A Magical Experience

A Magical Experience

After spending a few days with Keao in Los Angeles, the very next week I headed in the opposite direction. My brother was meeting up with his friend Bryan in Japan and they were staying with our friend Gabe so I decided to crash their little party and visit the motherland. To be completely honest, one of the biggest reasons I had for going was the opportunity to hit up Universal Studios Japan, home of the Wizarding World of Harry…

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Hooray for Hollywood!

Hooray for Hollywood!

Last month, Keao and I had a few days free so we hopped on a redeye to visit beautiful Los Angeles. I read about a two-hour tour of the Warner Bros. studio that included some glimpses backstage of some of Keao’s favorite shows and so after a quick five-hour flight on Hawaiian Airlines, we grabbed a car and headed toward Hollywood! This may sound silly, but up until the tour, I didn’t realize that there were actually a group of…

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Go West, Young Man!

Go West, Young Man!

As I alluded to in my last post, July is a busy month for us with Slugger’s birthday and my wedding anniversary, but really, July kicks off a busy season for us.  After July, we celebrate a birthday every month.  Mine is in August, followed by Sunny’s in September, Keao‘s in October, my brother and mother in November and then, of course, Christmas is in December.  The second half of the year is truly a time to celebrate. To celebrate…

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…And We’re Back!

…And We’re Back!

Hey everybody!  I am back!  Did anyone miss me?  Did anyone even notice I was gone?  Anyone?  So for the last few weeks, I got locked out of my WordPress account!  Yay!  I installed a plugin and as soon as I activated it I no longer had sufficient permission to do anything.  I couldn’t do post anything or even login.  I thought this was very strange since I’m the only user on this account and I am a super administrator,…

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I Got A Name

I Got A Name

A few weeks ago, I shared on Facebook that if people can’t really remember my name, 9 times out of 10, they mix it up with Steve (the other one being Todd).  I guess because they’re both one syllable and they start with an s they’re easy to confuse (not sure about the Todd thing though). Just to be clear, I’m totally not judging as I have made many a name error in my life.  Just this last week, I…

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It Was 20 Years Ago Today!

It Was 20 Years Ago Today!

Well, not exactly today, but sometime around this time anyway.  20 years ago, I graduated from high school.  Frankly, it doesn’t seem like 20 years has passed since I was in high school, but the numbers truly don’t lie.  Actually, being that it took me almost 18 to get to that point, the first 18 seemed much longer than the last 20.  I guess it is true that time speeds up the older you get.  Heck, can you believe we’re…

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Some Prayers are Harder Than Others to Pray

Some Prayers are Harder Than Others to Pray

About a month and a half ago, I started substitute teaching in a few private schools on Oahu.  I have been averaging around one or two days a week and thus far, it’s been really fun.  I enjoy being able to meet and teach students when their regular teacher is absent.  Up until last week, I had been fortunate enough to teach subjects that I have, at a minimum, a basic understanding of: PE, hula, environmental science and physics.  But…

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Four Parks in Three Days

Four Parks in Three Days

Happy New Year everyone!  I know, I know.  We’re practically halfway through the year and this is my first post of the year.  Don’t worry, I made a resolution to blog more consistently this year and you have to start somewhere right? So, what happened over the last few months?  In one word: plenty!  I’ll try to fill you in as time permits, but tonight we’re talking about the trip we took in February.  Last year sometime, my parents thought…

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I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas

I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas

13 years ago, less than a week after my father passed away, my grandfather suffered a massive stroke while he and my grandmother were in Las Vegas.  Thinking that this may be the last chance we would have to say good-bye, almost all of our family flew into Nevada to be at his bedside.  Timing wise, this couldn’t have happened at a worse time.  My dad just died, my brother was still in Washington state and my mom, step-dad and…

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A Time to Remember

A Time to Remember

“For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.  A time to cry and a time to laugh.  A time to grieve and a time to dance.”  -Ecclesiastes 3:1, 4 Ever since our girls were born, Keao and I joined the parents club.  In addition to being part of the married club, we had now ventured into different waters.  We were completely overjoyed at being parents because for us, this club wasn’t so easy to join. …

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