Goodbye Julia. Hello Red Bull.

So last week was Julia's last week with us, therefore, we had to accomplish as much as possible before she left...here it goes....

We went to Makapuu and hiked up the mountain to a lighthouse after the hike we ended up climbing down the side of the mountain to blow holes, which were amazing. On this particular day, we may or may not have set a record for hitchhiking. 4 times in one day!!! whoops. 

The next day the boys and Julia and I headed towards the north shore where we spent the day at Waimea Bay. The boys went spear fishing and swam with giant sea turtles. It was a beautiful day that ended off with dinner and a sunset. Kendra met us up in Hale Iwa after she got off work and we went camping on the beach under the stars. We fell asleep as we watched the moon set and gazed at the mass amounts of stars. We woke up and headed for the DOLE plantation! We attempted the worlds largest maze, yet were too tired to finish it. whoops. 

Kendra and Brendan headed to work and Will and I surprised Julia at the airport. It was sad but we said our goodbyes with a lei and hugs. :( 

Well, this next adventure might be brief...

Due to the time and energy wasted getting around the island, it was much needed that we have a car. Therefore, the boys surprised us with a red minivan that they bought from a man named Bull. So we named the van red bull. Thats all we can really say. 

The past few days we have just been catching up on our sleep for our next adventure and for the fam to come out on the 4th. what a week. 

love, 

lindsey, brendan, kendra, and will.   

The Weekend + Monday

Friday.

When we left you last we were headed to the beach, not only to catch some rays, but also to catch some waves! Lindsey and I learned how to surf, and it may not have been extraordinarily successful, but we surfed and had a blast! Before heading to the beach we surprised Brendan at work with a visit from his favorite roommates! However, we decided not to dress up in costumes for this occasion, and he was thoroughly disappointed. 

After our long day of surfing we decided what better way to ease our aching bodies than with all you can eat pancakes! We headed to a local coffee/pancake house and four orders (each) later, we may have been regretting our decision. It was a bittersweet night in the life of Will Phillips because while we were eating pancakes a hoodlum decided to steal Will's surfboard from right outside the restaurant! Lame.

Saturday.

Good Bye Luke! Sadly our friend, Luke, had to leave the island so therefore we threw him a surprise going away party in our lovely apartment. It was filled with homemade banners and personalized cookies. The boys went on one last adventure before he had to leave and then we all watched a movie. That boy is dope. 

Sunday. 

Happy Fathers Day! We miss our Dads! We went to church at One Love where we met Lukes other friends...since it was Fathers Day, hula dancers performed a graceful and beautiful dance for the dads. After church we all hopped in the Vannagan, Grants sweet ride. The boys hiked Maunawili. Where they witnessed beautiful waterfalls. That night we sent Luke off to the airport, sad. We finished the night off as tourist in Waikiki and ate a delicious dinner together where they leid us. 

We are currently on the lookout for a van to excentuate our trip. 

Love From Apartment H. 

Wednesday && Thursday

Wednesday.

Lindsey and I (Julia) decided to start our day early with a trip to the Aloha Flea Market where we found endless amounts of junk with the occasional treasure hidden amongst the mess. After a long morning of exploring the flea market we worked up an appetite and decided to get some grub before our snorkeling trek!!! We enjoyed a delicious meal with Luke and Will, and then a friendly man in a sketchy unmarked van offered to take us to Hanauma Bay. He told us $5, and we said no thanks, and then he came back and said $3 and we said okay!

We arrived safely at Hanauma Bay and were ready to hit the reef! It was so much fun snorkeling, and we forgot to mention our most important purchase of the morning was snorkeling gear from the flea market! Needless to say our masks leaked but we saw so many beautiful fish, and even got to swim with/pet/chase giant sea turtles! It was a great day.

After making a delicious meal at home after a long adventurous day, we walked to a nearby field to enjoy the stars once again amongst the glow of the city lights. 

Thursday. 

