Time for my obligatory monthly-ish post. I know, you’ve all been waiting with bated breath! All none of you. Still, I’m carrying on!

July is nearly over and I haven’t quite figured out where it went. We haven’t really done anything newsworthy…except maybe cage diving. More on that shortly.

July 1, my favorite orange boy turned 5. 5! Can’t believe my Jack Jack is five…

He’s really the best cat around. He thinks he’s human and comes when you call him. Couldn’t have asked for a better rescue kitty.

On the 4th, the Mister and I got up bright and early and went to Haleiwa to go cage diving. We figured we’d kick off Shark Week properly (have I mentioned how Shark Week is my FAVORITE week of the year?). So at 630am, we were hopping on a boat–with plenty of Dramamine in our systems, just in case–and heading about 3 miles off of North Shore Oahu with Hawaii Shark Encounters. We got dropped in to the middle of a current and got to see heaps of Galapagos sharks up close and personal. Now when I say current I mean current. It felt like the spin cycle in the cage. Even the captain thought it was rough. Regardless, we had a ton of fun, even if our fellow group members had zero control of their bodies (read: tourists).

After getting back from our excursion, we knocked out for most of the morning/afternoon. Then we headed to Ford Island for fireworks, our customary go-to for the 4th of July. We watched the show across Pearl Harbor, right over the Mighty Mo. Let me tell you, there are very few things more patriotic than watching fireworks over a battleship in a famous harbor. One of the few times I’m glad to be here.

Since then, we’ve been pretty boring. I’ve interviewed for a few jobs but no bites yet. This weekend we’re going to Comic Con HNL in Honolulu. It’s not a big convention but we’re still going to dress up. I think this one will be Dean Winchester and Charlie from Supernatural. I have a killer Avengers Age of Ultron Scarlet Witch outfit ready to go, but I think I’ll save that for Amazing Hawaii in September (where Stan Lee will appear!). I’m pretty excited, even if it is extremely geeky. It’s a fun way to be goofy with my husband–who’s just as nerdy as I am.

Still no news on the PCSing front. Originally, we were supposed to be done in Hawaii in June 2016. But…since the Mister is set to get out in 2018, he thinks they might keep us here. Part of me hopes not because I’m tired of being so far from everything, but being able to save some more funds for two more years would be nice. Guess we’ll just do what we always do: hurry up and wait.

Anywho! I will be posting some photos from Comic Con HNL when I get around to it. We also have a battalion luau at Paradise Cove in a couple of weeks. Not too exciting as we’ve already seen the same luau back when my family came to visit. Other than that, there are no immediate plans for anything exciting. September is our next big outing, but who knows what else will pop up between now and then.

I’ll keep ya in the loop as always.

Until then,

Cheers!

-A. xoxo