First, here’s a small sample of the view from our room in the daylight. The first night we had asked to be upgraded to an ocean view room, and while it was pretty during the day, it was a bit disappointing mostly at night (since there was a big hotel blocking most of our view), [...]

Today we snorkeled in Hanauma Bay and OMG was it FUN!!! The many many beautiful colorful fish swim right up to you and around you and are everywhere. It was just breath-taking, and unbelievably awesome. We’ll do that again before we leave for sure!
Tomorrow we’ll be spending the day at the Polynesian Cultural Center. [...]

We’re here!! And OMG is it gorgeous!!! (Click the links for a few pictures. More to come later).
There’s so much to do and things to see that if we had a month here we would not even come close to seeing/doing it all. It’s overwhelming!
We spent the first day exploring our immediate surroundings. We walked [...]

So I did my clothes shopping today. I was sorta dreading it. I know I’ve lost weight, but I wasn’t sure if it’d be *that* noticeable when I purchased clothes. I started with 1 size smaller than normal. I swam in those…
So I tried the next size down. Good fit, a bit loose [...]

Why? Well, for one, I lost 30 lbs so none of my summer clothing fits me. None of it. All my shorts are ridiculously baggy.. and look awful.
Why do I need summer clothes in February? Well, I’ll tell ya.
My husband surprised me last night with my birthday gift early. A 7 DAY TRIP TO HAWAII!!! [...]

At Costco we found these drinks called Sparkling ICE. 2 carbs and 6 calories per bottle. (It’s advertised as 1 carb, 3 calories per serving but there’s two servings per bottle, so….) They are sweetened with Splenda.
Basically it’s carbonated water with 3% juice. So when I have a craving for a pop, this works.

Sorry for the lack of updates. I’ve been incredibly busy.
I continue to lose weight. I’m down almost 30 lbs now total. Go me!
It’s hard to want to post right now, honestly, because this stupid spammer won’t stop attacking my site. Right now comments are on moderation so if you post a comment, and it doesn’t [...]