Pictures of the Day

I am horrible at blogging these days. It makes me sad. Therefore I am determined that for the rest of the year I will post a picture a day (minus the weekend). I am determined to post a photo that I love or made me happy that day. To find the good and happiness in each day I am given. I'm tired of feeling bad for not blogging and tired of being upset over people not commenting. This is for me. 

xoxo

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Sunset from my in-laws home in North Carolina. 

I'm a sucker for sunsets.

I miss you NC. 

Miscellaneous

Oh hey, remember me??

Ya, sorry for my unannounced hiatus!
(unless you follow me on IG then you know what I was up to) 

*The Hubs and I went on a two week vacation back to the East Coast. Boy was is wonderful and much needed. We spent some time in Florida and most of it in North Carolina. We celebrated our one year anniversary (can you freaking believe that?!) in the mountains at a quaint bed and breakfast. It was hard leaving NC. We love it there and are really hoping to make it back there when we finally settle down. Very excited to be back with all my boys, though a break from the furchildren was pretty darn nice. I'll post more about our trip/adventures throughout this week!

*As wonderful as the vacation was, the Hubs and I both gained some serious pounds. I've mentioned before that we were on the Yeast Free diet and doing so awesome with it. Then vacation came, and we really did try, but it's hard when you are not in your own home and are having to eat out all the time as you visit with people. More than half of the trip my stomach was upset and I was so bloated. It was horrible. On this aspect, I am very glad to be back home and back on a regular eating schedule!

*Over the vacation I came across this 10 day herbal cleanse by Advocare from Raven. I knew it would be perfect for when I got back! I'll be starting it today. Excited to try Advocare for the first time and see how well this does with cleansing my body. Have you tried Advocare and/or this cleanse before?? 

Off to nurse my headache. Time change and 10 hour flights are no fun.

Have a fabulous Monday!

His Mistresses

It's time to get real...

My husband has not one, but three mistresses. Yep, no sugar coating that.

 He spends money on them, takes them on special dates, feeds them, loves on them, bathes them. It's pretty darn serious y'all. I've actually met all of them and well, they are pretty sweet.


Jessica:

Nichole:

Sally:

Secretly, I want Sally. Technically, she is now mine.

What's yours is mine babe!! {insert evil laugh} I love marriage!


Is your man into his cars? If not, what is the hobby he spends time/money on?

Crazy Thing

After our hike last Friday, we went to get brunch at the famous Cinnamon's in Kailua. (Truth be told, the Hubs and I had no clue how awesome it was til we went on Yelp to find a place to eat. Thanks Yelp!) Nothing like stuffing your face after a hike, right?! Oh man, it was so good! It was a cheat meal for us both, for sure. The Hubs got the famous Red Velvet Pancakes and I am a sucker for French Toast on sweet bread. Both were phenomenal! And Cinnamon's Hawaiian Coffee... awesome. It wasn't your typical $2 coffee from IHOP y'all. 

While we were waiting to be seated though, we wondered upstairs to a lil chocolate factory. Met the owner, totally a surfer dude, and he told us all about his adventures in learning to make chocolate. Hawaiian chocolate specifically. We got to try fresh cocoa beans straight from the oven. Then we got to have a sample of each bar he makes! Very different but so amazing. I haven't had a lick of chocolate in well, way too long. 

So let's talk about this crazy thing...

I signed up for my second half marathon.

And I just started running again, after a long hiatus, last week.

Damn you, sugar high.

My first half marathon, this was pretty much the same scenario, minus the sugar high...I was just down right crazy. I also swore I wouldn't run another one. Ever. But you see... I need a goal, a motivator to make myself run. It's such a battle! A love-hate relationship. I also have it on my Hawaii Bucketlist to run a race here. So ya. Come September, my crazy ass will be running 13.1 miles. THIRTEEN POINT ONE. Maybe I should have read my first half marathon blog post before signing up. Agh! At least, I will be better prepared this time... hopefully!

If you follow me on IG I apologize in advance. You will probably be seeing a lot more running pictures. I have to keep myself accountable and motivated throughout this process! Thanks for not unfollowing me. xo

Are you a runner? Have you ever run a half marathon before?