I have been scolded by Michelle for no new blog posts in "10 whole days." 

Where should I pick up from... On Saturday, March 13, we took Rusty to Pacific Paws at the Koko Marina, for a much needed grooming. Pacific Paws also has doggie day care, as well as boarding - which we need to start looking into, so we are prepared for a visit home at some point :). They were VERY friendly, and knowledgeable. Told us the name of a new oral medication for flea prevention, that supposedly works, unlike Advantix and the other topicals we have tried. 

While Rusty was getting groomed up, we met up with Tony's friend Jimmy, who took us around the Koko Head/Hawaii Kai area. We had a nice breakfast, on the water. Hawaii Kai is gorgeous! 

Rusty only took about 2 hours, and when we picked him up he was very excited to see us. He looked SO HANDSOME!! They did a great job! 

Tony and I were on opposite schedules most of last week, with him working during the day and me at night. We watched a lot of March Madness basketball, and saw our brackets slowly falling apart, one by one! Very sad to see the Terps out :(

On Friday night, we ate dinner at PF Changs, thanks to the Davidson Family (our Hanukkah present). After that we headed to Dave & Buster's for some fun and games! 

Tony was excited to get out and surf the big south shore swell over the weekend. He went out on a friend's boat in Hawaii Kai, and surfed the "biggest wave" he has "ever surfed." After I finished work on Saturday night, Tony met me at work and we had a yummy Hula Grill dinner - the Ahi is soooo good! Tony enjoyed the Coconut Shrimp.

We had a tough pool match up on Sunday, for our pool league. Tony's game will soon improve when his birthday present (coughpoolcuecough) arrives in the next few weeks. More details and pics to come when that arrives! 

Today, I am off work, and have the car - so I am off to run errands at my favorite place, Target. I may even try to surprise Tony at his softball game tonight! 

We have tickets to Thursday night's Honolulu Twestival, at Oceans 808, which we will be attending as long as I don't get called into work for my On Call shift. Here is a quick explanation of Twestival:

On Thursday 25 March 2010, people in hundreds of cities around the world will come together offline to rally around the important cause of Education by hosting local events to have fun and create awareness.  Twestival™ (or Twitter Festival) uses social media for social good.  All of the local events are organized 100% by volunteers and 100% of all ticket sales and donations go direct to projects.

There will be pupus, prizes and lots of live music! I am excited to check it out!

This weekend is also the Honolulu Family Festival, aka a carnival. I promise more pictures and stories to come!! Tony's birthday is less than 2 weeks away!!

Aloha!! 

Mele Kalikimaka!!

We hope that everyone is having a Wonderful and Merry Christmas!!

Tony got his wish of a "real good tan" for Christmas! He is out surfing right now - current temp is 75º and Sunny! Rusty the Red-Nosed Silky Terrier delivered our gifts to our tree.

Hawaii is so nice, that besides the Obamas vacationing here...

Mr. and Mrs. Clause vacation here too!

We had a great Christmas Eve together - we played Scrabble, watched Elf, and I made Fettuccine Alfredo, as well as Linguine with Marinara Clam Sauce. Tony cheated and opened one of his stocking stuffers early - Rock Band Country Track Pack. He rocked the Mic, while I worked the guitar! It was a nice relaxing night.

Today we are going to watch the sunset at the Shore Bird, and then I am going to make us a yummy  Christmas pot roast!

Stay warm if you are back on the East Coast! xoxo!

Waikiki Skytower

Aloha! Today we turned in the keys at Kaiolu Sunrise and officially moved into the Waikiki Skytower. I have been scrubbing the place down since 3:30 today. Tony is on his way home from work and we are headed to Target (greatest place on Earth) to pick up some essentials that were not shipped, and some that were shipped and we cannot wait for - like a bed (buying an air-mattress)!!!

Our Express Shipment is coming tomorrow around 2pm - which has a small TV, 2 settings of plates/bowls/cups, a fan and some other miscellaneous items.

Our big shipment is currently scheduled for Monday, at which point we will have all of our belongings - including a real bed, our TV, and all our kitchen stuff! Once we have everything and it is all set up, it will really feel like we live here. Then everyone can come visit!!

Rusty really likes the new place!

