Finding JOY in the JOURNEY...: Happy 70th Birthday Dad!!!!!

November 13, 2008

Happy 70th Birthday Dad!!!!!

This is the first time that all of Dad's kids were together since our wedding in 2004. We wanted to do an elaborate party for his retirement and for his 70th but int he end all he wanted was for us to be together.

So we gathered at our family favorite...CAMELLIA and celebrated Dad's big day.

Getting this family to pose for a picture while they are eating is impossible...no one can bear to tear themselves away from the food long enough to pose:-)

Me and Dad...everyone knows IM his favorite:-)

With my birthday coming up next week, Mom got me these beautiful chocolate pearls (Necklace, earrings and bracelet).

Dad and I have a favorite dessert at Camellia...its a red bean porridge (Korean thing) with ice cream on top...sooooo yummy!

Dad is usually the oe that I cant get to smile so I finally get a good smile our of him and Mom and Scott have IDENTICAL non smiling expressions on their faces...I give up!!!

This is a classic Bradshaw family photo...and wahts funny is this is the only way we can get everyone in the pictre to SMILE!!!

We love you Dad...thank you for always being there for us and showng the unconditional love that has helped us become who we are. I hope and pray that I can have at least 20 more of these moments with you!!!!!

2 comments:

Unknown said...: Your mom did a good job on those pearls. They're really pretty!; 7:51 PM
Janet said...: That was great to see. Tell your dad happy birthday (late) from us and it looks like you had a great time.; 8:23 PM

Post a Comment

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!