In search of something "different" this weekend, The Hubs and I decided to take our date night 10,000 feet above sea level. After a blanket of thick clouds rolled over Haleakala late afternoon on Sunday, we were thisclose to scrapping our plans and shelving it for another day. Sensing my disappointment, Phil made the executive decision: "It'll be fine. Let's go!" So we packed up a cooler, dressed in warm clothing and put on shoes (which felt all kinds of weird), hopped in the car and made the drive up.
We arrived about 45 minutes before sunset, so we got out to stretch our legs and breathe the cool, crisp air into our lungs. We took a few obligatory self-portraits before retreating back into the car because it was just too cold (wimps, we are).
Back in the warm confines of the car, we laid out our impromptu picnic of cheese, crackers, grapes and salami (and two, tiny glasses of red wine may or may not have been consumed), while The Hubs - who has a gift for always adding that something "extra" to any given moment to make it fantastic - queued up a playlist on the iPod of music from our wedding. Love him!
And after the burning sun had descended into the clouds, it left behind a sky of soft pastels in its wake.
We enjoyed the rest of our picnic basking in this softer shade of light, talking and laughing, loving life...and Maui.
7:10pm
Maui No Ka Oi!
What did you do differently this weekend?
Shoes being weird. . .sort of like us as we transition from summer to fall. . .I hate giving up my flip/flops but some days it is just too cold!!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful pictures.
I love that you guys plan on having date nights. . .so cool!
After a long day at work, reading this completely made me relax. I could imagine myself enjoying the sunset and picnic and how great that must have been!
ReplyDeleteI had to do my "different" this morning. I'm usually ALWAYS at the kids school, doing the morning chores, etc...but I chose to "just say no" and I went on a long, beautiful walk in the greenbelt. Okay, so it's not as adventurous as your something different, but it was really relaxing and enjoyable for me and it made me feel good to say no. I'm usually all over helping everyone out and lifting their burdens, but this morning my burdens needed lifting. I cranked up the iPod shuffle and just walked. The dishes and chores were waiting for me when I got home, but for at least an hour, it was all about me. I think I need that on a daily basis.
ReplyDeletegabe: wearing shoes here is really weird! We wear flip flops every day (which I'm certain is doing a horrible number on our feet) that it starts to feel constricting when we actually have to wear "real" shoes.
ReplyDeleteCami: hi Luv! Thanks for visiting!
Susan: I don't think you know how happy it made me to read your comment. I love that you made time just for YOU. I know that it's easy to fall victim of being a people-pleaser (I'm with you on that one) and always wanting to help, but what good will you be if you don't make the time to take care of YOU? An hour in nature with just you and your thoughts sounds like a beautiful way to spend your morning - peaceful, rejuvinating...and you're getting exercise at the same time! I'm so glad you did this for yourself!
Maui No Ka Oi! Love it!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing date idea! Those pictures are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI understand the weirdness of wearing "real" shoes as well! I'm moving from Florida to Connecticut in a few weeks and I've been shopping for shoes every weekend because I only own flip flops & sandals!
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I have been told once that I look like Rachel McAdams...thank you!! :)
LOVE it! I love that you went 10,000 feet up for a date night. :) P is so romantic too, with tunes from your wedding. Steve can take a few pointers from him!
ReplyDeleteI love that shoes are weird for you. When I moved to the States, I thought jeans felt weird. Now it's all I wear. :)
Oh wow laulau, you make me so jealous and homesick! Urgh! Just another local girl (from Oahu!) living on the mainland and missing my ono kine grindz, sunshine, aloha spirit and white sandy beaches. So nice to meet another local girl blogger. Aloha :)
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