surprise, surprise!

a few weeks ago, to my delight, on this cute blog, i won these! i never win anything, so this was a very fun surprise for me....i went away and yesterday when i received my mail i got my darling gift...so thanks so much gabi....i'm thrilled to have won in you blog-versary give-away....

easter party

easter party

we had a fun easter party with the hannemanns, merus and other friends...we had an easter egg hunt, owen and gavin loved that! then a great dinner cooked by the hannemanns...then we played a game where you pick a slip of paper and do what's on the paper and then get to pick an egg with a surprise inside...at the end of the party we had to say our good byes...russ left tonight, we leave tomorrow...it was fun to see the hannemann family, scotty and jennifer, rand, spencer, clark, and all the many friends we saw..once again we've had a wonderful trip...aloha!

happy birthday big bro!

today is easter and also my big brother's birthday....happy happy birthday tom....you're a great brother...my best...also, my only...but, in real life you've always been there for me...always taken care of me...i have always known that i could count on you....you tortured me, made fun of me, teased me...you were a great big brother...you also let me hang out with you, you were my friend...you liked my husband, you took me skiing and would yell me down the hill...and you're still my friend...you were with me in good times and bad....thanks and i love you...

mackys dinner

over on the north shore, one of our 'musts' is to have dinner at 'macky's shrimp'...it's the absolute best...it's a shrimp shack off the side of the road...they moved to haliewa (by the way)...we went there last night with the hannemanns, scotty and jennifer , randy kerry's friend spencer who's a marine over here, and hanneman's friend trey....it was great as usual....

hawaii

here are some great pictures of the big island...we visited terry and sharon, saw his houses that he's been building, saw reilley's new house, went on a hummer safari ride, saw beautiful waterfalls, cinnamon trees, the rainforest....now we are at turtle bay...more later

signs

poor little kerry had her wisdom teeth out yesterday...she made me laugh so hard, i was crying...when she was waking up, she kept looking at me so puzzled...i kept asking what she needed...she started 'signing' to me...which of course, i don't understand...i kept saying...'i don't understand'...so then she started signing more...i finally figured out a name...julia...then kerry signed that julia understood, then heidi, then ashely, then jeremy and so on...i kept saying, yes, they understand but i don't...and she would look at me so troubled...i was really laughing...then, she turned to the nurse and signed to her...the nurse said...you can use your mouth, it works...but she only would 'sign'...well, she's coming around better today...she's lucky, she's not to swollen...and all her friends came to visit and brought jamba juice...

update on 'bliss'

i would like to say that it was a not very happy, boring, sad day......but, i would really be LYING!!! it was a great, fantastic, very fun day...we had the best time...starting with our massages, which after the 80 fabulous minutes of deep tissue, they brought my robe that was warmed in the warmer; going on to a great body scrub that left my skin so soft...then on to a delicious lunch by the pool; finishing with a lovely facial, scalp massage, hand and foot massage...are you jealous yet? then sitting with fun friends by the pool for a few hoursbasking in the beautiful sunlight on a most gorgeous day and topping it off with a great dinner...a pretty perfect day....don't you agree?

blissful!!

can't wait!!! tomorrow morning i get to go to this with a few (not all, mind you) of my closest friends....so, i'll report and tell you all soon....

twilight blog

i just read this blog about "twilight" and this blog that is a follow-up...very entertaining! they really made me laugh....

what handsome boys!

chillin' before the BIG walk

posing for GQ
tie check
getting ready
gav and sophia
walking down the aisle

i was at jeff's sister, alison's wedding tonight and these handsome boys were a big hit with everyone...don't they look cute? gavin has a new girlfriend who was all over him...and owen just watches and takes everything in...he loved watching the band...it was a gorgeous wedding...congratulations to alison and tim...

glories of spring

taken in my backyard

not to make any of you 'out-of-staters' jealous or anything! but, spring has sprung in california....and it is beautiful...at this time of year, maybe until the end of april we have the most beautiful green, green mountains just outside my door...it's amazing what a little or alot (in this years case) of rain will do for the hills...they are so gorgeous and green, the sky has been sooooo blue and the temperature is just about perfect....so, you'll have to enjoy through my pictures...and just know that i wish you were here...

oscar

i just have to say that i have liked daniel day lewis for years...he can play the crazy...but, i've loved him since he was in "last of the mohicans"...i thought he was classy in his thank you speech at the academy awards...he just seems like he really loves his wife and kids...you don't always see that in hollywood..

spring has sprung

isn't this a pretty little bit of spring? it's right outside my door.....

Spring is nature's way of saying "Let's Party".

Robin Williams

The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.”

Ben Williams

blue skies

Gray skies are gonna clear up,

Put on a happy face;

Brush off the clouds and cheer up,

Put on a happy face.

are any of you old enough to remember that song? it's from 'bye, bye, birdie'....well, when things are tough and looking tougher..it's nice to remember something like this...or remember from Pres. Hinckley...as he said...it will all work out....another person i know keeps reminding us of 'baby steps'...taking everything in baby steps....so hopefully things will be better in the morning....

another of my favorite 'blue skies' songs is this by my fav...willie nelson...

Blue skies smilin' at me

Nothin' but blue skies do I see

Bluebirds singin' a song

Nothin' but bluebirds all day long

Never saw the sun shinin' so bright

Never saw things goin' so right

Noticing the days hurrying by

When you're in love, my how they fly

Blue days, all of them gone

Nothin' but blue skies from now on