Wow...April 1st, already?
I am happy to report that I successfully made it through today without falling for any of the standard April Fools' jokes from years past. You know the ones from close friends who decide to announce their pregnancies or their broken marriages via Facebook all on the same day (So-and-So went from being "Married" to "Single" actually elicited a frantic phone call from me to a friend last year)? Yeah. I'm one of the few that actually fall for that.
As my reward for surviving the month of March, I gave myself a reprieve from (nearly) all forms of responsibility and obligation which resulted in a fantastic 3-day weekend. I stayed up late. I slept-in until at least 9:30 a.m. (all three days!). I went shopping on Friday. And Saturday. I gave myself a manicure and painted my nails a glorious shade of green while watching mindless television. I watched a brilliant and magnificent sunset (it was one of the good ones) from the South side. And perhaps the hi-light of my weekend? I didn't cook once. It was a weekend of leftovers and meals out, rounding up Sunday evening with a double-date at Monkeypod Kitchen with close friends. It was a good weekend (albeit slightly gluttonous), all around.
I received an email last week from a reader who asked why I'm not in more photos here on my blog. Up until then, I thought I was being all stealthy; a majority of my posts are laden with colorful images of Hawaiian landscapes, floral and fauna that surely, it would go unnoticed my husband's mug is on here more than mine, right? Ha--notsomuch. The truth is, I am much more comfortable behind the camera than in front of it, so it seems only natural I'd choose to share bits and pieces of our lives through images as seen through my eyes. Well, that and the fact that I'm an expert at self-flagellation and loathe having my photo taken if I don't have complete control over it (don't even get me started on "tagging" photos over Facebook. Tag me in an otherwise unflattering photo of myself and I will remove it quickstyle - like a NINJA). However. If I am being honest with myself, I would have to admit that some of my favorite blogs to read are ones where I feel a deeper connection with the author
You give to me, so I want to give to you. As for the self-critic in me that is too busy passing judgement? I'm gonna keep her in check. I'd like to make a bit more of an effort to get in on the snap-happy camera action by way of self-portraits. Or camera-timers. Or at the hands of others. I'm going to NOT take myself so seriously:
You are too cool, Angie! That picture is epic. Glad you had such a great weekend. And I know how you feel- with certain blogs I connect more with the reader via photos of their life; but with you, I think your writing and gorgeous scenes of Hawaii life make up for the lack of photos of you. I love your blog the way it is and if you want to upload pictures of you or even if you don't... so be it! :) Happy Monday!
ReplyDeletenow THAT is a great picture! :)
ReplyDeletehahahah you look hysterical and so cute!
ReplyDeletehaha...very cute candid picture of you! I like the honesty of your post. You can write really well so I don't really think you need a lot of pictures, but your pictures are great I must say... it reflects the beauty of Aloha. It inspires me to do something like this too.
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hehe :) you're so cute...and what a marvelous weekend, i need one of those!! And, can we see you newly shaded green nails?
ReplyDeleteI think it's great you're going to try to be in more pictures. My grandma was never really comfortable with how she looked, so there were few pictures of her (total bummer for my sister and I). But the real lesson is by the end of her life she wanted to see pictures of herself! She said she used to look so good and wished she had pictures of herself in those days. This from a woman who used to think she looked terrible....so take a lesson from my family. It's never as bad as you think.
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ReplyDeleteHappy April Angie! Can you believe we are already 1/3rd of the way into 2012?? I'm glad you were able to enjoy 3 days of relaxation :) And I'm right there with you .. with not ever really being IN the picture. I love taking them, and then notice that I'm not even present in the photos for our most memorable moments, lol.
ReplyDeleteGosh Darling, I guess that's a no? No problem... keep spreading the Aloha as it's needed more than ever... xoxo
ReplyDeletehaha - that's great!
ReplyDeleteThis is too funny!! Good to hear that you made it through without falling for one! I wasn't so lucky with two little ones who took advantage every chance they got. Sounds like you had a great weekend of relaxation and food two of my favorites! Take care!
ReplyDeleteYou're such a goof..and a little goth with the nails..who knew!!? ;)
ReplyDeleteI don't do the fools day...just not my thing and people doing that FB thing! come on now! {says the prude}
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