Finding JOY in the JOURNEY...: It's the simple things that count...

November 21, 2008

It's the simple things that count...

I do not like store bought cakes...there's nothing better than a homemade chocolate cake. So for my Birthday I decided that I was going to make my cake. Lee was appalled at the thought of me baking my own cake so I told him that if he woudl let me bake it, then he could decorate it. So her ran to the store and came home with a cake decorating kit, two types of icing, red roses and two greeting cards. Oh and Kung Fu Panda (yay).

I think it came out GREAT...and it tasted HEAVENLY. I about cried when I saw his decoration. It is pure and simple and I loved it!!! I also think t was cute that he put Mibi H. (he always likes to add the HARP to my name...like planting a flag in the ground to claim his land...LOL)
P.S. I have a scret recipe for turning a box cake into the moistest and fluffiest cake EVER...I might share it if you email me:-)

I made a wish and blew out my candles and it was a perfect Birthday cake. Thanks Honey for being the type of guy who would humor his wife and decorate his very frst cake for her!!! You did aan awesome job and it was te best cake Iahve ever gotten for my birthday.

7 comments:

Maren said...: Happy Birthday Mibi! Lovely cake! Way to go Lee! (PS... Send me the recipe! lol hawaiianshells at gmail! :); 2:33 PM
Linsey said...: That cake looks yummy!! I want your recipe!; 2:58 PM
Emerson Experiment said...: Mibi--what is a birthday without cake! Looks so yummy. My sis made me a chocolate cake (I think they call it Better-than-sex cake) and it was good! So glad yours was fun and simple too...I think as we get older we're just glad to be alive, yeah?? Luv ya! Fia
PS...your secret recipe to kick up chocolate cake mix (does it involve pudding, sour cream, choc chips, etc?)??; 4:47 PM
Kahanu said...: Happy Birthday! MMMM. . .chocolate cake sound so good right now. And yours looks so delicious! Hope you had a wonderful day! I want your recipe too! ohanabrubaker@gmail.com; 8:06 PM
Ms. Lana said...: WOW! Lee did an awsome job! And yes, I agree with everyone else....looks scrumptious! I am glad you had a good birthday/anniversary!!!; 9:19 PM
Ms. Lana said...: WOW! Lee did an awsome job! And yes, I agree with everyone else....looks scrumptious! I am glad you had a good birthday/anniversary!!!; 9:19 PM
Unknown said...: I want the recipe please. You can send it to sara_slagle@yahoo.com; 6:33 PM

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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!