Heaven is...

a 45 minute pedicure
an ice cold cup of strawberry iced tea
a juicy gossip magazine
and some window shopping

...childless

A hui ho Aloha Airlines...

Looking out an airplane's window...

Yesterday was the last day of Aloha Airlines passenger service. Aloha Cargo is still in operation as they are the only part of the business making money.

Some facts:

- 1,900 employees laid off on 03.31.08
- Many of those employees were couples with families. Now they have no income.
- 61 years of business gone
- So many families left with nothing to do
- Aloha Cargo soon to be bought out
- Hundreds stranded holding Aloha tickets
- Standby offered on Go! and Hawaiian Airlines to Aloha ticket holders
- One of the many signs that Hawaii's economy is in recession

It's been a sad couple days in Hawai`i. My heart goes out to those affected by the recent Aloha Airlines closure.

Menu Plan 03/30 - 04/06

It's almost April! Here's my menu plan for this week. We might be going out to dinner one night this week but it's good to have a plan, just in case.

Mon - Breakfast for Dinner
Tues - Ravioli in White Sauce
Wed - Hamburger w/Mixed Veggies
Thurs - Baked Mac and Cheese, Veggies
Fri - Beef Stroganoff
Sat - Leftover Buffet
Sun - Gary's night

Because words are never enough....

Victory!

It's done. Phewwwwwwwwww. I did it. I actually did it. Over spring break Gary and I actually got the PC room done. Man, it feels good. And the best part? We threw away just one garbage bag. All the other stuff was either sent to recycle, donated or re-purposed. How awesome is that?!

I'm uploading pics as we speak, so keep an eye out for them! I'm in the process of making the room look better and more inspiring. The organization, cleaning and overall completion is done. Wow, what a month.

Work in progress

After diligently working until 1am on the horrid computer room, we are left with this:

And to give you some perspective:

BEFORE

Maybe a few more days of organization and some creative decorating will turn this ugly duckling into a beautiful swam. Over dramatization? I think not!

To Do List:

• Take down twin bed
• Find cute little desk or table to use as a craft table
• Organize plastic drawers
• Redo curtains
• Move wooden shelving to the right of the window
• Add second tier to wooden shelving
• Price out another metal shelving unit
• Go through Gary's mountain of papers
• Find a home for the "To File" basket
• Think up an easy yet cute solution for a gift center
• Shred, shred, shred
• Find competent recycling centers
• Find a home for all the handware/software boxes
• Sort out stuffed animals to donate
• to be edited as needed (help me!)
  

Ever have a craving...

...that you just couldn't get rid of until you find that one specific thing? Yeah, that's how I feel right now. Cupcakes. I need them. Now. I'm obsessing wanting one bad like you wouldn't believe!


Look at those cupcakes. Don't they look sooooo yummy! Those were from Bryan's birthday. They were delicious. They were moist, chocolatey and ohhh so fattening. Oh how I loved munching on them during CSI. Oh, how they called to me from my refrigerator morning, noon and night. Ohhhh the temptation!

That was over a month ago. The obsession want has surfaced again. Too bad we don't have many notable bakeries around here. So what else can I do but search the internet like a diligent little girl and find these awesome blogs that talk about cupcakes....and nothing else. No need for me to skip over the junk to get to the good stuff. The good stuff is the only thing it's composed of. Just like cupcakes.

• Cupcakes Take the Cake
• Cupcake Blog
• 52 Cupcakes
• All Things Cupcake

Seriously! Could life get any better?! Wait, it could - if I only had my cupcake!