Finding JOY in the JOURNEY...: Saturday with Oma and Apa

May 9, 2011

Saturday with Oma and Apa

Savannah and I cruising in the back seat of Oma and Apa's rental car...we went shopping, had lunch and just spent time together.

Savannah is a camera happy little girl and she was taking these while I was out of the car...she's such a character!

There were tons of them but I just put the two funniest ones up;)

My Grandpa Chung's Birthday is April 30th, so we stopped by to pay hima nd my Grandma a visit...my Dad was weeding and cleaning of the headstone.

Savannah is such a good helper...

My parents are so cute!

My Mom just had cataract surgery, hence the weird sunglasses...but she was telling emt aht her Dad was in her dreams a lot the week before they came and then she realized it was close to his Birthday...so she had to come see her Dad!

I didn't know my grandparents very well because of the language barrier (they spoke Korean and my Grandmother was very ill and didnt even recognize us when we would visit) but I have a lot of memories of my Grandpa catching the bus from town and coming over to garden in our yard. I'd come home from school and would find him weeding or pruning something...so Id bring him a drink and talk to him and he would nod and smile and pat me on the arm or back. I was so young and didn't really understand that his time was short and wished that I could have gotten to know him better. But I am grateful that I can get to know both of my Grandparents in the next life and that we are sealed together as a family. What a blessing it is to know that your family is bound together for eternity!

2 comments:

Emerson Experiment said...: Aw..I have fond memories of my grandparents too. I hope that my kids can make good memories with their grandparents too.; 11:13 PM
Janet said...: I love the way you are able to write your feelings along with your memories. You are amazing!; 3:59 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!