Piyo!

I'm waiting for the class to begin! Heidi who's a regular is in the back left and here I am in the front like I know a thing or two about it! Haha... Poop people in the back who will mess up because of me. :p

Dear Husband

I hope you slept well last night. Sorry we didn't get to talk because of your internet connection-at least I got to see your face a minute.

Last night at DuVin was good. Heidi and I shared two bottles of wine and she had a caprese salad and I got the baked brie and escargot. I think the last time I was there we were waiting for you to come by from work. I wish that were actually the case and that you were in fact coming by… I would've ordered you the cheese platter and some beer. There was also a weirdo with an accent who he and his friend were offering me a house, a condo, a dog, a car, and even a plane… please! I said, I have everything I need.. which in truth, I do. I have my home, i have my dog, i have a car, i may not have a plane but take all those things away and it doesn't matter. As long as I've got you, i'm good (well, Foxi too)… then i'm good :) I hope you know that.

I'm heading out in a few minutes to meet with Jon (old boss) to discuss some stuff at Kahala Mall and will be dying my hair with Amy afterwards at 3:15. I also need to look for a replacement class for my accounting course. There aren't enough enrolled students so they're offering it online or the option to find another. I'm also trying thinking about taking the Piyo (pilates/yoga) class this evening… We'll see.

FYI.. foxi can jump on the bed without the blanket now! She's also been eating well.. too much in fact. All she does is chow down and then smack the bowl for more. I don't know if I should keep feeding her or not.

I'll talk to you later. Love you tons and i'll be thinking of you.

I'm up, I'm up!

She's able to jump up now! It takes awhile but she can do it.

Happy hour at DuVin

Two bottles of wine,a few appetizers, and a french bulldog later we find out that DuVin is dog friendly! I'm taking Foxi next time!

Going under the knife

Foxi's surgery is set for Feb 2 @8:30am. She can't eat or drink anything the night before from 6pm and on. :(

Getting in a rythm.

The follow on flights are going to start coming in so my time will be less for a while till I get everything straight. I slept pretty well last night I think that since I found the gym and am doing that now it wears me out. I am trying to stay focused on what I am doing but things are slow and cold here I think about you often and then I get bored easy and that makes it worse. If I was settled in my own room it would be different but there is no privacy here and I spend half my day securing my gear to make sure none of it walks away.

I spend a lot of time going through my phone looking at pictures of you and videos :) You are such an incredible woman!

Dear Husband,

So today is Happy Hour day! Heidi and I (and maybe Ava) are going to DuVin for their happy hour: 1/2 off wine bottles and happy hour prices for appetizers. :) I know how you love eating there. If we get a cheese place i'll dedicate it to you! Hopefully we get to meet a dog later named Poota.. hehe, I know... Cute/funny right? If I do meet this dog i'll be sure to take a photo for you.

Last night I had somewhat of an "crap" moment. The washer stopped working and I thought it was because of the heavy load so I took out half the stuff and ran it again. It didn't work so I took everything out and ran it empty. I started to anticipate going to my sisters to do laundry again and forking out money to repair the washer. Luckily I drained it and found a whole lot of lint and fuzz which was the real cause and now.. tada!... it works! I have done 2 loads without it breaking down. whoo hoo!

I tried to get a video of Foxi jumping up on the bed last night but missed the opportunity. She's so funny when she tries to get up. She's actually only able to do it when my furry blanket is hanging over the end because she uses it as leverage to pull herself up. She got off the bed at 5am this morning to use the bathroom and since I knew she was sleepy I picked her up instead of making her jump up and cuddled with her before heading to the driving range. At 7am when I got up I found a nice little dingle-berry on the bed. Nice..

Driving Range: it started out terrible. I could barely hit the ball. After a little while I broke it in again and started hitting better. I still drive around 150-170ish but I think that's still good. I don't get why i'm short on my distance but I'd like to look into those lessons sometime. I'm hitting a lot better with my fairway and hybrids also. It's about 80-125 depending on which club i'm using. Thank god. At least i'm hitting the ball now. :)

I'm going to head out to exchange Toshie's gift and head to the post office to mail it to her (plus, i haven't picked hers up either). I really hope you have a good day. Thanks for the chat yesterday.. it was nice watching you kick everyones butt at pool! Thats my champ!

