Finding JOY in the JOURNEY...: Christmas and Scott's Birthday at Camellia!

February 19, 2008

Christmas and Scott's Birthday at Camellia!

Lee and I got there first which is a miracle. We were so hungry and couldn't wait so had to "sample" some of the mandoo and kim chee.

I lvoe my husband...he loves Korean food more than I do.

We were bored waiting so were taking pictures of each other. I never thought I would find someone who likes to pose as much as I do...LOL!

Mom and Lee

Dad and Jordyn

We were the only ones who realized that it was an official Christmas party and we had all of our gifts wrapped and ready to exchange....everyone else are SLACKERS. We were definitely prepared this year!

Sco, Jo and Jordyn

Dad is so funny...he was standing there trying to decide what he wanted and I was like, "Its a buffet, you can have it all Dad!"

Lee and I brought a birthday cake for Scott...his favorite DOBASH from Zippy's/

Lee is so organized and does everything so efficiently. Ic an always count on him to be my party planner/right hand when it comes to events. I definitely married my MOTHER...HAHAHA ;-)

You can see how red Scott's face is in this picture. I'm sure that eh will claim it was the ehat from the BBQ but we all know he was blushing!

I love it when you can truly catch someone off guard. I know that he wasn't expecting anything at all so it made it even more fun to do it for him.

I lvoe coming to Camellia with the family. We have so many good memories here and it truly is a tradition that I want to keep forever. If they ever close down I think one of us will have to buy it and keep it open!

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Once upon a time...

Mibi grew up in Laie and attended Kahuku High and Lee grew up in Haleiwa and Mililani and attended Mililani High. Mibi went to College at BYU-Hawaii and then served a mission in the Utah Ogden Mission before meeting the man of her dreams. After school, Lee jumped into the workforce looking for his career and eventually ended up working for Mibi's family flower shop at Turtle Bay while Mibi was serving her mission...and never thought that this job would lead him to his "Angel". We met in Septmeber of 2001 after I returned home from my mission. I came back to the flower shop to manage things for my Mom and Lee had left to pursue his education. Well a few months later, Lee's education path didn't take the direction he had hoped and instead life lead him back to Turtle Bay. The first thing he did was call Mom to get his job back and of course she said YES. So, I was Lee's boss and there was an instant friendship...it felt as if we had known each other our entire lives. We kept it strictly business for a few weeks and then one night I was gong to make a Wal-Mart run after work and called him to see if he wanted to come along. His phone was busy (the days before call waiting) and I almost gave up...but after a few more tries he picked up and from that night on we were inseperable. I think we told each other our life stories that night and we both knew then that our lives would never be the same! Over the next year, we formed a deep love and respect for each other which kept us connected through a few rough patches and across the ocean as Mibi moved back to Utah. Finally after a year of being best friends, we both realized that there is no one on earth we would rather be with than each other! We were a couple for about two years when Lee proposed to me and we tied the knot at the exact place we first met...the same hotel the flower shop was located when we worked there...TURTLE BAY. And to add to our JOY, we have a beautiful daughter Savannah (Lee's biological and Mibi's spiritual daughter ) who we just ADORE! She is so smart, funny, outgoing, a jabberbox like her Dad and just the cutest thing you have ever seen!!! We also are praying that we can give her a little brother or sister sometime in the next year or two!!! Until then we have a Doberman (Kayla) and a cat (Shadow) that we spoil rotten and of course all of our Nieces and Nephew's. It has been almost 8 years of wedded bliss and although we have had our ups and downs, each experience has made us grow more in love with each other and are still each others best friend!