A beach, a breakfast, and a basket of peaches

Because we haven't traveled enough (just kidding), we went to Myrtle Beach a couple weekends ago. It was just Adam and I taking advantage of a good "listen to a time share presentation and get a good deal to stay on the beach" promo. So, we did enjoy a suite on the beach at Myrtle. Very nice and relaxing weekend for us!


After being away for so long, Adam and I got back into our Saturday morning routine of sleeping in and making breakfast together. Look what we ate!! Homemade individual quiches with strawberry crepes with a passion coconut syrup. Yum yum!


And, now that we are home for awhile now, we hit of the Raleigh Farmers Market to fill the house with some good produce. Needless to say, we walked out of there with a little bit of everything. The list included watermelon, fresh basil, blueberries, zuchinni, squash, new potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes and cantelope. The biggest purchase of all.....a large basket of peaches totaling 23 pounds. Umm yeah, it was crazy since it only cost $8. The peaches were slightly bruised making them ideal for ice cream, so that's what I did with some of it. We have had homemade peach ice cream, peach salsa, and peach souffle so far. Who knows what else I'll come up with to make! The picture below is Adam (slightly) frustrated that the peeling and cutting peaches for the freezer is taking so long. But look at the bowls of YUMMY fresh peaches we have!!!

Random Fact from Adam: "Father's Day is synonymous with ties. However, neither fathers nor most anyone else except for attorneys, job hunters, and Justin Timberlake are wearing ties. According to the Wall Street Journal:
* Sales peaked at $1.3 billion in 1995, were only $677.7 million from April 2007 - March 2008.
* The number of men who wear ties every day to work hit a record low of 6% last year, down from 10% in 2002."

A Week in Paradise

Adam and I got the joy of spending a week in Hawaii with his parents the week before Memorial Day. After four airports and 18 hours later, we arrived in Honolulu with all our luggage. And what did we do when we arrived at 11:30pm? Check into hotel, drop off luggage, and walk 15 minutes down Waikiki for 1/2 price sushi. Ummm yeah, it was delicious!!! Needless to say, there was plenty of wonderful dining throughout the week. After a night in Honolulu, we left for our favorite island, Kauai in the afternoon. The Marriot Resort in Lihue is where Adam's parents have a time share and where we spent our honeymoon. Here are a few highlights of the week:

• Dinner at Tidepools - you get to eat AMAZING food and look at the koi fish below your table
• High speed boat ride down the Na Pali Coast - dolphins, sea caves, and snorkeling, good times had by all
• FARMER'S MARKET - we went the first full day in Kauai and boy, did we luck out. We got everything from fresh mangoes, papaya, passion fruit, and pineapple, plus a few others that were new fruits to us. The food nerd in me went CRAZY!!!!
• Lounging on the beach and pool - the resort has beautiful grounds and so we had many hours of relaxing, soaking in the sun, and ordering pina coladas or mai tais
• Dinner at the Beach House - sunset over the water and beach while eating another delcious meal of fresh fish and seafood
• The Fish Express - raw fish and cheap! Plus, fresh fish cooked for $8.50 with 2 sides. Adam and I ate there twice
• Chocolate Tour - also included tour of fresh fruit plants and tasting of fruit. We saw real cacao plants and ate raw cacao beans. But really, the highlight was our 11 dark chocolate tasting...mmmm mmmm

If it sounds like we ate our way through Hawaii, then you got a good summary. We had a awesome a blast spending the week with Adam's parents AND we got to see my parents in Texas with our 3 hour lay over in DFW. YAY!!! We could go on and on about various things in Hawaii, but I won't bore you forever! Thanks for reading and check out our pictures below!

Random Fact from Adam: "The world's largest water bottler is Nestlé -- yeah, the chocolate company. The world's most expensive bottled water is Bling H2O, at $36.75 per 750 ml and $441 for a case of 12! The source: Dandridge, Tennessee. Oh yeah, the bottles also spell "bling" with Swarovski crystals."

The view from our room in Kauai

Wailua Falls

The majestic Na Pali Coast

Dinner at the Beach House - our last night