Whacking balls

At the ala wai range today! I told Kasper about your 300+ yard drive.. He said, "wow!". What can I say.. You're amazing!

Blow me :)

Since I don't have you to help with waging Fox, I decided to try something new. I took a shower with her. Washed myself and my hair and then washed Fox. By the time I was done with her I rinsed myself once more and began wiping her down (which is usually your job). I used the blow dryer on her while I wrapped myself in a towel. It works this way and she looves the heat. I think its because she stands around wet while I do that last rinse.

Local brew

The one on the left obviously....

Toilets

Ah love the privacy factor :)

Black an white crows

I thought mom would like this, these raven size crows wear white sweater vests it looks like :p

Hi daddy

I miss you! I like to lay on the sand and not on the towel cause I love making a mess :p now I'm going to jump on mommy!

Beach day

I went to bed early with Fox last night and for the first hour of watching TV in be I refused to help her up (btw, the night before she jumped in the bed twice without any help). After doing that hop thing she does for 15mins she got tired and I finally picked her up.

I woke up this morning and realized I missed you alarm. I set it up early in the morning and have named it "Joaquin loves me" ringtone. I slept through it and laughed because it's just like normal when you kiss me an say you love me when you're here-I'm always asleep and aren't even aware.

Today we're going to go to kaimana beach and bring Foxi too. Idk if I'm able to find the beach chair so that Foxi can stay cool under it but I'm thinking of going to the store and getting a beach umbrella for her. I'll take photos for you when we're relaxing.

My classmate Kasper asked me if I want to go to the driving range tomorrow. I can't wait. I haven't touched the clubs in a long time. :) yay.

Manas

This is where I live for now, looks like I used some camera tricks to make it look cool but it just ended up this way :p

Waiting

Foxi waits for you and watches the door every day. She starts panting and wagging her tail when she thinks it's you.

Dear Husband

Today I've been online hoping to see you come on since I didn't get to speak with you yesterday. i wanted to say Happy New Year. I did get a message from you stating that I must not have heard my phone but I didn't get a missed call from my cell or from Skype. :(
Now I'm at Jimmy and DiemMi's place for NY and the family is here. I made beef stew and made it spicy and put white pepper in it the way you like it. Aunty Dora made her famous jello and little Tara made her amazing pumpkin crunch. The food was seriously good and all we've been talking about is working out and doing bikram yoga. I dont know if you remember Philip from Jimmy's family but if you do, i wanted to let you know that he is a new dad to a cute little boy who's got hair that stands straight up!
Foxi has been avoiding food since you've left. She finally started eating when i got her some new stuff. She already didn't like the old stuff but i think with your being gone she probably just lost more of her appetite. I'll keep watching her food intake though and see if she needs to go to the vet or not.
Also, I didn't get a chance to talk to you about last night (NYE) but I have to say that we have some great friends who are always watching out for me. Heidi and Ava have been making sure that they take care of me and when i needed someone, Andre and Eddie have been there as well... Everyone has been great for moral support.
The family also wanted me to tell you that they miss you and hope you have a good new year. Maya has started walking today! I could tells she was going to do it last night. She kept standing and sitting around trying to get back up all night.

Happy new year my love

Wishing you a beautiful new year!

NYE @ Kinh & Amy's

Meet Calvin.. This cat loves me (btw, he's the largest cat i've ever seen!)

 

 

Hi Joaquin. Love Kinh, Maya & Amy

 

 

Channel didn't want to take a picture until she found out it was for you

 

 

You can ride him!

 

 

A red smooch from Aunty Anna

 

 

Last one for me!

There was only one, ONE on the shelf and it was the hot one too. I think the commissary wanted me to think of you. I plan on sitting down by myself at your computer chair picking out the ones I like and wonder about how many times we've shared pickled okra together