Finding JOY in the JOURNEY...: November 2007

November 20, 2007

Run Away to Turtle Bay...

Sisters for life...

Kalani and Alii doing the hula...or atleast pretending too.

The beautiful sunset that day...

I sure do miss having my sis around.

Isn't that backround amazing!

When we were in high school...Kalani wanted to run away from home...so we jumped on the city bus and went all the way (3 miles) to Turtle Bay. WE had lots of adventures at Turtle Bay and one of them was taking pictures all dressed up together (we werea bout 16). We both wanted to get married at the little chapel on the beach (which I did) and always found it to be a refuge for us. So we revisited the spot that we took pictures all those years ago and tried to re create some of them. I thin of Kalani everytime I see the bustop at Turtle Bay or the Chapel!

More Kalani and Me...

Rosie's Cantina in Haleiwa is one of our old stomping grounds from High School and College. Kalani was dying for some fried ice cream and we even took a picture of it to prove to her friends in England that there is such a thing:-)

PCC Alii Luau

8th Ward Relief Society Christmas party. We had this activity where you ahd to blow up balloons, stuff them in a panty hose, then put it on someones head (Sis. Curnow middle) then sing a Christmas Carol. Whoever finished their song first won and it was us. It was hillrious!

Kalani and I went tothis ward when were were young and is where we first became friends. We have a lot of memories and it was nice to be back wiht some of our old fellow "young women".

We made Christmas ornaments and Iwas terrible. Kalani had to fix mine.

PCC & BYU...our old stomping grounds!

Maori Canoe.

Old fashioned polynesian fishing...

Kalani did not want to take this picture...but I insisted and Ithink she really wanted one but was pretending not to:-)

Byu Foyer...we did a quick tour of our old dorms and campus. Talk about walking down memory lane. We had good and bad memories here...but it was nice to come back and be here together... all grown up!

Karaoke and more Karaoke!

BBQ at the house with Alii and us.

Just hanging out at home singing Karaoke with good food and great friends.

Kalani s the Karaoke QUEEN...she is so good at entertaining that we would never need to leave the house again.

Chiko's with the three musketeers...it was ladies night out for Kalani and I to celebrate our Birthdays. We went to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner and then met up with Alii later to do whate else...KARAOKE.

All Kalani wanted to do was SING while in Hawaii. Of course I TOO love Karaoke so it was a match made in heaven:-)

More Paradise Cove...

Lee & I enjoying the beautiful scenery. We had never been to Paradise Cove before and had a pretty good time.

Lee hit the target dead on and Kalani was jealous so he decided to help her out and try to get her to at least hit the target...he wasn't succesfull:-)

We went to sing Karaoke after Paradise Cove. Let me tell you we were ALL exhausted after this day but it was one heck of a Birthday party.

November 19, 2007

Kalani's Birthday and our first night back together!

The first night Kalani got in, we went sang Karaoke in the living room until 2 am! We didn't even realize how late it was...our poor neighbors! It was hillarious and I miss her so much all ready.

Today was Kalani's birthday and Lee's brother, Robert's as well. So we all headed to Aloha Tower to Gordon Bierch's to have lunch.

We had a really nice lunch and had to take Robert home but then headed on to PARADISE COVE!

Kalani & I with the sun setting behind us in to the waters off of Waianae Coast.

After 10 years apart, my best friend and I were able to reunite for a week of fun!

This was a beautiful shot!

WE were pulled up to do the HULA...hahaha.

All three of us at Paradise cove for Kalani's 31st Birthday.

November 10, 2007

Savannah's 4th Birthday!

I still can't believe that she's four...going on 16. According to her mother, Savannah is quite the independent little girl. She turns 5 next summer and we can't WAIT to bring her to Hawaii and spend a birthday with her!

Savannah and Tampa!

Look at that smile...she was born to be a star!

Savannah at Dinasour Park

Savannah and her best friend Tampa...seeing as both of them were named after cities, they were meant to be best friends:-)

Isn't she adorable?!

These two are the SAME AGE...Savannah is definitely going to be a tall young lady!

November 4, 2007

Dad's 69...and still going strong!

For Dad's Birthday we all got together, as usual, at Scott's house to have a BBQ.

Lee, the master griller, made his awesome Ribeye steaks. If you look closely, he is adding his spices in true Emeril style..."Bam":-)

He's such a good Hubby...standing out on ht eheat cooking while the rest of us are lounging in the central air consitioned house.

Sco, Jo and Jordy watching Dad blow out the candles.

Dad sneaking a piece of pie before dinner started...

Mom an dJordyn!

Me and Dad

Happy Birthday to you...

I hope we have at least 30 more of these moments with Dad:-)

I worke dos hard on that cake...hahaha...actually Costco did:-)

This is the cutest picture EVER of Mom and Dad!

I think this is the ONLY picture we have of them kissing!!!! Scott and Jordy were GROSSING OUT!

The classic one armed snapshot!

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!