Day 29!!!

day 29.

What is the BESt place to watch a sunset in Maui?!? 

HALEAKALA CRATER

Today my husband and I went to Haleakala for a hike! I thought we were just going to go there and walk around...(I'm generally anti-hike..) but NOPE!! Haha. We started a trail not knowing what we were getting ourselves into. It was a breeze walking downhill for 1hr and 15min. The crater was beautiful. SO incredible, colors of orange, red and yellow. Then we started the hike UPhill for ONE HOUR and 30MINUTES....hah. Ok. So i'm not in shape, and we were at 10,000 ft elevation so YES it was supposed to be hard, but MAN it was HARD! My face is brighter than a strawberry, my body probably doesn't ache HAlf as bad as it will tomorrow and the next day and I have blisters on both heels. Ok but WOW. What a beautiful hike. SUCH a different perspective of Maui. Not HALF as amazing and breath-taking as watching the sunset, and after 90minutes of uphill and thats saying something!! 

Last 30 Days in Maui...

I was suggested by a VERY dear friend of mine to do a countdown before I leave. So I will post each day (or do my best) for the 30 days we have left here. I will have an image, hopefully, of the "Favorite" thing I discuss about Maui on the particular day, if not - it will be another image I took that very day to savor the beauty of the island. 30 Days of Photos...30 Days of FAVS! So excited, this is a GREAT way to leave, by focusing on the wonderful things that brought us here in the first place.

ok....so here goes :) 

day 30.

{painting on the side of a public restroom, Baby Beach}

faVORite.....

beach to go hunting for shells, sea-glass and all goodies washed ashore from the ocean???

1. Kapalua Beach
2. FT. ST. Beach (By Cheeseburger and Paradise)
3. Baby Beach

Ok, so I chose this question because I hit the JACKpot today finding some MASSive sea-glass and some large broken, but still beautifully unique shells :) This always makes me very happy, and is one of my favorite things to do in Maui. There is such a peace about it. Your toes are in a sand spa, your hair is being blown by the refreshing wind to counter the blazing glorious sunshine beaming down on your neck. Everyone around you is relaxing or you are alone and in a complete peaceful state of mind with the world at the moment. Thinking about nothing but the fond childhood memories picking agates with your family. The knowledge that if you just look a little harder, and wait, scanning the grounds patiently you just might find the winning treasure. The piece that would make you the BEST treasure hunter of them all. Finding beauties no one would because they are in the palm of your hand. It sounds like satisfaction in power, being the best, winning. In a way it is. Mostly it's just a BEAUtiful reminder of the blessed time you had and the wonderful memories you've made. Lovely items that you can turn around and make even lovelier turing it into a gift or a piece of jewelry to hang over your heart. They are precious things. I don't need much, I'm not a materialistic person. Memories, natural treasures that mark those memories, now those are worth more than a channel bag to me. That's MY kind of obsession :)

CARDS FOR SALE!!! ORdER TODAY! :)

The cards are named by series. I want you to make your own interpretation of the image, rather than connecting it with mine. I believe it's more special this way. Used as a card or art to display, these blank recycled cards are completely hand-made, wrapped with a hemp string and protected by a slip to keep the image from smudges. My logo is printed on a recycled label and placed on the back of the cards as my signature. 5 by 7 card with a 4 by 6 print. They are $5.00 each. I can custom make them, your choice of image and round or sharp corner and have it shipped in 2 weeks getting there before Easter on the 15th of April. Shipping costs an additional dollar. Otherwise I will be in WA to deliver the week of May 9th. You can notify me by commenting on this post, writing an email at katherinebethphotography@gmail.com, calling me or texting me at 360-305-8320 or facebooking me at katherine beth evans regarding your order. You choose :) This is just the first fifteen! I am off to get more supplies on WEdnesday, so Look for more on thursday!! 

The finished product, front.

 The finished product back.

My business card located in EACH card.

My recycled label located on the back of EVERY card.

fine art series....

 #1.

#2. 

 #3.

 #4.

 #5.

#6.

#7. (notice the round corners vs. the sharp...)

 #8.

 #9.

#10.

candid series....

#1. 

#2.

canon AE1 film series....

(note all film prints were made manually, manual focus and shutter, iso and f-stop all set by me. these prints are not digitally altered or cropped.)

 #1.

#2.

A day for me.

