More Hiking and a movie

Day 6
Although neither of us were feeling very well, we were not going to sit around in the hotel room another day while we were in Hawaii. We headed back out to Polulu Valley to hike.

We were afraid we might not be able to hike since it seems to have rained in the morning. The trail down to the beach is extremely slippery when wet. Although it looked a little slick, we decided to take our chances.

This was a shot from half way down the path to your left …

And this is a shot to your right…

After about 15 minutes you are on the black sand beach with these views…

So awesome!!

On our way back to the hotel we stopped at a state park and got these pictures…


How can someone not fall in love with this place??

Because this trip was due in part due to a potential time share purchase, we were obligated to sit through another 90 minute presentation, which really only lasted 60 minutes after they realized we weren’t buying.

After a quick bite at the golf course grill, we headed to Kialua-Kona to see the Bee Movie. It was a little disappointing, but cute to watch. I’m not sure, had I known, I would have paid to see it – I would have waited for the DVD.

30 more minutes

I'm sitting here watching the last 1/2 hour of the 2 hour scrapbooking slot on QVC - Creating Keepsakes hour (or two hours). I bought two things so far...some rub ons (I LOVE rub ons!!) and a cute shelf of paper flowers. There are two more hours tomorrow night from 10 to 12, and Saturday from 1 to 3 a.m. (yes! that is A.M.) I won't be able to watch tomorrow and Saturday's programs because tomorrow we are heading to the Great Smokey Mountains for the weekend. We took Friday and Monday off for a long weekend. We are staying at Buckberry Creek Lodge and planning on doing some golfing and some hiking at the Great Smokey Mountain National Park - over 800 miles of hiking - don't think we'll get to all 800 this weekend, but maybe at least 5 - 10! :o) Del is also planning on going to see Transformers - something he's been waiting to do since it came out last week.

I'll post pictures of our trip when we get back on Monday.

Have a great weekend!!

Happy New Year!!

Ok - so I'm a little late in wishing you a Happy New Year! Our New Year's Eve was pretty uneventful, we were both asleep by 11:30 (how sad is that?). We spent New Year's day taking down Christmas decorations. I get really hiped up about Christmas beforehand, but once it is over, I am ready for it to be done. Out with the old...in with the new.

I want to send a special heartfelt Happy (belated) Birthday to my sister, Tina, whose birthday was yesterday. She tells me this is the last birthday she is celebrating - she will be holding steady at this age (which, for fear of her disowning me, I won't tell you what that age is!) Happy Birthday, sis! I love and miss you tons!

Del and I started our Saturday at Dream Dinners. I somehow convinced him to go with me. He wasn't thrilled with it and has vowed never to go again, however, I have proof that he went at least once and even wore an apron. He was thrilled that I had my camera with me. (Being the scrapbooker I am, I resolved to take more pictures this year, so I can even be more behind in scrapbooking my pictures!)

Last night we went to see Edward Scissorhands at Belk theater. A really good show - very well done. I never saw the movie, so I didn't know the exact story line. I was also expecting a play and musical, however, there was no talking and no singing. Just a theatrical epression through dance - a modern ballet, if you will. I really enjoyed it. Del said he actually thought it was better than he expected, too.

After church today, in response to another resolution, I spent the day doing laundry and scrapbooking (well, kind of) while Del watched football. I was actually doing some crafting that wasn't really scrapbooking. As soon as the two projects I am working on are finished, I will post pictures here. Until then...

Del and I just got back from seeing The Nativity Story .

Very much worth seeing, in my opinion! We always grade the movies we watch. When I asked Del what his rating was he said a solid B. After he thought about that for a second, he quickly added, "the story line itself, though, was a solid A+." I think he must have been afraid of being struck down by lightning or something. :o)

I give this movie a solid A. It is definitely a movie that will stay with you for a while. If you have the chance to see it, please do. You can find a review here.