Tuesday, June 30, 2009
On the move...
Here we go again...
The Army says it is time to go again...so although we will miss our beloved islands, we are off to another adventure, this time in Missouri...St. Joseph to be exact. So while our Daddy is off to SGM Academy in El Paso, Texas for one year (I couldn't bring myself to move the girls there for a year), we will be establishing our permanent home in Missouri. We have found a beautiful Southern Plantation Mansion which we have decided to renovate and begin our new business "Wedding Wishes"! A huge endeavor, but a project right up my alley which includes some fun design and creativity, and lots and lots of hard work! We will be living in St. Joseph, home to the Pony Expresss beginnings, Lovers Lane and Jesse James! A very historical city full of Old Homes and the beautiful rolling hills of Missouri, situated on the Missouri River! Things to see within a few hours; Nauvoo, Far West, Mark Twain's hometown,
Kansas City, The Chiefs, The Royals, St. Louis (5 hrs.) great water skiing lakes and campsites and of course my family! So even tho' we are minus the swaying palm trees, and our blue ocean, we would love to have you visit us! I can still cook you a mean Hawaiian dinner!
Family Update:
Dad: Heading to SGM Academy in El, Paso Texas (I nicknamed it Hell-Paso) He is looking forward to lots and lots of studying and graduating with both his Bachelors Degree and his SGM rank! We are so proud of him and very happy that he is in school and not Iraq this year! We will be doing the commute thing this year, but hey, at least this year we get to actually see him! I am sure his year will be filled with homework, weightlifting and raquetball!
Mom: Packing and moving, painting, remodeling, cleaning,yard work, starting a business, school, girls,designing, church, unpacking, and getting settled! Whew...I get tired thinking about it, but you can't eat an elephant in one bite, right? Taking it day by day with a good attitude is my goal for this year! I am very excited to be living near my sister Robin, whom I will be starting this business with! I am looking forward to the hard work that will keep me busy. Hopefully, I will get to decorate my Southern Home for Christmas! Looking forward to my Aug. trip to Alaska to throw some luau's and teach a dance workshop...I am ready for the cooler weather and 24 hours of sun!
Alexis:Our beautiful eldest daughter is already in Missouri with her Aunty Robin! She is enjoying writing and her newest hobby, Hockey! She loves being back on the mainland and is looking forward to attending Western Missouri, working and starting a new chapter in her grown up life! She can't wait for Hockey season so she can hit up some games...hard to do in Hawaii! She has grown into a beautiful young woman. I can't get over that she attends a singles ward!
Aylia: Our beautiful Lilo graduated in June! We are so proud of her hard work and we all enjoyed an absolutely beautiful graduation at Leilehua High School! She made many friends and will miss Hawaii immensely. She and her sidekick Ace are visiting with their Aunty Peri and Uncle Greg in Arizona right now...living the grown up life! She will be spending a year in Missouri working and attending college while she decides where she wants to go in her life's journey!
Aislinn: Our local girl is not happy about leaving her beloved Hawaii, her friends but most of all her beach! I have no doubt in my mind that this is where my little Hawaiian girl will return to, but until then she will finish up her senior year in Missouri! She is in Az. right now and says its too HOT! We will be picking up the girls and heading East after we pick up our car in L.A. Woo hoo road trip! We are very proud of Aislinn and love this sweet girl!
Ashleigh: The baby of the family, has grown into a gorgeous 9th grader...yep...she's out of middle school and looking forward to her high school careeer. She will be attending high school in Illinois and living with her Aunty Kacy so that she can attend high school with her best friends Andrea and Chayne! She is looking forward to the dance team, basketball, school and of course boys! We are so proud of her efforts and that she kept her GPA above 3.7! She has a new hobby..."The Lake" and says she is determined to conquer the wakeboard!
Tama: Our darling monster dog gets to stay in Hawaii (jealous). He is living with our cousins Mark and Eddy and their 3 dogs, so Tama has lots of new friends whom he loves! He also has three adorable children to love on him, or chase him down whichever the case may be, so he is very very happy! We miss him, but since they are some of our favorite cousins, we still get to see him!
So that's about it for the update. The girls are already in the mainland. I miss them, Hawaii is not the same without my family, so I am ready to go now! Funny how home really is wherever your heart takes you! I shall miss the beauty of our island home, our dear friends, the sound of the ocean and the feel of diving into it, the tradewinds and all the smells of Hawaii that it blows, but mostly I will miss our beloved family....Hawaii will always be home to us and no matter where the tradewinds blow us we will always return!