Lindsey's summer class led her on a trek up to North Shore to embrace different cultures at the Hawaiian Polynesian Cultural Center. Kendra and Will decided to accompany her on her journey and hit the beach while Lindsey enjoyed her learning experience. She felt like the ultimate tourist, but really enjoyed her day of learning and she can even crack open a coconut all by herself! If you would like a hula dancing demonstration Lindsey is your girl. 

While the others were enjoying a day in North Shore, Julia and Brendan studied, worked, surfed, and almost played tennis. It was a great day!

Thursday night came fast and ended up being like most nights around the apartment where everyone falls asleep in the living room on the floor.

Well today is Friday and it looks like were heading to the beach so be on the look out for our next blog! We miss everyone and send our love and some Aloha Spirit along your way!

Julia. Lindsey. Kendra. William. Brendan. 

will, we beg you to get rid of your mattress.

Highlights from Oahu: 

After missing our bus stop we had to walk 2 miles in the opposite direction to hit up Sandy Beach. The waves were bigger than ever (20 feet) and we were thoroughly entertained as bodies were tossed in the swell. You know your local when your at the beach all day and have 30 minutes to make it to work across an island. Therefore hitchhiking was a necessity this time, (as most times it is). Kendra and Will made a new friend, Justin and he happily drove them home safe and sound. 

After a long day at the beach we decided what better way to end the night than with a little club hoppin...

So we jumped right into our city life and hit up the clubs, thats right...Zanzibar night club. Four hours later we head home after enjoying a classy evening of gettin our groove on. Dear all moms reading this, don't judge us for our endeavors, you taught us well!

The next eventful night brought the boys dressing up in gypsy clothes (thank you Devika) to have a delicious dinner and to be hosted by Kendra. Yes, we embarrassed her immensely as she worked and it was so worth it! 

The weekend was somewhat uneventful filled with working and food poisoning, however, we managed to end it well. It all started with an unexpected spotting of Wee Man (pro skateboarder, viva la bam, and other movies) he is short and funny. So we just chilled with him on the beach. Well not really, but he was near by. 

Have we mentioned how bold, daring, and adventurous the boys are? Well some may call it that, but we question what goes on in their brain sometimes. It all started with costumes (just wait for the new picture posts). To make a long story short, the boys leaped from a little ledge into a little pool while wearing one piece swimsuits, snorkeling gear, and capes. It was comical and beyond ridiculous. 

Family dinner took its course tonight and MY OH MY it was ONO (hawaiian terminology for delicious). We popped the Martinellis, said a little toast and enjoyed a lovely evening star gazing past the city lights. 

 

On to our next adventures to come...

Sidenote: If you are wanting new knives or cutlery please contact William Phillips at your best conveinence and he will gladly arrange appointments and get you the hook up!

Goodbye Couch.

It has been a while, so we must catch our lovely blog readers up on our crazy lives...

Last week we ended the weekend with jobs and hanging out in waikiki. It has been great to people watch, lay out, and hang out downtown. Our lives have been a bit crazy so here is what each of us have been doing...

Will enjoys waking up at 6 am to surf, fix his bike petals, and provide the family with fresh fruit or free furniture from the streets. 

Brendan enjoys getting hit on at work his first night, long boarding, and stringing his guitar. 

Kendra has been occupied with mites all over her body, I wonder where she got them? She is currently in the process of starting a new job at a restaraunt here in HI. 

Julia and Lindsey have been nannying and studying for summer school. We also love to hitchhike and make new friends with Orlando. 

Will, Brendan, and Kendra hiked Manoa Falls and possibly went swimming in the fresh filled waterfalls. In our freetime, we have gone to the park a block away where we kill time playing frisbee before we all go to work. Oh how we love $1 movies...we trecked across town and enjoyed a great night of movies and family dinner. 

We look forward to our next adventure together!

Peace and Love, 

The Family. 

Goodbye fleas, hello birdies.

Today was not quite as adventurous as the past few have been, however, the good news is that (we think) the bugs are out of our sofa. After a trip to Wal-mart to pick up some bug killer we successfully doused our sofa in chemicals and now the bugs are in a better place.

