Finding JOY in the JOURNEY...

October 5, 2011

Okay...not really looking like Christmas here in Hawaii...but I just LOVE Christmas. Always have, always will. And to add to my excitement, My HONEY will be home December 10th...so the sooner I can start feeling the Christmas spirit THE BETTER.! So I am officially beginning my Christmas countdown and getting ready for all the joys of the season. So enjoy the music, the glittery background and join me in celebrating all the wonderful moments that the Holidays will bring to you and your family! Here are a few of my faves;)

The crisp feeling in the air as it gets closer to Christmas
Christmas decorations EVERYWHERE...I love lights, mistletoe, tinsel, Christmas trees and Nutcrackers:) I especially love the amazing light show my husband puts up every year that dances with the music we have playing. I missed it last year but told him to prepare to put those babies up the day after he gets home:)
Christmas FOOD! My faves are ham, homemade rolls, sugar cookies and of course anything pumpkin or eggnog flavored!
Caroling...haven't gone in a while so I think I'm going to make sure I do this year
Christmas movies...all of them...I think I'm going to watch one this weekend
Nativities...in all forms...I love seeing Baby Jesus cradled in Mary's arms and all the barn animals looking on.

Hope I got you a little or maybe a lot excited for my favorite time of year. So start whistling jingle bells at the store and see if you can start spreading it around:D

3 comments:

Stephanie said...: I love it! I totally listened to Christmas music this week and so anyone who is as crazy as me is a friend for ever! :); 5:52 PM
Kalani said...: I miss pumpkin and eggnog! They don't have it here. They don't even have pumpkin pie..... so want pumpkin pie!; 8:43 PM
Kalani said...: I miss pumpkin and eggnog! They don't have it here. They don't even have pumpkin pie..... so want pumpkin pie!; 8:43 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!