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Happy Haole

About Me

I've met people from all over the world out here and it has driven home the importance of understanding other cultures. My husband is attending Traditional Taoist Chinese Medicine School which is why we moved here. I have met and also work with talented people that I really enjoy and care about, and my love for Hawaii grows with every breezy and relatively peaceful day.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

I meet soooo many people...and I am satisfied with that.

My Blog

My Daughter Speaks Mini Doberman

We live in the city, or "in town" as the locals refer to it.  Houses are really close together, especially on hills like ours.   Down by our clothesline, there is a house  whose address is on a differ...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:09:00 GMT

Getting What I Ask For

I've gone through a series of awakenings, epiphanies, affirmations, and downright desires that I had no trouble asking the Universe to help me manifest into fruition during my time in Hawaii.  On...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:25:00 GMT

Big Island

My friends with children will appreciate how "taking a vacation" hardly feels like such until well after said vacation is underway, if ever.  There's the planning, the packing, the worrying about...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:15:00 GMT

Mooncakes and other Sweet Things

My friend Yiu Cheung is one in a million.  He's introduced me to many things, including dim sum, which I now crave often. This week he was all about moon cakes.  They're only made this time ...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:38:00 GMT

No matter how hard I try...

I haven't had a car that didn't get into an accident.  Drew got rear ended today during rush hour, while a pedestrian was crossing a mid block crosswalk.  So there was no stoplight for her s...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:11:00 GMT

Two years

Two years and no island feverTwo years of no AC or heat in my homeTwo years of gorgeous beachesTwo years of breathtaking new hikesTwo years of new and usually weird foodTwo years missing the hell out ...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:52:00 GMT

Circles

Yesterday, Drew arranged child care and my ride to work so he could get up at 4am to stand in line for Nine Inch Nail tickets.  It is the first time they are playing Hawaii, and I have never seen...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 11:10:00 GMT

Ode to a Good Girlfriend

Today turned out to be a little more than "one of those days."  I marched into work at 8:50am, knowing already I'd be there til after 6:30pm due to a scheduling....begging on another co-workers p...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 01:39:00 GMT

Gems from my current Vonnegut read

"You hate America, don't you?" she said.  "That would be as silly as loving it," I said.  It's impossible for me to get emotional about it, because real estate doesn't interest me.  It'...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 23:04:00 GMT

Wowie Maui

Hi everyone!  Sorry I haven't posted pics of Maui yet, but they will be coming soon.  We had an absolute blast.  Our friend Matt from Minneapolis ended up joining and treating us a lot....
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 11:44:00 GMT