This is a conversation I had with my 5 year old last night:
5yo: Do you have a husband?
Me: No.
5yo: Do you WANT a husband?
Me: Yes, someday.
5yo: Well then, you should GET ONE!
Me: Is it ok if I wait until I find a REALLY good one?
5yo: [sigh] Yes, but do it soon. I want to meet him!
You and me both, kid.
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Friday, April 07, 2006
The Infamous Captain Bob
I've decided to tell stories one at a time, and hopefully that will help me stop procrastinating. So, we're beginning with Tuesday morning.
A fine, soft day in the spring it was when my mom and I left to go snorkling. It was raining lightly, which was a pleasant change from the frightening monsoons. A cynical and hilarious guide picked us up and made jokes about tourists saying "Aloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooha." Our group of about 25 piled into the boat and found the crew: five half-naked Hawaiian men and three covered-up and shivering girls. Everyone but the captain (whose name was Drew and not Bob) popped open a Corona and started drinking. It was about 9:45 a.m. They gave us a quick lesson on a sandbar. By "us" I mean... I don't know. I didn't see them. Mom and I had started exploring the sandbar. There wasn't much there. Mom, who'd never snorkled before, did it like an old pro. I've been snorkling since my youth, so we just set off and came back when we got cold.
By the time we clambered onto the boat again, one of the girls on the crew was on her fourth beer of the morning. And she and her friend had taken our seats. Where our dry clothes, purses, and water bottles were. The only seats available were outside in the rain, which did not seem appealing as we were Very Wet and already shivering. They refused to move. So, that steamed us up a little, and we stewed in our irritation for a few minutes. I had to say, "I'm a Christian, be like Christ, I'm a Christian, be like Christ" over and over again.
BUT, as soon as we stopped at the reef in Kaneohe Bay and jumped into the water again, all was forgotten. The fish swam up around us in every color and shape imaginable. They came up and checked us out, swam away, came closer. We saw yellow tangs, iridescent sapphire and emerald hummingbird fish, striped convict tangs, silver, blue, yellow, pink, red, orange, black striped and spotted. And a sea turtle. It. was. incredible. We were out there for about an hour, until we were the last people left and so cold that mom's fingers were turning numb. It was so beautiful. And fun. I am considering moving to Fiji so I can do it every day. They need teachers over there, right?
A fine, soft day in the spring it was when my mom and I left to go snorkling. It was raining lightly, which was a pleasant change from the frightening monsoons. A cynical and hilarious guide picked us up and made jokes about tourists saying "Aloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooha." Our group of about 25 piled into the boat and found the crew: five half-naked Hawaiian men and three covered-up and shivering girls. Everyone but the captain (whose name was Drew and not Bob) popped open a Corona and started drinking. It was about 9:45 a.m. They gave us a quick lesson on a sandbar. By "us" I mean... I don't know. I didn't see them. Mom and I had started exploring the sandbar. There wasn't much there. Mom, who'd never snorkled before, did it like an old pro. I've been snorkling since my youth, so we just set off and came back when we got cold.
By the time we clambered onto the boat again, one of the girls on the crew was on her fourth beer of the morning. And she and her friend had taken our seats. Where our dry clothes, purses, and water bottles were. The only seats available were outside in the rain, which did not seem appealing as we were Very Wet and already shivering. They refused to move. So, that steamed us up a little, and we stewed in our irritation for a few minutes. I had to say, "I'm a Christian, be like Christ, I'm a Christian, be like Christ" over and over again.
BUT, as soon as we stopped at the reef in Kaneohe Bay and jumped into the water again, all was forgotten. The fish swam up around us in every color and shape imaginable. They came up and checked us out, swam away, came closer. We saw yellow tangs, iridescent sapphire and emerald hummingbird fish, striped convict tangs, silver, blue, yellow, pink, red, orange, black striped and spotted. And a sea turtle. It. was. incredible. We were out there for about an hour, until we were the last people left and so cold that mom's fingers were turning numb. It was so beautiful. And fun. I am considering moving to Fiji so I can do it every day. They need teachers over there, right?
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
you make me happy...
i promise to get to work on a post about the last bit of my vacation. you can hold your breath for fascinating captain bob stories, tales of the Great Flood, musings about warm culture, and cultural criticism of mainland american men and their misguided conception of virility.
unfortunately, you'll have to wait because i. am. tired. i flew in yesterday morning, went straight to work and have not had time to recover physically. and i spent the afternoon with my little one. she ran me in circles (umm... literally. we were being chased by a pretend monster. for 45 minutes.), but we finally calmed down enough to go home, singing "you are my sunshine" over and over again. for the whole ride home. it took another 40 minutes.
but hurrah for my heroes today! stina for her dating stories, mr. o-o for a surprising and lovely phone call, trent for putting up with me and my child running all over his place of employment, natalie for cooking me dinner, and karl for gracing us with his patient company and letting us watch "the office" with him.
unfortunately, you'll have to wait because i. am. tired. i flew in yesterday morning, went straight to work and have not had time to recover physically. and i spent the afternoon with my little one. she ran me in circles (umm... literally. we were being chased by a pretend monster. for 45 minutes.), but we finally calmed down enough to go home, singing "you are my sunshine" over and over again. for the whole ride home. it took another 40 minutes.
but hurrah for my heroes today! stina for her dating stories, mr. o-o for a surprising and lovely phone call, trent for putting up with me and my child running all over his place of employment, natalie for cooking me dinner, and karl for gracing us with his patient company and letting us watch "the office" with him.
Monday, March 27, 2006
aaahhh....
I'm sitting here with Heidi in an internet cafe in Waikiki. [insert sigh of utter contentment here]. We arrived on Friday night and had two and a half days of mostly torrential downpour. Noah-esque. But today, after spending the morning in Pearl Harbor under an umbrella and a fervent prayer to our merciful Lord, the sky cleared. Mom and I met up with Heidi and Brandon at the beach and promptly got sunburnt. Only a little. I went swimming in the ocean. We drank pina coladas under pink umbrellas.
It's been fabulous despite the rain. We went to Heidi's church on Sunday and hung out with some church-folk afterwards. And we've been exploring a lot. Tomorrow's agenda: snorkling with Captain Bob. Yeah. I'll let y'all know how it turns out.
Meanwhile, here are some awesome beach pictures:
It's been fabulous despite the rain. We went to Heidi's church on Sunday and hung out with some church-folk afterwards. And we've been exploring a lot. Tomorrow's agenda: snorkling with Captain Bob. Yeah. I'll let y'all know how it turns out.
Meanwhile, here are some awesome beach pictures:
Friday, March 24, 2006
that's right!
the rumors are true. i am officially hawaii-bound as of 10:30 this morning.
my mom and i are taking advantage of a super-low-priced flight & hotel deal to visit my dear friends heidi (teaching preschool in honolulu) and brandon (decoding something secret in pearl harbor). i am so excited to see them.
i am also excited to see some sunshine, go swimming (one of my favoritest things ever), and only wear one layer at a time. no more five-layered outfits for me!
the rumors are also true about the zags. oh heartbreak. i don't want to talk about it right now, though. or ever. poor kids.
my mom and i are taking advantage of a super-low-priced flight & hotel deal to visit my dear friends heidi (teaching preschool in honolulu) and brandon (decoding something secret in pearl harbor). i am so excited to see them.
i am also excited to see some sunshine, go swimming (one of my favoritest things ever), and only wear one layer at a time. no more five-layered outfits for me!
the rumors are also true about the zags. oh heartbreak. i don't want to talk about it right now, though. or ever. poor kids.
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