coffee + sunsets... aka the only thing on my camera roll worth posting (besides cute pics of the littles)

I take waaaay too many pictures of sunsets here, so I started up a hashtag on instagram: #tonightssunsetinaz

I'm not loyal to just one coffee shop. :)

 kids corner at an adorable coffee shop about 10 mins away.

"A shadow proves the sun."

 Dutch Bros Coffee: this drive-thru & outdoor coffee shop is growing on me.

Actually, it's amazing! 

 mountains!

 Running weather has been everyday, basically. 

I just wish I had the motivation to do it  e v e r y d a y. 

 When the barista says, "The drink's on me," my day is made.

 The medium coffee drinks are 24 ounces here (well, 2 shops... not Starbucks), which blew me away because I've always known them as being 16 ounces. Also, a day made.

 Besides studying & job shadowing non-stop, I discovered Gilmore Girls and haven't stopped watching it. 

 french press + caramel gelato

stoplight moments

north shore: lost beach + dole pineapple plantation + green world farms

north shore bound.

those pine trees are wind-blockers for the coffee plants to grow. :)

i spy a turtle. or two or three.

the lost beach

 mom, nate and elias eating lunch under the trees.

 if you've watched lost, this should look familiar.

another turtle. 

every time we looked in the water, we could see at least 3 turtles at a time.

dole pineapple planation

super delicious pineapple ice cream.

i love baby chickens.

asians taking pictures of the white kid. 

my mom said this happen all the time when we lived in s. korea.

so... i wonder how many korean scrapbooks i'm in.

look! these plants are growing spongebob houses.

eucalyptus tree

green world farms. a great place to come, hang out and sip some coffee.

(coffee that was grown, roasted and brewed on the north shore.)

coffee!

oxymoron: nate & coffee

mom and elias hanging out at the coffee shop.

this day was packed. 
we swam at one beach, ate lunch at another, visited the dole pineapple plantation, got some pastries at ted's bakery, stopped at a coffee shop, and checked out the HE>i store. only, my mom, elias, nate and i drove up for the day- josiah, kai and my dad were busy with other things. but it was still a great day. 

i don't have much more to say about this day because 1. the pictures speak for themselves and 2. it seems so long ago that i forgot a lot of the details. ha. :)