Random....

I've been meaning to post these as well....they didn't quite fit in the last post so I thought I'd do a separate post. We completed the Aloha run Mon. Feb. 18th -- it was 8.1 miles and we ran it the whole way with a pace of 9:05/9:10 -- faster than we anticipated! We ran with approximately 20,000 of our closest friends, started on time, and finished on the turf in Aloha Stadium. Those long runs on the weekends paid off!

The second picture is of our art project. Its been done for a little while, we just haven't taken any pictures of it until now. Thought we'd add some color by painting it instead of staining it.

Finished!

Hall Table

A few more....

Here are a few more pictures from the week Scott's dad and Sue were here per a viewer request. There isn't much else new going on -- Scott returns from Seattle this Saturday and Emily comes the same day to hang out with us during her spring break, which we're looking forward to.

By the lagoons

Shrimp truck....yum yum yum!!

Beach up at the North Shore

At Diamond Head

View of Waikiki from Diamond Head

Whales Galore

Scott's dad and Sue are visiting with us for a week. We've been out and about seeing the sites, taking pictures and eating as much shaved ice as we can ;-) Yesterday we went on a sunset whale watching adventure on a catatmaran on the North Shore. We were incredibly lucky and saw some whales that got up close and personal. It was more than we expected to see -- our captain even pulled out his video camera. Picture taking was a challenge, but we gave it our best shot and Scott brought the video camera along. Below are a few pictures and video from our trip -- you can just tune out the 'human' voices you hear on the video! Its a bit long and hold onto your sea legs, but you can really see that pictures sometimes don't do them justice.

Look at that tail!

Splash!

Hey there!

Wow.....

Look out....whale spit coming through....

Video

Many valentine's wishes for a happy hearts day! Enjoy the day and even better...enjoy the upcoming weekend!

Hawaiian Evenings

The green flash hasn't been caught on camera yet, but we've taken a few other fun pictures at the lagoons the past few weeks.

There goes the sun

Scott calls this one "reflections"

Clouds upside down

self-explanatory I think...

The tree stands alone.....the tree stands alone...

Go Team!

Weeklong celebrations of American football ended with the Pro Bowl yesterday. Gates opened at 7 for parking, 9 for the stadium. People were up early, out in full force tailgating and expounding on their favorite team/player to anyone who'd listen. The game itself was a little....anticlimatic, but the energized atmosphere made up for it...there's nothing like the wave going around the stadium, a chinook fly over or watching the mascots. That said -- we still prefer live baseball games!

Aloha stadium -- with about 60,00 of our closest friends

warm up

Marshall Falk chattin' it up

ANG Chinooks before the game

(the best part in my opinion)

waiting to be announced....

And they're off! Go NFC/AFC (take your pick)

Trying for a touchdown.....

Sunning mascots

Halftime show -- Lifehouse

Ready for the second half

That's the game...congrats NFC

Sightings

We went out for our long run early evening after an exciting day of running errands, cleaning/organizing the garage and washing one of the cars. People involved in the Pro Bowl are staying at the Marriott up the street and we've seen evidence that they're here. There's more traffic than usual, limos are lined up on a side street (which Scott has seen coming in when he leaves for work...some people are having a late night) and part of our running route has been blocked off right in front of the hotel.

So, we get our run on and see a few people involved in the Pro Bowl -- they were wearing laynards with IDs/pro bowl logos. Not that we really knew who they were, but its entirely possible we saw some of the football players.

The real sighting of the day came in the middle of mile 6 (out of 8). The sun was setting and as it went under the horizon there it was: the green flash. We weren't the only ones -- some people applauded as we ran by one of the lagoons. So, its official: it exists. Current green flash sighting counts are: Becky: 3 Scott: 1

We completed the 8.1 mile run and are ready for the aloha run coming up in a week. Now, that we've done some work for today, its time to sit on the couch and recover.

Winter Weather

Winter means cold, snow, ice and hot chocolate (at least I think so) to a good portion of the mainland. Here its all about the rain, wind and surf/craft advisories, with some snow. Haleakala (on Maui) was covered in snow and the national park was closed for several days last week. This week, rain and flooding are a concern. Where we live (leeward side of Ohau) there's generally less rain, more sun and warmer temps than other parts of the island. So, we've had some rain, but mostly just clouds. The article below talks about the weather here:

http://www.kitv.com/weather/15213820/detail.html

Halealkala last week

(courtesy of KHNL News 8)