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Sunday, October 10, 2010

WEEKEND @ THE GRAND

This was taken at a family getaway that we had at the one and only Grand Wailea Resort & Spa in Wailea, Maui. It was a much needed (as always) vacay for us all. It was a last minute spur of the moment thing that I'm glad we did. A bunch of us were there and pretty much dominated a portion of their pool. The Grand Wailea's pool is basically like a mini waterpark. It has 7 pools connected by 2 long waterslides and 4 short ones. It also has a Tarzan swing, white water rapids area, a lazy river, several waterfalls, and the worlds only (no lie) water elevator. Thank you to the grand Grand Wailea for the hospitality and the many towels that we used. Interested? 808.875.1234 or grandwailea.com.

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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

LAHAINA CHILLIN

This is an old Hawaiian game called Konane. It's somewhat like Chinese Checkers and is mad fun. The game pieces that we used were black pebbles and white pieces of coral that washed ashore. It's not as easy as it looks and crazy strategic. I ended up being 4-1 throughout the day. Anabelle had to ruin my streak during our last game, but she did really good. She had the game down by the mid day and slaughtered everyone that wanted to play, including me. DAMNIT.

Being that we were at a house that was 10 yards from the beach, they were equipped with everything that a beach boy could want, including this 3 man canoe. I was far from being in my element but I thought why the hell not. I rolled up my Dickies and jumped in. Talk about an excercise, man. When we got out, my entire upper body was burning. The water was crystal clear and we got to see a ton of fish from up above. We caught a few waves and did it, old school style, but with carbon fiber paddles. =)

AND THE DAY ENDED WITH THIS..

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ANABELLE NERDING OUT ON TWILIGHT

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L.I.F.E.

Live It Fully Everday

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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

RELAY FOR LIFE 2010

This is the second year that my family and I participated in the Central Maui Relay for Life. It is a 12 hour overnight relay that celebrates the lives of everyone who’ve been affected by cancer.

My family and I have been impacted by cancer in more ways than one. We’ve suffered losses by cancer, we have family who are currently going through cancer treatment, and fortunately, we have family and friends who have survived cancer. It is for these folks that we run. It is for these folks that we do what we do.

This year the Central Maui American Cancer Society raised just under $95,000. As a family, we raised $1,690 and I myself came in with what I feel is a dismal $235. I know I could have done better had I applied myself but for the 2 months that I had, I think I did alright. My first financial goal was to beat my little cousin in earnings. When I first started collecting money I was on a roll. I hit the $100 mark in just over a week. And that was accumulated by a bunch of $5 donations. There’s a big twice monthly meeting for those where everyone can turn in their money. Unfortunately, the girl at the ACS who took care of imputing all the money was out of work for 1 month. Because of this setback, none of the money was posted online for our tracking which for me took away from wanting to go out and get more donations. Finally though, about a month and a half after turning the money in, it was finally posted for all to see. In the end, I fell $155 short of her. Best believe next year will be the dawn of victory.

To help raise money, my family had a big garage sale which brought in a ton of donations. We also had a pizza party along with our general donations. We sold Luminaria Bags which are used to celebrate anyone who has been affected by cancer. It’s these bags that we light a candle in and line the track in celebration.

It was such a wonderful experience. There is nothing grander than giving. Take a look at how we celebrated at the 2010 Central Maui Relay for Life.

OUR TENT

THE FAM

THE SURVIVORS LAP

VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

TOOK 2ND PLACE

TUG OF WAR

DID WE WIN??

THIS WAS ROUND 1

UNFORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS AROUND TO CATCH ROUND 2 BUT WE STILL WON

So this team who was fashioned after the Pink Ladies and TBirds from Grease was the team that beat us out in the championship volleyball game. We're not going to make excuses on why we lost but it was a good game. It was against this same team that stood between us and tug of war championship victory. Also, because of them beating us in volleyball, we were really out for revenge. They had no idea how bad we wanted IT. And they had no idea how bad we wanted IT against THEM.