Welcome to the "Aloha Friday Hop", hosted by What Jean Likes and Local Sugar Hawaii!  Aloha Friday Blog Hop is a brand new weekly feature that will run for 6 days and occur every Friday at 12 midnight Hawaii Standard Time.  Aloha Friday Blog Hop is a great way to meet new people and learn new things as well as increase your blog followers! So let's have some fun!! We...

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This Wordless Wednesday I decided to post my current favorite photos of Honolulu.  The top 2 phtoos are of Waikiki Beach and Diamond Head taken from the Rainbow Tower at Hilton Hawaiian Village.  The last photo is of Ala Moana Beach park a month or so ago.  I'm so lucky and blessed to live in Hawai'i!! How's the weather where you live?  Is...

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  Just some random pictures I snapped with my iPhone 4s using the Camera+ app.  I hope you are all having a wonderful week so far. ...

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Freedom isn't free and it isn't cheap.  Throughout the history of our nation, thousands and thousands of soldiers died defending our freedom.  My grandfather Henry fought in World War II in the Navy and his ship got hit by a kamikaze Japanese plane.  He survived that crash but many of his friends and fellow soldiers lost their lives in that war.  He later died from...

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Because Mondays otherwise suck, here are some of my favorite posts/reads/bytes from this week.  The posts I feature are an eclectic mixture of writings, photography and other random things that I just found either touching, enjoyable and inspirational. This week's spotlight is on food.  I have been obsessed with recipes lately so these are the blogs whose recipes looked so delicious that I...

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I just got this trio in the mail yesterday and I have to say I love it.  If you like coconut but don't want something that smells sickeningly sweet, this will be perfect for you.  The mixture of vanilla and coconut is subtle enough to not make you feel sick if you're sensitive to strong scents but fragrant enough for you to be...

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  Welcome to the "Aloha Friday Hop", hosted by What Jean Likes and Local Sugar Hawaii!  Aloha Friday Blog Hop is a brand new weekly feature that will run for 6 days and occur every Friday at 12 midnight Hawaii Standard Time.  Aloha Friday Blog Hop is a great way to meet new people and learn new things as well as increase your blog followers! So let's have some fun!! Grab...

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I read this article and had to share. It's so important to read our food labels to know what we are really consuming!! Article courtesy of Daily Mail Does sugar make you stupid? Study suggests it sabotages learning and memory Fructose is commonly added to processed foods such as soft drinks It was found to hamper memory and slow brain activity By CLAIRE BATES...

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It's Thursday and I'm exhausted from a grueling and long day yesterday to why not post old pictures of me from way back in the day?  :o) When I was little, there were a few things I loved other than my parents and my brother:  glitter, Barbies, dolls, toys, Rainbow Brite, and princesses.  I was obsessed with pink and purple and even had...

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It seems like everywhere I look, someone is trying to sell their "health shakes" or "lose weight fast" pills and supplements.  Whether it's the endless barrage of weight loss ads in commercials or infomercials or my old classmates and friends on Facebook, it seems like everyone is trying a new fad diet, a new shake or a new meal supplement program....and according to them, only their...

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Just a quick Wordless Wednesday Post.  These are photos of various plants and flowers that I have growing in my yard and garden.  I was feeling creative and decided to take photos with my 50mm lens and nothing else and since I was waiting for other work to download, I decided to photograph plants at random from my back yard.  I'm not normally...

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It's always nice to find new people to follow and make friends in the blogosphere.  Link up!!!  Visit the host's website for more info!  takeitfrom-me.com ...

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Today started off like any other school day.  My son got ready for school and brushed his teeth and washed his face (which is an event because if he had his way, he never would) and then got his supplies ready and put on his shoes.  As he was tying his basic Converse Chuck Taylors (the black shoes in the center of the...

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Just looking at old pictures of me and my son Alaka'i when he was a baby.  I can't believe he's 10 and about to end 4th grade already!!! Time flies.  The photo above was from his first visit to the zoo when he was about 9 months old and I had just chopped off all my hair.  Wow, I do not look good...

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This week flew by for me...well parts of it anyway.  Between my work and being a mom and aunt, my week was packed!!  I feel so blessed and thankful to God for every gift He's given me, especially my son whom I love so much and my adorable nieces. I hope you all had a wonderful and blessed week and that your weekend is going...

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  Welcome to the "Aloha Friday Hop", hosted by What Jean Likes and Local Sugar Hawaii!  Aloha Friday Blog Hop is a brand new weekly feature that will run for 6 days and occur every Friday at 12 midnight Hawaii Standard Time.  Aloha Friday Blog Hop is a great way to meet new people and learn new things as well as increase your blog followers! So let's have some fun!!...

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Photo taken PRE Grand Opening courtesy of PBN Hawai'i is beautiful indeed.  The tropical weather, sunshine, blue water and green vegetation are a wonderful sight to behold.  Living on an island, however, poses it's challenges because of lack of space and the cost of rent for retailers.  In recent years Hawai'i has gotten quite a few chains here like Whole Foods, Target, Best...

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My son Alaka'i is 10 years old and right now he's really into "shufflin'".  I don't let him watch much tv but apparently his classmates at school do this dance and even though he doesn't know the song, he's determined to learn the dance.  He's so cute.  He asked me the other day to take pictures of him while he showed me his...

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