Much Love and Aloha,
Shari, Mitch and the girls
The Army says it is time to go again...so although we will miss our beloved islands, we are off to another adventure, this time in Missouri...St. Joseph to be exact. So while our Daddy is off to SGM Academy in El Paso, Texas for one year (I couldn't bring myself to move the girls there for a year), we will be establishing our permanent home in Missouri. We have found a beautiful Southern Plantation Mansion which we have decided to renovate and begin our new business "Wedding Wishes"! A huge endeavor, but a project right up my alley which includes some fun design and creativity, and lots and lots of hard work! We will be living in St. Joseph, home to the Pony Expresss beginnings, Lovers Lane and Jesse James! A very historical city full of Old Homes and the beautiful rolling hills of Missouri, situated on the Missouri River! Things to see within a few hours; Nauvoo, Far West, Mark Twain's hometown,
Kansas City, The Chiefs, The Royals, St. Louis (5 hrs.) great water skiing lakes and campsites and of course my family! So even tho' we are minus the swaying palm trees, and our blue ocean, we would love to have you visit us! I can still cook you a mean Hawaiian dinner!
Family Update:
Dad: Heading to SGM Academy in El, Paso Texas (I nicknamed it Hell-Paso) He is looking forward to lots and lots of studying and graduating with both his Bachelors Degree and his SGM rank! We are so proud of him and very happy that he is in school and not Iraq this year! We will be doing the commute thing this year, but hey, at least this year we get to actually see him! I am sure his year will be filled with homework, weightlifting and raquetball!
Mom: Packing and moving, painting, remodeling, cleaning,yard work, starting a business, school, girls,designing, church, unpacking, and getting settled! Whew...I get tired thinking about it, but you can't eat an elephant in one bite, right? Taking it day by day with a good attitude is my goal for this year! I am very excited to be living near my sister Robin, whom I will be starting this business with! I am looking forward to the hard work that will keep me busy. Hopefully, I will get to decorate my Southern Home for Christmas! Looking forward to my Aug. trip to Alaska to throw some luau's and teach a dance workshop...I am ready for the cooler weather and 24 hours of sun!
Alexis:Our beautiful eldest daughter is already in Missouri with her Aunty Robin! She is enjoying writing and her newest hobby, Hockey! She loves being back on the mainland and is looking forward to attending Western Missouri, working and starting a new chapter in her grown up life! She can't wait for Hockey season so she can hit up some games...hard to do in Hawaii! She has grown into a beautiful young woman. I can't get over that she attends a singles ward!
Aylia: Our beautiful Lilo graduated in June! We are so proud of her hard work and we all enjoyed an absolutely beautiful graduation at Leilehua High School! She made many friends and will miss Hawaii immensely. She and her sidekick Ace are visiting with their Aunty Peri and Uncle Greg in Arizona right now...living the grown up life! She will be spending a year in Missouri working and attending college while she decides where she wants to go in her life's journey!
Aislinn: Our local girl is not happy about leaving her beloved Hawaii, her friends but most of all her beach! I have no doubt in my mind that this is where my little Hawaiian girl will return to, but until then she will finish up her senior year in Missouri! She is in Az. right now and says its too HOT! We will be picking up the girls and heading East after we pick up our car in L.A. Woo hoo road trip! We are very proud of Aislinn and love this sweet girl!
Ashleigh: The baby of the family, has grown into a gorgeous 9th grader...yep...she's out of middle school and looking forward to her high school careeer. She will be attending high school in Illinois and living with her Aunty Kacy so that she can attend high school with her best friends Andrea and Chayne! She is looking forward to the dance team, basketball, school and of course boys! We are so proud of her efforts and that she kept her GPA above 3.7! She has a new hobby..."The Lake" and says she is determined to conquer the wakeboard!
Tama: Our darling monster dog gets to stay in Hawaii (jealous). He is living with our cousins Mark and Eddy and their 3 dogs, so Tama has lots of new friends whom he loves! He also has three adorable children to love on him, or chase him down whichever the case may be, so he is very very happy! We miss him, but since they are some of our favorite cousins, we still get to see him!
So that's about it for the update. The girls are already in the mainland. I miss them, Hawaii is not the same without my family, so I am ready to go now! Funny how home really is wherever your heart takes you! I shall miss the beauty of our island home, our dear friends, the sound of the ocean and the feel of diving into it, the tradewinds and all the smells of Hawaii that it blows, but mostly I will miss our beloved family....Hawaii will always be home to us and no matter where the tradewinds blow us we will always return!
Much Love and Aloha,
Shari, Mitch and the girls
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