Be SAFE !!!!

MELE KALIKIMAKA !!!!

4 DAYS LEFT...........

With shopping still being done, and baking or should I say ATTEMPTS at baking were done....I'M DONE!!! sooo DONE. I heard the latest and creative ( yet not so fun for the recipient) gift to give is Donations. Someone I know gave out cards & inside said something to the effect of "A donation has been made to the OCEAN MINDED company in your name as a gift".....ok, so the wording is way off, but hopefully YOUR smart enough to understand what I'm saying!!! :)) so, if you get one of those gifts....enjoy it...i guess. Me, I much rather have nothing....my gift is the friendships that i have, and maybe share a couple glasses of vino with them!! TIME IS A GIFT. wrap THAT UP baby!!!

15 years ago, Life would change.....

This is my Dad....he was my Rock , my LOVE. He made me laugh till I was crying, if I was crying....he'd make me laugh. He was a wonderful Dad, and alot of how he treated me is how I pass on to my daughter. Alot is said of "the apple falling far from the tree". I'm glad I was HIS APPLE!!!

Miss you soooo much!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIKI !!!! HIGH 5 !!

Well, we did the chuck e. cheese thang sun, now ON her bday, we have a tradition. We go to the hospital ( where she was born) and go have dinner in the cafeteria...then off we go to see all the babies that were born on her bday. Its a silly thing we do, but the hospital is actually soooo festive during this time. When i gave birth carolers sang in my doorway, kids played violins soo beautifully....so we go back for the WHOLE experience!!! I know this won't last long with her...but we've done it for 5 years and she absolutely gets soooo excited to see all the babies!!! the one blurry picture is to show you Alika got up SUPER early and decorated the whole house in streamers & balloons...smile from ear to ear.

Two shaka UP !!

I'm usually in bed by 9pm. It was Saturday nite and man i felt like being a rebel !!! I was going to stay up ALL night and watch t.v. until 4am!! It has been raining for 3 days, after hours and hours of shopping, dodging the rain, playing in the rain, I got cozy and was determined to watch something romantic....

I turn the channel to see "Legends of the fall". Was I in the mood for it?? I've seen it...but there is something DIFFERENT here. MY HUSBAND WASN'T CONTROLLING the REMOTE!! IT WAS MY DECISION to watch this "cowboy" movie. If my hubby had turned it on, I probably ( just being honest here)_ would of rolled my eyes and made a comment something to the tone of "Isn't "YOU'VE GOT MAIL" or "SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE" ON???!!! But, I made the decision. (Believe me, Brad Pitts, long , golden hair and baby face with pouty lips ...had NOTHING TO DO WITH IT)....alright, I'm on a truth role...IT DID. I'm NOT a Brad Pitt fan, but he looks and ACTS really good in this film. It had romance, war, family issues and just was FABULOUS. So girls , if your like me and don't "think" you can get into this film....(just by the look of it) WATCH IT....IT'S A GOOD MOVIE. and there is beauty in the film location, and beauty in all the actors!!!! Have fun!!

It's all in how you look at it

Today it is raining soo hard, I keep hearing things falling, banging....the winds are high & driving is nearly impossible without incident.

We need the rain...but at times like when electricity goes out, or it takes 45 minutes in traffic to go 3 blocks it's a pain....

But I keep my vision on the good coming from it. The beauty, seeds planted,now in the process of growing...

Thunder & lightining..better post now, before i lose electricity!!! ALOHA!

Here are some pictures from the photo shoot...i captured these from "sisters" blog :)....Vanina, Tiki, Kahanu, Mele & Hula....

Here is thee model for Roxy...with all the wee models...Tiki showing her dress they put her in....she preferred that to the jacket & boots! cant you tell??? she had sooo much fun with all her beach friends!!

96 degrees in the shade....

This morning had a photo shoot on the complete other side of the island....drove in the dark for an hour to a super cool house in the North Shore. The funny part of the whole thing is that we live on a island and were doing a shoot for FALL. so here are all these cutie kids....IN SWEATSHIRTS, JACKETS, BOOTS... (sweating!!!) .as soon as each take was done....they're all taking their shoes off, jackets. soooo not used to warm clothes or anything more than a bathing suit!!! Next change was a dress...she loved that ( cooler & it twirls). Soon as it was over, clothes off, bathing suit back on.....but the zzzzzzzzzzzz's took over :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAKAU !!!

My nephew Hakau turns 16 today!! He is my baby (sorry, Hakau) and I am soo proud of him, he is carring a 3.5 (or better) GPA and doing soo well in football.

I love you Kuumaka!