Showing posts with label north shore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label north shore. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

all about "stuff"...

random STUFF...
STUFF to do...
and just plain STUFFY.

hey there,
back home from a WONDERFUL week in Hawaii...
TRUE Hawaii, that is...
but i'll have to fill you in on that when i get time.
i have TONS to tell you and even MORE photos to share...
LUCKY you:)

but today is a quickie post all about STUFF.
let's get started...
first, something really COOL...
don't ya just LOVE this?

now for some STUFF to say...
~i am using my husband's new desktop mac a lot these days,
and i finally figured out (took the time) to
get my google homepage on it, with all the
links to my favorite blogs front and center...
so HOPEFULLY i'll be a better friend!

~as much as i want to share photos and stuff from the trip,
i'm not sure i'll be doing that right away.
on top of jet lag/wanting to sleep at weird times,
it's a CRAZY week!

 STUFF to do:
~wrap silent auction gift baskets and chocolate favors for the 
Naples Ballet
first annual Ballerina Ball on Thursday.
~figure out what in the heck I'm going to wear!
(i have plenty of long gowns but this one doesn't yet require that so
i have to think of something:)
~dinner with my husband's board members on Friday
~re-FOCUS my girls from surfing to school...
no easy task, let me tell you!
~get Taylor ready to go with her Dad to a HEART ball on Saturday.
(i think we just need accessories since she has a dress picked out)
~clean house (YUK)
~unpack and LAUNDRY
~finalize new landscaping plans for next week
~and mostimportantly, get some SLEEP!
(did i say that already?:)

random STUFF...
~have you watched Duck Dynasty?
that show CRACKS me up:)
~Trader Joe's finally opened by me...and now i get it.
i really get why the parking lot is ALWAYS full!
~beach umbrellas FREAK me out.
ever since being hit in the face by a runaway umbrella 
exactly one year ago,
i'm like the umbrella police.
when we go to the beach, i need to see who has an umbrella,
which way the wind is...and if they look like they have a 
CLUE as to how to put it up securely...
before i lay down near them. 
otherwise, i have to watch their stupid umbrella the whole time.
i need umbrella therapy:)
~okay...enough random stuff.
i'm too tired to think much anyway:)

but i have to say a few words about STUFFY...as in
STUFFY behavior, STUFFY rules and STUFFY people.
being on the north shore of Oahu,
where surf RULES,
i saw a whole other outlook on life.
like i said, i'll write more...WAY more later:)
but one thing that struck me is we are all so STUFFY these days.
so uptight.
it was soooooo relaxing and laid back.
a simple, "unplugged" life.

kind of a daily reminder of what's important, you know?
that life is GOOD.
even my sometimes slightly STUFFYish husband, (wonderful as he is:)
already misses the simple, happy place we lived for a week.
and let me tell you, that says something.
i mean, we're talking Mr. Five Star Hotel here...
and he already wants to be back there.
simple...
the most unexpected thing to come from this trip.
blessings and life lessons aren't always what we think, are they?

now i promise to STOP rambling...
go back to bed for a few...and let you go!

Be Blessed today!
Suzanne

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Aloha...Palm Sunday, Bunnies, Bunny Bait and Hawaii

Happy Day, Happy Day...
it's Palm Sunday!
like i said...
HAPPY DAY!

ordinarily, i wouldn't make clog up a Palm Sunday post with
other stuff...
but i'm not sure when i'll be able to post again so here goes...
 we are off to Hawaii tomorrow!
the NorthShore...
surf capitol of the world...
and the place we were married 20 years ago:)
we always promised the girls 
we'd take them back to the place it all began...
so away we go!

we'll do a bit of this...
and this...
(shopping on the north shore:)

and this...
(horseback riding on the beach)



and we will celebrate Easter Sunday morning services on the beach with
North Shore Christian Church.
Our Prayers are with you and your ohana!
May your testimony be sweet praises to God!


you might remember it as Bethany Hamilton's church
in the movie Soul Surfer.
it should be a very special Easter morning!

now, let's talk about BUNNIES...
get ready to say "AWWWWW"




i think SOMEBUNNY has been eating too much
BUNNY BAIT:)

what's bunny bait?
THIS is bunny bait...
and it is YUMMY!!!!!

according to Sing for my Supper, here is all you do...
Bunny Bait
1 bag popcorn, popped
6 oz. white chocolate candy coating
1 bag Easter M&Ms
pretzel sticks, broken into small pieces (if desired)
colorful sprinkles, (if desired)
Place the popped popcorn in a large bowl with the broken up pretzels and M&Ms. Heat the candy coating in the microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring after each time, until melted and smooth.
Drizzle the candy coating over the popcorn mixture and stir to coat. The pretzels and M&Ms will sink to the bottom, so make sure to get those stirred in and coated with the rest of the popcorn.
Spread out on a large piece of wax paper, top with a few sprinkles (if desired) and let cool. Break into pieces and serve in a large bowl.

(pinterest)


and to make an ADORABLE bunny bum cake...
 go to Betty Crocker for directions.

well friends,
i'm outta here!
have a BLESSED Palm Sunday and Easter...
and be sure to whip up a bunch of that bunny bait:)
God Bless...
Suzanne


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