I know it looks fake, but, unlike the NJ housewives, this is ALL REAL. Why would anyone leave such a place!?
Me and my sis (she’s not strangling me, we are just channeling our inner family Von Trapp)…sadly, this is the most normal of the 25 million dozen photos my Mom managed to get out of us.
My Dad sporting his “I’m the Boss” pin that he got for Father’s Day…and just in case you’re wondering, yes, that IS a fanny pack.
No, we weren’t going on a hike…that’s just his general “around the apartment” wear. Sweet!
Dates + Hawaii’s finest dessert treat = Holy YUM!
I had probz 5 of those cans of choco-maca-nuts. Awww…SH!!! homes. The effing Dairy Devil reeked it’s revenge later, but it was worth it 
Puuurty rainbow…and the pot of gold empty containers of booze at the end.
Whudda soopah cute couple we are!
And that background! Gorgy gorg.
Hike to Haleakala…my second time above 10,000 feet. I fueled up before hand with a HUGE bag of cereal/granola (eaten with a spoon so as not to miss a single itty bitty oat crumble).
The crater was massive, even with the clouds covering half of it. I felt like I was on the moon. It was tres cool, although, I did get a bit nauseated with all the winding roads.
But looky here!! You see, I can hang tough through just about anything if there’s a pretty prize waiting for me at the end 
Don’t I look proud as can be, flashing my certificate of nothingness like it’s a WF gift card.
After we reached the tippy top of Haleakala, we grabbed some lunch (at the only B&B within 20 miles), and then headed back to the waterfall jungle hike site…look familiar?
Well, Kyle wasn’t with us on our last trip, and you simply can’t leave Maui with your Kombucha swamp water v-card in tact.
I hope the video works. As you can see, he was a bit reluctant to get in. My Dad freaked him out by telling him not to drink the water because there was likely Cryptosporidium in it. Naturally, big, long words scare Kyle, and so as he was getting in, he asked me if I would take care of him if he got cystic fibrosis from the water…ummm…sure Kyle, if you manage to get a genetic disease from swamp water, I will never leave your side. Cryptosporidiosis on the other hand is a far better diagnosis…even though diarrhea isn’t fun, I’m a nurse, and I’ll get you through it.
So if you can’t make it out, his response to “how does it taste” was “cystic fibrosy.” He’s special.
This is still my all time fave photo of the trip.
That’s my Mom applying sunscreen to my sister. Mature. Real mature.
She told me not to post it, so please nobody call child services on her a$$.
She’s really a good mother, I swear
And now, it’s back to the mainland (and reality) for me…tear!
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hahaahahaha your mom is HILARIOUS!
i’m still supah jealous of you!! don’t come back to NY!! or bring th egood weather with you!
ughhh SUCH cute pictures of you two
well, ill do my best, but no promises…
What am amazing vacation!!!!
<3 <3
you betcha! the mainland needs to take a few hints from the island lifestyle…
OMG, I want your parents. And a fanny pack.
watch what you wish for – if you if they read your comment, they may just get you one…
too bad my parents dont read my blog
Haha! Your mom is so funny and loved the video! Looks like so much fun and such amazing scenery! 2 weeks has gone by already?..
Maybe you can get your work to pay for you to take some patients for a therapeutic vacation? 
Have a safe trip back!
i WISH!!! anyone who could convince their boss to pay them for a vacation in hawaii should be a lawyer…because THAT would be quite the argument!
Your mom’s sunscreen message was hilarious. I shared it with my husband and we both got quite the laugh…….. glad you had a fab vacation!
right? so funny!
aww sounds like you had such a fun time!! i love all of the pictures. haha cute sunscreen message
thx kailey! too bad my mom rubbed in the sunscreen, otherwise my sis wouldnt have been too pleased
OMG–I *love* that your dad is wearing a fanny pack! That is hilarious! My grandpa wears them sometimes too
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I had to laugh at Kyle thinking he would get cystic fibrosis from the water…good thing he has you to take care of him, just in case! It sounds like you had a fabulous time and the photos are beautiful…why are you leaving?! Hopefully the transition back to reality isn’t too hard
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Courtney
why leave indeed! ugh. trust me the fanny pack took a beating all vacay long! haha. i may have held back a bit on father’s day though. but it was hard.
