things i learned yesterday:
1. i should never pretend to be a fashion blogger. no no. not a good look.
2. never spray wrinkle releaser on RAYON. it leaves watermark stains even after it dries so you have to wear your hair down to cover it up. (note to self: read packaging. duhhh.)
3. my new job looks like its gonna be awesome blossom. im stoked.
4. my boyfriend is amazing and so supportive of me! but i already knew that.
[dinner @ bella mia to celebrate my first day!]
My one month hiatus/sabbatical/vacation is now over! I had an amazing break filled with family, friends, beach, design (and lots of laziness) and am excited for this new job. I kind of miss having a routine but it was definitely nice waking up and having nowhere to be.
Since I have been living in t-shirts, bathing suits, and pareos the past month, I realize I kind of love being comfy all the time and don’t really miss the whole “business casual” thing. In my attempts to look semi-decent for the new job, I decided to pull out the big guns today: a new mauve/pinkish Forever 21 blazer my mom bought me when she was here (thanks Mom!), an old Calvin Klein black dress, and some new Jessica Simpson black heels I got for a steal deal ($44!) on Hautelook. Janelle, I hope you approve of my outfit — you are my style icon.
Anddd I’m off. Wish me luck!
Yesterday my parents and I went to Kona (Big Island) for the day to visit my sister Kimberlee’s in-laws (so my co-in-laws? is that even a word?). [Funny story: I guess my older sister and I (btw we are basically the same person and I copy her in everything I do) both have a thing for white boys from Hawaii; she met Blake (a haole from Kona) while going to school at the University of Hawaii and I met Reis (a haole from Oahu) while going to school in Santa Barbara. Blake moved to California after they graduated to be closer to my sister and I moved to Hawaii after I graduated to be closer to my boyfriend.] Weird, huh? I was just trying to be exactly like her :)
Last night we had a deeelicciousss dinner at Duke’s in Waikiki. My parents LOVE this place and we go every time they visit (+ I also make a trip whenever I have visitors in town). Even the hostesses and servers have actually started to recognize me and my boyfriend since I guess we are “regulars” among the mobs of tourists. Embarassing? Kind of. The wait is never less than an hour on any night of the week but it is so worth it in my opinion.
We started with some tropical drinks (don’t make fun of my Malibu Pine..the sweeter, the better :)). Next up was the salad bar which is my favorite part about this restaurant because of the never-ending carbs offered: taro rolls, plain rolls, banana macadamia nut muffins, carrot cake muffins, and white rice. Mmmmm mmmm. We finished our dinners of salads and steak off with their famous Hula Pie. So. dang. good.
I swear all I have done the past two weeks is eat; I don’t think I need to eat for a week. But I should go do some running.
This past weekend was jam-packed and I enjoyed every second of it! I am living up my time in California since I go back home to Hawaii tomorrow.
On Saturday morning, my cousin Scottee and I ran the Palos Verdes Half Marathon. We spent Friday night at her sister’s/my cousin’s apartment and fueled for the race with some late night snacks:
I love running with my cuz. She kinda rocks.
My parents couldn’t make it, but we still had my Mimi and Daddad, my Aunt Pam, Uncle Dennis, and cousin Shannon to cheer us on! Actually, they kinda sorta missed our crossing the finish line on accident, so they re-enacted how they would have cheered for us. My aunt is awesome…she brings a cowbell to our races.
The weather was AMAZING and perfect for running a race at around 60* and overcast. The course was a beautiful out-and-back and we got to run through ridiculously nice neighborhoods with insanely huge houses overlooking the ocean. Considering we both didn’t really train for this race, we were not ready for the never-seeming-to-end-rolling hills. Scottee killed the hills and soared up them but they made my legs way more tired than I was expecting. (I’m also just being a baby and still bitter I was far, far from a PR :)…but I guess you should probably train to get one of those). We finished around 1:57 but still had SO MUCH FUN! We chatted the majority of the time…or more like she talked and I would answer when I wasn’t dying from a hill. Since I don’t get to see my fam that much, Scottee and I always try to schedule a race together when I come to CA! It’s quite a party when our whole family gets together – I love it! We saw the super speedy Pam around mile 10 when she was flying past us during her mile 12! Overall, I had an awesome time with Scottee and it was a great race (with tons of FREE swag at the finish line!). LOVE YA SCOOT!
After waiting in an hour long shuttle line to get back to the parking lot, we went to Tammie’s Corner House Cafe in Hermosa Beach for some lunch. It was the cutest little place and had really good food (and ginormous Blueberry Oatmeal muffins which I literally inhaled).
I love my family so much and I am so glad I got to see them so much when I was here on the mainland!
I’m all packed and about to head down south to my cousin’s house for the night (she lives about 15 minutes from Palos Verdes where the half marathon is tomorrow). I’m super excited to run tomorrow even though I think I’ve only run like 2x a week for the past 2 months. Oh well…I obviously use this girl’s training style. Gotta jet and eat my Target pizza! Those things are seriously bomb.com. And only $4.50 too!
