4th of July

Had a pretty near-perfect weekend. so glad to be spending it in a beautiful place with Kimble and the doggies. Friday Kimble had off and so we spent the day cleaning up and preparing for a get together with the neighbors. alex, our roommate, made steaks for everyone, the brothers in the back brought the desserts, the neighbors caryn and kona brought stuffed mushrooms, and kimble and i made ceviche. i have to say it came out perfect! exactly what i was shooting for. the only setback is that we couldn't find the right fish anywhere. well, actually, it was more that we are not familiar with the fish they have here so it was kind of difficult at first, but we found a cool fish market a little ways away and it all worked out.

Yesterday we spent the day at the beach with kimble's co-worker and his fiancée. Laura, (the fiancée), was actually born in mexico and has been living in hawaii for the past few years. it was nice to speak to someone in spanish although i was embarrased of my horrible spanglish. doesn't help that she is a spanish major. the day was super hot so the beach felt perfect. the dogs came and Luna swam around while Fidel chilled out in the shade with the girls. later we went back to the house where we had left over food and lighted a few fireworks. we finally used kimble's Holga camera so hopefully we get some cool pictures out of it later.

Today we went on a hike with the dogs. it was so cool 'cos it was really hot but at one point of the hike the wind was blowing so it was like natural a/c. the view up there was amazing. (i posted pics on facebook). fidel got really tired towards the end 'cos he would pee on every single bush he saw, and then have to run up the hill to catch up with us, so i think he lost his energy that way. kimble had to carry him like a baby and everyone commented on it as they passed us. some people even took pictures. he was like a little movie star.

More good news today: i emailed the girl i had my interview with just to say thank you, and she responded back saying that they wanted me to come on tuesday for a second interview with the main guy! excited but kind of nervous. this is their website. looks pretty cool i have to say. hopefully everything goes well!