Snaps from the Second Week of November

Okay, so the second week of November isn't over, but there were some definite highlights in the past few days that need to be shared.

First off, over the weekend, we got some storm action in Lahaina.  This is a major rarity.

I was out and about in town (just came out of the movies) when it began to pour.  I ducked into the bar at Fleetwood's to wait out the rain, and I took that picture from their second story window.  You can see that the storm has already pretty much passed, but look at the sidewalks!  They are sloshing with rain.  The storm was a pretty big deal.  Winter has come to Maui.

Later that day, Lahaina closed a portion of Front Street for "Second Friday."  Every major town in Lahaina hosts a Friday each month where there is music, festivities and activities to draw in a crowd.  Typically, Willie K., a major Hawaiian rockstar comes to play at Kimo's on Second Fridays in Lahaina, but he got cancelled because of the rain.

Bryan, Will and I went into town to support Alexa, our painter roommate, at the Wyland Gallery--and we may have checked out some fancy hats at the new Chapel Hat store on Front Street.

   

{my Kentucky Derby look}

{Will going for the Wild Thing look}

We got more rain over the weekend.  The weather chased poor T-Bone up to our porch where he stayed tucked under the eaves to stay dry.

{He's looking pretty unhappy about the whole ordeal.  He's also absolutely terrified of the wind.  It makes for very entertaining moments up at the house.}

I took a few minutes in my afternoon before work one day to apply this super amazing Fresh Face Mask from Lush.

{Oatifix from Lush.  It looks like someone threw up on your face, but it's so worth the smoothing, soothing after effects.}

Shaina and I made the big trek to the other side of the island today to hit up Wailea for lunch and shopping.

We had an epic lunch at the only place I have ever eaten in Wailea: Monkeypod Kitchen.

We got the pumpkin raviolis to start, the Portuguese bean soup to share and then I wolfed down this Seared Ahi Tuna Melt.

As much as I wanted to murder a piece of cream pie for dessert, there was no room.

After a long, epic day of shopping with Shaina, I made it home just in time to catch the tail end of a killer sunset from my lanai.

Unimpressed with the sunset, T-Bone did some yoga on the lanai instead.

{T-Bone in Downward Dog.  How appropriate.  Yup, those are my toes.  And my trusty Reef flip flops that I purchased specifically for my Maui move before I left Portland three years ago.}

{T-Bone chasing his tail.  Actually, he's going in to take care of a scratch--but the poetry of T-Bone in motion cannot be missed.}