Finding JOY in the JOURNEY...: Katrina's Surprise Birthday FIESTA!

June 14, 2011

Katrina's Surprise Birthday FIESTA!

Katirna is my dearest friend and neighbor and was turnign the big 3-0 this year. So her husband Mike, Theresa K and I conspired to throw her a surprise FIESTA! Let me tell you that it was the most difficult two weeks of my life to keep this secret from Katrina. I see here several times a day and was actually avoiding long conversations with her so nothign would slip and boy was that hard!

Even harder was to sneakily communicate with Mik and let me tell you that was AWKWARD hahahahaha...but so worth it because she was totally surprised and so deserves an awesome party. Not just because she wore that horrific sombrero (heehee) but because she is the most thoughtful, caring, loving and supportive friend, Mom and wife that I know!!!

The Kalama's came ready to FIESTA!!!

We all had spanish names...mine was MIBISITA! One of the men there was named "Arturo de chilli con carne" or something like that I didn't know his real name so I kept call him ARTURO all night and you know I don't want to know his real name because I like Arturo;P

Mike and Katrina LOVE palying games so they taught us one called "House of Fire" and boy was it fun! You see how intently all of us were listening....becasue we all wanted to WIN! LOL Needless to say I lost but ARturo and I were partners a few times and were on a terrible losing streak:P

We weren't "allowed" to bring presetns so instead I got KAtrina the most amazing Birthdya Cheesecake from teh Cheesecake Factory. She LOVES peanut butter (i knew we were kindred spirits) and they ahd two different PB cheesecakes...Adams and Reeses to I got both and can you jut say EEEVVVIIILLLL????? The wind was so strong Rachel ahd to use her Poncho to help light the candles;)

EEEEVVVVIILLLLL....you see the semi crazed look in Katrina's eyes as she hovers over that cheesecake??? (Hee Hee...love you Katrina!)

It was probaobly the best B-day party I have ever been to and the best part was when Katrina had to smash the pinata she is holding in her hands. I will post the vidoe soon!

Lisa came with me and even though she was surrounded by old farts she had a blast and was even a good sport and wore the huge sombrero for me!

Happy Birthday Katrina...thanks for being a wonderful friend, confidant and example to me. I love you to pieces and I hope we can celebrate your 60th Birthday together!!!

1 comment:

Janet said...: Mibi....you are such a good friend! Oh that we could all be more kind and generous from your example!!; 6:07 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!