Kasey Buick

I woke up yesterday morning and stepped on the scale.

144 pounds.

Actually 144.7 {bryan wanted me to round up…..but i’m rounding down damn it}

144.

Which means i have 7 more pounds to lose and my original goal to lose the entire 25 pounds 

is fast approaching.

Three weeks to be exact.

My post on 3.9 in which i showed you my before and midway photos was only a little over 3.5

weeks ago but the photo was taken 4 weeks ago.

Even though i’m losing almost a pound a week i feel a little stressed in trying to lose the 

last 7 pounds in the next 3 weeks.

That would mean 2 pounds a week for the next 3 weeks.

SHEET

That would mean 25 pounds lost in 23 weeks {5.5 months}.

That was my goal though wasn’t it? 

I’ll be realistic….i don’t think i can do it.

My class is Gabby is ending in less then 3 weeks….and in these next 3 weeks….class is very sporadic…

as in 1-2 classes a week instead of our normal 3.

Trust me…..

I will be crying big snotty snobby snots all over her on our last day.

{it’ll give her something to remember me by}

I’ve been running 3-5 miles on the days i don’t have class….but still i want to be my normal self…

which means i’m not going to go all extreme just to try and meet my goal.

I have to be realistic…..and still be me.

Or do i?

Help!

Anyone there?

Anyhoo….yesterday i woke up and dragged my tired husband out of bed to hike with me.

We hiked the Hanakapiai trail which is at the end of the road …..

and the entire trail is a total of 11 miles long

and is known as the Kalalau trail. It’s quite trechorous after about mile 6….but people do it…and camp 

all along the way.

{it’s a secret goal to be able to do that…but i don’t think carrying 3 boxes of wine is smart}

We hiked 2 miles in and 2 miles out.

My next hike is going to be 4 miles in and 4 miles out.

{don’t worry….i can bring one box of wine for this one…}

I was proud to make it a whole half mile…..

The entire 2 mile trail in runs along the coastline….

and i suggest if you come and hike it…to get there early..

{we drop kids off at school by 730 and head straight to the trail head}

so that you can be there before 8 am.

If you get there any later then the parking is hard and the trail gets really crowded.

It took us an hour in….and an hour out.

{Bryan is a hiking virgin…..so i had to go slow….}

Two hours total and let me tell you the first half mile is pretty tough.

When you get the 2 miles in…you end up at Hanakapiai river and right past the river is a secluded

beach in which you CAN NOT SWIM IN.

But you can sit and enjoy the scenery.

{even pack a picnic…..stay a few hours and enjoy the view}

Last month a tourist tried crossing the river during that big rain storm we were having

and she was washed out to sea.

It’s important to follow the rules ….and that means…..

1. don’t hike when it’s raining 

2. don’t cross any rivers when the signs all tell you not to when it’s raining hard

3. be smart and use common sense.

We had a great time and followed all the rules.

We even said hello to everyone on their way up as we were heading back down….

a total of 43 hello’s.

Which means…by 9am…the trail was packed with people heading in.

We never tripped….fell….or broke an ankle….so that was good news.

That was my workout for today.

It was better than running.

So much better than running.

Wine is better than running and hiking.

Vodka and grapefruit juice is better than wine.

So let’s have some Vodka and grapefruit juice!

I don’t have a clever enough title for the post today….so it’s labeled fun facts Friday.

This post is filled with all sorts of fun facts.

Like this one:

Fact: Lice here in Hawaii are called UKU’s.

Not to be confused with playing the UKUlele.

Fact: Don’t yell at a kid and say “go grab the UKU”. They will be confused and might possibly scream.

Fact: I realized i do not like running at all.

I say that everytime i get up and head out….

but i made it a whole 5 miles last week though.

And then i ran another five miles again.

Fact: My knees hurt and i’m too old to be running.

People pass me by all the time…..but slow and steady finally makes it to the end.

*I made Kale chips for the first and last time ever. I realize most of you love them…

so i thought i would give it a go.

Fact: I didn’t realize they wouldn’t taste like cheetos.

We even seasoned them with sea salt and evoo.

They sat on my counter for two whole days and we all just sort of looked at them the entire time.

I’m the only one that tried them.

We fed them to the wild chickens……and even the wild chickens just looked at them.

*I found some tea that i though bryan could drink ….but apparently he’s more 

interested in the deli meat.

Fact: i’m going to give him the tea to drink this morning and see what happens.

*I said shoot me if i mentioned running again…..

Fact: i’m down 3 more pounds since my Strong is the new skinny post.

Fact: I hate running and won’t bore you with anymore running stories.

I won’t even tell you about the day i though i could text a quick message while running and tripped.

Don’t run and text.

If you can get past the early mid 90′s look of high wasted belted jeans on me….

and oversized plaid shirt paired with olive green cords on Bryan…..

you’ll get to see us standing with Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks {and Rita’s sister Lily}

at my aunts house when we lived in Vail.

{living in the mountains must explain the look}

I only show you this photo because…

1. Bryan found it the other day stashed in his folder

and

2. well…..we are standing with Tom and Rita.

Because we had only met them once….we thought it would be fun to invite them to our wedding.

Fact: They didn’t come.

It’s ok….no hard feelings….but look at how my arm is entwined with Rita’s…..

and how Lily’s head is resting on Bryan’s shoulder.  I think they liked us.

p.s. If you tune in tonight on NBC you’ll get to see Rita and Lily on an episode of “who do you think you are”.

My girlfriend Jill  from Oregon is visiting with her family this week….

and i was lucky enough to get together with her yesterday and

we had drinks poolside.

Fact: 2 of them.

Fact: Ginger lemonades.

Honest to goodness fact: Vodka sure is good in lemonade.