Finding JOY in the JOURNEY...: Welcome Home Lisa...

June 14, 2011

Welcome Home Lisa...

I have a ton of more pictures but wanted to get a few up already...my niece LISA has come to stay with me for the summer. She just graduated from Baker High in Alabama as Salutatorian (aka 2nd in her class) and is here to have tons of fun before starting College at BYU Provo in the fall!

This was my parents graduation gift to fly ehr here for the summer and staying iwth me! Mom, Lisa dn I spent a night in Waikiki just hanging out. This is us at Chili's for dinner!

We walked around Waikiki for an hour and saw some fun street performers...then came home to this awesome view!

We actually came home and watched the finale for GLEE...YES I finally have someone who appreciates the show as much r maybe more than I do;) Than came outside to admire the view!

Me and Mom in front of the waterfall in the Hyatt Regency...Horrible picture of me (why do I bend forward in pictures all the time??? I know its not my most flattering post but oh well:P) but super cute one of my Mom!

I am so excited to have Lisa here and to get to know her better and have a LOT OF FUN!

2 comments:

Janet said...: Lisa will have so much fun with you!!; 6:10 PM
Emerson Experiment said...: Gleeks of the world, UNITE! Your niece is so pretty! I think we bend forward in pics when the people next to us are shorter (story of my life!) Love ya Meebs!; 11:20 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!