Sarah's Life: Happy Almost-Fathers' Day!

Yesterday, Jeff and I shared our first, and only, Almost-Fathers' Day! It was very special. We went to brunch with my cousin B.A. and his wife, Gayle, at this great new restaurant in Waikiki called MAC 24/7. I had read some great reviews about the place, and I just had to try it - especially because of the 14 inch pancakes that come stacked 3-high! Gayle and I did our best with a set of blueberry pancakes, but we only managed to eat about a quarter of the stack. Luckily, B.A. and Jeff were there to help us out. Here we are after brunch, full and giddy...

(By the way, I must confess that B.A. was quite excited about making the blog. I had no idea that so many of you are out there reading or I would have tried to be more entertaining. Until hearing from B.A. that he even shows the people in his office the blog, I thought my mom was the only one checking it most of the time. So, thanks for reading! And I hope you like my life, or at least laughing at my life. Either one is fine with me.)

Later in the day, Jeff and I checked out a freshwater reservoir up the mountain from our house. Usually the access road is closed, though we have hiked in once, but Jeff heard through the grapevine that yesterday would be open to the public. Turns out, three times a year, they allow catfish fishing in the reservoir to hold down the population. There were tons of dads and families lining the shore.

We met two very nice guys from the Department of Land and Natural Resources who gave us the scoop. We have to apply for a license, we can only take home two fish per person, and no live bait is allowed. At first I was bummed about the rule against live bait until the guys informed me that the rule refers to fish, not worms. So I can use my worms as bait! Yippee. The best part of the whole day was finding out that one of the guys is named Knut. Just like the little polar bear. I almost lost it.