The Getting Home Plan

Aloha, In the Hawaiian language, it can mean hello or goodbye. It also means love and affection. 

 Our families journey to Oahu isn't one that was crystal clear in the beginning, it was more like a foggy glass pane where you could see the clouds leaving and the sun just beginning to show through them. It has been one of constant prayer and our God pursuing our hearts for over a year. It started with registering our son for Kindergarten and is continuing with him starting first grade in a new school where he can hear the waves crash at recess. It's not anything we could have ever dreamed of for our family...it's more. It's better, it's a gift that only Jesus could have given us. 

I move in waters, shore to shore.

Our family  has been growing for over seven years and we look forward to seeing what the next seven has in store. We pray for each one of you that you find your path in life that you do not settle, that you grow with the ones you love and you live a life that you deserve. Moving to Oahu is an example of believing we deserved the best and having the faith to wait for it. This is our prayer to you, We love you and will never forget how you had such a beautiful part in our lives here.  

We leave Roswell, Georgia, The South and exit 7B to head to Haleiwa, Hawaii, The North Shore and exit 8A. Even in the irony of God's provision, we are still moving forward. This is not goodbye, just simply Aloha. 
 Peace & Blessings-

It's Not That Quiet In This Place

On Boulevard in Atlanta. I pass by this all the time and went to get some pictures before we moved.

                                        
 My new Friend Kyle Posing for me of his break.He informed me it was being torn down the next morning,so I felt inclined to reciprocate the HUGE favor of telling me and emailed him these pictures! Thanks for looking out Kyle!

We had a couple of hurdles this weekend. Richard is arriving in Honolulu this morning I wanted to call on Friday to confirm well, where our stuff was. Little did I know this oh so easy phone call would be a huge help in planning this weekend.

Long story short I called on the status of our furniture freight. If I hadn't have called Friday(with no notice that we were supposed to) they wouldn't have sent our container and we would have been charged a whopping $860.00. WHEW!

Until I called to be sure of our cars being freighted by the same company. I was first told not to worry but they were unable to track the driver and they were sure it was all fine. I called the Long Beach Port just to be sure, where I was told our cars never were dropped off. The driver was supposed to do this over ten days ago and still not shown up. Then I was told they had both arrived in Honolulu. WHEW! But something was wasn't right. I called to have a conference call with both companies and in fact the driver had never dropped off our cars because his truck had caught fire...." But don't worry Mrs. Lee there was no damage to your cars! (nervous laughter from the woman) Silence, I was speechless.

When talking to my Dad about this he said " Well, since the guys truck caught fire he needed something to get around in, and doesn't your car seat seven?" Thanks Blair! Needless to say we have now been told that it will take another 2 1/2 weeks for our cars to arrive and they were not offering to help with any of the rental car fees. I guess I'll have to have another conference call in the morning, delightful!

Well if this isn't irony I don't know what is... " If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention, than to any other talent. " Sir Isaac Newton

Our Season Is Changing Yet Again

Of Monsters and Men

I am now precisely one week from being on a plane saying goodbye to the only city I've ever called home. Where I was born, where I met my love, where my children were born and now the place we will say our first family memories will be. As I am reflecting on all that God has given me here in Atlanta I am truly comforted in the quote "To everything there is a season, A time for
every purpose under heaven." -Ecclesiastes 3:1

To anyone who knows me, from the time I was three I was already posing for pictures. I love taking pictures, looking at other pictures, making albums and blah blah if you didn't know before you get it now. I was given a beautiful gift from our friends the Deese family (Felicia) who made these amazing albums of pictures of our family that goes back before Richard and I were friends.

These were some of the pictures of us that I had never send before and feel so blessed to have them now. It's funny how a picture can change your mood, good or bad. These brought me great joy!

Pretty Little Summer Things

  

Spruce up a door or some shutters with a no voc paint (Benjamin Moore Natura line) It will give your home a brighter feel an make you that much happier to come home to from work.

 

Wear sunscreen and a killer hat ( Free People.) Big hats are very in fashion and for good reason a glow is nice but looking younger than you are is even better. video dear 16 year old me

 

This summers hot hair commodity? Feathers! Go subtle or bold.

 

Summer reading is a MUST! Find one or many to dive into!

 

Take from the inside and bring it out, including yourself. Take advantage of the warm summer nights. Even if you don have  projector handy, bring your laptop.

 

Find a cause you can support. Summertime is all about "you" It has the weather, the festivals, the shopping but remember we live this great life only to share it with others. We are supporting a child through sponsor-a-child/africa/sudan

 

Find a great hammock. This one is from Urban Outfitters and it may just have to meet us on our new porch. 

 

Buy local! It's an amazing time to connect with your local farmers and market to get some great produce and other amazing products. 

Summer is more fun with sprinklers

Pictures of what are week has been like. Enjoy! 

Spending time Downtown

                                            Centennial Olympic Park fun!

So the Perez and Lee crews went to the fountains again today! It was not too hot and pretty breezy so lunch on the lawn and the water was perfect. We love our Perez Fam!!!!!

Rosemary is for all the Wonders

Children that are nourished emotionally, physically and spiritually are as the shells of the sea. Each unique, each shining brightly with all it's variation of color, each having an uncanny way just being who they are yet somehow we can be entranced by each one of them.  

My view from our porch in Seaside. Never got tired of seeing this... I actually got emotional(Alyssa will totally back this) saying how it might be the last time in a long time I see the Atlantic Ocean and see it from this view in Seaside. It was so amazing to be able to see this ocean just before living on the Pacific. So so blessed!!!

We are still in our transition period staying at Nana's with my sis. The kids are loving it, and they are wiped out almost every day by 6m. So we planned a mini vacay & went down to visit our dad who is staying in Seaside, Fl. 5 days, 4 nights of beauty and fun. Richard stayed home and worked that week and we played, not very fair but he's a sweety for letting us go without him.

  Rosemary Beach is one of my favorite places I've been able to go to. I love all their shops while walking down cobble stone roads and seeing everyone on bikes, it reminds me of France. Which is such a nice way to reflect on all my memories of my europe tour. Richard wasn't able to go with me that year so we plan to backpack and stay in hostels when the kids are older. Our use our Couchsurfing friends to house us.  Until then here are some of my favorites from the trip.

This is what Quin did while waiting for the older two to finish getting their faces painted.

  

My sister and helper all week, I got sick so she was an especially awesome Aunt this week.

The Wonders playing at Alys

Choose to fill your home with these true beauties we like to call Wonders ( nurtured children) and leave the shells at the beach. Though shells are lovely we take away from our children and grandchildren on a balance in the environment. Give the kids a fighting chance a seeing the seas in all their amazement and take a picture of the beach instead. ; )