Hawaiian Wannabe: Musings of a Mainlander

Thanks for visiting. Hope to blog again in 2010.

Besides my family and friends, being in Hawaii this Christmas I will miss shopping at Kohl’s, JC Penney, Linens N Things, Big Lots, and Cost Plus, World Market. They air the television commercials out here, and it’s a BIG tease. But I will not miss the Santa Ana winds. Big YUCK. I haven’t thought about missing the cold weather in part because it’s not like it snowed in So Cal, but I don’t think I’ll miss ‘colder’ weather. It’s considered ‘cold’ in the 60′s here!

What I enjoy about the holidays here . . staying put and not traveling. I really hafta get over to the Honolulu Hale.

Wishin you peace and love this Christmas and throughout the New Year.

What do used car salesman, Evangelicals, and Hawaiians all have in common? They constantly insert your name in any conversation they have with you.

OMG. Love this song.

October 30, 2009

After a typical morning of me dragging my feet, the kids and I decided to go to the Honolulu Zoo. Cut ahead to extensive sunscreen application, when we all faced the realization that it was just too hot and sunny. We took a detour to the Bishop Museum instead. There is currently an animatronic dinosaur exhibit and of course, the erupting volcano. Now I have yet another annual pass! We still haven’t been to the Polynesian and Hawaiian Halls yet, so there’s still a lot more to see.

After our short museum visit, Joe dutifully made them 200 water balloons for some more backyard fun. What a life!!!

Friday, October 23rd. The three kids and I spent our first furlough day off together taking Jack to his routine dentist app’t followed by a trip to the local water park in Kapolei, Hawaii called Wet ‘N Wild. (We love Kapolei because it has a TARGET Store.) We have annual passes, and apparently, so do lots of other local families. I was surprised to see how many kids were accompanied by both their parents. I still don’t know how the average Hawaiian family can manage 17 lost days of supervised childcare.

Nonetheless, we had a great time, and ran into Jack’s two classmates towards the end of our day there. I must confess that I do love the time off with Jack 9, Rhys 7, and Jillian 5. I just wish it were under other circumstances.

Just look at my Hawaiian Wannabe–sporting a “Kama’aina” shirt no less!

Kama’aina = born in Hawaii; a local

Ok. I know this is a bubblegum-teeny bopper song, but it’s a break-up song, so technically on my acceptable list.

Jesse Mc Cartney’s “How Do You Sleep?”

Hawaiian Word of the Day
Pau Hana end of the work day or happy hour