FALL??????

As I got into my car to drive home from work last week (at 6 a.m.) first thing I did was blast my heat! HEAT? Yes. Heat. The morning air outside is starting to get that crispy fall feel. I can't decide if I am happy for fall to be here, or sad that summer is ending! It seems like I haven't even been home all summer. Oh. Because I haven't. Somewhere between St. George, California, Louisiana, Louisiana AGAIN, and then Hawaii....I've managed to NOT be home all summer. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining one bit about all my summer adventures, I just simply can't believe fall is approaching so fast. BUT...I decided that I'm excited. Actually....I can't wait.


BRING. IT. ON.

Hawaii!!

So a few weeks ago, right before Jord got back from Louisiana, I was with my fam up at our cabin and my parents sat us down and told us that they were planning a family trip to Hawaii in November. They wanted to take a fun family vaca before Nic leaves on his mission. So naturally I freaked out and got so excited (there is nothing that I love more than a BEACH, especially a HAWAIIAN beach!) I called Jord right away and told him all about it. Well, three days later I got a call from Jordan, "Hey babe....so....I just got and interesting call" He proceded to tell me that one of my parents friends (a contractor that Jord has done work for in the past) needed a bunch of tile work done in the beach house that he owns part of on the North Shore of Hawaii. He told Jord that he'd fly both of us out there for 10 days if Jord (along with two other guys) would do the tile work needed to be done, which would take about 4 days of work. So of course we agreed to it... and a week later we were in paradise! Hawaii was such a blast! Jord and the other two guys that came out to help with the tile job worked super hard for 4 days, did an AMAZING job on the house, then for the next 5 days we played and played and played! The other two guys wives flew out for the last five days, and they were all such a blast to hang out with. Here are some of our FAVORITE things we did and places we ate on the north shore:

~Matsumoto's shaved ice~
~Dole Whips~
~Rock jumping/Wave playing at Waimea Bay~
~Watching Surfers at Sunset Beach~
~Eating in Haleiwa (especially Haleiwa Joes!)~
~Pearl Harbor~
~Discovering Kahuku Grill (DELISH)~
~Stopping at yummy fruit stands for fresh pineapple and coconut~
~Boogy Boarding on Hukilau Beach~
~Checking out the big sea turtles on Turtle Beach~
~Getting trinkets at the Swap Meet (not on the north shore)~
~Banana Pancakes at Hukilau Cafe~
~Snorkeling at Sharks Cove~

Wow....I could go on forever, but I won't bore you! Needless to say, we worked hard, played hard, and ate well!! CANNOT WAIT to go back in November!!

The view of Hukilau beach off our back deck

Walking from Sharks Cove to Waimea

A big sea turtle at Turtle Beach

A cool overlook of Waimea Bay

Gotta love Matsumoto's

Sharks Cove

Laie Temple

My new found friends Shan and Kirby on Sunset Beach!

Me and Kirby playin in the waves on Sunset

Pretty gardens at Haleiwa Joes

Hands down best restaurant in Hawaii

The crew at Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

Dole Whips= Heaven...Seriously.

Me and Jord playing in the trees

Jord and Brennen boogie boardin out back of the Hukilau House