I should start off with the beginning of our weekend. AKA Wednesday where I ditched class to go to the Triple Crown Surfing competition in the historical surfing town of Haleiwa (Pronounce the W like a German, weird..). Wait, back up a second. Haleigh Clouse ditched a class? Hold on, what has gotten into me? I never ever ever ditch school! Well two things made me ditch. Number one, I only had one class that day because the other one cancelled and number two: Alex and Brayden are bad influences on yours truly. So on that note, Alex and I basically sat on the sand and were astonished by the cool flippies and jumps the surfers pulled. I didn't understand half of what the commentators said, but hey, when you're raised in a desert, what else can be expected? So it started raining while we were there. It got real cold and real windy. Luckily I was a smart little girl and I was prepared with a sweatshirt. But Alex wasn't..nope. She just had a shirt that was not made for holding warmth, and apparently had an umbrella stashed away in her backpack but had forgotten until the rain stopped. Why does Hawaii have to be so temperamental and dramatic when it comes to the weather? And also, why does it have to be so dang flippin' windy? I hate the wind. It's official. Windy weather sucks, therefore, I will never move to any place that is susceptible to the wind. Or in other words, I shall live out my days inside of a cave where wind is all but nonexistent.
During a brief sunny respite, we snapped a quick picture
Had to get that banner in the back!
So moving on to Thursday, aka Turkey Day aka Thanksgiving. Can you say non traditional? Alex and I got to eat a lot of good ol' fashion Fijian cooking/monster banquet. There was enough food to feed the masses of a small army. And in no shape or form am I exaggerating. Literally there was about six deep dish serving tubs of meat alone. Piled to the top. And then there was a whole table that was crowded with deserts alone. And a whole lot of other things. At least they had mashed potatoes and turkey. It was good food. Real good food. Would you like to see?
Here is a peak onto Alex's plate. You can tell she enjoys meat and will never become a vegetarian. Ever. Not on your lifetime, sonny. Also, she likes to eat purple potatoes that aren't really potatoes, but is in fact taro and "tastes like dirt" (Not our words) Earthy would adequately describe the flavor.
Not even half of the table is full. I promise.
Here is our place of dwelling during our feasting activities and the wonderful lady who invited us to the Thanksgiving dinner, Lynsie Atalifo! She is the best!
The brownies were delicious...leave me alone..
Here are Lynsie and her husband Tevita. They let us play in their house for a while before the dinner. We got to play Mario Cart Wii and slurp down delicious Pog! And also, Alex and Lynsie made delicious pumpkin pie that I was supposed to help with except I was on the phone with my family.. thanks guys. But I do want to thank the Atalifo's for letting us spend Thanksgiving with them, it was delicious and very fun! Thank you!
Onto our epic Black Friday adventure, yes? First off, it should be known that we only had four hours of sleep prior and things got a bit boring on the bus so we, of course, had to spice it up. Also, you are about to see what happened and when it happened. Good luck.
6:17 am: Alex and I have embarked on our little excursion to the Ala Moana mall. We awoke from our dreaming of new clothing at precisely 5:15. We are tired and loopy and function on less sleep than the average human being, but we are no average humans. We are women with a purpose. However we nearly missed our bus and marching onto the first morning bus was the first sweet victory of many yet to come.
6:18 am: We have been delayed it seems at the Turtle Bay Resort with no sign of leaving soon.
6:26 am: Victory! we have continued onto the mall.
6:35 am: Strange specimens are finding their way onto the bus. We will Keep to ourselves and observe with subtlety. Alex will not cease to sneeze and says "Hi mom!". While driving past Waimea as the sky begins to turn pink we both wonder "Can you believe we really live here?" Yes the shock of living in Hawaii is still present after nearly three months.
6: 49 am: The bus driver nearly hit two baby chicks. They barely made it out alive. We have never been so relieved to see their downy yellow fluff scurrying across the road.
7:00 am: We have entered into the pineapple jungle. The air is strangely acidic. Do not breathe too deeply, it may very well be your last.
7:02 am: Rumors have reached us that Big Foot lives on this island. We have the full intent to investigate this claim. Alex says that she'll keep her eyes open, but thinks that everyone should just leave him alone. Urban Legends are people too.
7:07 am: We find ourselves playing air guitar and singing silently to microphones to Bohemian Rhapsody. We are aspiring to become more entertaining than the fat man sleeping at the front of the bus.
7:16 am: We are ready to shop, but there is no mall in sight... Getting very antsy as the bus sputters and lurches from stop to stop.
7:30 am: After sending Eric a surprise for when he wakes up, we came to the wonderful realization that we are professional subtle bus dancers. We entertain only ourselves and those paying close attention to our bodies. Very awkward. Until we find ourselves decorating imaginary miniature Christmas trees. Then it just gets splendid.
The rest of the bus trip was boring. Nothing of note happened. Would you like to see the photo graphical evidence? Okay!
Eric's surprise
Meriadoc and Peregrin.
While we were at the mall, we picked a fight with an Asian lady who cut us off. So rude, Asians just love cutting people off. I swear, I was going to shove them all over the railing. I cannot tell you how many times they got in my way. Guys, I actually miss Mexicans. What is this?
But it was a pretty successful day, I got a ton of new things. It would have been better if only there was an H&M, maybe one day there will be?
Alex here! So after our long yet satisfying day of mall madness and being uncomfortably close to people, Haleigh and I retired to her peaceful dorm and chillaxed for a bit. We then decided to go eat (did I say eat?) some hot chocolate and then attend the men's basketball game in our sharp new outfits! The game went as expected. Haleigh, Sumner and I sat together and had a grand time. I finally took the initiative to approach the gecko and confess my love. It went nicely, I think, because he did a couple of flips on the court during the following timeout. I went home at 9:00 and skyped the man of my dreams. It was such a wonderful night! Andrew, if you're reading this, a) you're a stalker b) you already know that I think you're a babe.
Haleigh, back to you!
Back to me! Well, that pretty much covers the weekend! Today and Saturday were pretty uneventful.. too rainy and windy for the beach. Surprise surprise!
Until next time, my friends!
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