We love and miss you all!
xoxo

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We will both be walking in the Juvenile Diabetes Walk for the Cure on November. 14, 2009. Please help us both reach our goals of $300 each and support our team Hawaii Terps! Mahalo!

Lindsay's Donation Page

Tony's Donation Page

Great Weekend

Aloha! Hope everyone had a good long weekend! We sure did.

Friday night, after Tony got off work, we met his boss, Claude, at the Yard House for dinner. We had a really good time, and seems to always be a nice crowd there.

Saturday afternoon, we went to the beach - I floated on Tony's surfboard for a bit before he took it out to catch some waves. While he was surfing I relaxed in the lagoon on my raft.

We took Rusty Kahala Super Grooming, Saturday afternoon, for a MUCH NEEDED haircut! When we first got there and we were filling out the paperwork the owner walked in with not 1, but TWO Silky Terriers! Rusty had a good time looking at himself. The two Silkies had the SAME personality as Rusty - very inquisitive, and very loving! Rusty has now met THREE Silky Terriers this week - when he had only met his "birth" mommy before this!!

We left Rusty with the groomer, and went to the Acura dealership in Honolulu, to get Tony's car appraised and look around their lot. We think we found a car that would be perfect for both of us - the Honda Ridgeline. Tony would be able to put his dirtbike in the back, his surfboards would fit for a drive to the North Shore, and there is plenty of room for YOUR luggage in the bed of the truck and for YOU in the back seat when you come to visit! We are doing some more research on the Ridgeline and will hopefully make a decision in the next week or so.

After leaving the dearlship we went back to pick up Rusty. They did SUCH a GREAT JOB and were SO Nice! We will definitely be going back!

(Rusty put his nose in Tony's bean dip)

Saturday night we were pooped from all the sun, so we went to Chili's in Waikiki for dinner - which does NOT accept the Entertainment Book coupon... We had a good meal, but our eyes were way bigger than our stomachs! But we couldn't leave without getting the Chocolate Molten Lava cake - mmmm....

Sunday morning Tony woke up to watch football, and I was a bad fan and slept through the 7am Ravens game loss to the Refs. We went to Round Table Pizza to watch the "afternoon" games at 10am. Seems to be one of the only bars that has the NFL Ticket - but the food and service were both good, and it isn't a long walk from where we are now.  Tony and I have started our own pool for each Sunday - whoever wins pays for dinner.

This week we TIED and split dinner Sunday night at Kobe, which is a Japanese Steakhouse, hibachi grill. We were not so impressed.  There was little EXCITEMENT - no flying shrimp... it was REALLY Dark! We started with a Shrimp Tempura roll that was pretty good - but each piece fell apart as we picked it up. Our food was okay, but it was a first and a last at Kobe! Luckily there are LOTS of other Hibachi Grills in Hawaii!

 

Today was Columbus Day, so Tony was off work and we went to the beach to relax in the lagoon. The weather, as always, was perfect. We took a break for lunch and went to Wolfgang's Express for a pizza. Afterwards, we returned to our floats and the lagoon.

Overall, a great weekend!

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We will both be walking in the Juvenile Diabetes Walk for the Cure on November 14, 2009.

Please help us both reach our goals and support our team - The Hawaii Terps! Mahalo!

We are both HALFWAY to our Goals!

Lindsay's Donation Page

Tony's Donation Page

Pooped

Rusty is pooped after our walk :)

Birds of Paradise

When I was walking Rusty this morning, I noticed my favorite flower growing right around the corner! Check it out - Birds of Paradise...

I love Hawaii!!


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We will both be walking in the Juvenile Diabetes Walk for the Cure on November. 14, 2009. Please help us both reach our goals of $300 each and support our team Hawaii Terps! Mahalo!

Lindsay's Donation Page

Tony's Donation Page

Dave & Buster's

When Tony got home from work yesterday, we headed over to the Ward Warehouse, where Dave & Buster's is located.

We walked over to a row of shops next to the parking lot - and I think I have found my new favorite shop - Second Skin. It is a small shop, selling both Men's and Women's clothes - I bought two adorable dresses - very plain, dress up dresses... They come in EVERY color! They had great accessories and jeans as well. The guy working was VERY friendly and very helpful! Can't wait to go back!

After the little shopping excursion we walked over to D&B. When you walk in it looks identical to the White Flint D&B - except this one is three floors, including a rooftop bar.

