Maternity Photo's {38 weeks}

My amazing and talented friend, Alysse & her hubby Clint, offered to snap some pics of Dave and I so we could have some memories to cherish of this pregnancy.

She took SO many amazing ones, they are BEAUTIFUL!!!

Here are a few...

XO,
Hannah

Three Day-er FUN!

Hi Doll,

Sooooo... The last weekend was a three-day weekend, which is AMAZING for those of you with Mon-Fri jobs. For me, who has been blessed with a super unconventional {Create my OWN schedule} type of job, it was just another day. In the spirit of three day weekends though, I did have a blast!

Saturday, I spent the day working {I'm a paramedical examiner: basically I go to clients houses/offices and conduct insurance physicals}. It was still a super awesome Saturday, I get to meet some amazing people and since I love networking, it gives me the perfect opportunity to connect with other great people on this island. Other times, it scares me to see who else lives on this island, but that's for another post...

Sunday was FANTASTICAL!! Unfortunately Dave had to study, so he couldn't come, but my friend Simeon and I headed out early to hit up Starbucks for a little java. We went to church and were fed with an awesome message from pastor Charles. We had lunch, cocktails and headed to "da beach". It was so pretty, and felt so good to soak up some serious rays :) We stayed all day, met up with some of Simeon's friends and stayed till sunset watching whales jump ALL OVER out there. These are the days living on Maui is SO spectacular.

So bummed Dave missed out, but there is always next Sunday or really any day, because we live here! We came home that night and watched Taken 2, yikes! Good movie.

Anywho, GRAND weekend-- Loved it! I'm ready for a brand new week :)

{No pics... Sad I know, but my camera lens was scratched, should be getting fixed tomorrow!}

TTYL

XO
Hannah

Loving the Sunshine with A Good Friend

I received a phone call the other day from a friend whom I've known and who has been a great friend of mine for 18 years. He recently graduated Nursing school and wanted to take a quick trip to Hawaii before he starts his new job. Basically, I received a phone call and 30 hours later was picking him up at the airport. {Great to have friends who live in Maui}

It's ALWAYS fun to have visitors! Our schedule is all messed up, we fall a little behind on our to-do list and spend more money than budgeted, but LOVE every minute of showing our guests this BEAUTIFUL island!

Dave, Matthew & I 



We hit up the beach, trailed through the jungle, tasted tropical fruits & enjoyed everything in the Aloha spirit :)

AMAZING! Sad that he leaves tomorrow, but it's back to the grind for us!

Aloha

xoxo -Hannah

Sunday Afternoons & Bye to Family

Hi you!!

SUNDAY was amazing {as usual}. We had a great beach day, full of laughs, volleyball, BBQ'ing, waves and FUN! Seriously, you should have TOTALLY been there ;)

The view from my chair!

So, of course the sun was bright, but beautiful clouds were surrounding us making the sunset AMAZING (pics below). This is at Po'olenalena beach in South Maui. Unfortunately, Sunday was also the last night my brother and his GF were on the island with us. It was bittersweet. We LOVE being on this island, just the two of us. But there is NOTHING as amazing as family! My family is my center. They are what I always think about, who I love above anything and their company is the BEST! Luckily I have my BEST friend here with me, can't beat those sunset kisses!

Sunset Smooooooches <3

BREATH deep this week, people! It's going to be a Beautiful one!

xoxo

-Hannah

Waves of Time

Such an uneventful Sunday morning spent in bed, with my coffee cup in hand, my hubby and the pups fast asleep beside me. These morning are the BEST! When you can just sit and soak in the good vibes. Sun shining into the pasture is what I can see from my big bedroom windows. I can also look out and see the Ocean, which is BY FAR my favorite view. The ocean is where I belong. Ever since I was a little girl, being at the ocean was such a healing place. Peaceful yet so majestic and mysterious, there really is no place I've ever been that gives me the amazing feeling I get when I feel like time stands still and my feet are placed on the edge where the water meets the sand. It really is MY place! I feel the Lord in the power of the waves and the gentleness of the tide.

