past few days in pictures...

hiking the Aiea Loop Trail with our great friend Chris who was in town from San Diego.

Pool time in Waikiki with my great new friend Justine.

HIKING {see a trend? me? hiking? weird.} Manauwilli Falls. Honestly so fun we got poured on and covered in mud such a good time.

i've got the best husband in the worldddd. love this beauty- picked her up yesterday.

DAN COMES HOME TODAY!

DAN COMES HOME TODAY!

DAN COMES HOME TODAY!

:) :) :) :) :) :)

xoxoxoxo

i need this.

d got me an adorable white watch for Christmas, but its broken twice now :(

i have my eye on this one:

Michael Kors #5218

i want. i need. must have.

isn't it funny a few years ago id rather die before wearing gold, but i love the small gold detailing in this.

xoxoxoxo

scentsy obsessed

have you all heard of scentsy?

D's sister bought us a warmer & wax as our wedding gift (which I was just able to unpack yesterday)- and i am OBSESSED. they smell SO good & are so easy to use.

its basically just a warmer (light bulb & plugs in) that melts the wax and smells wonderful for much longer than a candle or incense. the wax comes in little bricks and they last for a long time!

because i'm so obsessed i need more bricks asap! my issue is that i don't know anybody that sells scentsy so i was going to see if any of y'all knew a friend/blogger that sells? i could randomly find someone on the web but i'd rather support someone i 'semi/kinda know'.

happy tuesday!

xoxoxoxo

d is going to kill me.

but really he is so dang cute.

baby 16 year old d:

this fell out of a box i was moving this morning & i just couldn't resist. look at that hair! it makes me sad the navy makes him keep the fro under control these days!

happy sunday ya'll!

xoxoxoxo

my fave fave fave

Expat Girl is my favorite.

thank you for being such a great friend/advisor when I needed one the most.

xoxoxoxo,

facelift.

yes it was about time! also- i'm no longer a bride hence the name change!

xoxoxoxo

progress. kind of.

look what arrived yesterday!

LOVE IT. i've sampled 3 of the flavors already this morning and i'm happy to report:

• they're all very tasty
• i feel like a meth addict i'm buzzing around the house. slight. caffeine. overdose.

home sweet home.

this is what our house looked like 2 weeks ago. i'm happy to say the boxes have cleared {somewhat}. but our 2nd shipment arrives Monday and i'm afraid its going to right back to this. it gives me anxiety just thinking about it. d gets back at the end of the month and i really want the house to be finished and feel like a home for him- cross your fingers that i can accomplish that in 4 days.

for those of you that asked/emailed me about katie's famous goat cheese bruschetta:

1. slice french bread into 1 1/2 inch slices, coat with a thin layer of olive oil & broil.
2. mix 3 tomatoes and 1 1/2 onion finely chopped with 1 1/2 teaspoon of basil in mixing bowl
3. fill bowl to top of mixture with balsamic vinaigrette
4. spread layer of goat cheese on toasted bread & add spoonful of mix on top

voila!

SO GOOD & SO EASY!

xoxoxoxo