Cupcakes!!!

So last night I was reading Honolulu's Best and it had the perfect cover...CUPCAKES!!! I guess Cake Couture is the place to go for the bomb diggity cupcakes. So that is on my to do list this weekend :) Supposedly they have a marshmallow filled cupcake...I will eat that in honor of the OG cupcake princess...FU.

Oh and can I just say how excited I am tomorrow is Friday!!! My brain is fried today...all day training...ick. I don't think I can take anymore training on bonds and commercial paper...ack.

TGIF or shall I say Aloha Friday...wooohoooo nevertheless!

Time is a flying...

holy shiz it's already Wednesday! Today was CRAZY at work especially with all the effing craziness with the market. Who knew that the reserve money market was gonna fall under a buck!!!! I was fielding angry peeps all day...ay ya yi! But I did get a check for $1.1M...NICE...and some other dude wrote me a check for half a mil! The day had a perfect ending. One of our money managers is in town and took us out for some bomb ass Japanese beer...Echigo and some serious sushi.

After getting home, I cruised over to my other apartment, just cuz I could and laid on the couch for awhile and read Honolulu's Best...I found where I can get the best cupcake...Cake Couture...watch out!

A good buddy is in town so I'm excited to see her this week!!! Bring on the mai tai's...woo hoo.

Asta pastas!

My car has arrived!!!

My phone rang about 9:30 this morning and I almost let voicemail pick it up...good thing I didn't cuz it was Matson telling me my car had arrived and was ready for pick up!!! My very awesome boss gave me a ride to pick it up. My dumb ass was contemplating walking to go get it...5 miles in the industrial side of town...probably not a good idea...duh. It felt so weird driving my car in a new place...none of my preset stations worked, the air coming through the windows even smells different. Cruising along Ala Moana to some Hawaiian tunes was a very odd/awesome feeling :)

I've been thoroughly enjoying my walks to work in the morning...it's almost 3 miles but the weather is so beautiful...riding the bus seems like a waste. My favorite part of the walk is going by Ward Center...they have tons of plumeria trees lining it and the smell is almost orgasmic...takes you to another world, especially if you close yours eyes for a second...the smell of the plumeria and the surf from across the street...to die for.

I get my keys to my new place tomorrow!!! So for 2 weeks, I will have 2 homes in Waikiki...that'll never happen again...lol.

Here are some pics of my new digs...these are not my pics...from craigslist ad...I'll try and bring my camera tomorrow and take pics :)

2 weeks already!!!

Wow, it's been 2 weeks since I arrived!!! I've been very bad at updating...mostly cuz I've been stressing about finding a permanent place to live! Never fear...today was the day that I found our "permanent" place to call home! Funny thing is that I can see my new home from my current home...lol...I can look out my bedroom window and see my new building. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the location I'm at...not smack in Waikiki with all the tourists but close enough. I'm right off of Ala Moana Blvd across from the Ilikai and Hilton Hawaiian Village (fireworks every Friday!).

My new apt is a tiny 2 bedroom but has some awesome amenities: saltwater pool, gas bbq's, gazebos, putting green, 2 party rooms, library, weight room, cardio room, ping pong...haha, 2 PARKINGS (unheard of in Waikiki), bike storage, board stoarage, across the street from a grocery store, bank and it's not on a super busy street :) I LOVE IT and it's about a 2 minute walk to the water!!!

To celebrate my new apartment...I went to the beach and slathered on my super awesome "browning" lotion and fell asleep on the beach. Lots of VOG today and I guess it makes you tired? Guess so, I was drooling on my book when I woke up.

So what have I been up to the last couple weeks...

-my first day of work
-moving offices to a new building
-learning the bus system
-looking for a place to live
-climbing Koko Head (1059 steps to the top!)
-renting a car and hanging out with some friends in Ewa Beach
-learning how to pronounce things
-surviving the busiest Costco in the country
-walking, walking, walking...I even walk 3 miles to work everyday!
-trying to adjust to the time change
-watched the Aloha Parade

All in all, life in the land of Aloha is fantabulous :)

Labor Day

Holy shiz I walked A LOT today! Since I brought lots of long sleeve shirts with me, I figured I should get some cute short sleeve tops so I don't burn up. I had some gift cards to Macy's and wanted to go to Walmart to get some snacks for my mini fridge. Armed with my flip flops (rubbah slippas), iPod and beach bag, I hit the streets.

