I feel like I just got dumped

If I remember the feeling of breaking up well enough, I am pretty sure it feels exactly like this.

You go through the stages of being completely confused...to completely and entirely angry...and then you are just left sad and upset.

Those are all the stages I went through last night. All at once in fact. It was like my heart broke all over again.

Then I went through the....what could I have done differently to make the outcome different? Should we not have went out to watch the game? Should I have worn something different? Should I not have hid my face in overtime in the last seconds? 

You see, my team lost in the Sweet 16 last night.

This, to many, isn't such a big deal. To us. To me, it plain and simply....sucks a big one.

How we lost was completely devastating and I am pretty sure it will time some time to recover.

But you know how breakups go.....no matter what they do, you still love them. And I , wholeheartedly, love my Jayhawks.

Rock Chalk for Life.

Until next time.....

(end of dramatic post here)

Seniors 

Photos from KU Athletics

Last Vacation Post (I promise) / Lahaina, Hawaii

Whew.

Here we go. The very last piece of paradise. 

This was all Jeff. He would be so sad if I didn't give him credit for this beaut.

After Jeff's company trip, which lasted Tuesday - Sunday, we decided we were going to stay a few more days and leave on Wednesday. It was my spring break so we figured....why not?

I am so glad we did. Just the two of us with no schedule at all. The only thing we had to worry about was what to eat. Pretty tough life it was.

We ended up leaving the resort we were currently on and heading over to another in Lahaina. It was the Marriott Destination Club. Or something like that.

View from our room.

120.285% recommend it.

I would go back in one single heartbeat. It was extremely family friendly and had a ton of little pools, for adults, for kids, and the longest stretch of a beach, ever.

I would go into all the details but that's boring and the main parts we enjoyed were the lawn chairs and starbucks. It was pretty much our daily routine.

Wake up whenever we pleased > get starbucks > layout until we were too hot to stand it any longer

It was sort of like a dream. But real life. And we saw a TON of whales. I mean a ton. Everywhere. I am kicking myself for not going on a whale watch and seeing them up close. I guess I'll have to go back now. Bummer.

Aside from just hanging back and being totally relaxed and lazy, we did take a road trip one day around the island. One of my favorite parts of the trip to Lahaina.

We really didn't have any plans other than to just....drive. We wanted to see what the beaches were like around the island and hopefully stumble onto something awesome.

We saw surfers, gorgeous beaches, bright blue waters, and an unbelievable scenery. We even creeped into someone's back yard to get some pictures. Worth it. And I was kind of wondering what in the world they do in order to afford that.

We had to end the road trip when we came across a one way road little the size of our car. If you even thought about getting close to the edge, your life was officially over. We decided we wanted to live past that day.

We spent the rest of the time eating gobs of seafood and hanging out in Lahaina's downtown, which was pretty poppin'. Actually, really poppin'. There were a ton of people and a lot of cute little seaside shops.

I cannot even fathom what it would be like to eat dinner on a "night out" with this view....whenever you wanted. It's just...stupid awesome. Unbelievable.

Sadly, we had to go home at some point. Forced, of course.

We had to be at the airport by 11 to drop of the rental car and our flight didn't leave until 4:50 on Wednesday. Therefore, we glad hung out in the airport "restaurant". The wildest part was leaving on Wednesday at 4:50 PM and not getting home until Thursday at 11:00 AM. Tired....was an understatement.

We pretty much slept the entire day and it took us a good four days to catch up on life. Oh who am I kidding, I still haven't caught up.

But I have to say this was a trip of a lifetime. One that has convinced me to continue to come back and relive it all over again. So proud of my husband for making this dream come true.

Now who wants to go back with me?!

Paradise - Grand Wailea / Part II

And...on to Part II.

I actually typed half of this out, only to be deleted. That moment when you try to remember everything you said before is no bueno. Mostly because I never remember anything I said previously.

Without further adeu for the second time and much shorter time...Maui Part II / Grand Waliea / Wailea, Hawaii

The rest of the trip in Wailea was mostly posted up at the pool, spa, and shopping. We spent a lot of time by the pool. Mostly because you could see the ocean, have the convenience of the pool, and not get sand all up in your business.

I will fill you in on what we did....aside from the pool.

Day Three

Day three was by far the most "chill" day of the trip in Wailea. It was the one day where we had to do our own thang at night instead of a company party.

We went to dinner at Longhis with the rest of the KS district and seriously ate about 5 million crab cakes, the best bread I've ever placed in my mouth (jalapeno bread), and some uncounted glasses of wine. I swear I ate more seafood on this trip than I have in an entire lifetime.

This was also the day I got my second message of a lifetime. The first experience I had a few years back was.....well, not good. This one, 100x better. Somehow 60 minutes felt like 10. With an added inspirational talk to boost.

Day Four 

Day four was the farewell night and my favorite night of the entire trip. Oh my lanta.

This was also my last spa day of the trip. The day of the "volcanic ash" facial. *shudders* Doesn't that sound....awful? I never did get to find out what it was because the lady told me that it probably wasn't the best facial for my skin.

