Wife, Husband and Dog, living in Hawaii.Tumblr (3.0; @nateandmae)http://nateandmae.com/<p>When it comes to housing, be prepared to pay twice as much rent for half as much space, cleanliness, and maintainability. </p>http://nateandmae.com/post/17976920212http://nateandmae.com/post/17976920212Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:47:36 -0500hawaiimovingtipshousingrentcost of livingnateluzod<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyptswNyjv1r25vlzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Tree Tunnel<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyptswNyjv1r25vlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Mae and Max<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyptswNyjv1r25vlzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Giant Hawaiian Centipede<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyptswNyjv1r25vlzo4_500.jpg"/><br/> No wrong turns<br/><br/> <img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyptswNyjv1r25vlzo5_500.jpg"/><br/> Kahana Valley<br/><br/> <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyptswNyjv1r25vlzo6_500.jpg"/><br/> No bridge...?<br/><br/> <img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyptswNyjv1r25vlzo7_500.jpg"/><br/> Smooth<br/><br/> <p>We hiked <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahupua'a_O_Kahana_State_Park" target="_blank">Kahana Valley</a> this past weekend. It felt great to get away from the computer, into nature, and to get our feet dirty. Max and I enjoyed ourselves. Mae had a great time, aside from racking up 52 mosquito bites on her legs and running into our first Hawaiian centipedes (yes, plural!). We weren’t bitten, but seeing them in real life was kind of a trip. At least this was in the middle of the forest, where they belong, and not in our house. </p>http://nateandmae.com/post/16862022437http://nateandmae.com/post/16862022437Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:07:00 -0500kahanahawaiioahuhikingnaturetrailnakoanateluzod<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxh7jzQyOj1r25vlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Max, Handsome and Proud<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxh7jzQyOj1r25vlzo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> Mae, North Shore<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxh7jzQyOj1r25vlzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Friday Family Time<br/><br/> <img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxh7jzQyOj1r25vlzo4_500.jpg"/><br/> Nate and Max<br/><br/> <p>Dear Everyone: </p> <p>Life is <del>good</del> awesome. </p> <p>Love,</p> <p>—Nate, Mae and Max</p>http://nateandmae.com/post/15504485575http://nateandmae.com/post/15504485575Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:52:00 -0500north shoreoahuhawaiibeachfamilysunsetfilipinonateluzod<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxdmmtVsrU1r25vlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Kualoa<br/><br/> <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxdmmtVsrU1r25vlzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Tree Tunnel<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxdmmtVsrU1r25vlzo5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> Max, Chillin'<br/><br/> <p>I took Max on a walk to the property next door today. We met an older woman near the shrimp pond, an employee of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kualoa_Ranch" title="Kualoa Ranch" target="_blank">Kualoa Ranch</a> who lives and works on that very property. </p> <p>We got into a half hour conversation about living here, how many pests and nuisances you find in all the places you least want. Rats in your closet, gigantic centipedes in your bed, cane spiders in your cupboards, and ants filling the void in between. </p> <p>“I was actually happy after my first centipede bite” she said. </p> <p>“I think I know what you mean.”</p> <p>“Yeah, just getting it out of the way, knowing that I survived it once and I could survive it again. And I’ve survived it a few times since.”</p> <p>My new outlook has been more or less in line with this. For the first few weeks I was petrified. How do people deal with the threat of so many terrible beasts? Then I realized how ridiculous I was being. The most dangerous thing here is a centipede that can really ruin a day or two. In far less impressive places, people contend with rattlesnakes, scorpions, grizzly bears, bobcats, cougars, coyotes, mosquitoes bearing malaria - all of which can do far worse. </p> <p>The only inconvenience about living here is the extreme force of nature in the form of pests that never suffer a winter’s freeze (and so they grow, and grow and grow). But then I look at pictures like the ones above and realize that’s a fairly minuscule price to pay for such a large reward.</p> <p>A few months ago, I’d take Maxwell for midday walks. We’d bundle up with layers of clothing and boots for a mile and a half of parking lots and sidewalks - all lovingly peppered with McDonald’s bags, cigarette butts, stepped on gum, hocked loogies. Today, we threw on some flip flops and took a walk over the stream, between the ponds, through the tree tunnel, to the pacific ocean. </p>http://nateandmae.com/post/15395894697http://nateandmae.com/post/15395894697Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:28:00 -0500Hawaiilifekualoalivingoahuwindwardnateluzod<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwh4v3D3tM1qzymku.jpg"/></p> <p>In about 20 hours and 5,200 miles we’ll be back in Detroit - a mere two weeks after landing in Hawaii. How and why did we plan it this way? Because I (Nate) wanted to get all this on my taxes for Fiscal Year 2011. </p> <p>Was it worth it? I don’t know - I guess we’ll find out as close to early April as possible. </p> <p>Whatever the case, we’re