Sea Side

Back Home!

And I am back. Hawaii was simply fantastic. It is a true paradise on earth. Everywhere you turn around, there is beauty and more beauty. Stunning!

This week I plan on posting photos from my trip. Since I took over a thousand photos, that is going to take some time. This weekend, I'll post recaps of my trip.

Everyone asks me, "What was the highlight of the trip?" And the real answer is every single thing I did. Everyday I would do something and think, it will never get better than this. And every day I was proven wrong. Much to my surprise and delight.

But I was ready to come back home. I missed my boys and my bloggy friends. I had no internet access on my computer. Little on my iphone since I left it behind when we were going to certain beaches.

Hope all is well with you! I plan on catching up with my regular blogs! I missed you!

Taking off!

The day has finally arrived! I am off to Hawaii! Yeah!

Today I am going to get on an aeroplane and spend most time in the plane or at airports. Hawaii is really in the middle of nowhere. I am flying from Austin to LA and then to Maui. It will be 7:20 pm by the time I get there. If all goes well. By the time we get a car and check into hotel, it will be late late! But who cares?

Yesterday I had a conversation with my hubby that went like this:

Me: Is there enough layover time in LA for me to change clothes?

Hubby: Why do you need to change clothes in LA?

ME: I want a wardrobe change in LA. 

Hubby: Why?

Me: Why? Because we are flying into LA first. I have to wear slightly formal clothes on that flight. But the flight from LA to Maui? I want to wear beach clothes!

Hubby: Why?

Me: I am not going to arrive in Maui wearing formal clothes. I want to arrive in Maui with style. Sun dress!!!

Hubby: Umm..

Me: Beyonce does it all the time. I think. And like Beyonce I will have a wardrobe change whenever I want to. After all, it is my vacation!

Hubby: OK. But I am not changing.

Me: That's fine. I just want to be Beyonce for a day.

So there you have it. I am going to Hawaii and be Beyonce for a day.

What are your plans this weekend?

Big and Small

Photo Friday Challenge

Huge waves in Cabos San Lucas, Mexico.

Some other random stuff:

• Did I tell you how excited I am about my upcoming vacation to Atlanta/Tybee Island/Savannah? I can't wait!
• I will be off work for 10 days. While I love my job, it will be so nice not to rush, rush, rush in the morning. I can wake up when I want to, take naps, play computer games, go for walks, take photos all day long, read blogs and comment, yada yada. Be totally unstructured. How fun!
• Today I have to go to the Austin Art Space gallery in Austin to drop off one of my selected pieces. The show starts on July 10th and the opening night is on July 11th. I am totally bummed out that I won't be able to attend the opening show since I will be in Atlanta. So so sad!

I wish you all a very happy Friday! Hope you have tons of fun!

PS: Number of people going on my trip = 4. Number of laptops we are taking = 2.

Sky

The Skies in Florida.

The Shrimp Boat

Wouldn’t it be fun to work on a Shrimp boat?

• You wake up early in the morning, wear your swim suit, slap some sun screen and head out to the sea.
• You go deep into the sea and cast nets.
• Then grab a book and spend all day reading, surrounded by the sea and the seagulls.
• In the evening, you gather all the shrimp and head out home.
• At home, someone asks you, “What’s for dinner?”
• And you say, “Shrimp honey!” Because you know you can never run out of shrimp recipes. You can cook shrimp for a year without ever repeating the recipe.

Yes I know I am over-simplifying this. But it is my fantasy and I am sticking to it.