Had a great day friday. Started out by driving to Lahina with the kids, it was to be Eden's last day visiting us. Robert stayed behind at home to get some work done.
I was a bit nervous about finding parking as we got off to a rather late start. My fears proved to be unfounded as I found a spot right across from the beach. (I am working on living out the verse "be anxious for nothing, but in EVERYTHING by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be known to God.)
The beach where surfing lessons begin has some large shade trees, one not to far from the water in which Anthony loves to climb. Other people enjoy the relief from the sun this tree provides including a mid aged lady in a cowboy hat wearing a bikini top, sarong skirt, swaying to the music of what looked like an old transistor radio. Soon she was joined by a late twenty-something guy, hair buzzed on both sides of his head (looked like he had a fight with the razor and the razor won) teeth partially rotted, drinking something concealed in a paper bag. A casting director would have given him a role in the Pirates of the Carribean. He began a conversation with Tessa and I which was strangely poetic about Alice in Wonderland..
This was a wonderful opportunity (though very sad for him) to show Tess what the mind altering consequences of taking drugs can lead to. I told her that movies, tv, and books can be deceiving because the authors can write the endings however they want. Glamorizing premarital sex, drugs, lying to get what you want, and eating jelly filled doughnuts (ok,ok, just had to throw that one in there) does come back to bite you in the end.
The salon where I have had my hair done is right next to the beach and I needed to make an appointment for myself so I took Tessa and Eden with me (left the other kids playing in the surf). Raphael, a midforties jewish man, slim, tan, french accent, (reminds me of my beloved Newport Beach bachelor, Yugoslavian uncle) had no clients at the moment. I asked him if he could color Eden's hair. Very kindly he agreed. Every girl has to have their hair done by a true french man..makes you feel like a movie star :)
Left Eden in good hands. The kids and I enjoyed the sun and surf and the shade of the trees, along with blurts of conversation with the wacky pirate looking young man. After a great while, I went back to check on Eden....almost done....as I chatted with my hairdresser about family life and such, his friend who is a photographer, (also french..just love those accents) unexpectedly popped in and took some video of him finishing up with Eden, who looked blondly fantabulous!!! Some kind of footage for a promotion of Maui businesses.
Robert was now finished with work and came down with surfboard in tow, but by now Eden was not going to pursue her dream of surfing on this day...Can't mess up a newly done hairdoo!!
We were approached by a well tanned surfer who offered to teach everyone how to surf.... no charge, but IF we wanted to we could give him a donation..he flashed the hang loose hand sign..and Robert took him up on it......Eden and I opted to go shopping....
Strolled into all the little trinkety tourist shops and art galleries when a particular picture of a beach scene with a canoe painted in my teams colors caught my eye..It would match Tess and Kiera's navy and teal room perfectly...I chatted with the two ladies running the shop about all sorts of things....the weather, paddling, art, kids, how business was doing, coming back for a glass of wine :)
When I told one of them that I lived in Makawao, she asked me if I knew a well known Maui watercolor artist who has a shop there...I was a bit embarrased as I could not recall seeing it..(you have to realize Makawao town is only about a block in either direction). We went on to discuss what a wonderful location on the island, weatherwise (and topography) it is. She mentioned that this artist, Sheri Reeve, lived there and proceeded to tell me the directions to her home up on a hill and about the beautiful jacaranda trees around there. Well, I see a most gorgeous tree from my home on that same hill and said so...then Jaqueline (the shop attendant) asked if I rented (of which we do) and asked the name of our landlord......Turns out, Jaqueline is very good friends with my landlord and had just been touring our property the other day (I was not at home), She said "are you the one with the many kids?" I proudly said "YES!!" Apparently my reputation is preceeding me....for the good.
Jaqueline told me the watercolor artist lives right next door to me and I didn't even know it.
And if that isn't a small world enough.....the painting that I picked out from all the others and decided to buy was done by Jaqueline herself. There's nothing like unknowingly complimenting someones artwork to brighten their day. God is good.
Returned to the beach to see some very well baked kids..Could have got a good price for these lobsters..they did have fun learning to surf, though!
Finished off the day by buying Eden a cute strapless pink dress... she reminded me of Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde. Very fun! Sad to see her fly home to CA.
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