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Life 365 | Week 1

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Whew! What an eventful last couple of weeks. Paul and I arrived into SFO at 6AM this morning after a particularly rough red eye flight. I am not able to sleep on moving vehicles so I am running on very little sleep. Even though I’m exhausted, this was an incredible Christmas break and I am so grateful that I got to spend so much time with my husband and my family. 

This year, one of my resolutions is to do a photo-per-day project and what do you know, my friend Brittney over at Teaberry Trails decided to start a photo link-up chronicling the year 2014. I am co-hosting this project for the month of January so don’t forget to link up your photos this year! {I will be posting photos from Sunday to Sunday each Monday.}

WEEK 1 | JANUARY 1-5

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1 // Paul and I enjoyed New Year’s day with some swimming in a gorgeous cove behind our condo.

2 // During our tour of the Kauai Chocolate Farm, we tasted fresh and organic fruits grown right there!

3 // I tried this delicious macadamia nut sticky bun - clearly a local favorite because it sold out soon after the café opened.

4 // We kayaked up a river then hiked to a beautiful waterfall. We were up to our shins in mud, but it was worth it.

5 // I got my wish - I ate lots of shave ice, yum! 

This week, I’m back to my normal schedule. It’s nice to be home and I’m looking forward to starting our birthing class next week!

 Have a wonderful week everyone!

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It’s finally time! Week one of the Life365 Linkup!

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For this project, I want capture a particular moment in each day that means something to me. I want to commemorate each day with something good, something that no matter how insignificant it may seem to others, it meant something to me.

For week one, I want to see your pictures from January 1-5, one for each day. Next week and every week thereafter, you should be able to capture a total of seven pictures, one for each day throughout the week. My hope is that by the end of the year, we can look back on these daily pictures and find that there was at least something good in each and every day.

Spread the word and grab a button! I’d love to see what means the most to everyone!

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Each month, I will have a new co-host. If anyone is interested, I have openings for the remaining eleven months. Email me if interested!

This month, I have Samantha from Substance and Soul as my co-host. She is such a sweet girl and I am glad to have gotten to know her over the past few months! 

I do have a few little rules that I would appreciate you abide by. 

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Substance and Soul

Rules:

1// Follow your host and co-host.

2// Link up your photos from the week. Not your blog’s main page, please.

3// Hop around and have fun! Visit a few others and see what they have been up too! Not to hard, right?!

Hope everyone has a great week!

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At the moment {V.12}

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Hello friends! 2014 is off to a good start! Paul’s family and I have been enjoying sunny Kauai. Even when it rained yesterday, it was still sunny out. Imagine that!

Paul and I loved the tour and tasting at the chocolate farm yesterday. It was so interesting to learn how chocolate is made – from the fruit and seeds all the way to the final product. We tasted fresh, organic fruits like ruby red grapefruit, coconut, and Tahitian lime {all of which are grown right next to the cocoa trees}. Then we tried about 15 different dark chocolates!

Here is what I’m up to at the moment.

EATING :: Macadamia nut sticky buns and shave ice. I absolutely love shave ice with a drizzle of sweetened condensed milk on top {if you’ve never tried it, do it}. I cannot get enough.

DRINKING :: Lots of water and guava juice. It’s quite humid here and easy to feel parched and dehydrated.

PRACTICING :: Photography techniques. I’ve been playing around with the automatic and manual settings. The scenery here is perfect for learning to take better photos with my Nikon.

PLAYING :: Sequence - fun! I’ve never played this game before and my MIL brought it on the trip.

LOVING :: All this quality time with my husband. I feel incredibly blessed that he was able to get all the time off work.

READING :: Beautiful Creatures - I am loving this book so far.

FEELING :: A ton of baby movement! My bump is growing and she is moving like crazy. I can just sit and watch my stomach all day.

HATING :: All these mosquito bites. I have at least 18 horribly inflamed and agonizingly itchy bites. I have a feeling that I am actually allergic to them. Each bite is inflamed to the size of a dime with no relief - ouch.

ANTICIPATING :: A river kayaking trip tomorrow. We are traveling up a river then walking to a beautiful and secluded waterfall. {I will definitely be wearing bug spray though.}

It’s going to be hard to leave and get back to real life after this trip!

Have a great weekend everyone! What have you been up to lately?

Aloha 2014

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Happy New Year from Kauai! We are having a wonderful time on our babymoon/vacation! I’ve been taking a ton of photos on my new Nikon and I will post a bunch when we are back from our trip. I hope you all had an incredible New Year’s celebration and stayed safe!

Here are just a couple of photos so far.

Yesterday, Paul’s family and I went on a hike through the Napali coast. I couldn’t make it the whole way {due to the extra load I’m carrying} but it was so incredibly beautiful. I can see why Kauai is called The Garden Island. Tomorrow, Paul and I have an incredible date planned – we are going to a chocolate farm! I am so excited! Follow me on Instagram to get updates on our trip {I’m sure I’ll be posting tons of pictures from the chocolate farm tomorrow}.