Monday, March 16, 2015

DECA and Drew

Last week, Drew headed downtown to compete at DECA State. DECA is a business and marketing competition and this is the second year he has qualified for State.

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He did well at the competition and brought home a medal!

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And tonight; after a long process of interviews, papers, Q & A sessions… he was named a DECA Officer for next school year! 

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So proud of you, Drew!

Saturday, February 28, 2015

warming house

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Drew landed the perfect work gig for him this winter. He was a rink attendant at one our outside hockey rinks warming house. This was a perfect fit during his own busy hockey season as he was able to do homework, hang out with friends and do some skating… all while making a bit of money.

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Can't beat that!

Monday, February 23, 2015

Big Island Hawaii {part 5}

The last couple of days of our vacation we had a good mixture of relaxing and sightseeing.

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We spent time in a cabana

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with this as our view!

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We went to a luau.

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We had an amazing breakfast at Island Lava Java  in Kona

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having the highly recommended Banana Coconut Pancakes with coconut syrup and the Luau Omelet which had shredded pork, pineapple, bacon and onion, Yum!

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We went to Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Park.

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And stopped at the Royal Kona Coffee plantation.

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We finally saw some geckos.

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We made another stop back at Huggo's on the Rocks for a happy hour with live music overlooking the ocean.

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We did a tour of the Kona Brewery.

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And enjoyed a Valentine's dinner back at Lava Lava (because we liked to so much the first time).

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In the rain and under a tent.

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And some final favorite pictures from our trip.

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Our resort is so big that they have boats and even a monorail running through it.

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What a time we had!