Hey everyone!

This post is coming at y'all a little later than I would have hoped, but I'm happy to say that I've finally found some time to upload a post about my weekend.

First, it's only appropriate that we begin with Tuesday of last week. Wait, what?

Well, to make sense of the rest of the week we should begin with Tuesday, as this was the day that Daniel and I officially became a couple.

Yes!! Tuesday evening, Daniel and I went to the beach and it was at the Kahala resorts where he asked if I wanted to be his girlfriend. Since I said yes, we ended up celebrating later that day and got dinner at Gen Korean Barbecue, a Korean restaurant inside of Ala Moana. This was on the 19th.

After that, Daniel and I have tried seeing each other as much as possible, but school and work have made it a little more difficult than we would like. However, we talked about spending the weekend in North Shore and around Kaneohe, and regardless of how often we could see each other during the week, the both of us were very excited for our weekend plans.

It began Friday night, when Daniel drove out to spend the night before our weekend. After he arrived, we packed our bags and then started the fun by getting dinner. I haven't had poke too much since coming back, but we decided on a place called Da Poke Company. It is, in short, amazing! The poke I got was the spicy ahi and Daniel ordered da works. Both are very good and you get a pretty good size portion for what you're paying. If you end up gong there, make one of your sides the potato salad! It's to die for.

After dinner the two of us went to target for a little bit before returning home. The plan, similar to the previous weekend, would be for him to spend the night Friday, wake up early Saturday to leave early morning, and spend the night at his place on Sunday.  

Thankfully all went according to plan, and by 8:30 Saturday we were out the door, bags packed and sunscreen applied, and on our way to our first destination: breakfast.

Breakfast was enjoyed at a little hole in the wall called Cafe Kaila. I've never had a frittata before but let me be the first to say they are amazing. They are how breakfast should taste! While I actually ordered the french toast (and Daniel- the frittata) I would say that overall the restaurant was a great way to start the day. After having finished we were off, and, needless to say, extremely excited for North Shore.

Our first official stop on our North Shore Road Trip was the quaint little town of Haleiwa. We spent a good portion of the morning window shopping and enjoying some shave ice from Matsumotos. 

After Haleiwa the two of us went to Sharks Cove, where we battled sharp rocks in an effort to reach the beach. Unfortunately this is more of a snorkeling spot, so we soon left this place and journeyed off to Turtle Bay.

While at Turtle Bay, Daniel and I tried to enjoy swimming, but soon after had to lay out as Daniel got stung by a sea urchin. While funny at the time, it's turned into a small issue, as his heel is still swollen. 

After spending a few hours at the Bay, we decided to drive back into town and get some shrimp. Halfway there is when we learned of how Giovanni's is actually closed for the day, and at this point we were left with no other choice than to go to Haleiwa Bowls. 

Given the man has never had an acai bowl, I knew this stop was a must. We went with the hapa bowl (a safe bet) and enjoyed splitting the large. 

By this time we had a few more hours left in the day, meaning we could still catch sunset if we hurried. Devouring the bowl as fast as we could, we immediately set off for Sunset Beach, supposedly a great spot to watch the sunset. 

By the time we arrived the sun had began to set, and by the time we got onto the beach the sky had already turned a dark grey. I actually don't mind having not seen the sunset, as it was still nice to just sit on the beach and listen to the waves come in.

After talking about what we should do next, it was agreed upon that we would go to a special hot pot place in Kaneohe. This ended up working out great, as the hotpot was amazing and the location was really close to Daniel's place.

This brings us to Sunday!

Sunday we enjoyed a long and lazy morning, taking special consideration in regards to sleeping in. On this day the two of us left around 11, and from here we ate breakfast once again at Cinnamons.