Love and Lizards

I came home fro work one afternoon and found a little tin foil man standing in front of our wedding picture. Chris was at work so I just made dinner and with the leftover tin foil, made a girl like his. Just the little things we do to occupy our time.

Love in the title is referring to all of the many packages and letters we have received over  the almost two months we've been here. Of course I have taken many pictures and kept all of the letters where I can see them best.. the fridge. 

So, a couple days ago one of Chris' friends said that he had a guitar that we could have, so we took it. As we were checkin it out, there was a sticker on it that said "arah Loves you".. I thought.. PERFECT!! Let's make that "Sarah Loves You". :) Clever, I know. 

He plays all the time and I LOVE it. He wrote me a song while we were engaged and he plays that a lot for me. He knows so many songs and I make him play for me all the time. I also have to make sure he keeps playing because his Aunt Lisa threatened me. :) He loves it and I love it. 

Yesterday Chris found a little critter under our rug by the shower.. seriously.. little. Poor little guy never stood a chance. 

Can you see him?

So how's that for random? Well, least I put a blog up today right? We miss and love everyone! Aloha 

One of my favorites

This post doesn't have anything to do with the 30 Day Blog, this post is all about one of my favorite people. This person means the world to me and she recently had a birthday. This special person is Amy  Davis. 

Why? She is...

• crafty and has so many good ideas
• responsible and proactive
• calls me when I need to talk to someone
• the type of person I want to be
• a loving, good mother
• caring and kind to everyone
• has made me feel like a sister
• outgoing and happy
• an amazing example to all
• sweet and sexy (from Chris.. okay me too) really from Kai
• hooked me up with her brother (now husband)

I am so grateful for my older sister Amy who gave me Chris' e-mail address so I could write him and get to know him. I'm grateful that Amy and Kai offered Chris a bed to sleep on every time he came to visit me. I love you Amy. (You too Kai). These are some of my favorite pictures of our special birthday woman. :)

One of my favorites.. The matchmakers with the match 

So.. Happy Birthday Amy!! We love you 

                                              

Day 5

My favorite quote would have to be.. 

"Don't take life seriously, no one gets out alive anyway". 

I heard that a while ago and loved it. Even though it's kind of funny, it is so true. 

Malaekahana and more food

On Saturday Chris took me to another beach sort of close to us called Malaekahana. It was absolutely beautiful. The beach is right across from Goat Island which is where all the sharks are. So basically we were swimming with sharks. (just kidding). Once we got there, I realized I forgot my camera. Luckily Chris is able to send pictures from his phone to the computer, so we only have those. We only played in the water for a couple of minutes then wanted to go build a sand castle. It's really weird here because sand is different everywhere you go. In a earlier post I talked about the sand being sticky, therefore easy to build with but at this beach it was more dry.. making it harder.  Anyway.. here are a couple pictures of our sand castle. We made a castle, then wanted to make a temple and then Chris wanted to make it an Aztec village so we made another "Aztec looking temple". 

This is Chris/Uncle Caca with a Frito. I love him. :)

Right before we went to the beach, Uncle Giggie called informing is that dinner was on him tonight. Him and Aunt Jo had three funerals to go to that day and they would bring food to us when it was over. He called while we were at the beach, Chris told him where we were and he came to pick us up and take us home. (Which was so so nice). He dropped us off and gave us a lot of food. 

This last picture is a poi roll. Very famous stuff around here. It was... good. Like a doughnut but Hawaiian style.  That's all for today. Thanks for checking in on us. :)

Day 4

Sorry I've been slacking... no excuses, I'm just a slacker. Anyway, day four is our favorite book and mine happens to be... (drum roll) To Kill A Mockingbird. My junior year in American Lit, Mr. Waite had us read it and ever since then it has been my favorite. I love it. If you haven't read it, do it. :)

Day 3

Day three is my favorite tv program.. I have two favorites.

• Grey's Anatomy
• Desperate Housewives

I know, I know you're thinking "wow Sarah" but they are kind of addicting. :)

Day 2

Day two is about favorite movies. I wanted to name some of the "oldies but goodies" and also some of my newer favorites. So here it is.. As you can tell I'm a big "movie watcher". I love a good movie and popcorn. :)


The "Oldies but Goodies"

• The Sandlot
• Anastasia
• Pocahontas
• The Italian Job
• Hocus Pocus (for Halloween)
• Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
• My Best Friends Wedding
• 50 First Dates
• Chicago
• Holiday Inn
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off
• Uncle Buck 
• Happy Gilmore 

Newer Favorites

• Sahara
• Iron Man (Chris' favorite!)
• How To Train Your Dragon
• The Killers
• According To Greta
• The Backup Plan
• The Bounty Hunter
• P.S. I Love You
• When In Rome
• License To Wed
• The Stepford Wives
• 13 Going On 30
• Hot Rod
• Never Been Kissed
• What Happens In Vegas
• The Bourne Series 
• The Oceans Series
• Failure To Launch and 
• Just Married (haha)

Stung, Bitten and Hurting

I know I already posted twice recently but I thought this trip to Food Land couldn't wait. The story goes like this.. Chris and I were on our merry little way and all it felt like there was a leaf on my foot. I kept walking and then felt a horrible stinging, looked down at my foot and saw a six to eight inch black centipede squirming around. Of course I screamed in pain and fear along with Chris who yelled also. It was horrible. Chris helped me walk home and quickly looked up how to treat a centipede bite/sting. Turns out they are poisonous and all you can do is rinse it with water and soap. I feels like my toe is burning from the inside out. So, that is my awesome story for the night. 
The picture below is what my little friend looked like..

