I just realized ... after looking through our school calendar that this will be the last week we have off until September. It was not spent exactly the way we would have liked, but since the two of us will be going all the way through the summer it was a nice break.
We had plans to take a trip to Kuaui, or Maui with our neighbors. Outer island, however we didnt feel good about either of us taking off work and spending a good chunk of change. We decided we should save a little longer for the trip and just have a fun week at home....
Anywho, after not going on our "said" trip, The week went pretty fast. Our schedules were opposite unfortunately. I had Monday and Tuesday off, while he worked, and then the rest of the week i worked while he didnt. .. oh well, we still got to spend alot of time together and were able to enjoy the week. I cant believe its over already!
Friday- Last day of FINALS! We celebrated by babysitting and having Kahuku Grill and Ice cream with the kiddies.
Saturday- Ben and Rachel graduated!! We had a BBQ on the beach, and relaxed all day.
Sunday-We celebrated Megynn Caffal's birthday with her parents and ate yummy Hawaiian Haystacks. Funny thing is, its a mainland thing. There is nothing Hawaiian about them. except the rice and the pineapple i guess. We also had an easter egg hung with Ben and Rachel's neices. It was cute and fun, they are such cute and nice little girls.
Monday- I spent the day with the Gilbert Girls. One of thier last days in Hawaii. :( (WE WILL MISS THEM)(if there is one thing i hate about Hawaii it is that everyone comes and then LEAVES.) Anyways, We played some beach volleyball at T-bay, and then hiked Waimea valley. It was beautiful and peaceful. Huston didnt get to join us until after he was done with work(4pm). By this time we were at Waimea beach just relaxing. When Huston got there we all did some body surfing and laughed at Megynn for saying " i have been pounded so many times while in Hawaii" haha ..We then enjoyed a lovely burger at Haliewa Grass Skirt Grill. and went to see the movie "Soul Surfer" which was filmed here, and a pretty good movie.It was a lovely day.
Tuesday-Huston worked while I relaxed at home and did what i wanted to do! I cleaned our house, watched MY TV shows, listened to loud music, showered, folded laundry, and made myself lunch. Sometimes, ya just need those days! When Huston got home, we had a fire on the beach with our good friends the Laytons and enjoyed Hobo dinners. Beautiful night, even better on the beach with fire.
Wednesday- We both worked, and then we took Trellany and Tava(Trell's mom) to the Dole Plantation, enjoyed Pineapple whip ice cream(FANTASTIC) and after we were treated to Haliewa Eats by Sister Udall. Curry and coconut rice there is to DIE for. its a Thai food restuarant, and we were not disappointed. Thank you Tava. :) When we got home we facetimed on the computer with Jame's girlfriend Amanda. That was really fun. We miss her, and we miss James. It was fun to exchange stories and talk. Lets just say, we hope she waits because we like her alot! She fits in well with the Farnsworths, and is perfect for James. Two years is a long time, so we shall see.
Thursday- I was sad, all of our guests were gone, and our house seemed empty. But the house was quiet, so after work i took a 2 hour nap, while Huston watched his TV shows. We then got ready and treated ourselves to Outback Steak house with our neighbors. Huston had never eaten there before. He was SOLD, and loved the place. It was a little more pricey than we would have liked, but WHY not? It's our week off. And we definately ate well, thats for sure. Oh and Grades were posted this day. I was thrilled to find out i got a C in my History class(remember "said" teacher i blog about often?), and B- in my Math class which i was certain i thought i would get lower grades in. Happy day!
Friday- After work we spent the day at our Ward Camp. It was a blast. We were in charge of games from 2-5pm and at first there were only a few people there, but later on we had a better turn out. We played waterballon volleyball, had an egg drop, ate donuts tied to a string, did some relays, fed our spouses pudding blind folded, and just really had a fun time. We really LOVE our ward. After games we went home to shower, made a desert and went back for dinner. Dinner was total Hawaiian style. Roasted Pig, which was legitly killed and butchered by a few of our very own in the ward. I became a vegetarian for the day watching that thing roast. It was so gross looking, but tasted so good. I had to work the next morning, so we didnt stay the night, but we did play Phase 10 till almost midnight with our bishop and the missionary couple in our ward. It was a blast! I would say we had a better turn out for last ward camp in September, but this one was spent playing games, and getting to know people we dont know very well. So they both are comparable. Most wards dont even have a camp, so we are thankful to our AweSOME bishop who loves to spend time with us, and plans wondeful events.
Saturday- I worked. and then when we decided we wanted to go surfing, it decided to rain. Therefore, we ordered in Pizza for lunch/dinner and fell asleep for 4 hours after starting a movie. Crazy! Even Huston slept, which is unusual. When we woke up, we hung out for a bit with our neighbors and we were ready for bed again. Crazy huh? Thats alot of sleep. We also recieved a very fun Easter package in the mail from my parents! Thanks Mom and Dad!
Sunday- We taught our first day in the nursery. Our new calling. Suprise!!! haha. There are literally only like 3 kids, but we loved playing all 2 hours of church. Its the perfect calling for us right now. We were pretty happy when we found out we could play on Sundays instead of prepare Sunday school lessons.
**School starts again Monday(tomorrow) We are ready and re-motivated as well as "re-juiced." Hopefully we have a good semester! Our schedules are pretty light, so hopefully it feels like we have somewhat of a "summer."
**Sun4/10-Wed4/13: Trellany and Tava were staying with us! It was like a sleepover everynight. We had a blast with Trell and her Mom. It made us feel like we had family here visiting.
Yep, even though we didnt go on some big trip, we were never bored. We had a great week, and it was nice and carefree from school! Lets just say it was much needed for us both! We are so glad we were able to have such a fun week!
**pictures for post coming soon! **