Last Minute St. Patty's Day

Here is a little last minute St. Patty's idea. 

Enjoy. 

Friday Flashback #43

I absolutely LOVE this picture of my cousin Jessie and I. 

I have no idea what is on our heads, but we look like we were having a lot of fun. 

My Monthly RACK (random act of kindness)

If you don't remember, I am dedicating the 14th of every month to RACKs (random act of kindness). 

This month, I challenged my students to join me in my RACKs. And I was so surprised to see so many students showing up with their little random acts. 

Some wrote sweet notes to their friends, gave candy, wrote a note and gave it to a teacher, stuck some money in an envelope... the random acts go on and on! 

I am so proud of my students. I hope to continue this through the rest of the school year. 

And what did I do this month? 

I grabbed some Jamba Juice gift cards, wrote this little note, and stuck it in the mailboxes of some of my co-workers. Just something a little small, but I am two for two so far. And I am loving it!

I encourage you to try completing some RACKs. You will feel awesome! 

If you want an idea, check out this treat plate tutorial from 30Handmade days (the blog that inspired me to keep going with my RACKs). 

{image via} 

I think this would be great to make and pass along to my neighbors. To add to this idea, you could write your name on the back of the plate, and every time it is passed a name is added- kinda like a timeline for the plate! 

Enjoy! 

Life in Hawaii: It's All Right to be Jealous

Matt and I had another great weekend exploring the island and having fun with our friends/ family. 

Here is what we have been up to: 

Friday, March 8- Matt and I met up with our cousins and close friends, Josh & Ari and Kea & Kai'anui Graham (Josh & Matt are cousins and Josh & Kai'anui are cousins). We met in Haleiwa to eat at Cholos Mexican Restaurant. 

Matt and I were a bit early, so we decided to wander around the Wyland art gallery. They have the best dolphin statues and artwork, so I always like to go in and look for my mom. 

The gallery also showcases work from Heather Brown and we ended up getting one of her prints called "Juicy Sunset". 

We bought the print already framed. And fun fact: The frame was handmade by Heather Brown's husband. While this is just a print (we can't wait to be able to afford a canvas) it's still cool because Heather Brown actually signed the bottom! 

After our purchase we met with the Grahams and had a great dinner. Then we walked down to a local ice cream place called Scoops of Paradise (seriously some of the best ice cream). 

Somehow we ended up in another gallery which happened to be having an art showcase for two different artists, who we got to meet- Norm Daniels and Thomadro. 

It was a great night with great people. 

{Really bad picture, but I wanted to remember the night!} 

Saturday, March 9- Matt and I went to Eat the Street in Mililani. 

We had an awesome time, and even better food. 

I will let the pictures talk!

{How cute is my husband?}

{Cupcakes of course}

{Bacon wrapped hot dog? Good, but gross at the same time.} 

 {True Love and Good Food}

 {Dance Crew}

{Chicken n' Waffles from Soul Patrol}

We didn't have too much time, but we had a blast. We can't wait to go to the next one. 

After Eat the Street, we rushed over to Kamehameha to see a high school performance of Rent! Ari's brother was playing Mark, so we went to support... and the fact that this is my favorite Rock Opera had NOTHING to do with it!

Some Easter Inspiration

Dear Readers, 

There are so many great Easter/ Spring ideas that I felt like I needed to share! 

{image and idea via.} 

 I love decorating with subway art. And the simple class jar filled with Easter eggs is brilliant.

Let me first say, if you have a home to decorate you are so lucky! I am jealous you can decorate and I can't. For one, our place is really small. Secondly, we are moving next month, so I am trying to de-clutter our house, not add stuff to it. 

So please do some of these things and share with me. I want to live vicariously through you! 

Here we go:

{Idea and tag via. I actually can do this one since it is a gift. And I probably will do this for my co-workers.} 

Easter Countdown

{Image and idea via. I love this idea, especially if you have children to share this with. Matt and I may attempt this. Each egg is filled with a task to complete for the day. Like dying Easter eggs, or making cookies.} 

The blog eighteen25 has so many great ideas, including Easter egg garland and a wonderful subway art. Y'all need to check this out! 

Easter Bunny Advent Calendar

{image and idea via}

This Easter egg hunt party is adorable. Somebody please do this! 

{image and party via}

This is seriously awesome! {image via} 

Do you have any Easter ideas? Please share!

You've Been Egged

{Free printable via} 

I saw this idea on Pinterest a while ago and I just had to do it!

Here is what you will need: 

{Candy of your choice, 12 plastic eggs, and the You've Been Egged sign and directions. Easter Grass and Basket if you want.}

{Free printable via} 

Print out the directions and the You've Been Egged sign for all the people you want to egg. We picked four people to egg. I have included the links to the prints I used, but if you do a Pinterest search, you can find so many different printables. 

Fill your eggs with candy, or sweet notes to the people you are egging. 

Then go egg! You can hide the eggs in their yard, fill an Easter basket and place it on their door steps,  tape the eggs to their door, or even mail a package off (which we did for two of ours). The possibilities are endless!

{Matt and I getting ready to Egg some people!} 

{Our first Egging. We were so nervous. The couple was literally standing right by their windows talking. I was sure we were going to get caught, but we got aways safe!}

{This couple was not home, so we could take a little more time with the set up.}

This was one of the funnest things Matt and I have done while living in TVA. I can't wait to see other people get egged! 

I hope you start the egging process, and if you do make sure to send pictures! 

Friday Flashback #42

Whoa... Check me out! 

I don't know what's worse- the shirt, the turtle neck, the pants, the gap in my teeth, those bushy eyebrows, or those glasses. I think it's a 6 way tie. 

 I am going 0/0 here. 

On a side note, this was the night of my first baby-sitting job. I was 10. 

But that's a story for another day! 

Enjoy.