And I'm aware of how pretentious what I'm about to say sounds, but it's really nice having a weekend of reprieve from the sunshine and heat. I don't feel guilty being indoors or feeling like a nap. :)
This weekend was far from lazy, however. Nick and I sent all day yesterday with our friends up in Waianae (pronounced: "Why - an - I") at a beach called Makaha Surf beach. There was a whopping 12 of us who grilled and played games and snorkeled on the reef. The beach itself wasn't very impressive. Or perhaps it was just cloudy. But Nick thoroughly enjoyed the reef. The boys ventured off shore for some spear fishing and impressively, caught about six fish! One of our friend, Bryant, even filleted the fish and cooked it up on the grill. Although I wasn't adventurous to dabble in a nibble (I don't think Nick did either), everyone else claimed the little fishies were quite tasty.
We dispersed around 4 p.m. for showers and naps at our respective homes, then reconvened around 9 up at the North Shore at a restaurant called Luibuenos. Mexican + bar scene. The gray day at the beach didn't prevent us all from sunkissed, rosy cheeks, and about halfway through dinner, our eyes, heavy with sleep from a day in the sun (even if it was behind clouds), extinguished our will to stay out late. And no, Deke, nobody got food poisoning from this mexican restaurant. :p
Here's a photo from the night. Me and Nicholas flushed from sunshine and beer. Cheers to a great weekend with friends.
But as Nick organizes his binders and notebooks for his Platoon, and I put together lesson plans for the week (and procrastinate grading papers by updating this blog!), we are enjoying the cool breezes of a 70 degree Sunday afternoon.
Cheers to everyone back home! It's days like these that we miss Sunday sauce or chili cooking in our parents' houses, snuggled on their couches, perhaps under blankets or near the fireplace. :*
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