This could be THE reason I love living where I do. I can get to the ocean in 5 minutes flat! Whether I just want to stare at the waves, climb in and let the salt water soak into my skin or close my eyes and sit on the edge and breath in the fresh air, and let it revive me. To me, being by the ocean is best place to BE.

The last few weeks I've been struggling with finding TIME! Sitting in the Dr's office and waiting for your name to be called can be the slowest movement of time, while dinner with friends seems so fast! You sit, you chat and all of the sudden you're walking back to your car checking your watch wondering how it flew by so fast?!

As an adult it just seems like there aren't enough hours in the day to get the to-do list completed AND do the "fun" things. So, with all of this being said, I am really learning how to manage my time. I want to Enjoy this amazing life I have, but I also need to be faithful with all of the responsibilities in my life. I'm learning to just breath in and out and let life take it's course. There are SO many things to do and so many things I've already done. My life is Blessed and I just want to soak in the Goodness of each day, not stressing myself out because I HAVE TO GET STUFF DONE!!

As I stared at the ocean this morning, it reminded me of this time thing and the constant battle I have with it. It was just a reminder to take Time, live Life and make sure to keep the Balance between the hours rolling by and the moments of amazing-ness when time stands still and my feet are placed on the edge where the water meets the sand.







How do you manage time? Do you have a special place you FEEL is YOUR place?



xoxo

-Hannah

Blogging hiatus... September 1/2 way gone??

 Good Evening ALL!

So as you can see... :/ I've been on a little "dry spell" with my blogging. I'm definitely a work in progress!! Blogging doesn't take that much time, it's super easy and I love doing it, so why is it on the back burner?

Again, I'll try not to bore you with the excuses, "I've been too busy!" Because I haven't, "My life is boring!" Because it isn't, "I just got back from vacation!" Nope.  There are NO excuses, just haven't made time for this amazing blog. But, I'm BACK!

I honestly CANNOT believe it's already mid-September. Only three more months and our classes will be over and we'll be headed to Oregon to visit for the holiday season. Where does this time go? If you have a trick to slowing life down, please share :)

My brother and his gf have been here visiting for the last 10 days. We had a blast the first week they arrived. We got to do all of those tourist-y things we miss out on since we LIVE here on Maui. So we showed my family around the island. Drove them to some of our favorite beaches and restaurants. It has been fab. Working from home is the BEST thing ever!! There is NO way we could have just taken a week off, with no notice and spent days with my family if we worked at a "typical" 8-5 job! Feeling very blessed :) This second week, they've been on their own doing the "romantic island getaway" thing. Dave and I went back to real life... School, work, taking care of the property and enjoying each other. Tomorrow (Sunday) we are all meeting up again for their last night on this oh-so-Fabulous island. BBQ'ing, beach activities, volleyball, skim boarding, boogie boarding, laughing and enjoying their last hoo-rah here!

I'll post pic's next time!! See ya'll later!

xoxo

-Hannah

[Omelets + Beach Friends]

I had a GREAT Sunday! How about you?




My husband made me a DELICIOUS breakfast, egg omelet with sour cream and fresh salsa on top! Lately we’ve been on a egg kick. Eggs every morning! At least they are good for you, satisfying protein & healthy fats {we mainly use egg whites}

He made this with:

• 1 whole egg


• 1/3 C egg whites


• Diced yellow, red peppers


• Green onion


• Sour Cream & Salsa as toppings

Sauté peppers/onions in small skillet, Whip eggs together until evenly mixed, Pour into pan with veggies {once the veggies have softened}, Let sit until bottom of eggs are cooked, Fold. Once it’s cooked, add your toppings and enjoy!

After breakfast, we drove to church, listened to a great teaching on not following the crowd as a christian, but leading the crowd. Just because the world says it’s ok and everyones doing it, doesn’t mean it’s right. Great message.

We went to the beach with friends after church. We try to do a big beach party at least 2 Sunday’s out of the month. It’s a great time to spend with our Maui friends/family, laugh, boogie board and BBQ. Living in Maui is SO low-key, you just go with the flow and enjoy each others company! We are very blessed to have friends who accept us for who we are, laugh with us, encourage and support us.

Dave & I boogie boarding, SO MUCH FUN! South swell was happening today!

Some of our FAVORITE people!

 The view from my chair.