Drive to Hall

Summer's almost here= pretty sunsets on the way to the Hall on Tuesday evenings

I heart S.T.O.

The State cut the pay of Speech-Language Pathologists & other department of education workers. As part of the deal, they gave us a bunch of STO hours (supplemental time off). I used some STO to renew my driver license last week. Apparently my astigmatism is worsening in my ripe old age because I had to take the vision test about five times. The nice DMV guy kept telling me, "Try line 6 again... Ummm... Try again... Try again... Maybe the screen is blurry. Here wipe it with a tissue. Try again..."

(On a positive note, my union negotiated really hard with the State, resulting in a $0.23 increase in my latest pay stub. Yeee-haw.)

Anyway, today we spent my day off running errands & ended it at our (surprisingly clean & empty) Ewa Beach beach park.

My vision limitations struck again:

Me, "Look babe! A turtle!"

Jeff, "That's a stick."

Me, "Look babe! Another turtle! It's bobbing it's head in the water!"

Jeff, "That's floating rubbish."

Okay, maybe the beach wasn't totally clean, but at least the rubbish looked like cute marine life.

Jungle Baby Shower

Congrats to first-time parents Jenny & Rennie! We can't wait to meet baby Robyn. Here are some shots from their jungle themed shower. Most of the sisters wore animal print. Props to all the friends who helped make the party a beautiful success. There were plenty of "wild" details: a huge parrot painting, home-made cakes, cute favors, abundance of plants, and more! Kudos for a job well done.

Instagram Fun

Baby Magdalehna

Ahhhhhh! She's soooo cute!!! Congrats to new parents, Dani & Serg. Click here to check out more pictures from their baby's photoshoot:

Modern Twist Photography

Mia the Violinist

We had the pleasure of watching Mia performing with her school's concert orchestra. Brava!

2012 Memorial

*Two*

March 13, 2012 marked our second anniversary! Here are some snap shots from our simple at-home celebration, complete with a Cake Boss inspired gift presentation, a nosy doggy, some silly photo props, and a mushy slideshow. Year #3, here we come!

Ever wonder...

...what is in all the products that we slather on our hair, face, and the rest of our body? Ever wonder how safe all our beauty and makeup products are? Check out this video:

If after watching the above video, grab a few of the products you use daily (e.g. lotion, soap, makeup) and compare the ingredients to this website's list of toxic ingredients:

FeelGoodStyle

Or, if you want to find out exactly how toxic (or hopefully, non-toxic) your health and beauty products are, click on this link:

EWG's Skin Deep Cosmetics Database

Type in a product that you use to see a breakdown of its ingredients and corresponding toxicity levels. You may be surprised at what you find out!

Stuff... stuff... stuff...

In case you need motivation to simplify, buy less things, and make better consumer choices which will benefit the environment, check out this video. Quite insightful.