excited to be around family and I’m excited to go back to my childhood home. As much as I love exploring the world, I feel like I can only head out the way I do because I know Detroit will always be home. </p> <p>Looking forward to driving west down Eleven Mile, in between Orchard Lake and Farmington. The tree tunnel, the proper midwest houses, all indicators that I’m home. After every adventure, every time, that particular stretch is where it always sets in. </p> <p>Looking forward to seeing you all. We’re sorry Maxwell couldn’t make it this year - hopefully you’ll all come out to see him in due time. </p>http://nateandmae.com/post/14478414187http://nateandmae.com/post/14478414187Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:21:17 -0500detroitholidaysfarmington hillstravelchristmasnewnateluzod<p>The amount of insects in our house is equal to the amount of different types of poo we clean off of every surface (a few times a day) - including the ceiling. </p> <p>Like Axel once said, ‘welcome to the jungle, baby’. </p>http://nateandmae.com/post/14449178422http://nateandmae.com/post/14449178422Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:22:20 -0500hawaiilivingrandom thoughtnateluzod<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwdvykpsSp1r25vlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;">Luzod Family Portrait</h2></p>http://nateandmae.com/post/14390261440http://nateandmae.com/post/14390261440Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:15:55 -0500nateluzod<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwbsnp8T5v1r25vlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h2>Hello From Hawaii Kai</h2></p>http://nateandmae.com/post/14334580929http://nateandmae.com/post/14334580929Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:09:00 -0500wheaten terrierhawaii kaimarinahawaiizippysnateluzod<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwa58lzy3w1r25vlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Mae and Max, LOST style<br/><br/> <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwa58lzy3w1r25vlzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Mae, striking a pose<br/><br/> <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwa58lzy3w1r25vlzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Kualoa at dusk<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwa58lzy3w1r25vlzo4_500.jpg"/><br/> Ships<br/><br/> <p>Dear Family: Life ain’t bad…</p>http://nateandmae.com/post/14297020314http://nateandmae.com/post/14297020314Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:45:55 -0500hawaiibeachkualoaoahufilipinowomanwheaten terrierdognateluzod<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33388084" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>We took Max to Kualoa Beach a few days back. We were afraid he’d be uncomfortable with the ocean. Obviously, that wasn’t the case.</p>http://nateandmae.com/post/14295640486http://nateandmae.com/post/14295640486Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:10:35 -0500wheaten terrierhawaiidogswimmingoceantropicalmokoli'inateluzod<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw6jpjFhmi1r25vlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Christmas on Johnson Road!<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw6jpjFhmi1r25vlzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> A rainy day in Kahaluu<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw6jpjFhmi1r25vlzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Gigantic Samoan dudes moving our stuff<br/><br/> <img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw6jpjFhmi1r25vlzo4_500.jpg"/><br/> Everything fit into this container<br/><br/> <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw6jpjFhmi1r25vlzo5_500.jpg"/><br/> Hey! That's us!<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw6jpjFhmi1r25vlzo6_500.jpg"/><br/> Dinner table, at last.<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw6jpjFhmi1r25vlzo7_500.jpg"/><br/> A house exploded<br/><br/> <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw6jpjFhmi1r25vlzo8_500.jpg"/><br/> Maxwell, unsure of all this<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw6jpjFhmi1r25vlzo9_500.jpg"/><br/> Mae, also unsure of all this<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw6jpjFhmi1r25vlzo10_500.jpg"/><br/> So rainy out, they almost didn't make it<br/><br/> <p>Our house arrived today! At least what we shipped from Detroit. Items of key importance include our dinner table (we’ve been eating off a beach towels on the floor for the past week), my desk (I haven’t been able to work at all from the house), and my coffee press. </p> <p>There’s also the 1,000 important things we couldn’t buy new, like the great gifts we got for our wedding, photos of you all, keepsakes, etc. These are the things we can’t replace, and as much as I don’t like being materialistic, these are the things that make a house our home. </p> <p>I’ve got a photo of Grandpa Tony on our mantle, framed photos of Henry, my 29 year old teddy bear on our bed (which Mae regards as a dusty germ-bag, as he hasn’t been washed since 1987), and photos of us as a couple that we need to put up. </p> <p>It’s sinking in more and more that this is our new reality. This is where we live. </p>http://nateandmae.com/post/14205636155http://nateandmae.com/post/14205636155Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:08:00 -0500hawaiimovingrelocationoahunateluzod<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvx8jkdFhs1r25vlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;">After our day at the beach. </h2> Helga Viking Lens, Blanko Film, No Flash, Taken with <a href="http://hipstamaticapp.com" target="_blank">Hipstamatic</a></p>http://nateandmae.com/post/13957739416http://nateandmae.com/post/13957739416Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:28:32 -0500HipstamaticHelga Viking LensBlanko FilmNo Flashthereafterish<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvjbw4D5yJ1r25vlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;">Maxey enjoying the early morning sun on the balcony of my old room</h2></p>http://nateandmae.com/post/13593844858http://nateandmae.com/post/13593844858Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:14:27 -0500thereafterish<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvj5iwlwxO1r25vlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;">Sunrise from my old room</h2></p>http://nateandmae.com/post/13590311272http://nateandmae.com/post/13590311272Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:56:56 -0500thereafterish<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvfo2fk9sO1r25vlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;">Comfortable Bear won’t get out of bed this morning. </h2></p>http://nateandmae.com/post/13505141424http://nateandmae.com/post/13505141424Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:47:03 -0500thereafterish<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvcnqkDzD71r25vlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Cujos<br/><br/> <img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvcnqkDzD71r25vlzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Walter<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvcnqkDzD71r25vlzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Maxwell<br/><br/> <p>Max made another new friend today - our friends and fellow Detroiters brought their 8 month old Golden Doodle, Walter, by Mae’s parents’ house. They wrestled for about three hours and it seems like Max has finally met his match, energy-wise. He’s been lethargic in the two days since. </p>http://nateandmae.com/post/13435195828http://nateandmae.com/post/13435195828Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:47:05 -0500wheaten terriergolden doodledogsplayingnateluzod<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv2osbSzDI1r25vlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Prairie Dog<br/><br/> <img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv2osbSzDI1r25vlzo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> Really digging the mountains<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv2osbSzDI1r25vlzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Max, in Colorado<br/><br/> <p>Max seems to be enjoying the scenery as much as we are. Here are some shots I got of him at a very large rest stop in Colorado City, Colorado.</p>http://nateandmae.com/post/13162563787http://nateandmae.com/post/13162563787Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:33:00 -0500wheaten terrierdogphotocoloradomountainsprairienateluzod<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luztd9zZVA1r25vlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;">Mid-Iowa</h2></p>http://nateandmae.com/post/13098571276http://nateandmae.com/post/13098571276Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:19:56 -0500nateluzod<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luzrduDVsc1r25vlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;">We saw miles and miles and miles (and yet more miles) of this today. (Iowa and Nebraska.)</h2></p>http://nateandmae.com/post/13096723260http://nateandmae.com/post/13096723260Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:37:06 -0500thereafterish<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luxtzt11Tv1r25vlzo4_500.jpg"/><br/> This will always be home<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luxtzt11Tv1r25vlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Dude kept us up all night<br/><br/> <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luxtzt11Tv1r25vlzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Kimchi, Packed<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luxtzt11Tv1r25vlzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Kimchi, Packed<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luxtzt11Tv1r25vlzo5_500.jpg"/><br/> Gross breakfast<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luxtzt11Tv1r25vlzo7_500.jpg"/><br/> First new state<br/><br/> <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luxtzt11Tv1r25vlzo13_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> Taking a break<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luxtzt11Tv1r25vlzo10_500.jpg"/><br/> Agape<br/><br/> <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luxtzt11Tv1r25vlzo11_500.jpg"/><br/> Vegan food in the boonies!<br/><br/> <img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luxtzt11Tv1r25vlzo12_500.jpg"/><br/> Made it to Cedar Rapids<br/><br/> <h1>Detroit, MI to Cedar Rapids, IA</h1> <p>Today and tomorrow are our most ambitious driving days, and I’ve got to say that this went by pretty fast. A few coffee stops, one lunch, a couple of dog walks and three driver-changes and we’re now in lovely Cedar Rapids. Mae’s best friend drove down from Cedar Falls to hang out with us, so they’re on the couch planning dinner while I sit down and get ready to do some work.</p> <p>Driving through the Midwest, though geographically uneventful, was kind of emotional. Mae had to drive out of Detroit - it would have been too hard for me. Even though we’re setting out on an adventure we’ve been planning for years, even though we’re both incredibly excited, it’s hard to leave the people and place that we love so much.</p> <p>Hawaii will no doubt be amazing, but I’m glad we can come home again so soon (literally one month until we’re back), and I hope we can do so often.</p>http://nateandmae.com/post/13041648433http://nateandmae.com/post/13041648433Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:38:00 -0500road tripmichiganiowadetroitcedar rapidsmovinghawaiinateluzod