Finding JOY in the JOURNEY...: May 2012

May 13, 2012

May Day 2012

May Day is a HUGE deal in Laie. Each grade practices for months and the whole community turns out to watch! I go every year to watch my favorite "nieces" Whitney and Makenna perform.

Of course, I get some quality time in with my favorite little baby, Kaitlyn!

Makenna and Whitney after their awesome performances.

Im so blessed to have such amazing friends who include me in their life so that I can have to love and laughter of children in my life all year round:)

May 11, 2012

I dont get a lot of family visitng Hawaii and so when I do get some, I am very happy to see them. IT was a short visit, but I was able to pick my Aunt Rea (Dads sister) and And Uncle Larry from PCC (Polynesian Culturla Center) and take them to the Temple. It had been over 10 years since I had seen thema nd it was so nice to get hugs and kisses from my Aunt and catch up a little. Although I have been to utah a few times over the past 10 years, I dont get down South because of a back injury. I always tell Lee that I need to get back to BEAVER and see my family. Of course, having them come here is pretty awesome too;P

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!

May 13, 2012

May Day 2012

May 11, 2012

Aunt Rea and Uncle Larry