Life in Maui

Well here it is Tuesday already and we have done several fun things
but also had plenty of time to relax and enjoy time away from our
everyday lives.

Yesterday we went on a very fun snorkeling excursion to the molekai
crater and met some fun people. Later we went to BJs in Lahaina for
delicious pizza and a short stroll downtown. It's quite an active
place but shuts down around 10pm. It gets dark here very early so we
have been going to bed and waking up much earlier than normal. It's
nice.

Today we went on the Maui Gold pineapple tour. I was hesitant at first
but I am very glad we did it. Our tourguide Steve was very informative
and fun. We got to pick pineapples to take home and he cut different
pineapples up for us to taste right in the fields. They are the most
delicious pineapples I've ever had. To top it off, the road we took to
get to the pineapple fields was beautiful and we found some great
snorkeling spots with clear water and white sand beaches.

Now it's time for a nap. Aloha from Hawaii. Wish you were here.

Starbucks Kona

See blog below. 100% kona coffee. $45 per pound. Fortunately we only
purchased 1/2 a pound. We will try it soon and publish the results.

The adventures of Kona Coffee

Wow, Maui is very beautiful. I have been here one time before a few
years ago but it was overcast and I was alone on business. This time
is different. Gayla and I are enjoying the sights and tastes of Maui
including mahi mahi tacos and kona coffee.

We chanced upon a starbucks coffee shop where we noticed 100% kona
coffee, along with a few other kona blends only available in Hawaii.
Without asking the price, we had the barista grind up a bag so we
could enjoy freshly brewed coffee in our hotel room first thing in the
morning without going anywhere.

What we failed to realize is that 100% kona coffee is expensive at
starbucks. In fact, at $45 a pound it is the most expensive coffee
they sell that I am aware of, even more than the limited edition aged
coffees that come in a collector tin.

In any case, this had better be some delicious coffee.

(picture will be posted seperately, I accidentely deleted it after
typing all this on my phone).

Honeymoon

Hello world! After a long hiatus I am back on the blog scene. The last
month has been especially crazy but now the dust is starting to settle
and I can relax.

Yesterday I was married to my beautiful ladyfriend Gayla and the
ceremony and reception were amazing. All our friends and my family
worked so hard to make it an event to remember forever.

So now Gayla and I are on our way to Maui thanks to a generous
honeymoon vacation from my parents. We plan on relaxing all week and
not worrying about anything.

Also I plan to bring Gayla on board as a blog contributor. She has
good insight and a fresh perspective on the world around her and I
feel she will be a valuable addition to my blogging adventures. More
on that as it develops.

Also I will try to blog more as we have new adventures so stay tuned!

Until next time, mahalo.

This is Montana golf.

A spectator came out to watch me play today. Beautiful weather, and it
was a lot of fun as usual.

Golfing practice

Today is my day off so coy and I met at buffalo hill golf course on
main street to do a little practicing. We started off with some ball
driving, had a fierce but rewarding time at the 9 hole putting range
(pictured), and then moved on to the chipping range where I need a lot
more practice. One day we will play a real game but golf is hard so I
at least want to get the basics down first.

We had a great time and I even went back by myself after dinner to
practice some more. It's very fun but also challenging. Whoever says
golf is boring has never tried it.

i hurt my head

i obviously am behind on my blogs. i apologize but better late than never, i suppose. here is a story:

sometime around the end of march i had just concluded my final snowboarding trip for the season and i was feeling pretty good because i had gone all year without hurting myself or even falling hard. some people say that they don't go to church because skiing or some other outdoor sport is their religion but i believe the two go hand in hand as evidenced by the picture to the left.

i don't currently have health insurance and i am a paranoid person so not getting hurt is a big concern to me. here is where the story gets slightly less boring... without going into too many details, i somehow ran into a metal beam that cut the bridge of my nose and top of my forehead and it was bad enough that i needed to go to the emergency room to get stitches. also my nose broke. my face looked really bad for a while (i never took a picture when it was at its worst point) but overall the pain wasn't too bad.

it's healing up pretty good now but i still have a pretty crazy scar. i am putting some cream on it all the time that is supposed to minimize the scarring but i'm pretty sure it will be with me the rest of my life. there goes my modeling career. but it could have been a lot worse so i'm glad i am fine.


(photos by levi lusko, kevin guido)

devan and jenny

i had the extreme privilege of photographing my good friends devan and jenn on april 6, 2009. these two are such a great couple and always fun to be around. the wedding party was great and i this was such a fun wedding to be a part of. i've shot several weddings over the last couple years, but this was the first one where all my close friends were there. also, i haven't posted a lot of personal stuff on the blog lately, but i'm getting married in june and my fiance was the maid of honor at this wedding so it was extra special for me.

i'm sure devan and jenn will be posting lots of my photos soon and i'll let you know where to find those when they put them up.

for now, here are some highlights of the wedding party, in random order. best wishes to devan and jenn flaherty and i wish them a lifetime of happy memories together.

The budget gourmet

Tonight I just didn't feel like cooking. But I'm hungry and not in the
mood for ramen so I made these things. I call them "cheese and
crackers". Very tasty and easy to make. I washed them down with a tall
glass of water. Hunger eliminated, now I can sleep peacefully.

1 guy burgers and fries

After church tonight I developed a hunger for food. I was alone but didn't waste money going out. I grilled some burgers and heated up some tasty fajita fries and I had a delicious dinner in under 10 minutes.