Tuesday, April 21, 2009
March Photoshoot
In March, I had the pleasure of doing a photo shoot for these two families which are connected through brother and sister. Family on the left lives here on Oahu and husband is in the Coast Guard. Family on the right was here visiting from Phoenix, AZ. We had a wonderful morning down at Magic Island in Honolulu for this shoot.
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Ok....1st off, I don't know why this is underlining, and I don't know how to fix it. 2nd, I know it has been a long time since I have updated. Here are some random pictures from the first three months of the year.
In February, I volunteered for the SBS Open at Turtle Bay Resort again. I love being able to volunteer for the ladies tournaments. As the LPGA says, "These Girls Rock". This first picture is Reilley Rankin, LPGA Pro. She is great. Gave me a signed ball and personalized it to me and all.
Here is me and Angela Stanford, LPGA Pro, and winner of the 2009 SBS Open. She is a wonderful person. I got to meet her 2 years ago when I played in the Pro Am at the Fields Open here on the island also. I was SO excited that she won, and this picture is pretty special to me. Not everyone gets their picture taken with the winner of a tournament holding the winners cup. Go ME!
Ah.......Kaneohe rainbows. I stood across the street from our complex to capture these photos. It was such a beautiful sight to see. So vibrant. Rainbows are not very common here right next to the mountains so this was a special moment.
James participated in a Sprint Triathalon in February on Hickam Air Force Base held by the Coast Guard. I'm so proud of him that he took this on and he did a wonderful job. He has been working really hard to make him a "better him". You're perfect in my eyes honey.
He finished in under 1:30:00. Woo Hoo!
A friend I use to work with at Underwriters Laboratories came to visit in January for 10 days. She needed a vacation after helping her daughter with her wedding plans and the wedding. She got here and just wanted to veg. She was the easiest visitor ever. This picture was taken at China Walls as we were sitting there watching the sunset.
We did the Maka'pu'u Lighthouse hike for sunrise. We started nice and early with our flashlights so we could be up at the top by the time any color started to appear in the sky. Virginia loved it. Here we are at the top.
A picture of the Diamond Head Lighthouse. We hung out at the lookout a lot to do some whale watching.
Virginia's last night and we took her for dinner at The Top of Waikiki. It's a revolving restaurant and takes about 45 minutes to do one revolution. Husband and I really enjoy this place.
This guy was basking on the beach up on the north shore. This is the first time that I have seen a monk seal on this island so I was pretty stoked. He looks so peaceful enjoying the sun beating down on him. I think this is a perfect picture.......therefore, I had it put on a purse for myself at www.snaptotes.com. Check out the site or check them out on Facebook. I have 3 purses from them, and I ordered 2 for my friends last year for Mother's Day. (one of those clutch purses is the handbag of the week on their Facebook site this week!)
In February, I volunteered for the SBS Open at Turtle Bay Resort again. I love being able to volunteer for the ladies tournaments. As the LPGA says, "These Girls Rock". This first picture is Reilley Rankin, LPGA Pro. She is great. Gave me a signed ball and personalized it to me and all.
Here is me and Angela Stanford, LPGA Pro, and winner of the 2009 SBS Open. She is a wonderful person. I got to meet her 2 years ago when I played in the Pro Am at the Fields Open here on the island also. I was SO excited that she won, and this picture is pretty special to me. Not everyone gets their picture taken with the winner of a tournament holding the winners cup. Go ME!
Ah.......Kaneohe rainbows. I stood across the street from our complex to capture these photos. It was such a beautiful sight to see. So vibrant. Rainbows are not very common here right next to the mountains so this was a special moment.
James participated in a Sprint Triathalon in February on Hickam Air Force Base held by the Coast Guard. I'm so proud of him that he took this on and he did a wonderful job. He has been working really hard to make him a "better him". You're perfect in my eyes honey.
He finished in under 1:30:00. Woo Hoo!
A friend I use to work with at Underwriters Laboratories came to visit in January for 10 days. She needed a vacation after helping her daughter with her wedding plans and the wedding. She got here and just wanted to veg. She was the easiest visitor ever. This picture was taken at China Walls as we were sitting there watching the sunset.
We did the Maka'pu'u Lighthouse hike for sunrise. We started nice and early with our flashlights so we could be up at the top by the time any color started to appear in the sky. Virginia loved it. Here we are at the top.
A picture of the Diamond Head Lighthouse. We hung out at the lookout a lot to do some whale watching.
Virginia's last night and we took her for dinner at The Top of Waikiki. It's a revolving restaurant and takes about 45 minutes to do one revolution. Husband and I really enjoy this place.
