Kasey Buick

My mother in law called yesterday and left me a voicemail …….

she said…..

i have a new computer and i don’t think it’s working because i’m pulling up your blog and it still has the post

from two weeks ago.

I’m still here….check check….double check.

I apologize for not posting as much this month …..but this one year thing is just flying by….and we are trying to wrap our

bodies around as many memories as we can…..so the posting might be far and infrequent some weeks and 

visa versa.

We’ve just had a really busy last few weeks…..and life has just gotten in the way.

Good times have been had lately.

I would officially like to state….that last friday i finished my 10th week of training with Gabby Reece….

and i’m down a whole 10 pounds {on a good day…and without a scoop of nutella finding it’s way into my mouth}.

Only 11 or so more weeks of class left…and Gabby packs up and heads with her family back to California….

but i am so happy to have been invited to join her class….and it’s paying off.

……

Some of our best friends flew in from Chicago last week and spent the week with us…..

they arrived last Monday night…..and we initiated them with our first big monsoon rain of the year on Tuesday.

It rained so hard on Tuesday that the kids school called an hour after they were dropped off to tell us that 

school was being cancelled and the kids were being sent home.

{does anyone just hit the ignore button on the phone when they see the school calling…}

I reminded the school that we just had a three day weekend….and did they take that into concern when calling me

to let me know that they were coming home.

Apparently not.

The kids school is on the other side of a river…so when it rains…..and it rains hard…..the bridge is closed to traffic

going in and out of Hanalei…..so the school kids are put in priority….and bussed right out.

So we all hung out all day……with pouring rain….and power outages…..as one big happy family.

{and somehow there were a few additional children that came home with us as well….}

Last Thursday we decided to have some of our friends over for a cocktail party….

we had our new friends…..along with our chicago friends…..and it was a fun evening.

I made brie and fig bites….

{i might have a problem with eating brie….by the spoonful….}

and i’ve been dreaming about these ever since….so i’ll take some more photos for you and post the recipe this week.

{warning: do not weigh yourself after you have eaten all of them…..not a good idea}

we all drank some good fine wine…..

and wine goes very well with brie.

I was also able to bring my friend Alison to one of Gabby’s classes with me…..

and not only did Alison get her butt kicked kick butt

but Bethany Hamilton showed up for class as well that day….so needless to say….even though we 

were sweating like pigs on slaughtering day…..but we got to sweat with Bethany.

{and no….that is not me bending over behind Alison puking……}

We spent a lot of time at the beach…..

{they left their kids back home in chicago….so obviously….i let them take over some of my parenting…it only seemed fair}

We also did what we normally do when we have friends visiting…..

we rented some SUP boards…and sent them out into the water.

{i monitored the cooler….it’s my delegated duty you know….}

Yesterday was their last day here….so we headed over to the South side of the island where they had been

staying for the last few nights and joined them all day poolside.

We drank some more fine wine……

the boys kept checking in with us ……because they were parked in the bar watching football…

and i barely saw the kids the whole entire day because the hotel had the most amazing pools…

we felt like we were on our own vacation all day.

The kids did keep coming back to be fed though…..

I have a feeling my mother in law might just be calling me today and wondering if i might want to 

check myself into Rehab with all the photos of fine wine drinking last week.

So before she calls….let me just state that as of Today….i’m going off the fine wine drinking this week.

I’m switching to Vodka.

It makes my green juice taste SO much better.

First of all…i want to thank you for all the comments you left me on my last post….

i so appreciate the love….and you are so right….not many would take a chance like we have…

and as one person said…..good ole Illinois will still be the same when we head back.

Two things happened this week….

first and foremost…we bought a juicer.

We got it at Costco…and it was under $100…and it’s awesome.

{even though i feel like we are spending more money or fresh produce in order to juice…}

My fave so far is kale, spinach, baby carrots, one apple and 2 cuties {clementines}….you don’t even taste the

yuck green….it’s just sweet enough.

The kids love fresh pear juice.

They do not love green juice.

and just so you know….

a little bit of vodka in that green juice…..and you got yourself a cocktail.

oh…….my two hour juice cleanse went really well…..and i think you all should join in on

my next one!

And the second thing that happened this week was i bought a scale.

I bought a scale and made chocolate chip cookies all in the same day.

Homemade chocolate chip cookies…….from scratch.

Not the pre- made cookie dough like i used to buy in bulk at Costco just because i liked to eat cookie dough…

{i know i’m not alone in the whole eating cookie dough thing because i ran into my friend Dawn once at Costco…

and she had her tub open and was eating it right out of the tub while strolling around …}

so what  i’m just trying to say is that you shouldn’t buy a scale and make cookies from scratch all in the same day.

Drink wine instead.

check check

A couple of weeks ago my friend invited us up to her dads house to let the kids fish in his stocked pond.

This is what the text said that she sent me:

“We are taking the kids fishing at my dads house, it’s mucky and wet, but bring wine”

So of course….i’m thinking her dad lives in the marsh somewhere…..and i thought that wearing my hunter boots might

just be perfect since we are going to be sipping fine boxed wine in the jungle somewhere.

It’s pretty obvious that i didn’t get the memo that short shorts….flip flops {slippers} and that the stocked ponds

are in the front yard of an amazing beautiful home up on a hill.

All the kids had a blast fishing…..they would catch and release them 

{you are welcome ….PETA}

My friend gave us a walking tour of her dads property…..

as we sipped on our fine wine….

remember…i’m still in my boots and jeans…..and this is where they came in handy…

when we took a tour of the potting shed.

I’m so glad i had my boots on to tour the potting shed…..because while they all looked cute and

sweet in their short shorts and slippers….i was feeling right at home in the potting shed.

Note to self: You never know when you might get a tour of a potting shed….so Hunter boots come in handy.

{obviously….they didn’t get the memo about hunter boots and potting sheds}

When in doubt on what to wear….drink more wine.

After the tour…i asked my friend Kelley….if she needs a sister.

She said ….not right now.

I don’t blame her…..because she’s one lucky girl to have gotten the chance to grow up here on Kauai .

{that’s right….she grew up here…..and she surfs every single day}

{she’s also married with two kids….so if you are one of my male readers….and think you are going to hit her up…

she’s taken….}

On another note…..we’ve been doing some whale watching…….and this is the only photo you get…..

because my battery died right before i snapped the photo of the breaching whale.

actually….here is one more…..

can you see the whales out there….

neither can i…..but they are out there.

Honest

and lastly…….i just thought i would share this video…..because i loved seeing how fabulous this boy’s proposal was.

It’s a friend of a friend…..

so even though i said today was a quickie…

it really wasn’t.

Sorry…..it’s the spinach juice talking for me.