12 posts tagged “vacation”
I haven't really wanted to touch my computers since I got back to Seattle. Still relishing in the relaxation that has left me blissfully happy. I want this zen to last as long as possible.
My bedroom, on the other hand, is a disastrous zone. It has never been this messy before. Yowzers. At least I washed my sheets so I am sleeping on yumminess.
Ahhhhh Kaua'i, my favorite place to unwind. I wish I can go there anytime I want. I can actually sleep there... 8+ hours a day!!! As soon as I got back to Seattle, all the good sleeping habits went away, d'oh.
We ate at the breakfast buffet every morning: bacon and fruit!!! FTW! I danced along the beach with my ipod (ignoring glances from scared people) while @sheridanzig read books by the pool. It was just fabulous that we didn't have any agenda to keep or appointments to go to. One of the days we took a raft trip up to Na Pali coast and it was breathtakingly beautiful. Another day, a friend who is a local took us up to the 11 miles of natural whilte sand beach Pole Hale which you can only get to with a 4x4. That too, was just incredible.
We missed our flight coming home so we had to book another flight on another airline. This means I now have credit with Hawaiian Air that I have to use up within a year. Oh yah, I'm so going back to Kaua'i. I think I want to try hiking the 10 miles at Na Pali coast.
All because of the company and circumstances. I loved every moment of it. Yah I spent way too much money (but none on gambling) but it was soooo worth it. I love my gals. :) These two are photos from our last night in Vegas @ the Bite show.
The little dog did very well today by herself for 8 hours! No accidents and she didn't chew on anything that's not given to her. She was so happy to see me when I got home and we went out for a long walk afterwards. She is such a cutie pie. Although, she will purposely go into my purse to get stuff out and chew on it in front of me to let me know she wants attention. Haha, I can't really get angry at that :) You know? She also does this thing where she takes her treat and hides it/buries it under blankets or stuff around the room. So weird and adorable.
Work is busy as ever as I haven't been there for 1.5 weeks. With the flu, I'm functioning only on 1/2 of a brain so it really wasn't that fun weeding through thousands of unread emails. I used the delete key often and hope that if someone really wanted my attention that they'd email me again. I think I also spread enough bacteria around by my coughing up my lungs everywhere I went. It's like the deep cough that hurts the chest. Ouie.
I really need to workout. It's been almost 2 weeks of drinking and eating like shit and no working out. Although I did run 1/2 of the way on the walk with the little dog. I think I'll do core synergistics today since it's strength/flex/aerobics combo focusing on the core areas. Besides, drinking resumes on Thursday night when I go to my first wine club event and then another club opening on Friday, then McGuyver's b-day party at DD's. From my trip to Austin, my new favorite drink is now diet Red Bull and Vodka. So delicious and so energetic all at the same time. It's like I'm buzzed but very high at the same time.
In May, I'm going on a road trip with few friends to LA and back! Yah!!! I can't wait :) It's gonna be so fun! Oh Canada organized this trip so it's going to be massively entertaining and fun. She is terrific and we kinda goad each other on with our neurosis in regards to boys reactions to us. We recently started a new very super secret private group on FB called "BoysRstoopid" by invitation only. It's just for fun and where we rant about boyz. Haha. We're both like hotties in our 30's going on our 20's. She's going thru the same thing that I went thru and so we kinda are in a similar place in life right now. Plus she is gorgeous and all the boyz want her. Haha!
Reminder to self: Must go get snow tires removed... um yah, I keep forgetting so I must do this on Saturday before it becomes illegal to drive around with snow tires on.
Hawaii -- I really want to go somewhere beautiful and tropical but have no one to go with. Maybe it's dangerous to go cuz I might just fall in love with the person I go with there. Haha, yah right. I'm not sure if my nearly-dead-trampled-barely-beating heart is able to fall in love just yet (it'll take a miracle or tremendous love, kindness, openness and affection from the other person). Whatever the case is, I can use some relaxation time on the beautiful sandy beach and drinking Mai Tai's. A massage on the beach would be magnificent as well. Calgon, take me away!!!
Apparently no one anytime soon.
I need a vacation NOW. Like in May, please?!
My last decent and fun vacation was in November of 2005. That's almost 3 years, y'all. 3 years.
Recent dramatic events in my life merits a good rocking vacation where this girls gets beautiful sun rays and sexy tan lines as her reward.
If no one goes with me then I'll go to Taiwan in May. It's a possibility. Time to suck it up and go tell the extended family that I am single, again. Ugh. Then I go to tropical island in September/October to recover.
At any rate. I need sun. Vitamin D is much appreciated. Thanks.
Not in May as we hoped. The stupid giant online travel company that Rocker works for has the worst internal travel agents ever. It took them forever to respond and when they did, they weren't very helpful and often sent us on a wild goose chase. It dragged out for a month and then for us to find out that the cruises that we wanna go on in the Mediterranean are all booked up. Thanks. Thanks a lot stupid giant online travel company internal travels. You'd think that they're a travel company and they'd have helping people figure out travel plans down to a science by this point. Now we need to figure out where we can go and able to go and wanna go. Back to square one.
OK, it's down to Greece (cruise) vs. New Zealand vs. Tonga vs. Tahiti. We still haven't made a decision yet and I so desparately need to go away to somewhere sunny and relaxing.
Really, I'd be happy to just sit on a sunny beach paradise and sip some Mai Tai.
Also started today, Rocker and I are on the South Beach diet again. Been really good so far today. Need to get our sexy bodies back so we can put on revealing swimsuits when we go on vacation in April or May. Still stupidly undecided on where we're going. Hmmph.
I painted my dining room wall today!!! It looks fabulous and adds a je ne sais quoi warmth to the room. It only took less than 2 hours including set up and clean up. Boo yah! My friend Joeli is here now and we were just watching our friend KO's film Mixing Karma. I can't believe KO is on IMDB. It is friggin' awesome. Good for him.
Yesterday we cleaned up the house and Rocker started working on the audio cables and stuff on the house. He finally got it to work today and the HDMI cable makes a HUGE difference. The TV picture is friggin' clear and of course the surround sound is luxurious. Watching movies at home is way better than going to any theatres now! Ha! Additionally, DD brought her man Q over for dinner last night. We had a great time and I think I drank way too much. Woke up in the middle of the night with a Charley Horse and I'm now walking funny. What causes stupid Charley Horses? Why the F*** do I get them?
Rocker and I also figured out mostly where we're going for our trip in April. GREECE and TURKEY for sure and maybe even Italy! He's going to check out the discounts tomorrow and see what we'll be able to do :) Yaye! I can't wait.
PS I didn't work all weekend. I desparately needed a break from working. :)
The last three days of my extended Winter vacation has been filled with cold/flu medicine and bundling up for a good sweat. I finally took a shower this morning considering it is my 33rd birthday today and I want to start it fresh. Rocker's sick too but we managed to go out for very good Sichuanese Chinese cuisine this afternoon. The rest of the day I've been hanging out with my brother and help him watch Michelin Boy and hold the new baby. Now I'm taking a break from being professional auntie while my brother bathes his kid. I'm suppose to go back at 8pm for birthday cake. It's nice that he thought of me during this time of chaos :)
