i know what you're probably thinking..."summertime is here year-round in hawaii!" okay, yes - it is for the most part beautiful weather here on our little rock. but it has been so incredibly hot & humid these last few weeks that i feel like i'm constantly in a sauna when i'm not in my AC workplace.
anyway, back in my younger days (since today is my 28th. lol!) when life was simple and carefree, going to the beach was an almost daily scribble on my mental list of things to do. go to class? naaah, beach with the girls. work at pcc? "boss, i think the sniffles are coming on"...so of course, the only cure for that ailment was the medicinal ocean!
horrible habits, i know. rest assured, once marriage and a little one came into my eternal picture, so did the responsibilities and adjusting of priorities. i must admit though, when i look back -- i can't say that i regret those days. i loved the spontaneity of driving to mililani's walmart at 2am, or packing up the girls and heading to kaneohe zippys after a school dance, or simply just walking across the street to the beach in the middle of the weekday. that was the impulsive life i led with my friends. and although my priorities have shifted a complete one-eighty since my earlier years, it never obliterated that desire in me to spend hours at one of my favorite places in the entire world.
sooo, basically - we went to the beach last thursday -- and today...and hopefully again on saturday. which means i'm a happy camper. thursday was brandon's day off, and since he was scheduled to work today (my birthday) my boss let me leave work early to celebrate as a family. i packed up a one bag full of towels, sunscreen, extra clothes, lavalavas, beach toys - and another full of musubi, water, hot dogs, chips, and pake cake - for a full day of fun at hukilau.
not quite spontaneous, i realize...but watching the joy on my family's faces as they splashed in the clear blue water, or enjoying a few peaceful moments as they dug their sand holes together, or even admiring my hubby's beautiful bulging biceps (yowza!) - is better than any dream i could ask for.
*that boat you see in the distance is actually the hawaiian voyaging canoe: IOSEPA. ain't it a beaut?*
5 comments:
Happy b-day girl, can you believe we are going to be celebrating our ten year reunion - crazy!
Happy birthday! You are so old. :) Just kidding, you're not old at all. I hope you have an awesome day. Even if you have to work.
Happy Birthday! The beach IS awesome!!
happy birthday harm! thanks for the walk down memory lane. i'm just glad i ALWAYS chose class over the beach. . . .
YEAH RIGHT!! lol.
Hi Harmony! I am not even sure how I blog-hopped to you, but I am glad that I did. You look great, and you are living the life! Your son is so cute! I got a few girls for him myself if you are into the pre-arranged marriages thing! ;) My youngest shares the same b-day with you! Happy Birthday!
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