It’s been a good come back week since I wasn’t running at all the week before last week… too much going on, too much stress… It’s funny how my body just shut down on me.  Normally, running is a way for me to unwind, keep my head clear, and to think things through.  But that week was… Continue reading Weekly Recap 2/20-2/26

This past weekend was the annual Great Aloha Run (GAR) weekend. Saturday: 2/18 My 34th birthday! It was the Keiki GAR day- a roughly 1.5 mile run around the Neil S. Blaisdell center.  Tons of schools participate and each year we always had a great time at this run. Each year we always make the… Continue reading  GAR weekend

This shows how cold it gets out here! And when it’s below 60- I am definitely freezing.  Long tshirt and shorts for runs these days!  Yum yum yum.  This and the Chantilly cake are my favorite desserts!  Made this super yummy five star restaurant grade mushroom bisque.  The white wine does wonders in this soup. … Continue reading Been too long 

Interesting week!  Monday: holiday 😆 kids and I walked approx. 3 miles total to get this icecream at the store.  Lesson learned: wear normal shoes instead of “slippers” (flip flops).   This special icecream cost us $10 and a few blisters.  Was it worth it? Very much so.  It got us out of the house,… Continue reading This past week.

Just a sunset view from our front porch. The views of the sunrise and sunset, especially over the mountain range makes it all worthwhile- even with the vog!  These past few days- we’ve been getting Kona wind which translates to voggy weather.  If you’re living here, you’ll understand that terminology when the radio announces the… Continue reading Two weeks recap! Lucky we live HI! 

Happy New Years!!  Let’s see….. This year has been full of surprises.  I got a whole bunch of PRs, great training weeks, horrible runs, finding out that I cannot stand running next to the garbage truck during races, finding out that I CAN run under 9 min pace (sometimes), and the biggest highlight of the… Continue reading Weekly recap: from 2016 to 2017

It’s been quite a challenge for me to get back into the whole groove of running- and I kept it up so I am proud of that but I just haven’t had those “whoopeedeedoo” runs yet. So here’s the weekly recap: Monday (my dad’s birthday!)- 5.52 miles @ 9:12/mi ave pace Tuesday- yoga morning Wednesday-… Continue reading weekly recap: Christmas Week

Ahhhh the fluffy cute bundle of joy and rambunctiousness  Harvey- we hope you are having a blast with the new family in Maui…. Harvey came from the Big Island to Oahu for us.   These were his first days at our house We knew immediately that daughter #1 was showing signs of allergies We all… Continue reading All about Harvey

I love the holiday season but at the same time, I look at my belly and think….. maybe I shouldn’t eat sweets or drink too much hot coco! I just can’t resist our hot cocoa nights.   Aaaaand why can’t we all follow the school year as the kids?  I just hate hate hate searching… Continue reading Merry Humpday! 

I cannot believe this weekend is already Christmas! It doesn’t feel like it at all…. I still have to wrap presents, send out xmas cards, etc.   well the above says six days but in reality it’s now five days till Christmas! I meant to post this yesterday but I got swamped….  Last week’s recap: … Continue reading Aloha Monday: weekly recap