livin' the HI life: boo! from the lagoon

Thursday, October 30, 2008

boo! from the lagoon

tonight, brandon & i were finally able to check out pcc's haunted lagoon! i heard that the lines were really long in previous nights so i began waiting in line at 5:40pm while brandon was still singing at the luau. i was excited to snuggle up with my hubs during the new experience, but i wasn't looking forward to the spooky situation. some of you may already know what a scaredy-cat i am when it comes to things like this...

i absolutely refuse to watch any horror movies for fear of the frightening images being tattooed in my brain.
when i was a little girl at disneyland, my dad had to carry me into the haunted mansion as i literally fought and clawed at the doorway to keep from going in.
when i was a big girl (yes, in my early 20s) at disneyland, i thought i could handle the haunted mansion. as humiliating as it sounds, i found myself with my eyes shut tightly, hands over my ears, and head in my mother's protective lap. i am so lame, i know.

needless to say, pcc made a LOT of money, brandon's bicep got a thorough massage, i got a good scare, brandon got a good laugh, and we both got a hefty splash of nasty pcc lagoon water. despite all that, we both enjoyed ourselves. i think i did quite well considering the helpless predicament i was in (being stuck in a canoe in the middle of a body of water)...i'd like to think that i'm just growing up!

5 comments:

Tane and Angela said...: sounds fun! and gross lagoon water? did you know sometimes i would find dead fish floating in the water when i used to dance...=) hahaha fyi=) nah i just hope you didn't have any open cuts=) lol; October 31, 2008 at 2:04 PM
BETS & VETS said...: OMG Harm that is progess, baby steps girl, baby steps! I cannot believe you went to an event with the word "haunted" in the front of it.; November 1, 2008 at 5:14 PM
lizzie said...: I would not have guessed you were that kind, Harm. I learn something new about you with every post. :); November 3, 2008 at 7:41 AM
Melanie said...: That sounds like fun! I wish they were doing that while I was there.; November 4, 2008 at 8:16 AM
Leise said...: Boooo PCC! Haaaate good stuff when I worked there for like frickin 10 years! Oh, and what you talking bout, gross lagoon water?! It's the most sanitary ever!; November 4, 2008 at 9:19 AM

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some stuff...

for those of you who may not know much about our family...this one's for you:

1. where are you from?

brandon grew up in kahuku, while i grew up just a few minutes away in laie.

2. so you must have known each other growing up, right?

not quite. although we grew up in adjoining towns, we had no idea that the other even existed! brandon graduated from kahuku high school in 1995, while i graduated from kamehameha in 1999. the only thing we had in common during those days was that my older brother, tane, was brandon's classmate. how funny is that?

3. when did you get married?

we were married & sealed for time and all eternity in the laie, hawaii temple on november 3, 2005.

4. where do you work?

brandon works at the polynesian cultural center and has worked there since june 2005. he is a musician for the canoe show, ali'i luau, and night show.

i work at brigham young university-hawaii as a financial aid supervisor and have been in that department since january 2005. i help students find money to fund their college education.

5. how many children do you have?

three, and they are definitely a handful! our children are the lights of our lives and we are trying to take things one day at a time. but we hope to give them a playmate or two in the future...ya never know!

6. who cares for them while you are at work?

my mother in law watches nahe & linohao in kahuku. and ahonui attends laie elementary school.

7. what do you do in your free time?

if i could wish for more of something, it would have to be that - free time! brandon enjoys getting in his gym-time and practicing his guitar. i love to cook and read...and weirdly enough, cleaning our place actually relaxes me.

8. favorites?

tv shows:

brandon is a non-stop learner. he likes watching the discovery, history, and national geographic channels...but if the UFC is on - forget the rest - he'll be watching the fight.

i am such a girl when it comes to tv. my all-time favorites are "friends" and "seinfeld", although thanks to netflix, i have recently found an addiction to the "gilmore girls". i also LOVE the food network. too bad i can't cook like those peeps...

movies:

ocean's eleven, mean girls, pursuit of happyness, the notebook, count of monte cristo...the usual chick flick classics...brandon's favorite movie is black hawk down. but i think anything with action and/or comedy is cool with him. hehehe.

music:

brandon loves hawaiian, r&b, soul, and jazz music. i'm into almost anything that soothes me, like sade, stevie wonder, miles davis, 'ol school slow jamz & 90's rap. don't hate.

9. plans of moving?

nope. i have never been happier here in laie, hawaii and i'm sure brandon feels the same. if we could stay here for the rest of our lives, i'd be a lucky duck. who wouldn't want to raise their children in the same place they grew up?

i may add or update this information on us from time to time depending on the demand. but if you have any other pressing questions that you would like to know - hollaback!