Life in the Middle Age Lane

What a great time we had.  Shelby had us doing all sorts of fun stuff.  We opted to stay on the North Shore of Oahu avoiding all the tourist and crowds of Waikiki.  Because I used points for our airfare and rental car the only expense we had was the beach house. Plus our excursions of course! Our view in front of the beach house called ......   The house was perfect, two bedrooms with a/c window units. A large living area and dining area with a kitchen fully equipped for all our needs,  I probably should have used the kitchen more but we had a great time eating about town. My extra 4 lbs will attest to that :( Hone Wai Beach Home here is the link if anyone is interested in the house.  It also has an extra house on the side with additional bedrooms.  You  know you are getting old when you relish the thought of a washer and dryer in stead of the amazing views it has to offer. I came home to no laundry!!  The area we stayed at had a fantastic little cov

Enjoying our family vacation in Hawaii However, missing one important family Member-Emilio! He couldn't afford the Time off at work and we felt there will Be future opportunities for family vacations. Im so proud of him being on his own so Soon from graduating college. I will post pictures once we get back. Shelby has us doing all sorts of fun Stuff here on the north shore!!

The things I do for love.  Again, this is a perfect example of why being married to John makes me want to be a better person, or atleast a better shot.  In all seriousness,  I have thought about taking lessons on handling a handgun, since my husband has one and travels from time to time.  Being home alone tends to exasperate the noises at night and I wanted to be educated if the time ever came that I needed to use it.  Aside from the fact that the odds of me shooting myself were far greater without taking a class as well as getting over my fear of guns just made sense.  Well,  John received a call from his old flight instructor who happens to also be a Detective with the Sheriff's department and was giving a class this past Saturday.  What do you know we had a free Saturday available.  So here I am, never handled, loaded or shot a Barretta in my life and was being scored to receive my license.  I did load the gun incorrectly the first three times ( i will blame my nerves fo

 It's finally over!  A wedding that I helped planned over a year ago was this past Saturday.  It's beautiful to see the completion of so much hard work and planning come full circle.  The bride and groom were very pleased with everything.  The importance of hiring a fabulous caterer for a wedding should not be overlooked.  They made sure the bride and groom's glasses were always full and that all the buffet tables were never empty.  Stone Kitchen was her pick for caterer and they did a fantastic job.  Here are a few pictures from that evening.  The happy couple is not honeymooning in Ireland and are posting some great pictures on their FB accounts.  I learned how important communication is between vendors and how at the end it's the relationship between your vendors and the bride and groom that you bridge as an event planner. I was fortunate enough to have fantastic in-laws for this wedding and no major or minor melt-downs from either party.  I heard a