We finally both defeated "Flaming Finger" - both hitting the jackpot.

I beat Tony at Big Buck Hunter...

And Tony beat EVERYONE in Basketball... 

We had a really great time, but Rusty was very excited when we got home!

We have an appointment to look at an apartment this evening - wish us luck!

The Storyteller

Oops forgot to add this picture... On Sunday we went for a walk and Rusty sat on "The Storyteller"'s lap. He is loving all the walks he gets here!  Aloha!

My 1st Hawaiian Lizard-thing Sighting!

 While Rusty and I were out for our walk this morning, I spotted my FIRST Hawaiian "Lizard" (I think its a lizard?)  He was cute... After that we saw 2 more... Apparently I am not very observant of these little guys to not have seen 1 in three weeks, and then to see 3!

Puka Dog #2

Rusty and I took a walk to Puka Dog today. Rusty was very popular while we waited in line! The guy behind the counter even offered him a treat!

Today we got the Polish Sausage, Hot Chile Pepper Secret Sauce and the Mango Relish, with a fresh squeezed Lemonade. Rusty got a tall cup of ice water! Puka Dog was delicious and VERY messy! Lemonade was very refreshing but not lemony enough!

Last night we took a walk to the beach to see if the water in Waikiki was at all effected by the Tsunami that hit American Samoa. There were barely any waves here - although all day yesterday beachgoers were told to stay out of the water because of the tides. We took a picture on the beach but it was too dark to see the water in the picture. Rusty is a little bug-eyed because he wouldn't look at the camera and had to be "forced" to.

We ran into Senor Frog on the way back... Rusty was VERY confused.

And for all of you Louis lovers out there - this is right down the street from where we live! Just a few short blocks away!! :) You wouldn't believe the shopping around here --- Louis, Burberry, Prada, Kate Spade...

Rusty and I are getting ready to take a walk to Puka Dog for lunch! Aloha!

Rusty Hanging 10

Puka Dog!

From the suggestion of Erin Kelly Felizzi, we ventured over to Puka Dog yesterday afternoon. I had been craving one ever since she described the "best hot dog ever."

I ordered the Italian Sausage, with the Mild Garlic Lemon Secret Sauce (Tony and I were splitting, and he doesn't like Spicy), and the Mango Relish. They take the bun and pretty much burn a hole through the center - they then squirt in your sauces and then plop in the Italian Sausage. This thing was messy but it was VERY GOOD (Tony wasn't a fan). Rusty even got in on the action - with Puka Dog Dog Treats! Already craving another one!

Lazy Day

Tony's first day of work was yesterday, September 14. I dropped him off at Pearl Harbor and then went exploring around the island for a place to live.

Pictures from our balcony yesterday morning.

I ventured over to Ewa Beach (pronounced Eva) and found a few nice areas, but no leasing offices so I am back to internet research. I ate lunch at Subway in Ewa Beach - and the cute little lady behind the counter said I was ordering stuff from the Mainland when I asked for Old Bay and Spinach on my sub. Ooops!

Last night we ate at Wolfgang Puck's Express. Tony ordered the 4 Cheese Pizza and I ordered the Spicy Chicken Pizza, and of course, we split an order of French Fries. Everything was very good, and Rusty got to join us since we ate outside. Following dinner we watched ANOTHER beautiful sunset (pictures to come).

Tony was able to take a tour around the island today with some co-workers - he will fill us in later with some pictures! Today was a lazy day for me and Rusty! Starting to feel over this sickness but still coughing and still have the stuffy head :(. Hopefully this will end soon and I can really begin to enjoy our new home!

Tony's new co-workers told him of a few good areas for us to check out for apartments/townhouses. After I pick Tony up from work today we are headed to Kailua to look around.

Sunset

Tony, Rusty and I just watched our first Waikiki Sunset!

Aloha!

Good morning from Waikiki! We safely arrived in Honolulu yesterday afternoon! Animal Quarantine released Rusty right away! Thankfully we completed all of their requirements and Rusty was VERY excited to see us!

The Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio is very nice and a short walk from the beach! We walked to Jimmy Buffet's Margarittaville for dinner last night. After dinner we walked to the beach. The water was warm... And CLEAR!!!

Aloha!!