This guy was basking on the beach up on the north shore. This is the first time that I have seen a monk seal on this island so I was pretty stoked. He looks so peaceful enjoying the sun beating down on him. I think this is a perfect picture.......therefore, I had it put on a purse for myself at www.snaptotes.com. Check out the site or check them out on Facebook. I have 3 purses from them, and I ordered 2 for my friends last year for Mother's Day. (one of those clutch purses is the handbag of the week on their Facebook site this week!)
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Happy 5th Anniversary to us!
January 31, 2009 we celebrated our 5th anniversary. Amazing to know that 5 years have passed us by already. Crazy! I guess time really does fly when you are having fun, and having fun we are.
Out of our 5 years of marriage, we have lived here on the island for about 4.5 of them. Talk about a honeymoon!
We enjoyed waffles and banana bread muffins for breakfast, then headed out to a wonderful golf course, Kaneohe Klipper over on the Marine Corp Base here in Kaneohe. It was a beautiful day out on the course. Nothing like blue sky and clear blue water to look out at while you are teeing off. After our round of golf, we came home, did a quick clean up and change-a-roo, and headed downtown to The Top of Waikiki. It is a restaurant in the heart of Waikiki that is about 20 floors high and it revolves. I believe it takes about 45 minutes to do one revolution. So we head there about 30-45 minutes before sunset so we can enjoy the whole view and be about done when the sun goes down. The recently changed their menu so we plan on visiting on occasion since there are so many wonderful choices to choose from.
Here's to many more anniversaries for James and I. Love you honey!
Happy New Year and then some.....
ALOOOOOOOOHA and Happy New Year everyone! I/we hope everyone's new year has started off on a positive note and has been happy thus far.
We had a wonderful Christmas here in Aloha land. Warm weather, togetherness, and GOLF! Yes, it has been a tradition for James and I to play golf Christmas morning since we have moved here. Sparky (our Dalmatian) doesn't seem to mind so much. She gets her gifts, helps us unwrap our presents (she LOVES wrapping paper!), and with that she is happy.
With it being a "big" day, I wanted to make it special for James. With so many close family and friends so far away, it was nearly impossible to throw a meaningful birthday party. I put on my creative cap and tried to think of something. Low and behold, I figured it out. I sent out an email to as many people that I had email addresses for and even hit up James friends list on Facebook and Myspace and sent out a mass email. I was going to hold a "Card Party" for James. I asked everyone to send in cards (and to have fun with the cards since he was turning 40) and told them I was going to intercept the mail and collect all of them. So, the day of his birthday, I took all the cards received (almost 40 of them) and placed them inside his birthday present. I bought him a paddle carrier for his/ours canoe paddles. When I gave it to him, I told him how I would have loved to have thrown him a nice 4oth birthday party with family and friends, but obviously couldn't, "so I did the next best thing", I said. "Open your carrier". When he opened it, I said rather loudly, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM EEEVVVEERRYYOONNEE!" It turned out great, and I thank everyone who helped make his birthday a happy one. So we celebrated with Mimosa's in the morning and hoped to play golf, but the weather was not conducive for that, so we opted for a movie.
We had a wonderful Christmas here in Aloha land. Warm weather, togetherness, and GOLF! Yes, it has been a tradition for James and I to play golf Christmas morning since we have moved here. Sparky (our Dalmatian) doesn't seem to mind so much. She gets her gifts, helps us unwrap our presents (she LOVES wrapping paper!), and with that she is happy.
With it being a "big" day, I wanted to make it special for James. With so many close family and friends so far away, it was nearly impossible to throw a meaningful birthday party. I put on my creative cap and tried to think of something. Low and behold, I figured it out. I sent out an email to as many people that I had email addresses for and even hit up James friends list on Facebook and Myspace and sent out a mass email. I was going to hold a "Card Party" for James. I asked everyone to send in cards (and to have fun with the cards since he was turning 40) and told them I was going to intercept the mail and collect all of them. So, the day of his birthday, I took all the cards received (almost 40 of them) and placed them inside his birthday present. I bought him a paddle carrier for his/ours canoe paddles. When I gave it to him, I told him how I would have loved to have thrown him a nice 4oth birthday party with family and friends, but obviously couldn't, "so I did the next best thing", I said. "Open your carrier". When he opened it, I said rather loudly, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM EEEVVVEERRYYOONNEE!" It turned out great, and I thank everyone who helped make his birthday a happy one. So we celebrated with Mimosa's in the morning and hoped to play golf, but the weather was not conducive for that, so we opted for a movie.
After the movie, that night I cooked a wonderful Surf and Turf dinner for the two of us and I had also baked James a cake.
All in all, it was a great day, and turning 40 for James is now in the past........only 1.5 years to go for the celebrating being for me. YIKES!
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