Ah, Monday night was so exquisitely wonderful in so many ways. It was just me at home for 8 hours. I didn't have a car...so I couldn't go anywhere. I DID make the most of my day. Everything (most everything) I did was for me. I painted my nails in Jamaica Me Crazy Essie Nail Polish. I read some of my current book, "Breaking Dawn," while in the bathtub, with a glass of wine all the while burning my soy coconut candle. BLISS. (The tub was cold and it was glorious seeing as my home was CRAZY hot.) I made lemon currant scones and they were SO delicious and SO reminded me of my moms that I had THREE!! I watched Glee and Brothers and Sisters and Step Up 3. All things Chris wouldn't care to watch.  I talked to my mom and talked to Joyce Langley (which is like talking to my grandma.) I did some house work (that was for the both of us so I wasn't COMPLETELY selfish :) ) Ah. It was just SUCH a fantastic day. I loved every minute of it. All laze. No productivity. The only thing that would have topped the charts would be if I had graham crackers and confetti frosting, and a massage. HA! Now I am back to the real world, sort-of. Chris and I had a great day off together yesterday watching two movies at home and getting things accomplished for the move, and our almost 3.5 mile walk at night in the rain. Today we are still getting things accomplished slowly but surly. He is getting his hair cut and will have an eye appt later today as I get my items for my cards to then make and sell :) Thursday I plan to finish making my cards as Chris is at work and then hopefully my friend Iltea will steel me away for some hot-tub crashing time. ps. I LOVE her. and it's going to be sooo freaking hard to leave her. AH. SOO. This no work thing, I think i'm cut out for it :) haha. I hope YOU have a day for you one day this week at LEAst. It's glorious.

Mama Adelsteins Lemon Currant Scones

Yum :) Happy Monday!

You had a reason, This was part of your plan for me.

My last night shift at Aina Gourmet Market.

So....it all started....three weeks ago I asked off Friday and Saturday for a moving sale that my husband and I had to have. Two weeks ago my asst manager changed the system of requests off and forgot to transfer my request. One week ago I found this out when I was not given those days off. I notified him and he acted like everything was going to be ok. He said the manager was going to work things out with me on Monday. Monday she was sick. He said she would call me on tues. Then I emailed her on tues to please call me regarding the schedule, since I hadn't heard from her since Sat. This whole time, nothing seemed to be wrong. It seemed as if it was ok. Thursday I come into work and asked my manager if she had time to talk about the schedule since I hadn't heard from her. She asked "whats wrong with the schedule?" This is when I let her know that I thought she was told by asst manager about what happened and was told she would get back to me all week. That i needed the weekend off because the sale was on craigslist and my husband and I are the only family on the island. She proceeded to flip out at me, say hurtful things, threaten me of sorts, raised her voice and was completely unreasonable doing so in front of all my co-workers, her husband and customers. - when i was just trying to figure out what we could do to make it work. I won't tell you all the things she said in detail. This time - during this issue at work, I KNOW with all my heart I handled everything from the start the way I should have. I did NOTHING wrong. I didn't lash back at her when she was being crazy to me. I kept trying to figure out why she was being like this. Very unfair. Very rude. Very hurtful. No attempt to work things out. No apologies for mis-communication or the fact that she was unable to give me the time off. I don't know what I did to deserve such raw treatment. I wrote the HR to see what she could do. She basically didn't even try to get us in the office to work things out, she just said if I was scheduled I had to show up. Then I was notified that if I did not show to work those days, they were going to assume I quit. I told them this is truly unfortunate, I don't know how this all happened, but I still needed to have the moving sale, and there was no possible way I could come in. I was truly treated poorly but responded the way I should have. I tried to end it on good terms to keep my card account, although seems they don't want anything that has to do with me there any longer. This makes me so sad and yet I am glad to be out of such a damaging environment. I had great times there. I met some great people. I saw the sunset every night. I loved the earth-friendly, local concept. I am now unemployed 1 month before I should have been. That is 1600 dollars that was going towards moving. I am trying not to stress. I have let people know I am available for babysitting and photo jobs. I also am going to try and get my cards in some other coffee shops! I was thinking about seeing if anyone back home in Washington would like to make an order of my cards 1 or more and I would have them delivered to them. Just scrambling for cash. The other day, the day I lost my job. We received a check in the mail from my Grandpa Murphy. He just had a note in there...Hope this Helps. He had no clue I just lost my job. The Lord DOES provide when we are in need. I am trying to be confident in such things! Wow. What a weekend. The Lord also blessed us with a successful Moving sale!! We will have one more in 4 weeks. I am still hoping to get two accounts with Ululanis Shave Ice and with America 2 Sailboat! We will see. If you all pray or want to send "good vibrations" or whatever your belief is. We would appreciate your prayer. If you know anyone who would be great to work for in San Diego, or any contacts at all I would love to talk to you about it! I just pray my next job in San Diego is one I can stay with and will be honest, legal, respectful and just. To God be the Glory. 

hmm

I keep trying to tell myself...no it's silly. 

