I’m a bit on the exhausted side today.
I got up again yesterday morning and hiked AGAIN….but this time with a friend. We did the two miles in
and two miles out.
Here is a decent photo of the hike today…….i thought some of you would appreciate a shirtless hiker in
toe shoes.
Go forth and lick the screen if you need to…..
i won’t tell.
{just don’t tell me you licked those shoes…..
because there is something weird to me about a man in toed shoes}
It’s like that saying……
“wow those are the most beautiful pair of CROC shoes……SAID NO ONE EVER”

But more on that in a bit….first i’m excited to tell you that today is the boys surf competition.
It’s going to be a really fun day as they get to compete with all of the friends ….
and what is also great is that this is strictly a Grom competition which means…it’s for ages
12 and under.
There will be no kids competing if they are sponsored by a major company….and that means
it’s just a lot of fun with good prizes and goodies.
It’s put on by the Irons Brothers…..you may or may not know of Andy Irons…he was a big deal surfer
but sadly passed away a year and a half ago.
{this is Bryan’s favorite tribute to him and his ashes were spread in Hanalei bay}.
Anyhoo….Andy’s brother Bruce and their family have continued on with this local competition….
and we will all be at Hanalei bay tomorrow watching our boys compete in a fun filled day.
{there are some pretty awesome & unique names around here…just read through the list…}

We spent all afternoon at the beach while the kids practiced….
it’s so fun seeing all these kids out there.
{what do you think they would all do when a wave comes??}

Unfortunately ….Lola will not be in the contest.
She sold her surfboard a few weeks ago so she could buy a hamster and all of the equipment.
I called the only pet store on the entire island yesterday only to find out that Hamsters are
ILLEGAL
in the state of Hawaii.

Anyhoosier…..
like i mentioned earlier…..i hiked again yesterday morning…..but then after my hike i went
to my very last class with Gabby.
I thought i might cry….but i held it all together.
This last class…..which i’ve been taking for an entire 6 months happened to end on our
9 month anniversary here on Kauai.
That tells me two things:
1. Time is flying by faster than you can say “grapefruit juice and vodka please”.
2. I survived 6 whole months of slight torture in which i have a body that kinda likes me again.
I sort of fell in love with Gabby……because i mean…..who the hell does classes for FREE
unless you do it from your heart…..and have the kind of life that you can do that.
I’ll drink to that.

I apologize for the sweaty belly photos of me….but it’s just proof that i sweat.
{or maybe i spilled my vodka that i had slipped in my water bottle by mistake….}
I also got to finally get up the courage and get a photo with Bethany Hamilton.
She will on occasion come and take the class with us…..so you can imagine what in the world
was i was going to say to her.

So of course i asked her if she remembers surfing with Bryan back in September.

She just smiled at me…..and did not ask me to lunch like i had thought she might.
No biggie.
I would just like to state once again……for the record….and all legal purposes….
that i am indeed…..
NOT SHORT
I’m 5’7″ and a half.
5′ 8″ if i had my peep toe’s with heels on….but since it’s been a while since i’ve worn those….
just know i’m 5’7″.
Honestly though….it’s hard to just eat one of these…..so instead of making two…i only eat one

























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