THE SLIDESHOW OF what awaits us in Maui...the 808! Scenery and people we love so much we are moving 4,000 miles for:
This month of August - the 8th month of the year -- I HAD been waiting for August 8th because 808 will be our new MAUI area code!!
Sorry for another month delay in updating for those that follow! We have been busy trying to keep busy again. We went the first 20 days of August without seeing each other again which was hard, but the time flew by thank god!! I kept myself busy with work as always and hanging with some of my BF girlies!! Time well needed and well spent
I enjoyed a nice dinner with our lil doggie Libby, her new brother Jameson and thier Momma & dear friend K-ron. We took them in the car to eat @ Quigleys because they are so pet friendly there! Libby cried and howled at everyone that didn't stop and say hello to her while we tried feeding her french fries and red peppers to get her to shut up! Needless to say, I enjoyed every second being with her and mister jameson!
Libby & Jameson in the car heading to dinner! They seem to love each other very much which makes me oh so happy <3
I spent a weekend with my BF Holly Beth @ her condo in Four Lakes -- I felt like I was on a mini vacation! We went out for a 20 course dinner @ Meson Sabika (my first real experience at Meson!!) She is an amazing teacher and gets a HUGE discount there so we demolished a TON of food, followed by an amazing cheesecake dish, and cookies with milk!! OH...and a lot of sangria!!
Holly kept me busy...we hung at her pool...
went to the pub...
acted like silly highschool girls again...
BFFL HBGR & KLBG!!
Then Holly let me get lil Libby Lou and bring her over for a "GIRLS night" sleepover!! We ate, watched TV and gossiped!
Libby & I hung at Aunt Holly's house the next day on her patio where I finished another summer read & Libby watched squirrels and smelled all the smells! Libby loved Four Lakes and the trails they have for walking!
Moo moo & I drove around to run errands to the bank (where she got delicious treats ), the car wash and a stop at the pet store to pick up some treats & a toy for her brother Jameson <3
I worked the next week wishing it was time to see Eric but it wasn't yet :( BUT we skype every SINGLE night where he makes funny hysterical faces at me and I watch the doggies sleep & beg their grandpa for ice cream & sneak licks out of his bowl!!
Me skyping with Payton & Kaiser
I kept myself busy again that next weekend with a wine - sleepover - night @ Kim's place. I then spent the night at my highschool BF Heidi's where she had a great party filled with fist-pumping dancing, jello-shots @ rummy bears!! We had a blast dancing and acting like jersey shore high schoolers again!
Leslie, Heidi me & Shannon
Heidi was always the best dancer!
Love this girl!! She is the greatest mom & friend
Then, I spent a day in the city with my BF Kim! We drove the mini top down while it rained!! And walked all over the city...to Buckingham PALACE (yes PALACE), ate sushi painted nails by the lake and enjoyed some R&R kat time. I will definetly miss girlie days :(
Then, I was off to work for 3 whole days & I would finally get to see my hubby after 20 days apart!!! We were headed down for my BrZoZnOwSkI CUZIN family vacation!
I felt like Harry Potter!!! I took the amtrak train all by myself to Quincy, IL where Eric met me at the train station there after he drove from Missouri! I had the biggest smile on my face when I got off the train and saw him!!
We stayed @ this amazing log house in Mt Sterling, IL
It was like our own dude ranch on 1,000 acres!! When we arrived, the owner had made us fresh chocolate cookies & a fresh Keg of beer had been tapped for us! They don't call us BOOZnowski's for nothing!
The house had 2 lakes, 6 bedroom, 6 bathroom, 3 OUTDOOR fireplaces, hot tub, bar, pool table, crazy stereo system, ping pong.....it was awesome!
This was for 10 adults & 7 children for ONE weekend!!
We played fun games after the kids went to bed!
Eric & I lost so we had to drink full beers!
CHEERS TO COUSINS!!
Cousins in the hot tub!
Me & Julie are the lushes!
Shot-gun time!! I got a little late start ;)
The nursery water fit right on in! We had a great weekend!
The cousins babies -- there will still be more to add to this group...someday!
My personal "NOAH" from the notebook! He paddled me all over the lake!
Nice & relaxing day for me ....
I bet he misses spoiling me!
All the cousins except Zak, Sara & Kristin :( We all had matching t-shirts that said "POLISH & PROUD" and we ALL wore them the entire day and night! I think most of us ended up sleeping in them!
I will miss all my cousins so very much :(
Eric & I parted ways that evening - he dropped me at the train & he headed back to Missouri....we had planned not to see eachother for another 20 days :(
BUTTTTTTT...he changed his mind and came in town the next weekend!! Our dear friends that moved to MAUI last year were coming back for a visit!!
It worked out great because not only were they back in town...but our dear friends parents had planned one last Lake Michigan boat trip for all of us. The Hawk's have taken us out on their boat every year and they wanted to do so for us one last time before we left. So we spent an amazing day on Lake Michigan with our chosen family (we missed our Iwinski's though)
Me & the Kim's finishin a bottle of Sangria !
Gettin down & dirty with Mrs B!
Chillin
Soakin up some rays!
We got almost every color in the rainbow!
We just need to get these fools out to MAUI too!
Thank you so much Bob & Marge! You have always been so kind and treated us all like your children. We love & will miss you -- just drive that boat to MAUI and we will see you there!
~our chosen family~
"the best things in life come in threes like friends, dreams, and memories"
On 8/28 Eric & I celebrated the 13th anniversary of our very first date!!! We spent the whole day together -- a day in Geneva we had planned to eat at our fav restaurant -- but it was CLOSED down!! THen we could get no service at restaurants!!! It frustrated us because we were starving so we left and drove to Batavia and ate delicious BLT's with avacado mayo at a yummy Irish outdoor restaurant!
I can't believe we have really been dating for 13 years -- almost half of my life! We did the math and at our 17th year dating anniversary will be half of my lifetime spent with him -- I wish it would have been my whole life -- I love that guy so much
XoXo
So... now it's September and I get to spend this labor day weekend with my girl Libby! Im staying at our friends watching her & mr jameson!
Here we are updating the blog!
I am looking forward to relaxation and peace (wish Eric was gonna be here)
But I will see him next week for 5 days!!
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