Hawaiian Love

Y'all knew I'd be going back after my short stop last year, so since Amy's Birthday was here, what better time to go back to Hawaii? LOL I landed Friday night in beautiful Hawaii and was oh-so-excited to begin my adventure only to be awakened by billions of text messages about a "possible" tsunami....Seriously?!? Here we go.. I thought to myself, my own personal "Black" cloud that follows me everywhere! It ended up being nothing at all and I spent most of the time sippin on a Margarita at a local Chili's. LOLThen it was on to explore the town... eating at all my favorite restaraunts that we don't have here in Anchorage, beginning with some Pina Coladas downtown in Waikiki :) We heard of this great hike with amazing views, so we ventured out on a very windy day for a 3 mile hike! Before jetting off to Kona we drove around Oahu for some hot local spots and of course had to stop at the North Shore.......and the Pearl Harbor MemorialThen it was off to the Big Island...Kona! I get a little nervous before flying on the smaller planes so we treated ourselves to a cocktail on the plane :) While there we went to the Volcano Park, Black Sand Beaches (where I stole some sand) did some snorkeling with some sweet little sea creatures and went to the Akaka Falls...Home of the 500 foot waterfall!!!
This was the best $3 I spent down there...

Buh Bye Football Season...

Well, football is over which means now I have to find a new hobby on Sundays! LOL (Sniffle, Sniffle) It was an interesting season, obviously with the Saints winning the Superbowl... and speaking of the Superbowl, Amy & I decided to have a party here at the house and we even made out very own Reggie Bush t-shirts! Buh bye Football...We'll see you in 7 months!!!

So then we decided to celebrate the win with a girls night out...
On a completely different note... I'm an Auntie again! My baby brother and sister-in-law welcomed McKenzi Marie Koeher February 4th, 2010 weighing 7lbs. 7oz and 19 inches long. I can't wait to meet her when I get home again. She's a beauty..think she takes after her Auntie! ;)

New Beginnings...

Hey Hey Hey!! Happy New Year... I know, it's a little late but I've been on the go and had a bit of a "writers block." LOL It's been a great 2010 so far and I rang it in with some great friends at our favorite local bar Humpy's! Amy had to work, so we hung out there, watched the anchorage fireworks and then sang Happy Birthday to yours truely! ;)
We spent New Years Day watching the Sugar Bowl, of course since it was Tebow's last game and it was a great one at that! He will be missed, but I'll follow him wherever he goes... Hehe It was overall a great Birthday and then my friend Van, who happens to be a baker made me a 4-layer funfetti Gator colored cake that was awesome!

Bored one night, Amy & I decided to go ice skating...something we haven't done in about 15+ years! LOL It was fun and somehow we made it out alive without breaking anything! Hehe We took our friends little girl and Josh met us and just had to show off next to us beginners, but he was a great help with Milan!
Last week Josh (My Alaskan Man...Hehe) was over and Amy called saying to come out back because there was a Moose out there. Y'all know my infatuation with those things, so I ran down the stairs and headed out back. Turn out there were 3 Moose.. a Momma and her 2 babies. Josh told me to grab my camera and we stalked them for a little while, got pretty close... Like within 5 feet! I know, not the smartest thing, but they seem so harmless. I was totally amazed, and Josh got some great pics.

Been a little stir crazy in the city lately, so Josh and I decided to get out of town for a bit... 1st stop was Seward! It was a warm 45 degrees down there and it turned out to be a nice, relaxing weekend. Went to the Sealife center, out to the waterfall and to some delicious Mom & Pop restaurants.
Next stop was Healy, a small town north of Denali. We stayed in a 'dry' cabin, which was a whole new experience for me...Dry cabin meaning no electricity/running water. It was very peaceful, right on a lake which was of course frozen solid. I got to see a Lynx and the Northern lights...but wasn't able to take any pictures. It was a brisk -10 outside and we decided to bundle up and go out on the snowmobile. We road out to the bus from the movie 'Into the Wild'... Very cool I must say and a true story. This place had beauty that really should be illegal...
That wraps up the past month or so in a nutshell... I'm happier then ever and living life to the fullest. I'll chat with ya soon and i promise to have more pics of Josh! ;)