Maui Wowie!!

So my parents had a trip planned to go to Maui before I decided to do my internship on Kauai. Well I didn't want to miss out on the fun so I decided to hop on over to their island to hang out for a couple days. Before I moved out I realized how lucky I was to have great parents, but man does it make you appreciate them even more when you don't see them every day! Needless to say my dad was nervous that if I went to see them I would not get back on my plane to go back to Kauai. Ha! If they wouldn't be so much fun maybe I wouldn't like them so much.. It sounds like it is their fault I like to hang with them :)

Me and the Parents



I guess you could say I was a little bit excited to see my mom...



It was so nice to have a few days off and to just lay by the pool and relax while soaking up the sun! They went with their friends Jay and Marjorie and we all had a great time hanging out drinking Pepsi and kicking back.

Me and my momma



Me and my cute dad



Drinking Pepsi by the pool with my mom in Maui... Does life get any better?!



We went to Whalers Village and walked up and down the boardwalk in Kaanapali. And of course we did Front Street in Lahaina. (I had to visit the two Del Sol's on the island... It just wouldn't be right if I didn't!) It was just so much fun to be with them and have a break. I'll admit it was sad to say goodbye to them but at the same time I was excited to come back to my island. It is so funny how it has become my home! Before I know it though my time will be up here so I was anxious to get back. I have a lot to do these next few weeks!



Thanks again mom and dad, I had a great time!!

A Hawaiian Halloween!

The Halloween started out this year with an FHE at our Del Sol home Monday night. We made a typical Halloween meal, chili, but added a little local twist by putting it over rice. Surprisingly it was very good! You learn something new everyday! We decided to carve pumpkins and had to search everywhere to find them. Apparently it isn't a super huge deal over here. Me and brown Jess finally found some so we are walking through the grocery store with 5 in our cart. Everyone was laughing so hard at us. Honestly people.. what is Halloween without carving pumpkins?! The best was when the lady at the checkout counter asked what you do with them. She said, "Do you eat these?" It was classic.
So after dinner the whole group carved pumpkins in our garage. Some of our friends had never carved pumpkins before so it was definitely a great time!

Ikaika, Tessa, Chad-Eh, Lucas, Jenna, and Coach



Nephi, Jess, Freddy, Cathy, and Me



My cute I Heart Kauai Pumpkin



The Whole Group




Later in the week we had a few cruise ships in port so we decided we would dress up and have a costume contest. Well the island is a little bit small and it seems like if you don't plan in advance you end up dressing in a costume from Kmart like everyone else. So I decided I would try something a little bit different.. Try the little girls. So I totally rocked Hannah Montana for Halloween. It was great. We had a concert in our store for a few customers. It was classic. Jess was a scary Vampire and Heather was a lunch lady. We had a great time!



Exhausted after the cruise ship left



Josh from Honolua




Levi the shuttle bus driver dressed up as a super tourist, Jess the dracula, Heather as the lunch lady and Hannah




Heidi, Nic and Ty came over. He was Little Nemo and our favorite trick or treater of the night. It was adorable. We just can't ever get enough of their cute family!

I think the highlight of the day was at night. Me, brown Jess, Jim and Nouveau went to Duke's for dinner. The live band was playing and the funniest drunk people were dancing. I loved the old grandmas in their crazy costumes dancing away.

I'll admit I missed the fam for a sec when my mom sent me pictures of them all eating caramel apples, but my Hawaiian Halloween turned out great!