Moments of Musing

Everything

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I am running on maybe 4 hours of sleep today but it’s more than okay — because I am flying home to surprise my family (excluding my parents, who flew me in — my friends all know)! I hope none of them read this before then…


I am so very excited to be with loved ones this weekend. Of course, I’ll be missing my guy but I’m happy to know he’ll be celebrating with friends and football. And I see him in just 20-something days! Thankful for that for sure. 


Speaking of being thankful, I have so much to be thankful for this year: 


– Health
– Law school graduation
– A new career
– An opportunity to live in a beautiful new city
– Months in Hawaii
– The support and love of my family and friends
– To be engaged to the love of my life 
– Happiness…
– E v e r y t h i n g. 
 



Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone!
 
 

Look Around You

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This weekend I got together with coworkers for the first time. It was nice. And then I hopped in a taxi and was home within 5-10 minutes. I absolutely love city living.
Sometimes, though, I do get pangs of homesickness. Not so much for NYC — though it is a kickass place — as for my loved ones. So when I do get those feelings, I hop in my elevator and go to the roof. This is my view.

I look around and see this … and I am reminded of the beauty that surrounds me and suddenly I feel all better.

Oh, and then I looked out my window because I heard Christmas music. Lo and behold, the Magnificent Mile Light Festival Parade comes down my street.

I love it here.

 

Aloha Friday Week #3

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In honor of my extended stay on Oahu and my nostalgia for the palm trees, Pacific Ocean and Aloha spirit during this cold weather, I’ve decided to have a weekly Aloha series this month! Each week I feature some of my Hawaii favorites.

This week’s favorites are FOOD/RESTAURANTS. 
(Note: I don’t take many photos while inside restaurants so most these are of the beautiful views. Don’t be fooled, though — the food at each of these is great, too!)

Haleiwa Joe’s Haiku Gardens

 
Cinammon’s Restaurant Red Velvet Pancakes

 
Kona Brewing Company
 

Champa Thai

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Our Wedding Website

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This Saturday was one year from my and T’s wedding, which means there’s currently less than a year to go!
 
Less than a year of planning to go.
 
Less than a year of being engaged.
 
Less than a year until we’re Mr. and Mrs.!!!
 
Originally, I wanted to wait until we picked one of the two venues we’re choosing between to post the countdown and our website to social media. Since, however, we’re having it away from T’s hometown, we want to give them enough notice. And I’m in love with the site, so why not?
 

 
For privacy reasons (do bloggers even have privacy?), I won’t post it here but I will give you the site if you ask!