AND we are back!!!

Ok- we are EXHAUSTED and i feel like i have been awake for 30 hours.....oh wait....i have!!!
I thought i would share a few random pics from Hawaii- just a tease- because i have over 200 pics and about 7 videos!


Oct 21st- We made it!


Oct 26th- We are leaving! Aloha!

Oct 27th- still not home- with a delay in Chicago, B decided to sleep ON THE FLOOR OF THE AIRPORT. Ick!

Our hotel *sigh* Taylor and i miss it soooooo!

Our Hawaiian sunset!

Once the jet lag wears off, i promise to write more. Hope everyone didn't miss us too much!!

xox

BLT

leaving on a jet plane....

With all the hustle and bustle and preparation for my trip, i have not really had time to blog. Sorry about that but in all honesty, there hasn't been much going on besides work, laundry, and more work.

Anyway, tomorrow, BLT will be leaving behind our families, our house, and most importantly our four legged children, to head to the 50th state. Yes, we are off to HAWAII!

Now, before you get uber jealous, this is a work trip for me. (Aren't i a lucky girl for having a Pulmonary Conference in such an amazing place?!?!? ) So, it isn't all vacation.... i will be attending lectures and presenting a poster on my research. My 1st poster for Pulmonary/Critical Care! But don't worry- i do plan on being able to sight see, and take T

surfing, and of course doing some shopping! I wonder what great shoe stores i can find????

And i plan on kayaking and working on my tan here:
Ahu o Laka, also called the Kaneohe Bay Sandbar, the Sunken Island, the Disappearing Island, and sometimes just the Kaneohe Sandbar.

Per the Hawaii visitors site: "The Ahu o Laka Sandbar in Kaneohe Bay is a popular resting place or destination for sailboats, kayakers, jet skiiers, and other boaters and only appears above the water line at high tide.

Ahu o Laka is about three acres in size and it has beautiful views of Kaneohe Bay and the Koolau Mountains. No birds nest on Ahu Laka and it has no vegetation. It is a part of a larger sand wedge that is approximately a mile long. It sits about a mile off the coast on the lagoon side of a barrier reef. "

Anyway, to all of our readers (all 3) and friends/family, please pray for safe travels for us. Also, many thanks to Camille who is watching our 4 legged children. And just in case people are wondering, the results are not back yet for that little test i took back in August. They should be back the last weekend of October (i will be back by then). And my feeling is: regardless of good or bad news, at least i went to hawaii. :)

shoe obsessed!

I'm dying here.....i want one of each please (oh- and if i can get a loan to buy them all)!!!


Red beautiful rainboots!

Louis Vuitton heels- never had a pair but WOW!

These are just fun!

And perfect to wear with a LBD!

And every girl needs a good pair of cowboy boots!

I mean, how beautiful are they?!?!?!

Couldn't you just look at this blog all day? (Taylor says no btw but she is jealous because she just only wears doc martins and i won't let her wear my beautiful heels).

Oh- and i do have to say that Taylor and i are both really lucky because we wear the same size shoe! So....when you think about it, you can buy ME a pair of shoes and it will really be a pair of shoes for ME AND TAYLOR! Two for the price of one! Perfection!!!

And yes taylor, i am a total girl. :)

Asheville Weekend

B and i spent last weekend in Asheville- well, actually one night in Columbia (yep- Colatown) and two nights in Waynesville (about 30 minutes from Asheville). It was wonderful to have a weekend away and i wanted to show you some pictures from our weekend!


Our Waynesville hotel- http://www.thewaynesvilleinn.com/
It is actually a golf resort and spa- slightly "dated" but very tranquil and peaceful!


Berry saying good morning!

The happy couple! This is right before we went and spent time in the hot springs!

http://www.nchotsprings.com/

Table Rock, SC

Oh- and we went to see Evin, who owns Split Creek Farm and its many many goats!

If you ever go up towards Pickens, SC, go here. Try the fudge. It is AMAZING!!

And of course we had to hit some SC wineries! This is one of the three wineries we went to- we are trying to start up our own, so it is great to meet up with the people who are already in the thick of it and talk "shop."
http://cityscapewinery.com/

Hope you enjoyed the pictures!

MORE halloween!

I'm telling you....Taylor and i are obsessed with Halloween! If i could keep these decorations up all year, i would be one happy girl.

Dinning room table centerpiece

Oh- and look what i made (thank you pinterest for the ideas)! Spray painted pumpkins with glitter and then a "dead" flower bouquet. With spiders and snakes!!!

And our new ghost skeleton to gaurd our boat!

Yea yea yea yea yea!

BTW- B does not understand my halloween obsession- but i am thankful he puts up with it!

:)

Halloween is in the air...

...which means it is time to decorate!

Oh- how i love this time of year- the weather is crisp, the candy is flowing, and the creatures that go bump in the night are out in full force!

Taylor took it upon herself to help decorate yesterday. I was cooking and B was mowing the lawn. So Taylor was very helpful to start getting our house in its Halloween theme!

Here is her work so far!

Our graveyard....

Our front porch

We have a lot more to do but at least we got started!

Lead Foot Lara

Camille (my MIL) actually has the title of "lead foot Alice" lovingly given to her by her husband Floyd, for getting a speeding ticket before even leaving their property line in Manning. Apparently Camille had been sick for days and hadn't gotten out of the house. When she finally felt better enough to venture out of the house, she turned out of the driveway to head into town, and was so happy to be out of the house, she put the pedal to the metal. A cop pulled her over before she even got past their property line and thus, her nickname began.

I have been on night float over the past 2 weeks. Working 5 pm to 7 am sunday through thursday, and it does take a toll on you- working while everyone is sleeping, and then sleeping when everyone is working (or playing). You get lonely and for me, i miss my daily "routine." However, our night float is nice because if it isn't busy (which is rare but it does happen- SOMETIMES), you can go home- and for me, it is just a short 7 minute drive over the connector to my little James Island house.

Last night, after seeing a patient at the main hospital and having a family meeting at the ART, i found myself in a glorious position of not being needed at the hospital- and i headed home. I was a bit drained- tonight was my 10th night of night float- and just wanted to get home to my family and my sleepy bloodhound. As i drove over the connector, minding my own business and singing along with the radio, i see this:

I GOT PULLED OVER!
As i was minding my business going home, i got a ticket from the good cops of the City of Charleston- Going 42 in a 35- in a construction zone (oops).
The cop was nice, i must admit. He laughed when i gave him my credit card instead of my drivers license (and thank goodness he didn't think i was trying to pay him off). And he reduced my ticket to $81 and two points. And he nicely told me that i should slow down so that i didn't land any of the construction workers in my hospital (he saw my white coat).

So, lead foot lara is my nickname for now. My first ticket since 2000. And a good lesson to learn- don't speed when there are cops around!