Mele Kalikimaka

Did you know its December and Christmas is in 19 days?  Well when it still looks and feels like late summer outside it's really hard to remember.

 The only way I know it's that time of year is because of....

and

These are the current Christmas Decorations about campus.  Palm trees wrapped in Christmas lights is quite hilarious.  And even though I will probably receive a lot of eye rolls from y'all enjoying the winter...

I want it to be cold.

I want to need mittens and scarves and sweaters.

I want to be excited at tiny little snow flurries falling from the sky.

Even though Hawaii is endlessly beautiful I miss that snuggly cozy feeling you can only get during a cold winter in your bed under a blanket.

Only 11 more days!

sweet or tart?

I don't think peaches grow in the winter so I should be thankful for this never ending summer weather :)

Lobster anyone?

So I have been back in Hawaii for almost a month.  For the most part I'm happy except missing my sweet nieces and the rest of my family.

Here's a story for all those who have always hated me for my tanning abilities.  I usually tan very easily.   I go from my natural brown to really dark brown in no time.  But this time around I have been a tanning catastrophe.

Example-

My third Saturday I went to an outside shopping outlet with a friend and her mom.  I had been to the beach already a couple of times and did not burn.  However this time I did.  Not only did I burn but I was wearing a purse that the strap goes across the front of my body so it left this wonderful tan line.  I have a slash across my chest.  Maybe the Lord was trying to put a big caution sign for all the guys on the front of me? (remember the reference I made in my last post to things I say sometimes that I maybe shouldn't- that last sentence might be one of them)

I walked around with a big slash across my chest for the last week. cute.

Now today I returned back to the beach with the same friend.  We were only there for an hour and a half tops and it was overcast some of the time and.... I burned again.  I tried to take another example picture of the white hand print that can be left on my face, chest, arms, and back if you press on my skin but the camera is not quick enough to catch it.  Let's just say my upper body looks like I belong in a tank in the lobby of a Red Lobster right now.  

I don't know what's going on with my skin and it's inability to tan but this could cause a problem.  People might actually think I am a white girl.  I applied ample amounts of aloe vera lotion (thanks roomie). Hopefully I will wake up a beautiful brown or at least no skin flaking off.

P.S. I really like being a white girl and have nothing against beautifully fair white women.  I just love being tan.



sweet or tart?
looking more like a bright red tomato instead of a sweet peach