Monday, monday

I can't believe it is already Monday, time sure does fly! The past few weeks have been pretty busy as I have been dealing with school (much more stressful than I originally anticipated) and a sick cat. After three trips to the vet, I think we finally have Milo back on the up and up & all that I have left to do for school is take the final test at the American Red Cross. So things finally seem almost back to normal! :)

Last week, I was surprised to see that I had been given an award from Michelle. Thank you so much!

I was pretty excited, I don't get too many awards but I have been given two recently! It was so nice of her to acknowledge my blog. She is an Army Officer and also an Army wife - I love reading her blog! She is currently stationed in Germany and she has the most adorable little girl! Check her out, when you get a chance. She has cool pictures from all her travels! She is also a good cook & posts really good recipes on her food blog!
The requirements for the award are:
1) Thank and link back to the person you received the award from (done and done)
2) Share 7 things about yourself. I'll share updates from my weekend - they correspond with the pictures below:
(1) We went to Waikiki on Friday night to visit some friends who were in town for not even 24 hours. We ate awesome burgers and nachos at Jimmy Buffets and had a great time walking around downtown. It sure was great to see some friendly faces from back home.
(2) I'm not a huge fan of eggs but I woke up craving deviled eggs. We had a going away BBQ to attend on Saturday afternoon, so it was the perfect time to make them. Also made my famous Buffalo Chicken Dip - both were a big hit & it was fun spending time with friends.
(3) Our neighbors are moving & they didn't want to move their tv. We were able to buy it from them at a great price - so far we're really enjoying it. We even hooked up a web-cam and were able to skype my family - it was great to see them on the big screen!
(4) We ate a fabulous breakfast (we had a long wait, so it turned into breakfast food at lunch time but it was good). We ate a Boots & Kimo - which was on our friend's Bucket List of things to do before they left Hawaii. We were happy to join them & the food was pretty good. They are known for their Macadamia Nut Pancakes but I can't eat them & Joe doesn't like nuts so we just stuck to traditional breakfast food.
(5) Yesterday was my Granddad's 84th birthday! We weren't able to celebrate with him, but we did have cake (with candles) in honor of his big day.
(6) Our aforementioned friends are staying with us until they move back to the mainland later this week. They have an adorable four month old baby - she is such a great baby! It warmed my heart to fold little tiny baby clothes. It's been fun having them around & we'll miss them when they're gone.
(7) I love long talks with friends! I have been able to Skype with one dear friend & have long talks with another. It really boosts my spirits to chat with my friends!

3) Award 15 other recently discovered bloggers & contact them and let them know.
15 bloggers is a lot! It's would be hard to pick that many - if you're reading this & haven't been awarded this one yet, feel free to accept and share 7 things about yourself. If you do this, leave a comment and let me know!

Happy Monday friends! Hope you have a great week!