EXTRA Chunky!! A Chunky Sisters-Only Birthday TR April 2021!! NEW Aloha Aulani 11/18!

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I couldn't resist a little tango with Buzz too, LOL, although someone on Instagram commented that he was getting a little too "handsy"!! :rotfl:
Buzz is totallly getting a little too friendly!

On the way we had to take "test shots" for my sister.

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She looks great! I love that dress.
 
ARGH ok pictures should be fixed now!! Sometimes google photos kills me!!

Boo, hiss can't see the photo shoot pictures!
OK should be fixed now!
Buzz is totallly getting a little too friendly!
LOL good thing I like a little buzz 😆
She looks great! I love that dress.
It's a really cute dress!
I'm guessing Google Photos is at it again....can't see the Photoshoot pics :(
ARgh it's so annoying! Should be fixed now!
 


These are the same ears that I wear from Aloha Ears Design. They are super pretty and love that they are interchangeable!

I love these ears! I need to check out that website.


Looking fabulous and I love the dress.


I really was not in the mood for any photoshoot so I just did my best and slapped on a black dress because I really didn't want to wear anything binding or frou frou. My sister took one look at me and asked why I wasn't more colorful?!? 😆

Your dress is precious. If you had been colorful you might have clashed with her.

I couldn't resist a little tango with Buzz too, LOL, although someone on Instagram commented that he was getting a little too "handsy"!! :rotfl:

:rotfl2:


Here are photos from the shoot. I told Sara that most of it will be of Su-Queen and just a little bit of me. :laughing: So enjoy these photos from our morning shoot! We had over 100 pictures so here's just a sampling!

Love your photos. Looks like y'all had lots of fun.



This is a keeper.
 
Aww, I'm glad the pictures work now because they are seriously ADORBS!!!!! Love the outtake :) You girls are the cutest.
Thanks Jackie! My sister had a ton of fun! She was in her element, LOL.
I love these ears! I need to check out that website.
They are so fun and easy to carry around because you only need one headband and you can pick your bow and ears!
Looking fabulous and I love the dress.
She got a ton of compliments!
Your dress is precious. If you had been colorful you might have clashed with her.
LOL That is very true! I will say that to her next time.
Love your photos. Looks like y'all had lots of fun.
Thank you! My sister had a ton of fun!
This is a keeper.
LOL it's so funny! My sister's expression is hilarious!
 


Back from Hawaii!

Hi everyone! I've been absent but that's because I was in Hawaii for two weeks! A week spent at Aulani and then another week in Waikiki, all on the island of Oahu. It was so nice to be back in Hawaii again, it's been 5 years since we were last there and we used to go every year! Here's some pictures from our trip.

It's been 10 years since we first stayed at Aulani, the first time was the year it first opened, so it's only fitting we're back for it's 10th anniversary.

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We got a regular hotel room for the first 5 nights then got to use some DVC points for a studio on the last 3 nights. Here's the hotel room:

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We had breakfast with characters at Makahiki! You get to take a picture with them first before being seated.

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We visited some beautiful beaches. This was on the North Shore:

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But we loved coming back to Aulani. This was taken in front of the restaurant Ama Ama (which is unfortunately closed right now):

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Saw Halloween characters!

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Had the requisite Mickey shave ice:

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Aulani is on the west side of Oahu so you will see some some amazing sunsets. We had the pleasure of watching this almost daily for a week.

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The pools are amazing and the grounds so beautiful. My only concern is that the rooms are beginning to look dated (like no built-in USB ports, frayed carpets and minor stains, etc) but I'm sure a nice little refurbishment would do it well. Also the food sucks at Aulani, not gonna lie. It is overpriced, of course, but I'd be ok with that if it was tasty good food but there are so many better places to eat in Hawaii that after our one mediocre breakfast there we decided to eat most of our meals elsewhere and/or bring takeout to the room. It was a much better decision and I was happier as food is such a big part of our vacations!

We spent a lot of time eating at the four seasons next door too LOL, their food, although pricey was much better!

Brunch at La Hiki (Four Seasons)

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Dinner at Mina's Fish House (Four Seasons)

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(it was our 13th anniversary!)

Monkeypod Kitchen across the street:

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Rainbow pancakes at Eggs n Things:

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Garlic Shrimp from shrimp trucks on the North Shore:

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We always got coffee from Island Vintage as well as the lillikoi acai bowl:

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And our favorite little cafe next door to Aulani is this little chapel-turned-cafe called Cafe Ko Olina Place of Joy. Tremendous food, we brought it back to the pool or to the room or sat by the beach, it is so good!

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You had to pre-order this box of sashimi but it is amazing:

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The drinks at Aulani were pretty good though!

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So that was our lovely week at Aulani. We moved to Waikiki after that and both our moms flew in to join us. I think they had more fun than us!

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They are both widows - we lost our dads in the last few years and this was their first real vacation in a long time so they were really excited!

We went on a hike! Twice! My mom, who has trouble getting in and out of a car managed to walk up the Makapu'u lighthouse trail twice in a week! She liked it because the trail is fully paved.

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We ate more good food!

If you haven't had Leonard's malasadas (Portuguese fried donuts), you haven't lived!

