Me after the Orbitzer!!

Before the Orbtizer, I had no idea!!

David enjoying his lemon shake-up

Me and my yummy apples!!

David and I decided to go to the State Fair on Tuesday night. It was military day, so we got in the gate for free and free parking. We somehow still managed to spend a little over $60.00. We walked through the livestock barns first, then off to enjoy all the yummy (but very fattening) food. David got a lemon shake-up and a gyro. I ordered a normal size corn dog and a coke. Then after that we were still hungry, so we split a hamburger and a piece of pepperoni pizza. Then for dessert, David got funnel cakes and I got caramel apple slices. Yes, we ate our fair share of junk at the fair, good thing it is just once a year. Then we proceeded to by tickets for the rides. It was already so late we didn't see the point in an arm band. So, I got twenty tickets for $20.00. This pretty much means David and I each get to ride two rides each. Well, over the years I have noticed that I can't ride all the one I used to, my stomach is way too weak. Well, I pick the orbitzer. Little did I know, this is one of the fastest rides there. I didn't think I was going to make it through, I don't think a carnival ride has ever gone on for that long. Well, after that I could not ride anymore rides, not even the ferris wheel. Poor David had to ride the super shot twice to use up all the rest of my tickets.

I love my new washer and dryer!!

Finally, our new washer and dryer arrived yesterday. They delivered it last Wednesday but there were dents and scratches all over it. So, the ones that arrived yesterday are perfect. I know it is weird, but I have always loved doing laundry. So, I did three loads last night and they are perfect, I love them!! We need a bigger laundry room, but they still fit. We decided to go with the front load washer and it seems to be doing a great job. Here is a pic David took after my towels got done!!

Karaoke King!!

David and I went to this little restaurant/bar in Maumelle called Lucky's. They have karaoke on Friday and Saturday nights. We met up with Whitney and some people that she worked with. I went to college with Whitney and we have always stayed in touch, but we really had some catching up to do, so what better way than some karaoke!! Well, David had never sang karaoke before, so everyone kept telling him that he needed to. I don't have many pictures of the group, just David and Jeff because they took over the place with their karaoke skills. Here are a couple of fun pics:

Cajuns

David and I met up with Sarah at Cajuns on Thursday for a couple of hours. I wish it cool down some, because we actually stayed inside most of the time instead of outside because it was so hot!!