Katy’s Weblog
Had a full weekend of ministry. I enjoy the actual work but it’s the anticipation that stresses me.
PT and I recorded our 3rd episode of our podcast on Friday afternoon. While this podcast was my idea, and I had to talk him into it, this time I felt anxious. I had a dream the night before that I didn’t have my laptop in front of me and didn’t know what to say. I don’t know what my subconscious was telling me. The real recording time was fun though.
My last post of our Hawaiian vacation.
Here are random places we went to:
Goodwill. My favorite place anywhere I go. Bought a baby Hawaiian dress and a child size jinbei. Can’t get that at our Goodwill.
Local library 2x. Another favorite place anywhere we go. We walked a couple of nice beaches and view…
Continuing our food tour:
Koko Head Cafe. Recommended by Johnson who did not get to go when he was in Hawaii but wish he did. They are known for their french style creamy eggs and fusion everything. I like Hawaii for it’s cultural diversity, and Asian food is not “Asian food”, it’s just food. This…
More food in Hawaii that we ate:
The first poke and more poke. Our first stop after we landed was Costco. I’ve heard so much about poke at Costco that I had to try. Live and learn, it was not good poke. And it wasn’t cheap compared to what we had later.
What I love most about teaching is it forces me to take the effort to study and meditate on the passage and then getting an insight that I had not seen before.
On Sunday, I taught the children on Mark 9:35 – the greatest is the servant of all.
Me: What does a servant/slave have to do?
Here are the foods we experienced on Oahu:
Leornard’s malasada 3x. We were told this is a must have. I agree. It’s worth it. I was so excited to stumble upon their mobile truck, only to find that they only offer 3 flavors – custard, chocolate, and coconut. The special flavors are only in their full bakery. I settled for one coconut malasada, but the lady must’ve sensed my disappointment. When we opened our bag, we found 2 malasadas! That’s Hawaiian hospitality, it made my day. I have to think of a way to pay it forward.
I will never have to buy Costco discount movie tickets again.
The senior price for Edwards is $10.50. Anytime. That’s cheaper than Costco.
I will now only go to a theater with recliner seats. I don’t love movies. The way to get through these epic 3 hr movies is to have my feet up, and possibly fall asleep in it.
Despite being stressed before a vacation, I realize I do need to get away to relax.
Here are my beach experiences that helped me relax:
I insisted on a room with an ocean view. Hawaii isn’t even worth it without a room with an ocean view. Our room was on the 38th floor across the street from the beach and it was great.
Fun hikes in Hawaii that I am grateful to have experienced:
We booked a zipline experience for Wednesday. I was attracted to it on their website because it said it was good for all levels, no experience needed, only a few 5 minute hikes. I want a little fun but not a lot of challenge. That’s me. And this experience was just about right. I probably could’ve used a little more challenge, but it prepared me to zipline again. It was not scary at all, probably because it was made for beginners.
I have no complaints about our vacation. Seriously, who can complain about Hawaii??
FOMO is a thing with me. I don’t want to come all the way to Oahu and miss something that everyone else had done on the island. I had a list of stuff I wanted to do, and I am quite satisfied that we did just about everything I needed to do.