Six Days in Maui

We spent last week in Maui with his family.  I know, I couldn't believe it either!  But the timing was perfect.  I desperately needed that vacation.  I don't know that I can put the Maui experience in to words so check out some photos instead.

The Grand Wailea Resort and the condo where we stayed (and the view from it) were beautiful.  There wasn't a moment that I didn't feel like I was in paradise.  The landscaping was exceptional and the people were so friendly!  Everything was over the top wonderful.

One morning we woke up before dawn to watch the sunrise from the top of Mount Haleakala.  It was breathtaking.  Seeing the colors of the sky change and brighten above the clouds has been unforgettable.

...And the volcano crater on the mountain was unlike anything I had ever seen.  It made me feel a little like a Martian. :)

All week I admired ocean, beach, and mountains views.  The island had it all! 

The black sand beach we visited was very cool.  Beware though, traditional lore warns that taking a lace rock off the island will cause years of bad luck.

People watching =)

We found a little time to stop along the Hana Highway and watch the waves and the wind surfers.  We were transfixed.

On our last night we attended a luau and heard a little Hawaiian folklore.  My eyes were glued to the hula dancers.

I'm so grateful I got to visit Maui.  My only regret is that I didn't come back with more photos. I hope that I can go back someday and explore all the parts of Maui I'm sure to have missed.  You should go sometime too! 

Until next time.

Love, Arkansas  

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Back Tracking

With all the fuss surrounding the holidays, I've been sadly out of touch with the blogosphere. Rather than making up each individual post, I thought I'd just create a single post of snapshots covering mid-October through the beginning of January.

Well first thing's first.  In the middle of October we got a puppy!
Meet Max, our adopted runty Rottweiler.

Of course he's grown since then, but wasn't he the cutest, littlest thing? 

We attended a very interesting Halloween party at a our friends' home.

I caught up with friends at a wedding that felt more like a college reunion.

… and we took a short road trip to Memphis, TN to join the droves of people there to see Justin Timberlake perform in his hometown!

I read and loved Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister for the November book club… 

… and baked a few homemade pies for Thanksgiving with my family.

And we finally saw Third Eye Blind perform at Juanita's in Little Rock at the end of November.

In the beginning of December, I bought myself an early Christmas present and proceeded to use it to bake lots of goodies. =)

Like wheat chocolate chip cookies and a variety of Christmas cookies for friends and family.  As well as a homemade pumpkin crunch cake for Christmas dinner.

To kick off the new year right, we took a girl's trip to Eureka Springs.  Unfortunately we didn't think about January being the beginning of Eureka's off-season so many of the restaurants and attractions were closed.  No matter though, we had plenty of fun in our horrendously decorated hotel suite, having dinner and cocktails at Local Flavor, and on the Crescent Hotel Ghost Tour.  We also had time to walk the streets and hit the small shops before we had to leave early to avoid getting trapped in the mountains by the snow and ice.

Apologies for the blog negligence.  I promise to never let it happen again.  Scout's honor.  

I just know exciting adventures and nifty pictures are in our future.  Love, Arkansas.

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