As for the birdies...Let's just say that Will and Brendan thought it would be cool to lure birds into our home with cereal crumbs. Upon returning home from a trek to the beach, Kendra enters:

Kendra (flustered): "PEOPLE!!! there are birds in our house!!!"

 

Boys (silent, stare): "Can you stay in the back for a while? We don't want you to scare the birds away."

The End. 

We went to midweek service tonight, and loved it as always!!!

That's all for today, we miss everyone and send our love!

Julia. Lindsey. Kendra. Brendan. William

Yes, our sofa has FLEAS.

Dearest loyal blog followers,

We sincerely apologize for the past week or so with no posts. It's been craaaaaazy! We have a new home, new friends, and new jobs, well kind-of.

Instead of recapping each day moment by moment, we decided it would be beneficial to make the most of your time and our time just including the highlights.

One week ago we arrived at the airport greeting Kendra, Brendan, and Will with Aloha spirit. They loved it, and soon enough we made the trek to our new place. Upon opening the door we began to sweat, and in fact we haven't stopped sweating to this day. The new kids decided it would be in their best interest to begin job searching immediately, and 2 days later they have jobs, but Will has decided to play hard to get, and skips job interviews to go camping. Needless to say, he is still looking. 

Sidenote: We made a few extra friends!!!!!!! Shout out to Luke from Knoxville, TN and Darla, well she is from Hawaii, and her hips don't lie.

Well, to begin our adventures we started out with a trip to Don Quijote. It was an experience and as we thought of it to be a grocery store it was actually an asian supermarket. We proceeded our trek to the bus with one million groceries in hand (including a watermelon). 

Twenty bananas, a coconut, and a pummelo were found on Kahala Beach by Will and Brendan. We can always count on them for providing the food for the family. They'll even go to the top of a tree to pick us the freshest fruit. Julia found a new fruit in the ocean called a pummelo, we renamed it a seatrus -get it- citrus.

The next day we headed to the beach once again, however, our plans were delayed once we spotted a beautiful sofa on the side of the road. Some kind person knew that we were in need, and decided to leave theirs in their pile of trash along with a chair and a mattress. We rolled all of them down the 4 blocks to our house and now we have furniture, and Will has a bed, with fleas. After a long hot day of rearranging furniture we headed to China town with hopes of seeing Amos Lee in Concert. Well, we didn't quite make it into the show, but instead we had a personal show on the sidewalk with the other people that didn't get into the show. Amos Lee, what a cool guy!

**As we sit and type this blog, Lindsey is killing fleas on Brendan that have escaped from our sofa. SICK.

After church on Sunday we headed to the North Shore, and introduced Will, Brendan, and Kendra to Acai Bowls and Pipeline Beach. They loved both, and we had a splendid day in the sun!

Yesterday (Monday) was quite a long day, and at approximately 10 pm we decided to catch the 10:30 bus to Waimanalo Bay, and camp out on the beach. We weren't quite sure where the bus went, and after asking the bus driver for some help he brought us to the beach and we walked to find a spot. After passing some local folks already camping out, we decided to take a stroll down the beach to find a good spot. We found what seemed to be a good spot, and set up camp! Some of us slept, and some of us kept watch of the flashlights down the beach gradually moving towards us. They seemed to be searching for something, and I guess that now is a good time to mention that camping is illegal on the beach. Oops must have been a cop. They gradually got too close for comfort and we peaced out to the 7-11 a few miles down the road. After we had a late night/morning snack we were soon greeted by a friendly fellow named William. Let's just say that an hour later we had said 3 words and he gave us a lot of great advice. By that time the sun was rising and we made our way back to the beach to watch it. It was SO incredible and gorgeous to watch. After the sun rose we threw up a couple of hammocks in the greatest "bungalow" tree that there ever was. We passed out for a few hours, and then, 7 hours later Will is currently the color of hmm.. Cheerwine?

Ok we will keep y'all updated, this is only the beginning of many great adventures!

Much Love from the roomates,

Wendy, Hulia, KeEEG, Wilma, Brenda