A Day in the Life of...

1.10.05 POD Good Morning, From Hawaii

Good morning, from Hawaii.

Granted, this was taken THIS morning, which would be on 1.9.06, but I wanted it for today's photo. Just makes you wonder, how small we are and how big that ocean is. Just beautiful.

POD 1.8.06

Seriously, how cute is this kid? Dirt, and all, he is still all to adorable. Alex, just love you my boy!

POD 1.7.06 Finding Peace

Finding peace. It is a hard concept for me. I have so many things to do, so many people to please, so much STUFF.

So, today, I took a minute while we were at Waikiki Beach, sat down, and breathed. I don't know if in that moment God came to me and said, look, you just need to find some peace. Or if it was my guardian, or my mom. Or all. But I will. I will find this peace. I am already starting to do so, and hopefully will have everything intact for phase 1 very soon.

On another subject, can you believe that Paul, my wonderful DH, took this photo??? Yeppers! Man, I love this guy! He said that I looked so serene and beautiful. Gotta love a man who says that!

POD 1.2.06

This is what I see outside my patio (or lanai, as they call it) everyday. You never know what you will appreciate when you move, but for me, it has def been the constant green grass and blooming flowers all year round. And not just any flowers, but flowers that I would have never seen growing in my garden in the Northeast. It just amazes me EVERYDAY!

POD 1.1.06

Sand toys. In January. In Hawaii.

I officially live in paradise. I NEVER thought, in a million years, that I would visit Hawaii, much less live. Besides the fact that it is just far away, it is EXPENSIVE! To get here, to be here, etc. But here I am, in Hawaii, and, surprisingly, LOVING it!

I took this photo on December 24th, granted not today, but hey, there are no rules in POD right? ROFL! This is not to say that I won't take a photo today, cause, knowing me I will. But I just wanted to share with you all a piece of Hawaii.

So there you go, sand, surf, beach toys, in Hawaii. Me. In Hawaii.

POD 11.30.05

My awesome, funny, amazing guy:

I am so so blessed to have this amazing little guy in my life. Look at him. Who couldn't love that face?

POD 11.26.05

His last snow:

Well, not forever, but for awhile. Brendan, enjoying his last bit of snow. In less then a week, we will leave this house, this town, and the cold. In two weeks, we will officially leave all of the cold for 8 months. And Brendan will not have a white, snowy Christmas. Instead, it will be a white, sandy Christmas, on the shores of Hawaii. So, today, even though this photo was taken on Thursday, we will celebrate Brendan's last snow, at least for a bit!

POD 11.24.05 and Happy THanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful time with your family and friends today and stuffed yourselves silly! We had a short visit with Paul's family, as it was snowing hard! Very tricky to manuever on the way back! Did a lot of praying, lemme tell you!

So here is my photo of the day:

Yum Yum Yum. Before it is all gone, here is God's bounty for all to share.

POD 11.20.05

Friends:

It's not very often that I get to leave the house without my kids and enjoy a good day out. Yesterday, I did. And I spent it with people that I like. Friends. Friends who I have met online, crazy, huh? Maybe not so much for us, us crazy scrapbookers that we are, but for the 90% of the rest of the world, yes, it is a bit crazy to meet up with ANYONE on the internet, and swear, up and down, that these are some of the closest and best friends you will ever meet. These people will understand not only your passion for a hobby, but be there for you when you have bad days, good days about ANYTHING. Who would have thought that I would make such amazing friends. So for those of you who are pictured and those that are not, this one is for you! Love you all, girls!

POD 11.18.05

The Moment:

So, no, this photo isn't artistic, the light isn't right, mix of just STUFF all over the place, but, sometimes, that's just not life. This is. This is a good chunk of life. Things everywhere, things off, and in the midst of it all, a sweet moment. A moment, that had I awaited for the light to be just right, moved everything that was in the background, got everyone in matching shirts, would have been completly gone. Sometimes we all get caught up in the perfection, that we miss the moment. The moment that something you want to document is perfect. Not who is smiling, or who is looking cute, serious, not so serious, catch light in the eyes. But the moment that a son and his father are spending time together, that's what I want to capture. And that's what I did.