Finding JOY in the JOURNEY...: Happy Birthday to Me???

November 19, 2008

Happy Birthday to Me???

So it's officially my 32nd Birthday and our 4th Anniversary. Is 12:30am and I can't get to bed. I have been doing a lot of thinking today and am realizing that having my Birthday and Anniversary on the same day wasn't the best idea in the world:-) It's supposed to be my special day but at the same time it is supposed to be about Lee and I making it another year (yay for us). And I really want to have two different days dedicated to each purpose...so that I can get pampered and have all the attention I need for my birthday and WE can be romantic and can focus on US for a day too. So I need some ideas of how to seperate the two and when I should celebrate what. On the one hand I think that I should keep my Birthday on the 19th as EVERYONE already knows that one and move our Anniversary celebration to the 18th or 20th. But on the other hand I cherish my marriage and want to celebrate on the day we were "wed". So here are my random ideas and you all need to help me out on this one...

Keep my Bday on the 19th and celebrate Anniversary on the 18th. I kind of like this one because Lee and I can have our special day together FIRST and then I can have all the attention on me LAST...LOL
Celebrate our Anniversary on the Friday closest to the 19th. We were married on a Friday so it will be like celebrating on the exact day and maybe even time as we exchanged our vows. This also works because Friday nights are better for going out and reservations and stuff like that.
Celebrate our Anniversary on the 19th and do my Birthday that weekend. I can then stretch out my Bday to a whole weekend versus one day (heehee) and of course have more friends, etc available on those days to do stuff with.

Im getting tired and I want to have a good 8-10 hours of sleep as my first Birthday gift to myself!!! Let me know what you think!

P.S I actually logged on because I wanted to do a little post about my memories of my wedding, etc in tribute to our Anniversary but Im too tired to think straight to TO BE CONTINUED...I will get that post out SOON.

4 comments:

Kalani said...: I propose... you celebrate your birthday with me and Robert on the 12th and then have your anniversary a week later. Or vice versa. Wat do you tinks?; 3:55 AM
Ms. Lana said...: I like idea number 2!; 6:39 AM
Price Brothers Apartments said...: Brady and I usually celebrate our anniversary on the weekend before or after because it is so close to Halloween. We weren't thinking either! We celebrate by going away, so the weekend works better. Also, I believe very strongly about celebrating Birthday Weeks, not just a day. It is my 14th article of faith!!!; 6:11 PM
n8, Shannon, Allie, Janessa & Tommy said...: Happy Birthday! And I like idea number three! Make your birthday a weekend long celebration!; 6:07 AM

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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!