Almost 1/12 of the year down?!

Where has the time gone? Lately, it's been busy, staying at home really keeps you busy. I was fooled by the thought that I would have too much time on my hands, not so. Z keeps me busy as well as the dogs. There may soon be other changes occurring in this family but that is still in the air.

For the most part, I am trying to catch up with my little one's scrapbooks. I have neglected it for so long since, well, the crazy fell off the train. Any way, here's a few layouts to get a sneak peek.



Supplies: Cardstock, Crate Paper



Supplies: Cardstock, EK Success, American Crafts



Supplies: Cardstock, American Crafts, Crate Paper

It's amazing how when the creative juices flow, I can just go, but when there is none, I pretty much shut down.

As for the supplies used they are pretty random. I am loving Crate Paper, I was a little unsure how I was going to use the more antique look, but it seems that has all worked itself out. I am loving it now!! As for American Crafts, I have always loved them, especially their Thickers!! Totally addicted to them and have been for years!

As for the day-to-day, R is loving his clinic work, J loves his teacher and classmates and as for me, loving the SAHM thing. It's definitely priceless! We recently got all of our life insurance cleared and so I am feeling a better sense of security. Our agent is actually an old friend of mine who I have known for years and he was awesome.

Run Down of 2010

With the last few minutes of 2010, I may as well write....

January - Spent time in Hawaii. Accepted an offer for his current employer!! :)

February - Watched news from CA about Hawaii and the tsunami that never came. Worked my last and final NASCAR race.

March - R survived one of the last months of in-patient county call.

April - R celebrated his big 3-0 birthday; Z celebrated her 2nd birthday! We took her to Disneyland along with some friends for an magical day.... Experienced first 7.something earthquake on Easter Sunday! It was intense, never felt that type of shaking before.

May - Had the Residency Graduation dinner. It was the mark of the nearing of the end of residency, something I had longed for! Went to Vegas for the Mother's Day weekend with R and our friends.... R lost his Grandma who basically raised him.. It was a sad time.

June - Completed residency! Never thought that day would come! Packed up and got my wisdom teeth yanked out. No fun! Got on the Dean's List!

July - Move back to Hawaii. Life so different than I had imagined. A lot harder to adjust to being a SAHM than I thought... I really did miss my job and friends. R started his job! Learned he really enjoys being a clinician.

August - Celebrated my birthday! J's 7th birthday! J lost his first tooth too!! It was a long time coming it seemed!

September - A rough month for a loved one. God really saw us through that... My realization kicked in that we will never be "comfortable". Blue Angels came into town, took the kids out the backyard to watch them practice everyday! Most importantly, our CA friends came into Maui and we met them there while staying at our first ever resort the Westin Ka'anapali!

October - Flew back to CA to pick-up Tobi, Hiro and Ando! Visited friends and family and took an overnight trip to Vegas. Took the kids Trick-or-Treating at the mall for Halloween! It's always the beginning of my holiday excitement! J was a vet and Z was Belle from Beauty and the Beast.

November - Although being in Hawaii, we didn't have our "traditional" Thanksgiving at my Uncles, instead with spent out first Thanksgiving in Hawaii with R's family. Something different, but it was interesting...

December - J had his first Christmas performance for his school Winter concert. Loved it!! It was exciting to see him perform on stage!

It was a year filled with so much more than these 2-3 sentences per month. I can't deny I had a good year, God really blessed us and we are looking forward to 2011 and all it has to bring. Well, it's 2011, so I wish everyone, a "Happy New Year"!

Sometimes You Just Got to Be the Bigger Person

That's how I feel right now. Life is interesting. Moving back here even more interesting. What can I say.

Prayers Still Prevail

Once again, prayers have prevailed. God has always showed us that He can carry the weight of our problems and take care of them for us...

Are We Too Comfortable Again?

I'm catching up on New Hope. I have been very bad, been home for 2 months and still have not been to my home church. Digging through their sermons online really always catches me...

"But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." (2 Cor. 12:9-10 NIV)

Is it that we have been living too comfortably lately? A part of me is thinking that's what has been happening.

We first had the whole fraud thing and now something with the husband. As always God has a bigger plan, and it means we had probably just gotten a little too comfortable.

Almost to the Weekend

Could it be, I have blogged more than 1x in a week? Let alone 2x in a month?

What can I say, I am so ready for the weekend. It's funny being a SAHM makes the week feel like it's that much longer! I always look forward to the weekend and being able to spend time with J, Z and the husband. This weekend is even more so being that it's Bayfest Weekend. I have not been to that in AGES! I remember going to it with friends when I was still a teenager.

At the Bayfest the biggest deal this year is the Blue Angels. It's funny every single time a bunch of jets fly over I get serious chills. With that, every NASCAR race I worked, the jets would fly over and I would get chicken skin (goosebumps), it's a weird thing.

Well, I am off to start the morning and some scrapbooking! Did I mention I can finally catch up on scrapbooking now that I stay home? Whoo hoo!

Exhaustion

It's such an oxymoron that you go on vacation, and you come back and you need a vacation from a vacation. Well, that's what happened to me.

We headed out to Ka'anapali on Maui and got to meet up with two families that are good friends of ours. It was a blast hanging out at the pools, chit-chatting with the girls and having meals together. What more can you ask for when you've been separated for 2+ months?

Now, a day after returning back to Oahu, I am so pooped out. I had to take a nap with the daughter and got only a load of laundry done. Even after the nap, I still feel like it's time to go to bed. Nothing else matters but sleep at this point.

Nevertheless, the room we had was exquisite, I can't complain a bit. Upon check-in we got free valet and a free room upgrade mixed with a 25% dining discount on all food purchases.



After a long entryway, the kitchen (on left) living room with queen sleeper (straight back)



The kitchen with washer, dryer and dishwasher




Bathroom with jacuzzi (on left) and stand-up shower on the right side.

I forgot the picture of the lanai (patio) but it was huge! The stay was worth every penny. Even the pirate ship slide and big people slide. Fun times.

Well it's time to finish the battle of my son going back to school on a Monday. Homework.