Monday, October 16, 2017

Monday Musings

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Maunawili Falls hike.

My week: My mom and brother got here on Tuesday for a visit and we've had a fabulous time! We went hiking, we rented a boat and went out to a sandbar, we went to Iolani Palace and the beach and the North Shore and a luau. It's been so nice to have the week off work, play tourist and, of course, spend time with my family -- and we took Alohi us as much as we could. She went on her first long hike (and was a total champ) and on her first boat ride, where she tried (and hated) swimming for the first time. My mom and brother fly out tonight, but it's been such a treat having them here!


Reading: Not much time for reading this week, but I did squeeze in a little here and there. Monday night I finished "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" and I absolutely LOVED it. I can't wait to read the second book in the series. Then I started "Rabbit Cake" by Annie Hartnett, which is a quirky book narrated by an 11-year-old. It's a decent and easy read, but it's definitely not sucking me in the way "The Long Way" did.

Eating: Soooo much food! We had malasadas and bubble tea and ice cream (twice) and took my family to a bunch of our favorite restaurants.

Making: The tutu for my book fairy Halloween costume for work. It's a combination of pink, purple, light blue and white, it's ridiculously voluminous, and I love it.


Looking forward to: Watching "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" on DVD. I wanted to see it in the theater but we didn't have a chance, and it's finally come in for me at work!

*I'm linking up with Kathryn of Book Date for It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

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Mom and me!

10 comments:

  1. I'm glad you had such a great time with your family. I have Rabbit Cake but never read it. I think it was a daily deal once on Kindle. I LOVED Guardian of the Galaxies 2 but still thought the first one was better. However, the whole movie is worth it for the Groot dance scene in the beginning.

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    1. I love Groot! You're right that the first one was a tiny bit better, but I loved this one too! Between "Guardians" and "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet," I've been in space-y sci-fi mode lately!

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  2. Ah! Enjoy Guardians of the Galaxy 2!! I agree with Barb, I also thought the first one was better, but still really enjoyed the second! I can't wait to see where they take the series!

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    1. I loved "Guardians 2"! You're right, it wasn't quiiite was good, but I definitely enjoyed it. I was intrigued to see that the the Guardians are going to be in the next Avengers movie.

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  3. It sounds like you had a lovely time with your family visiting and the photo of you and your mom is just beautiful!

    Happy reading and a wonderful week to you.

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    1. It was wonderful! I don't get to see them as much as I'd like, especially while we're stationed in Hawaii, so I'm thrilled every time we get to visit each other! :)

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  4. So nice to be able to spend time with family! I'll have to look into reading The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. It does sound good. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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    1. I thoroughly enjoyed it, Kathy! It was a very charming, fun-to-read sci-fi novel, and I've already ordered the second book in the series!

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  5. The Long Way to s Small Angry Planet is on my wishlist. I saw Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 a couple weeks ago. Come see what I'm reading

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    1. I loved "The Long Way" and I ordered the second book in the series as soon as I finished it! I liked "Guardians" too -- I guess it was a space-y couple of weeks for me! ;)

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