the eames lounge chair

One of my favorite pieces of furniture of all time is the Eames lounge chair.
I saw this picture of one that had been reupholstered and had to blog it.


If you ever see one, at design (not)within reach or someplace, sit in it. It'll change your life.

Awesome. Add it to my wish list.

best cookies ever.

We recently bought Ghirardelli chocolate chips cause they were on sale and thought we could try (to)see if they were different from Nestle ones. I take pride in my appreciation and understanding of quality chocolate chip cookies. I call myself a connoisseur, Shandra calls me a cookie monster. Either way, the resulting cookies were amazing. Probably among the top 5 best batches of all time. Fresh and warm from the oven, it was unreal.

Do yourself a favor and buy a bag (use the recipe on the package) and test it out. It will blow your mind. We added some pecans for added goodness.
Here's a photo for the record books:

pictures of the week

One of our favorite things to do when the surf is up is watch the big waves at pipe. This was actually not a huge day but still really fun to watch. We also got to enjoy this amazing sunset:







Sunset from Pipeline, North Shore Oahu.

Thanksgiving Weekend

So many things to be thankful for. We had the opportunity to fly out to CA and spend time with my fam at the Lake Arrowhead cabin. It was such a nice and relaxing weekend. We had no place we had to be, which means we could take naps, eat, read our books, play wii, go on walks, watch movies, eat, visit with the fam, crash on the hammock, and eat. Loved it. It was quite chilly up there, low 40s. Cold for our Hawaiian blood. All of the food was unreal. Thanks mom and dad (and Alisa) for all of the wonderful meals and planning such a fun trip.


Amazing little feast they put together. I was in charge of the deviled eggs this year. They were a big hit. Probably everyone's favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal.


Dish duty. The dishwasher was having some technical difficulties, so all of the Thanksgiving dishes were washed and dried by hand. Brookie's poor hands were shriveled up by the end of dish patrol. And don't be fooled by these pictures, Christian was there long enough for these pictures to be taken, then he heard the Wii turn on down stairs and had to jet. But he did dry those plates in front of him. Thanks C and B.


Hi Belly!


Cute Nana. Cousin's Ryan and Lisa and Aunt Lina Bean were there too.


One of the highlights of our trip. Miss Addi Boo. She kept everyone so entertained. We just love this little girl.




Alisa is due in a couple of weeks!!! She looks fantastic. She is 10 weeks ahead of me. I'm 26 weeks here.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.