i can honestly say for the past 2 1/2 years i have lived here, i have never been homesick.  of course i miss my family and friends, but i have never actually missed the place because i love hawaii so much.  but this week — oh heck — i have been missing california like crazy!  good thing i am going home for thanksgiving for a quick trip because this girl needs it.  bring on the cooler temps, drinking hot chocolate without sweating, cozying up in sweatpants and sweatshirts, boots, uggs, scarves, the whole bit!  plus i am so stoked that i won’t be missing my high school girlfriends’ annual black friday starbucks get-together!!  wahooo!  let the countdown begin!

(p.s. this post may have something to do with the 3 geckos that are currently taking up precious real estate IN MY KITCHEN.  they run so fast they are impossible to catch.  believe me, i’ve tried.  did i mention that geckos play dead??  i seriously wish i was kidding you.  it is just ridiculous.  oh, and the 2 cockroaches that have joined the crew.  i mean, come on gecks, if you are at least gonna invade my space, do your dang job and eat the roaches!  thanks.  and if you are a HI resident, yes, i am a complete wuss and hate those foul creatures.  they literally cause me to lose sleep because i’m afraid i am going to wake up to one staring at me.  oh man california, i really miss you and your non-bugginess).

woo. rant ovaaa.  happy friday ya’ll.  have a great weekend!