BuSy BuSy LIFE!

So for the last few weeks I have had the thought every few days - oh my gosh I have got to get caught up on some blog posts! I almost feel guilty when I don't blog about all the fun events in my life...but then I got to thinking- The fact that I don't have time to blog just means that I must be out enjoying my life instead! So right now I am officially grateful that I have been so busy having fun that I haven't had time to blog about it! Don't worry though....I will be trying to update soon...if not this week, next week life should slow down a little! Hope everyone is enjoying the start of the holiday season as much as me! :)

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

A day in the LIVES of the WIVES.....

I am exhausted! After being on vacation for the last three weeks, it is no easy feat to come back to THREE twelve hour graveyard shifts in a row! Two words: Rude. Awakening. I miss the fact that three days ago my biggest decisions were things like, Should we go to lay out at the pool, or go to the waterpark today? I want a snack, should we get beignets, or a snoball.....or both?? Should we shop at the outlets, or the mall? It's Lunch time.....Raising cane's, or Chick-fil-a? What a life! The lives of the wives is something I'm already missing! My vaca was FABULOUS....I think I might make myself a permanent wife next summer! But for now it's back to reality where my decisions revolve more around keeping patients alive and well! Here are a few random pics of all the fun I had with some of the wives in Louisiana!

Louisiana Lady Luncheon: ALOHA STYLE!

This last Saturday we had another luncheon with all the wives that are out here in Louisiana. This turn it was Lyn and Aiime's turn to do the luncheon. Since Lyn is Hawaiian we had a LUAU! It was a BLAST and the food was AMAZING! We had hula hoop contests, limbo, hawaiian dancing and lots of other fun stuff! These girls definitely know how to have a good time!

PuPpY LoVe!

This is Jersey's new boyfriend Razz! One of the wives out here, my new friend Whitney, is mamma to this cute little guy! The other day we took a trip to PetCo to get some doggie supplies. In the car Jersey and Razz were just loving hanging their heads out the window and giving eachother kisses. I wish I could have caught a pic of them actually kissing, but I did get a cute one of them gazing into eachother eyes under the sunset- lady and the tramp status right there! HAHA! People at PetCo were smitten with our little pooches, even after they both peed and Razz went #2 in the middle of the aisle! It was a fun little fieldtrip with our doggies! Lady and the Tramp

We love our doggies!

Whit playing cleanup in the aisle.

Doing what they do best.

Louisiana: Ladies, Luncheons, Life, and LOVE!

Here I am- just a chillin in the little city of Gonzales, Louisiana..... who would have thought that half my summer would be spent here? I extended this trip which was originally supposed to be just 2 weeks, to a little over 3 and time is flying, my first week has already passed! My life out here has consisted of a bunch of different things, but these are the lifelines:

THE POOL

RAISING CANES.

(oh how I love their sauce, and the lemonade!)

BLUE BAYOU WATERPARK

Funnest. Park. Ever.

NOLA TRIPS.
(you ALWAYS have to stop for a Beignet of course)

LOUISIANA LADIES LUNCHEON.
All of the wives are ADORABLE!

PRISON BREAK.

This is me and Jord's favorite past time... I want to marry Michael Schofield!

BACHELORETTE PARTIES.

(I may or may not have a J.P. obsession)

ALL of these things have been SOOOOOO much FUN! BUT of course my two biggest lifelines out here are my little JERSEY PUPS and my MAN! It is so nice to spend time with Jordan out here! I love him so much and I'm so grateful that he's such a hard worker!!