The movies hate on it. 

Christian friends/family I have grumble about it.

Old people wish they waited. 

Men look miserable. 

Does sex even exist after? 

Why does my heart ache for it over and over? 

Why is it the ONLY career choice I can't get over.

Why is it - that no matter how many signs I see of hardship due to such choices..

It is still the number one desire of my heart. 

Oh Lord. You know the desires of my heart. 

Your will be done. 

In Earth as it is in Heaven.

Amen.

{photo by me. 2010.}

Tuesdays Thoughts.

 {photo by Sofia}

{ Mr. Monk Seal, Me, Sofia }

 {photo by me}

{photo by me}

{when at work - we had word of a Monk Seal -extint creature- sleeping on the beach! So we (sofia and I) ran to go see - we AWWWWED over this beautiful seal, I dipped my toes in the ocean and we got back to work..}

There are so many things going in my head right now. It has been a rather stressful week. Beginning with the Tsunami, AGAIN. Almost a year apart. Same thing. Scrambling all our food, and precious belongings with us - not knowing. Filling the tub up with water, knowing the cities water was going to be shut off. (great I had my period... and what if you have to poop? very hard to be feminine when you have to poop and can't go in the toilet.) Just waiting. I got one hour of sleep that night, half sleep at that. We waited with our Maui Family. When the tsunami hit around the island, there was damage to all the harbors/boats and docks. There was minor flooding in some homes/apartment complexes, businesses and schools. There was a sewage spill and debris all in the ocean from the harbors I believe, but guess what? We are all ok. We are all alive. Our homes are in tact and our jobs are still there for us. May have been a horribly stressful 12hrs but now...we can do nothing but get on our knees and pray for the hurting country of Japan. Customers came in to work, complaining, angry, upset, tired and grouchy. PEOPLE, there was just a DISASTER to a beautiful country. People that didn't have 8 hours to evacuate!! They didn't see the 26ft wave coming! They don't have energy, or warmth or HOMEs! or Jobs, or boats and are in danger of nuclear explosions. WOW. perspective maybe? So I just kept on my smile, i didn't deny that it was scary. But I did NOT give in to those who thought they were having the most miserable day ever. And I had a GREAT day. I felt alive. I served people with a MUCH more happy heart than I have lately. Praise you God from Whom all Blessings Flow. 

So we are home - with our cats. We have been working a lot lately. We are tired, but happy. There has been lots of cleaning and organizing. This home is a bit discombobulated due to the move and garage sale we will be having this weekend. I can't wait to have a home to put things into - and organize and clean from the start! Yes, we have a GARAGE SALE this weekend!! WHOHOO! I am sad my Aunt Vicki won't be here to help me. But I can't wait to see her in a month. It will happen Friday and Saturday. :) :) 

Tomorrow is my Papas 54th Birthday :) There will be a post just for him tomorrow! 

We booked the car to ship on the 26th! Now we need to book a hotel in S.D. and I think thats it! 

I finished reading Harry Potter - and am going to watch the movie tonight! I am half way through Breaking Dawn and I am beginning The Hunger Games. I ADORE books. 

I have a family shoot this Saturday night and can't wait!!! I have been asked to make postcards, enlarged prints and cards for my current job "Ania Gourmet Market." I am going to try to sell cards in the harbor (images of A2) and try to sell cards at Ululanis Shave Ice (if I can ever get over there for the last few image ideas!)

I can't wait to work in a place where there is respect and good work ethic, no abuse of the job description and consistency. With Girls who love rather than HATe their job and just somewhere I love. There is a guy that works at the pool - he told us girls he delivers local tomatoes one day, plays with monkeys another, works at the pool selling sun-screen and volunteers when there is a monk seal or turtle on the beach. These are things HE loves. I want to do things I love. Which would be interior design, photography, floral design and maybe beach clean up or reading at an old folks home or something. It was inspiration. 

I am overjoyed about our new adventure. I love my husband. He is my ROck. (yes God is my rock - but My husband is the husband sort of Rock.) :) He loves me. I can't wait to road trip, camp and get lost with Him. I can't wait to go to Florida, St. Louis and Maine. I am excited. 