The Macy's in Waikiki is a mini one and not much selection but the staff was uber friendly. I had an expired registry rewards card and they went out of their way so I could spend my $11...lol. They gave me a map to the Macy's at Ala Moana...the lady told me to take the bus but I was being cheap and didn't want to pay the $2...I'd rather walk. Boy did I walk!!! It was hot out and I hadn't really eaten much. By the time I got to the mall I was dripping and my shorts were falling down, like butt crack falling down...lol. I passed a girl with a Ross bag...my cheap ass heart skipped a beat...woohoo! Got some stuff at Macy's and asked how to get to Walmart/Ross and headed to the food court...it was effing packed! Um, yeah, I think I'll just get something I can eat and walk with. So I got real creative and got an acai jamba juice :) I then cruised over to Nordie's to see if they had an Anastasia counter because mama's gotta have perfect brows! THEY DID! The lady at the counter was super helpful and gave me the waxer's card and showed me the way to Walmart...like literally walked all the way out the door with me...talk about Aloha spirit! I have encountered nothing but overwhelmingly nice people...makes me smile :)

I am now off to watch the Champions parade...I guess it's the little league world series or something like that.

Tomorrow is my first day of work...I'm actually very excited!!! I have to figure out my bus route cuz my walk would be 3.5 miles...um no.

Off to the parade...aloha!

My first full day in Hawaii!!!

I woke up at 4am Hawaii time, which is still sleeping in Seattle time. I cruised the internet and watched TV and ate my left over teri burger and cold ass fries. Also downed about 20 gallons of water. Did I mention that I'm living at the Marriot Resort and Spa on Waikiki! Only for about a week til they find me an apartment...I'll take it :)

By 9:30am I was out surfing!!! Wes' friend Ryan lives here and is now a surf instructor...yay for me. I'm not gonna lie, I was scared shitless. Once I got up on my first wave and biffed it really hard, it was all good. I love it and want to do it all time! I did jam my toe on some coral trying to get back on the board...I guess that's not too shabby for living in paradiso :) I am now cruising craigslist for a board!

Sayonara Seattle

Yesterday was rough! Giving my cats a last hug for awhile and they knew something was up...they were squeaking at me :( Saying goodbye to my honey...I think the longest we've ever been apart is about a week, when we've gone on vacations to visit friends or family. Watching him waving furiously as I walked through security was heartbreaking. The security guy asked if I was okay and then I lost it completely. I just stood there in a daze as they (security) ran my bags through about 3 times...yes, I had stuffed my whole life in 3 bags :) I timed it perfectly, by the time I got to my departing gate, they were already boarding. Me and my 3 bags stuffed ourselves on to the plane, granted I snuck an extra one on...haha.

I love flying Alaska and the little treats they offer. Granted, I usually fly first class and this time I was in coach. So I had reserved a digeplayer for my 6 hour flight and loaded my bag with snacks. I declined the beverages cuz I was stuck in a window seat and didn't want to get up to go pee. Once I got my digeplayer, I noticed that there were two headphone jacks so I asked the poor girl that was squished in the middle if she wanted to plug in and watch movies with me. We watched Shutter and Juno. It was my first time watching Juno...LOVED IT. I love that girl! My favorite...you are my macaroni and I am your cheese...that's me and buns :)

It just so happened that my neighbor in the middle was moving out to Honolulu too! Just add water or a digeplayer and we became friends...we even hugged after her ride came and picked her up.

I was getting picked up by new boss and his family. Can I just say, I've NEVER received a warmer welcome! His family picked me up and his 3 year old son put a beautiful lei on me. My boss had a bag full of snacks for me and a ton of books about Hawaiian life and how to learn pidgin books...lol...wha dat? They then took me to lunch and checked me into the hotel on the beach!

I had only gotten about 3 hours of sleep the night before because as usual as I was rolling how I roll...last minute. Stuffing my life into space bags and sucking the life out of them with a vacuum. Lucky for me, and pure luck, my 2 checked bags weighed 47.6 pounds each...no overage fee for me. I digress...once I got into the hotel and the bellboy left...I collapsed for 15 hours. I was beyond exhausted...physically and mostly emotionally.