A random weekend...

I really don't feel like I travel all that much, cause I would like to travel more. But when the opportunity comes along to go someplace, circumstances permitting, I take advantage. I mean why not, right? I don't have any kids, no husband, no boyfriend. I can get up and go where ever, whenever. So this past weekend I got up and went to Oahu.

I have been to Hawaii before, but it was a totally different island (Kauai) so it was cool to see the differences between the two. Oahu is much more crowded and touristie than Kauai. But it's still got some really beautiful scenery.

When I got there on Thursday, I hooked up with a friend of mine that used to live out here in Tucson. We walked around Waikiki and he told me the different places I should go. Gave me the heads up on the crazy people and pointed out how to spot the street walkers by their clear or black stripper heels. I'm really wishing I had gone surfing on Thursday cause that was probably the one thing that I wanted to do that I didn't get a chance to.

Because of the time difference I was up super early on Friday morning. The friend I was meeting out there had arrived the night before. I think we probably left the hotel room before 9am. Hit the strip in search of food and ended up at this really nice looking bar/restaurant. It looked like it would be a good place to watch a game or a fight cause they had tv's all over. It was called Giovanni Pastrami. I had the pastrami and eggs, thinking if u got pastrami in the name of your spot, then it had better be good. Otherwise I'mma need you to change the name. But the pastrami was pretty good. After eating it was still early as hell, so I figured why not catch a movie, Planet of the Apes came out that day, all we had to do was find a theater. No problem right?

How about the GPS on my phone was all the way bootleg the ENTIRE weekend. Only one time did it ever pinpoint my correct location at the time. So I'm searching for this theater and it comes up on google maps like oh ok, it's not that far.... um, no. I don't know if it's because when you go someplace for the first time and you don't know where you are going that it seems like you'll never get there, or if it really was that far. But I swear we were walking FOREVER. At least an hour. So I know it had to be about 3 miles away. That ain't what my GPS told me tho. At any rate, made it to the movies in time for the first show. Movie was pretty good too.

Hopped a cab back to the beach (cause ain't NO WAY I was walking back) and went swimming and boogie boarding. I was real disappointed with the boogie boarding though. In Kauai, the waves were really strong, but in Waikiki, not so much. I saw all these surfers catching waves with their boards, but I was just floating right over them. Come to think of it, I didn't see a single person with a boogie board ride not one wave the whole weekend. Probably shouldda told me something. I know better for next time.

Saturday was para sailing and jet skis. The para sailing was cool. Compared to the jet skis tho it was nothing. I think I underestimated the power of a jet ski. I honestly don't know what I was thinking. Maybe that it was going to be something like a go kart just on water. I was so wrong though. Those things are FAST. Faster than I thought they would be anyway. I hopped on the jet ski and kinda puttered over to the little "track" we were to go around. Then I floored that mug like I knew what I was doing. MAAAAN when I tell you I was holding on for dear LIFE!. You would think that would make me slow down right? Nope. I figure the worst thing that would happen is I fall in the water. Had water flying in my face, could hardly see at times, could barely steer and didn't even care. It was such a rush. The para sailing was pretty boring in comparison.

Sunday was probably the only day I actually took any pictures, the few that I did take. Went sight seeing on these little two seat wide scooter things. The island was soooo beautiful. Here are a few pics that I took with my phone believe it or not

 This was from my passenger seat view while we were riding along the highway that went by the water. The little scooters didn't go that fast. When dude was explaining them he was like, you may need to push them up hill... ?!?! I'm thinking, I do not push. So I will be sitting while someone else pushes. Luckily that never happened though.

 This pic was from this little scenic pull out area. You had to hop over a little rock wall to get down closer to the ocean. There was a sign that said, do not go beyond this point, meaning the wall. But I figure (and aparently everyone else did too) if they really didn't want ppl to go past, they wouldda put up a high ass fence, not no 2 foot wall. There were dudes way down far by the water fishing. I swear the water looked like Koolaid it was so blue. Was making me thirsty.

 This island I believe had a name, but I don't remember what it was. I kept thinking of the show LOST whenever I saw islands like this. I was trying to imagine what it would feel like to be stranded here seeing as how it was filmed in Hawaii. Long as I wasn't stuck there with ppl who got on my nerves I think I'd be ok.

The last stop on the tour was this really pretty beach. I think it was called Kailua Beach. There was a guy out there doing what I'm gonna call para surfing. I really don't know what it's called, but he was basically on a surf board and had a small parachute caught in the wind that was pulling him across the water. He was moving pretty fast too. Looked like a lotta fun. But I bet you gotta be pretty fit to be out as far as he was (he was all the way out at those islands). I barely could go 5 min on the jet skis without my hands getting tired.

Had just enough time to return the scooters and hop a cab to the airport. Popped a sleeping pill and slept the entire way back to Phoenix. I honestly didn't know how it was going to be sitting for 6 hrs straight in the middle seat. But when you sleep, it doesn't much matter.

That pretty much sums up the weekend. If you ever get the chance to go to Hawaii, I definitely recommend it.

Aloha!

Back in the swing of things

I'll start off by saying that I got my first follower today... YAY!! I'mma try and get the rest of my good friends to start keeping blogs too. Then we can all follow each other so that on the days when we can't have our conference call or someone misses out, they can just read about it later.

So just a quick recap, I've been back from my cruise for almost a week now an have been super antisocial. I can probably count on one hand the number of people I've seen and spoken to outside of work and probably include inside on one hand. But yeah, about that cruise... um, I didn't really want to say it to anyone like for real for real, but I'll say it here. I was right, it was somewhat of a waste of money. At least in the fun department. Yeah it was nice to see everyone and I'm glad that my Grandma had a good time. It was worth it in that respect because usually when that many people get together its for a funeral. But in terms of how much fun I had for the price I paid... um, I think I need a refund. I'd say at least half of the time I was bored. And while being bored that only left 2 things to do, eat an sleep. So I did both and of course I got fat. Now that I'm back I'm not even trying to be on the whole workout/eat right kick that I was on before and I really need to. Motivation is at an all time low. Maybe I'll start tomorrow... maybe.

Damn this ADD, lemme get back to the cruise. It went to 3 places. Key West, Cozumel Mexico and Coco Cay in the bahamas. I didn't do anything at key west except get off the boat and walk around in the heat for about 45 minutes until I was sweating profusely and then get back on the boat. Cozumel I swam with the dolphins and did a lil bit of snorkeling with my cousin Siera. In Coco Cay we pretty much just laid out in the sun all day on floating mats and did a lil bit of snorkeling as well. That was about it tho. The whole trip summed up in like 3 sentences. 1200 bux, gone! I will say tho that the highlight of my trip might have been the night of my grandma's birthday when we all went to the pool party and she was out there dancing. I watched the videos when I got back with Robin, and a couple other ppl and we were all crackin up. Grandma was gettin DOWN with her bad 80 yr old self. I only hope to be that lively when I'm 80. Maybe I'll have a chance if I get my butt back to the gym now 0_o.

 Grandma gettin busy!