Five for Friday

1.  You helped get the house in tip-top shape <3

2.  Spending Christmas with you was seriously the best.  I hope we get at least one more while we're out here in Hawaii!

3.  Yaaaaay reimbursement!

4.  I'm so happy you love your Keurig so much :D

5.  After looking at the picture of us at my brother's wedding and the picture of us at our own wedding side by side, it's amazing to see how we've grown up and changed.  I couldn't imagine being on this journey with anyone else <3

ily! <3

Five for Friday

1.  I love squishing your face!

2.  Pumpkin rolls <3

3.  Thank you for driving us around the island today!

4.  I'm so excited about the next few days you have off :D

5.  And I'm SO happy we get to spend this Christmas together!!

ily <3

Wednesday Words

"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful."

- Norman Vincent Peale

(Our Christmas tree this year, freshly put up and decorated, which is why there weren't presents!)

Christmas in Hawaii is strange.  The only time I'm reminded that we're nearing the holiday is when we go out to stores that yell at us to buy things.  Otherwise it just feels...well, not like Christmas!  Although it's not like we ever got snow or anything in Alabama, haha.  But it at least got cold there...although I'm not complaining about the weather here at all since it feels so amazing.  I'm loving the cool evening breezes, they make me want some hot cocoa!  =)

I miss a lot of the traditions we'd do each year back home, like visiting Bellingrath Gardens, having big family get-togethers and parties, and just spending time together.  I'm really, really hoping we'll be able to get back to Alabama either next Christmas or the one after it.  Guess we'll just have to pray and wait and see!

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!  =)

Five for Friday

1.  Thank you for bringing me lunch today <3

2.  You're so fun!

3.  I hope you're liking the new sign in our room!

4.  Thank you for indulging my "ideas" for this past week =)

5.  I can't wait to celebrate my birthday with you this weekend!!

ily <3

Wednesday Words

"And so we make that choice every day, every fight, every disappointment, to keep our promise to be loyal and forgiving, to be a couple that lasts. We remember those words we exchanged, clutching each other's hands, in front of God and family and friends. A wedding is not a theatrical performance: it's the real thing, an adult decision that is supposed to determine the direction and integrity of the rest of our lives."

- Iris Krasnow ('I Do' Means 'I Will," Not 'I May'")

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After coming across this article via a blogger on my Google Reader, this quote caught my eye.  I love Iris's take on vows, especially in a world filled with sham marriages and fake commitments.  These are definitely worthy words to live by.

DIY: Yarn Pom Pom Wreath

In order to make our new house more of a home, I wanted to inject a little Christmas spirit into the atmosphere.  While browsing Pinterest for decoration ideas, I came across this lovely wreath made out of yarn balls:

Source: twojunkchix.blogspot.com via Megan on Pinterest

I loved the rustic, silvery colors; it reminded me so much of snow and winter, something we don't exactly have in this part of the world =)  So I decided to attempt to make my own!

Five for Friday

1.  Oh, Liam.  Need I say more?!

2.  Guess we're learning how much traffic around here sucks, right?  Haha.

3.  Red lipstick!!

4.  Thank goodness our Christmas shopping is done.

5.  You're totally awesome.

ily <3

Wednesday Words

Since today is Pearl Harbor Day, I feel that as a resident of Hawaii, it is only appropriate to use perhaps one of the most famous quotes in history for today's Wednesday Words.

“Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan… No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people will through their righteous might win through to absolute victory… With confidence in our armed forces-with the unbounded determination of our people-we will gain the inevitable triumph-so help us God. I, therefore, ask that the Congress declare that since the dastardly and unprovoked attack by Japan on Sunday, December seventh, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire.”

- President Franklin D. Roosevelt 

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It's a bizarre thing to realize that nearly every day you drive by one of the most historically significant sites in our country.  It's also incredibly humbling.  I'm looking forward to my and Mr. L's first time visiting the Arizona Memorial, which we originally wanted to do today, but the crowds and traffic have kept us at bay.  Perhaps we'll try later in the week...we'll see.

For now, keep the memories of that day close to your heart, and thank a veteran (especially a WWII vet, if you know one) for their service and sacrifice.  Let us never forget the actions that occurred 70 years ago today.

A Hawaiian Update

So now that Mr. L and I have been in Hawaii for over a month, and since we finally have internet and my desktop here, I figured now is a good time to recap some of the events that have occurred on this beautiful island!

First of all, we arrived in Honolulu,

(Pardon the blur -- it says "Aloha, Honolulu International Airport"!)

Five for Friday

1.  Thank you for being my slayer of creepy-crawlies!  (I'm still shivering thinking about all of those cockroaches in the backyard...)

2.  I love how glad you are to have Liam back, even when he's being an annoying barky dog =)

3.  Thank you for helping me with the grocery shopping!  It really helps having you help me grab stuff and keep my head cleared.

4.  I love how I feel at home in your arms.

5.  Congratulations on your badge-up date!!

ily <3