31 in Hawaii
It’s been a loooonnnng time since I’ve posted to our blog. I’ve neglected to post about anything in regards to our awesome summer… the trips to the cabin, the purchase of a Toyota Tacoma (a failed attempt at cashing in on cash for clunkers), my painful back spasms… but I’ve turned a new leaf. For my new year’s resolution, I vow to post more often, beginning with these pictures from our first days in Hawaii. What a great way to ring in my 31st year!
Ice Cream at Bubby's: Tanya and Chris joined us for a birthday dinner. After too many tapas.. sorry, pupus... we went out for ice cream. YUM.
Beachside of our hotel. Everyday thus far we've gone for a morning swim.
Dole Pinapple Plantation: It was meh. Ice cream was good.
Pinapple fierceness
Flora and fauna at the Dole Pinapple Plantation Gardens.
A Golf Balls and Gunpowder Weekend
This was my first invite out the annual Golf Balls and Gunpowder. As you can see from the video, there was lots of gunpowder!
Here’s to hoping that I get invited back next year! 
A Neighborhood Cat Sees Dinner
And the chickens run for cover!
Portland – The Home of the Hizz
Marissa had the opportunity to head down to Portland this past weekend to see my sister and brother-in-law and of course The Hizz, our 11-month old niece. So, of course we jumped at the chance. In addition to seeing them, we also got to see our friends the Quackenbush’s from Vegas.
After arriving late on Friday we had two options on Saturday. Either suffer through the heat in Portland or head west to the coast where it was 30 degrees colder. Thankfully, my brother-in-law was kind enough to read off the temperature in 2 degree increments the entire trip out there and back.
Once we arrived though, we realized that we hadn’t packed enough clothes and that we didn’t know when the fog would dissipate. So we huddled in the tent for warmth, company, and lunch…
The Hizz shows off her wrestling skills by pinning down dad until he taps out.
View after the Fog Lifts
On Sunday we decided to head out to the Portland Brewfest for cold brew and hot, hot weather:
It was a great weekend. Portland is simply one of the coolest cities. I can’t wait till I get to go back.
We were the cheer squad for the Chelan Man Triathlon
Not me! After participating in the Chelan Man Sprint Tri two years ago and doing horribly in the swim (Marissa can tell that story) I begged off this one. Though, we did have a chance to see some friends!
And they are off!
For our support, we got to stay at our friend’s parents’ beautiful place on Lake Chelan which included (not necessarily in the following order); amazing food, innumerable dips in the water, fishing off the end of the dock, a drink or two, a cigar or two and a few quick swims.
View from the back porch
Not A Bad Evening
We had a great sail last night on Elliott Bay aboard a friend’s new 49′ Beneteau. You couldn’t have asked for more; beautiful boat, amazing weather, cold beer, and great wind! Take a look:
The Capt'n
The Crew
The View
View Astern - Don't they look slow?
Time for a closeup
Buried the Rail
Now for the video:
Spock is crushing Data so far
At this point, Spock is winning hands down! (though voting is still open):
Spock (TOS) 15 65%
Data (TNG) 8 35%
The poll from yesterday…
Why, Oh Why Would I Post a Video Twice?
This will explain more…