View from our suite 
Beautiful Diamond Head =)
Sweet bread french toast.. oh how I love you room service.
Chillen at the pool
Russ & Ian enjoying their frou frou drinks
Me & my half-sis Tiffany... do we look alike?
Lucky we live in Hawaii!
I heart him.Russ is leaving in a week to Jakarta for almost a month! I am deeeply saddened by this and had a hard time when he told me he'd be gone for that long but it's for business and it's a good experience for him to go anyways. He'll be helping open Benihana/Doraku in Indonesia.. pretty awesome huh. I am really proud of him =) Although I am a little worried since I've heard how Jakarta is kind of dangerous.. plus he will totally stand out lol. But I'm sure everything will be fine as long as he not out roaming the streets!!
Sooo.. since he'll be gone for so long, he decided to surprise me and get a suite at the Hilton Hotel over the weekend. Russ normally doesn't like staying at hotels since he thinks it's a waste of money plus I live like 5 min away from Waikiki but he knows how much I like it so it was very thoughtful of him to book a room for us =) I must say my bf is pretty good when it comes to surprising me. It's good to know that even after 4 years, he still knows how to be romantic every now & then =P
We checked in the afternoon but Russ had to go back to work at 4 so I had to wait till he got off and meet him at the hotel at night. Our first night was kind of just chill & relaxed since Russ pulled a double shift and was too tired to do anything. We pretty much just munched on Cheetos & McDonalds and fell asleep to the sound of the ocean =)
The next morning we got up around 10am. I was well rested especially from that soft bed. I took a shower while Russ ordered us room service for breakfast. He surprised me with sweet bread French toast.. although his steak & eggs looked pretty nummy!! Man I could totally live like that everyday.. oh how I wish. After breakfast we rested our tummys before we headed out to the pool. I totally forgot my sunblock (I hate getting tan!) but I was not about to waste $15 on a small bottle of sunscreen at the hotel. So tan it was! I had a nice dip in the pool.. Russ was being a baby and complained about how cold it was. I thought it was perfect. The only thing that sucked was that it rained every now & then but no biggy. After our relaxing day at the pool & beach we headed to the ABC store and picked up some alky. In fact I think Russ picked up more than enough.. but I guess he was ready to party hardy ;)
We had dinner reservations at 730 with my half-sis Tiffany & her boyfriend Ian so we rested in the hotel for a little bit. We had a drink out on the balcony and just enjoyed the beautiful view from our room. It really made appreciate how lucky we are for living in paradise =) Russ ended up falling asleep & taking a nap. I watched a movie in the room and then dozed off into sleep. I didn't get much of a nap cause Russ woke me up with all the ruckus he was making lol. It was already 4:45pm and we were pretty hungry since we hadn't really eaten much since breakfast. Russ decided to order an angus burger w/fries & French onion soup. Mind you this is like 2 1/2 hrs before our dinner reservations! We shared it but man was it a big burger. I was scared I wouldn't be hungry at dinner time.
Well at 730 we met Tiffany & Ian at Benihana (which is conveniently located at the Hilton). I was still full from half a burger I ate earlier but I decided to order the ahi.. something a little lighter. Dinner was fun and they really enjoyed the show. I've seen it many times.. but it's still entertaining. After dinner we went back to our hotel room to have a few drinks. Well actually a few drinks turned into many. I had a lava flow earlier at the restaurant which didn't do much. But then I drank a bottle of mojito.. and Russ proceeded to make me drink a cran & vodka and THEN a screwdriver. Those who don't know me I have a low tolerance for alcohol! I could barely finish the screwdriver. Next thing I know, I was highly intoxicated and couldn't stop laughing at the most stupidest things. It was almost like I was high on weed lol. We got into a conversation about dancing and then Russ decided that me & Ian should have a dance off. He wanted me to prove that I could "dance." Lol. Although I was pretty drunk, I wasn't THAT drunk to humilate myself. Ian didn't mind though. He was just grooving away to the music haha. I had some pretty good laughs that night. Since Tiff had to work early the next morn, she & Ian left around 1. I didn't realize how intoxicated my bf was cause he acted totally normal. But as soon as Tiff & Ian left, he headed straight to the toilet to do you know what. The night ended not so fun for him. I felt so bad for him especially cause I HATE that feeling of being that drunk lol.
The next morning I knew he was still hurting. He kind of just forced himself out of bed since we had to pack up and check-out by 11. He ended up just crashing at my place before he went to work at 3. By then he was feeling a lot better.
This mini-vaca was a much needed one! I wouldn't mind doing this every now & then. Kind of makes you feel like a tourist hehe. I think next time we're planning to get a beach house or get a cabana at Turtle Bay with Tiff & Ian. Can't wait for the next mini-vaca!