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Delicious Italian food at Taormina:

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The best loco moco at Koko Head Cafe:

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Amazing sushi at Katsunori:

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Steve also found Living with the Land Hawaiian-Style at the Dole Plantation!

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It was the most amazing two weeks! And now we're back in the cold north east. Sigh.
Hopefully we get to go back to Hawaii next year!

Back to my sister's TR next!
 
What a beautiful vacation!! I love that your moms were able to join you, and of course Steve found a way to live with the land, LOL :) Looks like perfection! Sorry you had to return to reality, but excited to hear more about your sister trip!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, Su-Lynn!!
 
Not sure how I've missed this for 2 months, but Chunkylush is officially changing her name to Chunkylate which at this point is more fitting :rotfl:

Excited for you to get back to the Disney stuff, but your trip to Hawaii looks absolutely amazing. And how special to share it with your Mom's. We keep talking about going to Hawaii but the airfare is so crazy expensive it just hasn't been in the cards. One day we'll get back there .
 
Joining in late! As I'm reading this I'm remembering that we were there the same time in April and I saw you and your sister at the bus stop at SS. I also saw you in the lobby at Gran Destino during the 50th. Only in passing though so I didn't want to look like a weirdo and scream "I love your trip reports" from far away lol. So jealous of Aulani! I'm itching to go back to Hawaii and 75% of that is for garlic shrimp from Giovanni's. I'm moving to Washington state in a few months for 2 years and if I don't get to Hawaii in that time I'll be so mad at myself.

These are the same ears that I wear from Aloha Ears Design. They are super pretty and love that they are interchangeable!
I recently discovered Aloha Ears and am OBSESSED! I've spent way too much money on them in the past few months.
 
Took a DIS sabbatical - just now getting back on and catching up on old and new reports. Following along and looking forward to reading more.
 
Back from Hawaii!

Hi everyone! I've been absent but that's because I was in Hawaii for two weeks! A week spent at Aulani and then another week in Waikiki, all on the island of Oahu. It was so nice to be back in Hawaii again, it's been 5 years since we were last there and we used to go every year! Here's some pictures from our trip.

It's been 10 years since we first stayed at Aulani, the first time was the year it first opened, so it's only fitting we're back for it's 10th anniversary.

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We got a regular hotel room for the first 5 nights then got to use some DVC points for a studio on the last 3 nights. Here's the hotel room:

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We had breakfast with characters at Makahiki! You get to take a picture with them first before being seated.

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We visited some beautiful beaches. This was on the North Shore:

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But we loved coming back to Aulani. This was taken in front of the restaurant Ama Ama (which is unfortunately closed right now):

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Saw Halloween characters!

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Had the requisite Mickey shave ice:

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Aulani is on the west side of Oahu so you will see some some amazing sunsets. We had the pleasure of watching this almost daily for a week.

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The pools are amazing and the grounds so beautiful. My only concern is that the rooms are beginning to look dated (like no built-in USB ports, frayed carpets and minor stains, etc) but I'm sure a nice little refurbishment would do it well. Also the food sucks at Aulani, not gonna lie. It is overpriced, of course, but I'd be ok with that if it was tasty good food but there are so many better places to eat in Hawaii that after our one mediocre breakfast there we decided to eat most of our meals elsewhere and/or bring takeout to the room. It was a much better decision and I was happier as food is such a big part of our vacations!

We spent a lot of time eating at the four seasons next door too LOL, their food, although pricey was much better!

Brunch at La Hiki (Four Seasons)

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Dinner at Mina's Fish House (Four Seasons)

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(it was our 13th anniversary!)

Monkeypod Kitchen across the street:

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Rainbow pancakes at Eggs n Things:

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Garlic Shrimp from shrimp trucks on the North Shore:

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We always got coffee from Island Vintage as well as the lillikoi acai bowl:

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And our favorite little cafe next door to Aulani is this little chapel-turned-cafe called Cafe Ko Olina Place of Joy. Tremendous food, we brought it back to the pool or to the room or sat by the beach, it is so good!

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You had to pre-order this box of sashimi but it is amazing:

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The drinks at Aulani were pretty good though!

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So that was our lovely week at Aulani. We moved to Waikiki after that and both our moms flew in to join us. I think they had more fun than us!

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They are both widows - we lost our dads in the last few years and this was their first real vacation in a long time so they were really excited!

We went on a hike! Twice! My mom, who has trouble getting in and out of a car managed to walk up the Makapu'u lighthouse trail twice in a week! She liked it because the trail is fully paved.

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We ate more good food!

If you haven't had Leonard's malasadas (Portuguese fried donuts), you haven't lived!

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Delicious Italian food at Taormina:

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The best loco moco at Koko Head Cafe:

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Amazing sushi at Katsunori:

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Steve also found Living with the Land Hawaiian-Style at the Dole Plantation!

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It was the most amazing two weeks! And now we're back in the cold north east. Sigh.
Hopefully we get to go back to Hawaii next year!

Back to my sister's TR next!
The Island Vintage açaí bowls are soooo good. 🤤😍 We’ll have to try Katsunori next time and definitely also that sashimi box. Hopefully we’re back next fall, too!
 

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