Halloween and the Big Move

ALOHA!! Sorry it has been so long since our last post, but we have had a very busy week! On Friday night we met up with one of Tony's coworkers from DC, Mike, who was in town with his brother and girlfriend, and Claude and Russel, Tony's current coworkers, for a night out on the town.

 On Saturday, Tony and I went to the beach and relaxed in the lagoon. In the afternoon we went to the Ala Moana mall to pull together a last minute Halloween costume for me. There were TONS of families at the mall trick-or-treating with their kids. Unfortunately there were no Halloween stores, and Hot Topic had none left... so we pulled together some items for my oh-so-creative Ray Lewis costume.

Tony, of course, was a sexy Chippendale, only he had a new addition this year....

Russel joined in on the fun, and they dressed as the great SNL Chippendale skit starring Chris Farley and Patrick Swayze.

They were a HIT with LOTS of girls asking to take pictures with them!

Billy Mays even made it out.

Halloween is INSANE in Waikiki - There were people EVERYWHERE. We walked around for an hour just people watching!

On Sunday morning we went to the beach again. We tried to go to Duke's for dinner, but there was an hour wait. We walked over to the Beachwalk and ate dinner at Giovanni Pastrami's, a recommendation made by Claude. I was VERY happy to see that they have Lox and Eggs, as well as Matzoh Ball Soup!! Can't wait to go back for breakfast!

Yesterday morning the movers arrived to deliver all of our furniture and belongings. We sent WAY too much stuff for the space we have!!

Truck #1 of 2

 

Rusty wasn't really minding all of the commotion...

 

And only a few things were broken... Not bad!

The movers did not leave until 6pm - and the living room was FILLED with boxes. Today I have been working hard to get rid of all of the boxes and it looks like I have finally made a dent in the work!

We also had a new Washer and Dryer delivered today, and someone is coming by this afternoon to fix the Air Conditioner! It is all coming together. Once I finish with the boxes and we get rid of the extra mattress and desk we brought, we should finally have a HOME in 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!

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Our Express Shipment arrived today - mostly last minute items that we forgot to include in the big shipment. Our silverware and cooking utensils are all washed and put away! We have a TV and a fan! Only a few more days until we have our bed and ALL of our stuff!

The view of the Mountains and Golf Course

 The Living Room / Our Make-Shift Bedroom

 

 The Bathroom

 

The Lanai

 

View of the Tennis Court and Pool from our Lanai

 

View of Waikiki from our Lanai

 

 

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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!

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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

Lease is signed!

We officially have signed a lease for an apartment! We have an ADDRESS!!

In the process of moving all of our belongings that we have here so far from Kaiolu Sunrise to our new home at the Waikiki Skytwower. One more drive and a walk with the surfboard to go. Our "Express" shipment is being delivered on Thursday, and Tony will find out the schedule of our big shipment tomorrow.

Check out the view of the Mountain and Golf Course from our window!! 

Shutting down and packing up the computer! Pictures to come once we get settled in!


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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

Weekend Update

Aloha!  Hope everyone had a good weekend. We did! On Saturday afternoon we went to the Hawaii Theatre and waited in line for 2 HOURS to get tickets to see Jack Johnson. He is performing only two shows on November 13 and 14th at the Hawaii Theater to showcase his new CD and DVD Release En Concert. All proceeds will go to his foundation he formed, Kokua Hawaii Foundation. 

The line at the Hawaii Theater...

 A couple of fans in front of us even brought their adorable 9 month puppy Winnie.

Tony bought me a Hawaiian shaved ice to help with the heat!

We got our tickets for the Friday night show! Can't wait! 

Last night we went to dinner at Tanaka of Tokyo, another hibachi grill. This time we had a much better experience!!

The restaurant is on the 3rd floor of the Waikiki Shopping Center. The hibachi area was pretty big, and well decorated. Everyone at our table, besides me and Tony, was from Japan, so our chef Sean had to repeat everything in English to us after he explained to them in Japanese. He was very entertaining. The food was DELICIOUS! We still miss the white sauce that was served at Sakura, but the two sauces were pretty good especially when mixed together. We shared the Shrimp entree and the Filet entree, and the Scallop appetizer.

Sean, our chef. 

 

After dinner, we went upstairs to the 4th floor of the Waikiki Shopping Center and went to Big Kahuna's Island Adventure - a 3D Neon and indoor mini golf course!

Check out my sweet 3D glasses!

The 3D glasses made it a little difficult to see the holes, so they only made it through a couple of holes! Tony of course beat me by a few strokes!

Afterward, we caught a site we had never seen before... Usually there is a guy painted in Gold or Silver, or in an Elmo suit, but on this night we saw Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse and then this guy... Mr. Newspaper. Very interesting site! 

 

Today we went to the beach and floated in the lagoon for three hours. We took a lunch break at Wolfgang Puck's Express for a delicious pizza!

Tomorrow we are hoping to decide which apartment we will be moving into this week - the one at the Kaiolu Sunrise or the one on Cleghorn Street... More to come on that though! Tonight, we went to Walmart, in Honolulu, to pick up some cleaning supplies for where ever we move to. This was a first and a last - this was the most crowded and obnoxious Walmart I have ever seen! There were 25 people in the "food" aisle that had only milk (reasonably priced), cheese and hot dogs. All with carts, and no one moving! Crazy!

Big week to come, I will write more tomorrow! Goodnight and Aloha!

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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

Saturday night we went to Tiki's Grill & Bar finally. This restaurant was right down the street from the Hilton Prince Kuhio and we were saving it for a good sunset dinner. We walked down to Waikiki beach and ended up watching the sunset on the beach. It was gorgeous as always!!

oops forgot to zoom back out...

 

 

 

When we got to Tiki's there was no outside seating left - they were on reservation only - which I unfortunately didn't realize they were on www.opentable.com. We sat down and looked over the menu. We were a little disappointed because there wasn't anything really different from what we have been eating. We were thinking of getting an appetizer and then leaving, but there wasn't really an appetizer that we wanted either. We asked our super nice waitress, Nikki, what she reccomended. I said I liked seafood, but was not in the mood for fish. She said that they Scallops were one of the best things on the menu. Tony and I decided to share the Scallops and the Filet. Good choice. The Scallops were REALLY good, but every time we both eat scallops we have the Ben's Next Door scallops on a pedastool and nothing seems to compare. The filet was a bit charred for a Medium Rare steak, but was still pretty good. The whole experience would have been much better had we had an outdoor table to watch the sunset.

On Sunday morning we were able to watch the Raven's game on TV - although it was an extremely frustrating ending it was very exciting to watch on TV, at "home"!  Tony went surfing in the afternoon, and we did our Sunday ritual of food shopping at Safeway that evening. Lots of yummy dinners to be had this week.



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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