Finding JOY in the JOURNEY...: Happy Birthday/Anniversary to ME!

November 19, 2011

Happy Birthday/Anniversary to ME!

It was a fabulous Birthday week for me...last years was much more somber as I was still dealing with Lee being gone. But this year, with knowing he will be home soon, I truly celebrated my Birthday! Earlier in the week, my best friend, Ivana took me to lunch and we went shopping where I bought me some clothes as a Birthday present to my self:) On Thursday, my High School friend Fia and I celebrated our Birthdays together with Lunch at LeiLei's. Our Birthdays are two days a part.

Than Friday night, the Johanson's had me over to watch a movie and Katrina gave me a pedicure! I have never had anyone actually soak, rub, and paint my feet before...it was one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me. The girls brushed and played with my hair and I felt so relaxed and loved!!!

All I wanted for my Birthday/Anniversary was to see my Husband..and I got my wish!!! If that was all I did to celebrate, I would be perfectly happy! And our visit landed on our actual Anniversary which was Saturday. After our awesome visit, I headed over to pick up Des (who's Birthday is the 23rd) and went to see BREAKING DAWN...we are both huge fans so it was fun to see it together and it did not disappoint:D

We picked up her kids and headed to Pearlridge to go to Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor. There was a Farrell's when I was really young and I remember thinking it was the best place ever. They closed down for years and then re opened a couple of years ago. Tori has a Birthday on Nov. 26, so we all got sung to that day!

Des and I always have such a fun time together...we laugh all the time and I am so comfortable with her.

And her children are adorable...I wish they lived closer to us but I am grateful for all the time we do get to spend together!

Sunday, I went over to the Johanson's for my official Birthday dinner:) Katrina asked what my favorite treat was and its Sugar cookies with cream cheese icing!

Makenna sneaking bites of Chicken Cordon Bleu!

Mike had meetings that day so it was just us girls and Dinner was so nice!

I just love these girls...they fill a hole in my heart with their smiles, laughter and hugs. I love them all but Kaitlynn (the baby) is like THERAPY for me...I walk in the door and her face lights up and I just want to squeeze her and kiss her all day. I'm so grateful to have them in my life and truly am blessed this year. With all that has happened, I have survived it all with the help of my family and dear friends. Next years Birthday post will be filled with similar pictures but will include the other half of my heart and I CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!

2 comments:

Janet said...: Wow....looks like you had a dream birthday!! I love the cute pictures. I don't know which looks better...the pedicure or those sugar cookies:)!; 1:52 PM
Emerson Experiment said...: Happy Bday to you Meebs! Thanks for making mine extra special too :); 7:06 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!