Disclaimer: This post reads like a high schooler's journal entry. It is long, and boring, and serves no real purpose except to document my week in order for me to remember its greatness in the future.
It's Sunday! I'm off! What a blessing. :) My work schedule has been different the past few months, so when I saw that I got Sunday/Saturday off this week I was stoked. So for this week I really only have one day off 'cause I worked the night desk shift last night and I work again tomorrow morning. But I work Monday-Friday with Saturday off, and if schedules continue in the same manner (hopefully!) then I'll have Sunday off too. A real weekend! Woohoo! :)
Anyway, I had this whole fun, eventful day planned (drive to town & pick up Lily, 8:30 service at New Hope, 10 o'clock service at Calvary, lunch, beach & then Lori's Twilight party at her place tonight...), and I even got as far as eating breakfast, showering & getting dressed for church when I finally decided I needed to just take the day off. Actually, I decided to take a page out of Kiele's book and go to "Life Church" like she sometimes attends "Life School." (Sash & CB occasionally let her skip school for the day and they go on their own adventures to learn about life. Which, in my opinion, can be even better and more beneficial than real school anyway.)
So I made a new Chris Tomlin station on Pandora & with good intentions I dumped my clean laundry out on my bed to be hung up and put away. Instead though, I pushed the clothes to one side, got back in bed, and spent the morning looking through my Fortune Lake albums on Facebook. Very productive.
Sometimes a crazy-eventful week warrants a lazy Sunday, right? What I wanted to do was take a nap, but that just wasn't in the cards for me. (Is it ever!?). And although I hate allowing myself to be completely lazy (I feel like it's a waste of a day!), sometimes I really need it. Today is just one of those days (except I'm still planning on going to Lori's tonight), and if simply being tired and lazy after an amazingly fun week is all it costs me, then that seems like a fair trade to me!
My last days on this island are fast approaching and naturally I'm trying to do as much as I can before I fly away. Hence the super busy, amazingly fun week. It went a little something like this:
Sunday: Easter! We always go to the 6am sunrise service at Calvary by the Sea on Easter Sunday, and this year was no exception. However the weather didn't feel like cooperating, so instead of our usual outdoor service on the lawn overlooking the ocean, we settled for watching the waves though the big glass windows while sitting in the pews. (I know, rough life.) There was no pretty sunrise due to the rain clouds, but rough water is just as fun to watch. :) After church we went to Auntie's and pigged out on a SCRUMPTIOUS Easter Brunch. Sooo delicious! Then me, Lily, and Kai went to the 11 o'clock service at New Hope. I love that place. :) Later we went back to Auntie's to dye eggs and eat some more. Always a good time over there with family & plenty of laughter and good food! After I dropped Lily off at the dorms, I went to the beach for a little and then relaxed at home for the remainder of the night.
Monday: On Monday, Naomi and I were both off so we took Sharnel's daughter Melissa out for a Girls Day. We had so much fun! We had lunch at Chili's, saw Rio 2 in 3D, went to get our nails done, and then went shopping (for food! Haha). Before they dropped me off, Melissa and Naomi came inside to play with Rocco for a little bit and Melissa was trying to get him to do tricks. She is adorable and I think we all really enjoyed our day together. :)
Tuesday: I worked Tuesday morning and then Cyril, Naomi and I had a date night at Outback. Those two are so special to me; I love our times together. :) Cyril had to leave after dinner, and Naomi and I decided to go see "Heaven is For Real." I read and LOVED the book so I was really excited to see it, and I think they did a good job. It was different than the book (the movies always are), but it was fun to watch.
Wednesday: On Wednesday I worked the morning shift and then Ashley and I took Baby Leilah to the beach! Oh my goodness that little girl is the cutest, chubbiest baby you ever did see. She is so precious and I think she enjoyed getting sandy and splashing around in the water. I know Ash and I had fun watching and playing with her! :) On my way home I stopped at the beach by my house to watch the sunset and do some shell collecting.
Thursday: I was off on Thursday and it was a perfect day! I was lucky enough to spend the entire morning with my auntie & uncle-- just the three of us! I felt like a child getting a special day with them. :) We hiked up to the Makapu'u Lighthouse & then down to the beach at Alan Davis to swim. It was a beautiful day! Then we took Uncle home so he could rest, and Auntie & I went out for burgers at The Counter. I spent some time at the Hawaii Kai Library that afternoon, and then it was time to meet up with Kai, Hoku, Lily, Kiele & Alyssa for the Florida Georgia Line concert at the Blaisdell. They are incredible live & it was such an awesome concert! (Kiele & Hoku's first one!). We went out for a late night snack at Like Like Drive-In afterward (yum!) & then I spent the night at the Taniguchi's.
Friday: On Friday, I met up with a bunch of my friends at Kakaako for our very own "Flashback Friday." We all brought some of our favorite foods from childhood (lunchables, fruit snacks, Pringles, goldfish, Kool Aid, pudding cups, jello, etc.) and spent the morning/afternoon eating, flying kites, blowing bubbles, cardboard sledding, shooting each other with water guns, and just having fun pretending to be kids. It was FANTASTIC. Then Naomi and I had to leave to head to work.
Saturday: On Saturday I went on a breakfast date with one of my favorite people, my coworker TJ. We had our very own Spring themed "Caricature" Breakfast. I love that woman! I hope to be like her when I grow up. :) Breakfast was yummy, company was great; it was the perfect way to start my day before working that afternoon.
I loved this week. I love being busy. (As long as it's because I'm doing fun things.) ;)
*Also, I did end up going to Lori's on Sunday night & it was a BLAST! I LOVE MY COWORKERS! :D