Well, I was going to say–my grandpa wears his in FRONT, not in back like your totally cool pops. It is a personal choice every man has to make…
well at least they each have their own individual flair!
MACADAMIA NUTS!!! Love them!
Dear Elise and Kyle, stop being super cute love birds. Xoxo, single girl K
I keed, you guys all look like you’ve been enjoying yourselves! I mean, empty bottles of booze and paradise pretty much guarantee it was a good time. Congrats on the hike!
Mmmm cystic fibrosis – tasty!
HAHAHHAH!!! Oh my gosh – that SPF picture is WAY too funny!
haha, dont owrry the cuteness stops the second we are back on mainland soil! just kidding, but at least you wont have to endure the mushy photos…
Hahaha, your mom is hilarious.
MMm mocha-choco-nuts sound amazing! WHEN I hit up Maui (soon enough, soon enough), i’ll definitely try some of those and hit up the swamp water!
you must you must you must!! swamp water is fun, but i was clenching my left hand into a fist the entire time, for fear that my engagement ring would come off and be lost forever in the murky yuck forever…
Everything about your trip looks like so much fun! Too bad you have to leave! Hope Kyle didn’t catch any diseases and that you all get rested up!
kyle is disease free…or at least he didnt catch anything from the swamp
you are hilarious! great blog. i like that you e-a-t!
amy from los angeles
word amy! thanks for the sweet comment
That sunscreen shot is too funny! Haha and so is that video!
OMG! So beautiful! I love the one of you both in front of that pool/lake thing. Gorgeous. Your mom is hilarious.
looks like so much fun!
i want to go to hawaii soooooo badly
have a wonderful day!
HAD TO COMMENT THIS. BECAUSE YOU AND KYLE ARE THE CUTEST COUPLE EVAAAA!!!! Can I please come to the wedding/after party?!?! I’ll bring a bossy wedding gift like a vita mix and Sabra!!
AND I LOVE YOUR MOM
AND I LAUGHED OUT LOUD AT THE SWAMP VID
okay….mom would NOT have written “whore” unless you told her to. She would have chosen some other less offensive word like “loser.” come clean, elise, you told her to write that, huh?
haha…yes, you caught me. but id just like to say, mom actually said to marie “fuck off” at one point on vacay…which then became a tag line for the rest of the week. it was AWESOME.
hahaha does mom know that you posted this?? I think its hilarious that my own mother wrote whore on my back anndd told me to fuck off- family vacations are so much fun (sorry laur)
I love your mom! That is so something my mom would do. Aw, your Maui recap is fantastic! Glad you had just as good of a time as I did…I want to go back so badly!
Could NOT agree more about Hana Hwy! I have a weak stomach when driving anyway, and it was almost too much! And yes, Mama’s was a definite treat night. My mom and I were pretty shocked when we saw the prices…eesh! Worth it for one night though
Hey girl! I stumbled upon your blog while researching anything and whatever I can about Maui. Going there next week!! ANy absolute recommendations from your experience?
Thanks!
Hey Kriston! First of all i am sooo jealous that you are going to maui
love it there. merriman’s is a FABULOUS restaurant. its a bit $$$ but the views are breath-taking, and they are eco friendly and harvest everything they use on their menu (everything from the produce to the seafood). here is the website: http://www.merrimanshawaii.com/ Also, the hike to Haleakala is really pretty. But my favorite was the waterfall hike – its hard to describe how to get there, but it’s off the Hana highway and you may be able to ask people who live in Maui (or wherever you are staying) how to get there…I suspect they will know what you are talking about. I did a few posts about both of those things if you just refer back to my June archives. There is also a nice spot on the Hana highway called Mama’s – it’s got great views and good drinks too Kimo’s, Roy’s and Ono, are always classics too…
Hope that helps! Have a great trip
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