a big buick weekend

April 28, 2012

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″.

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this that and the other

April 26, 2012

I was going to dedicate an entire post to this sandwich……

but i thought since i haven’t blogged in over a week…..that wouldn’t be fair….and to just show you this sandwich

which i’ve named the 

BEST SANDWICH IN ALL OF THE LAND

would just be plain rude of me….the end.
Honestly though….it’s hard to just eat one of these…..so instead of making two…i only eat one

every single day.

It’s a roasted beet and chevre sandwich.

I bought a bunch of Beets at the farmers market…..and can you believe i’ve never once….had beets.

I sliced them up….brushed them with evoo and sprinkled them with sea salt. Then i roasted them at 375

for about 25 minutes.

After they cooled …i spread some chevre on some fancy bread…layered the roasted beets and some

spinach….then i grilled the sandwich to perfection.

I introduce you to the best sandwich in all of the land…….

I follow Colbie Caillat on twitter….and knew she was here in town for a bit…..

then i saw she posted that she was kicked out of the Westin for sneaking in their hot tub.

We would totally be best friends.

{i just hope she didn’t go in the hot tub i pee’d in…..that would be awkward}

Mr Buick and i had a nice little date the other night. We were invited to the restaurant he works at

to enjoy the Luau that they put on Tuesday evenings.

If you ever come to Kauai….i would totally suggest this one. 

The Hawaiian show is put on by friends of ours…..their whole family grew up here ….real Hawaiians….

and the daughters all do Hula for the show.

It’s authentic and intimate. Not great for little ones because it’s in a restaurant and they can’t really run around

but if you are looking for a nice evening with Hawaiian culture….i totally recommend it.

It’s at the Mediterranean Gourmet in Haena . {about 10 miles past Hanalei}

I even put on a new dress for the occasion….


There is a reason why i put my phone on silence Saturday mornings when i head out for a little

“just kasey time”…….

I made some mini Kauai lime pies for an evening on the beach…..

i might have eaten two of them….

i don’t remember because i lost count.

it’s okay though……because red wine is supposed to bring down the sugar hight.

I made sure to have a few of those as well.


I love “clean eating”….

it’s so healthy and good for you.

You really should try eating some cake while you sweep the floor…..

because you are burning calories by sweeping.

The girls and i  meet up on Friday evenings for our Friday evening club.

There are children running around…….i swear.

But if we make a circle…..and keep it tight….it seems to ward of children

Lola and i like to snorkel.

Actually we all like to snorkel…..

but Lola likes to stay close to shore….and i like to sit on the beach.

I swear you can still see a lot of fish while floating in 2 feet of water.

Fin just likes to walk around with his mask on……

it makes him feel important.

I skipped my run this morning….and hiked solo instead.

In my new to me trail runners.

Don’t let the name fool you……because there was no trail running by me…..

i just like the name….

trail runners…

they make me feel important.

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he turned 7

April 19, 2012

 There is nothing….not one single thing i would change about the last seven years….

about the way i parent or the way i raise my kids.

I’m a pretty open parent….and very relaxed.

I don’t always feel like i make the best decisions…..but i try.

Granted…..at times i have doubt that i made a right decision…..

like saying No to Lola having a sleepover at a “boy” friends house.

She’s only 9 and has lots of “boy” friends….but i wasn’t comfortable with the situation.

I had to listen to my instincts…..and it was hard seeing her in tears.

I also had to say No to Mason having a sleepover at a friends house where there were

going to be around 14 kids….some of them being girls….and it was a little heartbreaking…

because this group is sort of the “popular” group at school….but overall….

the decisions we as parents have to make are the hardest….and the older the kids get….

the harder it is to feel like we are making the best decisions for them.

Don’t get me started on truth or dare.

Anyhoo….back to the subject on hand.

My baby boy turned 7 on March 4. {yes…that was almost 6 weeks ago…}

He was born on a lucky day. 3.4.05

at 4:56.

{okay…totally kidding about the 4:56…it was to good to pass up}

Fin was almost named Atticus…..i really loved the name Atticus……

from the book “To kill a mockingbird”….but Bryan really loved the name Fin.

not Phin

not Finn

it’s not short for Finnigan

it’s just Fin.

{like a shark Fin}

One N not two.

{and one of these days i’m going to run into Julia Roberts and introduce our Fin’s ..her’s is Phinn…

and our boys will be best buddies and build sand castles together}

Bryan grew up by the ocean…..so we finally concurred on the name Fin.

Fin Hudson

He loves to snuggle and it kills me that he doesn’t come in in the mornings much anymore….

he has grey blue eyes…..

hair so blond it almost looks white….

and smiles every single day….

and now he is seven.

{almost 8 …since it’s taken me this long to actually take and post some photos…}

I’ve been a lucky mom this year to be able to help in his class on Tuesday mornings….

taking turns reading with him and the other kids.

The other night……middle of the night……i heard a baby crying….

and really crying.

Living here in Hawaii…..our windows are open most of the time…..and since we live

in a condo complex…..you hear a lot of things.

{be creative …..}

Our unit is more of a duplex with just us and our neighbors who don’t have kids yet….so it’s

pretty quiet except for when they bust out their jazz tunes at dinnertime. I love listening to

Jazz…because it’s not something we would normally listen to….and it’s always around dinner time

which is fun.  Mason always asks me if i can ask them to turn it down….but i tell him…

they listen to me yell at you kids all day….it’s their way of unwinding.

Anyhoo…..our bedroom faces a condo unit that is a vacation rental….and that’s where i heard 

this baby crying and crying late into the night.

It might have been a night i took a tylenol pm or two so i was in a good deep sleep when i heard

the crying. I woke up slightly hazed and started pushing bryan’s shoulders….

and said

“it’s your turn to go and feed the baby”

Bryan sat up in bed….groaning…..and it took a minute for both of us to realize that

we don’t in fact have a baby…..

and it wasn’t ours.

That feeling of knowing we don’t have to get up was comforting…..

{my babies never really slept through the night…..they always woke up for one thing or another….}

but we still had to listen to it cry for the next hour.

Quick tip: Don’t start the Ferber method while on vacation.


Anyhoo……I had some photos of my baby boy that i wanted to show off……

and i’m proud to say he is signed up for his very first surf competition in a little over a week.

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