I am sad that I haven't talked to my brother since my birthday maybe? Peter - he has his nose in his books like always. Pray for him if you can. He needs to do well. My brother Caleb keeps getting hit with car costs. Please pray for LARGE tippers at his work. My sister Ava is an amazing baker - her latest are fancy cupcakes that look professional. My Brother Michael just beat 9 others to become one Tattoo Artists apprentice for a year or three? Pretty awesome. I am proud! My Brother Tyler just broke up with his g.f. He is on to bigger and better things, this is a hard thing but I believe it was healthy. I love this boy. He might be coming with us to California and we will fly him back home. My mom is looking for jobs. I hope she gets something in floral or interior design. She is TOP notch. My Dad, he is almost 54 and amazing. He loves his job - and is still in remission. He is missing us kids during his birthday. Love you papa. My Grandpa is visiting WA when I am home - exciting although we have to hide him when my Aunt Vicki and Midge and Cousin Kelsey come over. SIck. Hate that stuff but they mean the world to me to not see them. Evans parents just had an explosion across their neighborhood but are ok. Loving Colorado but would love more snow :) All other G.parents are healthy (that I know of.) oh. Ya. My Grandma Vivian got married. Weird, im not gonna lie. Ever since high school I've felt more distant from her. 

I am so excited about life some days and other days feel lower than low. I question If I can beat my disabilities to the ground, or if I'll give into them. example. I want to go to school, but will I even be able to get higher than a c on anything? I would go to school for interior design or floral design...but would I remember, ANYTHING? I need repetitiveness or to have known it years before to remember. Since my spanish has come back does that mean there is hope? (this is what I go through.) stupid huh? I used to be more secure in myself than this. I used to be more independent. 

So the blessing about moving to a new place. I can become whoever I want to be. I can start over. I can change things I didn't like about my self -(not my BOOBS - i won't ever be THAT California girl) Im talking about my swearing, (yes i struggle with this) or my negative attitude, or my clinging to gossip and participating in such things just to fit in. I used to not do any of this. Here I got in a rut. I want out. I can do this. I can be the BEST parts of Katherine. Christ-like, FUN, adventurous, silly, encouraging, confident, happy, kind, smart, go-getter, fearless, secure in my self, adorer of my husband, carer of strangers, business woman, artsy, friend and mother someday. I can't wait to be the best of me all the time. 

I have been praying for my friend at work - her name is Jenn. She lost her 7th baby. She made it a month farther than ever before. She is hurting. I HURT for her. I have a co-worker that is disappeared - for more than 3months. Sad. My cousins cousin is very ill and in the hospital. One of my BEST friends has tumors in her brain. Praying she heals.....so many when you look around have heart-aches. I can't believe it. I wish I could heal - but prayer is all I can do. 

This is so long. But it's my heat. It's my life. I am going to make my Papas birthday gift. :) Have a HAPPY tuesday. Love you all - Thank you for reading my blog. 

Thankful Tuesday.

For my Grandparents. That the have THIS Love and have always had THIS love. 

Tuesday and its awesomeness.

Hope you had a Happy Tuesday. Mine was spent on the beach. With my Husband. Only so many of these nights left before we hit the city. EEEK! 

We are Expecting.......

....TO MOVE!!! to San Diego this MAY! (Haha GATCHA! Everyone's getting pregnant so I thought I'de mess with ya :)) YAY! We have plane tickets for April 27 to fly to San Diego - to find a place. Then we will head to Washington to gather our things that has been in storage for 2.5yrs and take the moving truck back to our new HOME! Weird! It's soo crazy this is actually finally happening. Chris (after over a month of patience and drama) - got his 1mth leave of absence approved. We have the cats booked for 2 weeks in a pet daycare called "Purring Parrots." They have a window - and a closet space that they share. Next big thing is to get the Car signed up to ship and then the rest is cleaning, garage sale, craigslist, goodbyes and adios Maui! So - I will keep you all updated as we know things. If you are those who pray - we would appreciate prayers for the financial aspect of it all to work out and to find a home to rent by the 6th of May. EEEEK! If you are vibe senders :) We will take your good thoughts too :)

The Perfect Morning...

...was waking up when I wanted to.

...going on a crazy uphill climbing downhill hike with my bestie Ileta.

..discovering "sleeping grass" touch the leaf and it will fold like MAGIC!! 

...dipping in the ocean after sweating my life away.

...finding a HANDful of treasures on the shore.

...eating the BESt Acai Bowl ever.

then i had to work..which ide rather not focus on, HA. 

 my lazy buddy.

"sleeping grass" 

 look! The leaves are folding!!! 

Ileta and Stella. SO fun this am with a friend.

Amigas

Me, Catalina, Sofia!

Amigas. Friends from work at Ania. Last night was Catalina's last day of work! She is such a sweetheart. Full of energy, drama free, kind and funny! Ah. I LOVED working with her. I wish her well as she goes to California and then New York before heading home to Argentina. Adios Amiga. Te Quiero Mucho. 

Wednesday's Gift from God :)

Loved watching this Mama and her Babies. LOVED it. It warmed my heart today.