The 30 Day Blog

I saw this on another blog I was reading and thought it would be kind of cool to do.. and also to keep me busy. I think blogging is going to be my new hobby.You just write down what it says.. so it's quick, short and to the point; just how we all like it. So, for the next thirty days (starting today) I will have something posted. 

day 1- your favorite song
day 2- your favorie movies
day 3-your favorite television program
day 4- your favorite book
day 5- your favorite quote
day 6- 20 of your favorite things
day 7- a photo that makes you happy
day 8- a photo that makes you angry/sad
day 9- a photo you took
day 10- a photo taken over 10 years ago of you
day 11-a photo of you recently
day 12- something you are OCD about
day 13- your favorite outfit
day 14- your favorite shoes
day 15- your dream house
day 16- a song that makes you cry
day 17- an art piece
day 18- my wedding/future wedding/ past wedding
day 19- a talent of yours
day 20- a hobby of yours
day 21- a recipe
day 22- a website
day 23- a youtube video
day 24-where I live
day 25-your day in great detail
day 26- your week, in great detail
day 27- your worst habit
day 28- whats in my handbag/purse
day 29-hopes, dreams and plans for 365 days
day 30- a dream for the future


Day 1: 


I just found a couple new favorites actually, so this is perfect! The first is Happy by Natasha Bedingfield and the other new favorite is called Breathe Me by Sia. Very good songs, if you haven't heard them, I recommend them. 

Wailele Falls

Wailele Falls

After a long week of sickness, Chris and I had heard about what sounded like a pretty cool hike, so we decided to get out of the house and go! His teacher (Kendra, the one that took us kayaking) told us about Wailele Falls; a beautiful hike in the Hawaiian mountains that swerves in and out of a river and leads up to a gorgeous waterfall that you can jump into from rocks high above it. This is exactly what I needed after a whole week of not seeing anything but the inside of our small studio. 

Saturday came and we were out the door, wearing our swim suits, so excited to have some fun and get wet. As we were hiking Chris smacked a Mosquito off my shoulder, right then, I knew we were going to have problems. 

Forty-five minutes later I began to feel let down and almost lost. We kept going only to find massive and beautiful plants and trees. Making me feel right at home. :)

This picture is roots from one of the trees I was hugging. Crazy right? And the one below is just to show you the size of everything growing thing around here.

So we continued to hike and after a long hour we finally came to the waterfall! My first thought was, "This can't be it".. "Really? This is the waterfall?". Yes. It was the "beautiful waterfall" we were told about. 

The waterfall was very small and the pond to jump in was disgustingly dirty and a dark dark blue color. There was no way I was gonna jump in that. I guess we got some cool pictures, but to Chris and I, who have more mosquito bites than we can count, it wasn't worth it. We came home, tired and itchy, but don't worry, we learned our lesson. Research the place before you go and bring bug spray. We probably won't be going on any hikes for a while. We did have some fun.. taking pictures? :) Oh and eating bananas. 

Just kidding we didn't eat them. They were on a farm and that's called stealing, besides they weren't even ripe. :) 

Growing Up

This post isn't going to have a bunch of cute pictures from places I've been or about the great time I'm having, no, it's about being a responsible adult. And how I owe every parent that tried to teach me something when I wouldn't listen, an apology. I just want Peter Pan to come pick me up and take me with him ( to Neverland).


Remember when you were a kid and your biggest worry was if you're going to get a bike for you're birthday or if you can sneak the cookies for breakfast? Being an adult, totally over-rated. Seriously, don't be fooled by the no parents everywhere telling you what to do or the eating whatever you want, whenever you want. Adulthood is responsibility. The funny thing is, people try to tell you that your whole life and still you don't believe them, UNTIL, that day comes when a strange return missionary comes to sweep you off your feet and take you to what he calls "paradise". Responsibility really does stink.


 As a kid, you never worry about if we have enough dish soap or if the rent has been paid. Being here, out on my own has taught me some things recently. The other day Chris and went to Target to get some "home" things, like a trash can for our shack. We got home and totally forgot to get trash bags. It's just the little things that you think mom will have picked up for you. As embarrassing as that is to tell, I just want you to know what I'm going through.


At age seventeen, I graduated High School, graduated from Seminary and a week later got engaged. About a month later, turned eighteen, got married to a man I knew I was suppose to marry but didn't quite know to well, my family moved to Utah and I moved to Hawaii. All within four months!! On top of that I had to grow up. Are you kidding? That's a lot. I now realize that there is a lot of responsibility to being an adult. Oh and trust me, I'm not saying at all that I know everything because (this is for you mom) I don't know everything!  I'm just starting to get it. 


I heard this song "The House That Built Me" by Miranda Lambert and it made me think about my family and the homes I've grown up in. All the places I've been; Idaho, Oregon, Utah, California and Nevada.  Moving here should have been easy right? It's not. I know this all sounds like just complaining but I promise it's not. There is a point to this post.. I will get to it later.

A couple days ago I was really struggling with making meals and coming up with ideas for dinners. (Yes, Kai I have been making dinners!:) I called my mom and told her I was sorry for complaining about dinners and "not having enough food" when there was always a fridge full. She laughed and said "Eighteen years later I get to hear that". :) Yes. You mothers are right. So..
The point is I love my mommy and being an adult stinks sometimes. Don't worry friends I still love my life and I love Chris with all my heart.. I just don't want to grow up. 


I love you mom. I love my sisters (all of them). Well.. that's it but check again soon. I'm going hiking to a waterfall tomorrow and I should have pictures! I love you all. Aloha :)