Instead, she decided to pick my face for a good hour. Extractions...are the...most painful...thing ever. Yet, so great. My face felt like a million bucks afterwards. I was almost convinced to buy every product she recommended. Such a sucker.

Moving on to the night. The night of Michael Bolton, whiskey, and dancing all night.

Yes, Michael Bolton performed for us in the ballroom. It was the coolest thing ever. "My Girl" definitely has another place in my heart now. And so does lobster tail.

If only I actually had pictures of it....le sigh.

The drinks were a flowing and the dancing was in full force. So full of force that the shoes went off and I got serious. These people know how to party, that is a definite fact.

After the fun was all said and done all I remember was wanting pizza, and nobody having it. Nobody. I mean, seriously....who has shrimp cocktail for room service but no pizza?

Day 5

The last day in Wailea. We had our infamous breakfast and had to check out of the hotel by noon. We spent the morning finding a rental car, walking around, and cruising the beach just one last time with our crew.

Thankfully for us....the fun didn't stop.

"Always Huntin'"

And that was all she wrote of the Grand Wailea.....until next time. 

Found on Facebook. I couldn't help but share...it's true beauty.

Coming up...the last and final recap of Jeff & I in Hawaii...without the few hundred other people.

Paradise - Wailea, Hawaii / Part I

Now that I can finally function, I am ready to show you a little glimpse of what we got to see for seven lovely days. I wish I could do it justice, but I know that's not possible. Here is my attempt.

Warning: This will be long. This will be detailed. This will be my way of always remembering what a little piece of heaven was like. 

Day 1- Arrival

On Wednesday morning around 5:30 a.m., I blindly drove myself to the airport. I was flying by myself, as my husband had left the previous day, so my stomach was seriously in my throat. I was terrified. Straight up.

I was that person pretty much running up to the AA counter flinging my bags at them, shaking hands included. I was anxious to get the show on the road, and pretty much crossing my fingers nothing would go wrong while I was riding solo. Solo for about 15 hours.

I must say I was certainly patting myself on the back as nothing went wrong, I found everything super easy, and 8.5 hours in a plane next to people drinking wine and bud light wasn't too bad. I survived. And I made it to paradise to be happily greeting by my husband. And Starbucks.

I got off the plane feeling drugged, but oh did paradise through my hair feel good. I was ready to take my jeans off and get those beach clothes a rollin'.

I was surprised to find that arriving at the airport, you don't get lei'd actually getting off the place. But I was pleasantly siked to find out you DID get lei'd upon arrival at the resort. I crossed that one off of the bucket list. Three times in fact.

And the resort? Oh my that resort. Grand Wailea, is in fact, where IT'S at.

My first night in Maui we all went out to dinner at a restaurant down the beach called Spago. Okay let me backtrack it up.

"We" is some of my husband's insurance team. My husband kicked major buns and won us a trip to Maui. The trip was for all of the insurance people in his company who made it as well, all across the US. I am pretty sure they said 600 people all together (spouses included). Talk about a good time.

Anyway, so we went out to dinner with a few from his district and ate the most unreal food and stared at the Hawaii sunset. I wish I wouldn't have been completely dead so I could have really soaked this day in. However, after dinner my eyes closed without telling me and I called it a day.

Day 2- Beach Chic White Party

I woke up, looked out of our large ocean front windows, and just smiled. Oh my lanta the happiness I felt.

Mr. Husband was off golfing so I grabbed my phone, put on my workout clothes, and walked for miles on the walking path on the beach. I seriously couldn't stop. Two hours went by and I just walked and walked. I ended up stopping and sitting on some lava rocks and just staring out at the ocean. I kept saying thank you I'm pretty sure 500 bazillion times. It was truly magical. As cheesy as I sound, I'm not even joking.

And that was before the breakfast of a lifetime.

We got to choose three items from a list that we wanted to do while we were there. Husband chose golf, and I chose spa. We got a little spoiled.

The first spa day was manicure and pedicure. I am pretty sure I could get a pedicure every single day. Even though of course I was awesome and messed it up within hours. I suppose the sun I "hopefully" got on my back while laying out on my stomach was worth it. Speaking of, if you haven't tried Sparitual nail polish, get. on. it.

I will spare you all of the details of the pool and laying out because really, they were all the same. Order a drink, get some sun, cover our bodies in sunscreen. Repeat and repeat. Okay other than going down the sweet water slides. It was pretty much a mini theme park. Except I lost my top on one. The one that had a camera, of course.

After swimming, laying out, sliding, and relaxing it was time to get ready for the infamous "Beach Chic Party". The party where everyone wore white and the beach music was blaring, complete with chandeliers. It was stunning. The food was unreal with a variety of seafood, meats, breads, and salad.

We danced all.night.long. Ahhh, so fun. Even though the band ended, the party definitely didn't. And to think that it was all only getting started.

The party continued for 4 more glorious days......

Coming up: The rest of the trip in Wailea, and then traveling on down to Lahaina where Jeff and I had a three day party of our own.

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