Friday, December 17, 2010
1,095 Days of Magic
On this day, exactly three years ago, I had no comprehension of how fantastically my world would be changed by the tiniest 6 pound bundle. I proudly offer 1,095 exciting days of Olivia Marie Sattler. Happy birthday, sweetheart... Titi loves you.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Lazy Weekend
The weekend is over, and in true Kahalelehua fashion, we really didn't get much done.
Last night a handful of girlfriends and I spent a few hours together for dinner and to celebrate our annual Secret Santa gift exchange. It was a generally low-key evening, but so nice to continue our little tradition with my favorite ladies. We exchanged gifts and laughs. These women are my lifeline! I hope I'm able to come home every year to partake in the tradition.
Hubby and I slept in this morning. We woke up slowly and finally ended up at our favorite hole-in-the-wall breakfast joint, Annie's Breakfast and Steaks, where we stuffed ourselves full of bacon and eggs and strawberry french toast. Afterward, we took the pups for a long leisurely walk by the river to work off the hash browns. It was a spot near the dam that I'd been to a few times to fish with my dad when I was younger. It was nostalgic and the weather was warm enough that we didn't freeze. Behr even got into the cold, quick water ankle deep. He's such a lab.
And now here we lay...
Apparently the anticipation of getting right home to finish our chores was enough to wear us out. We got home and flopped onto the bed for some much needed quiet time. When we finally conjured up enough energy, we got up and finished decorating the Christmas tree. Now it's done and it makes me so very happy. If only the gifts could wrap themselves.
Last night a handful of girlfriends and I spent a few hours together for dinner and to celebrate our annual Secret Santa gift exchange. It was a generally low-key evening, but so nice to continue our little tradition with my favorite ladies. We exchanged gifts and laughs. These women are my lifeline! I hope I'm able to come home every year to partake in the tradition.
Hubby and I slept in this morning. We woke up slowly and finally ended up at our favorite hole-in-the-wall breakfast joint, Annie's Breakfast and Steaks, where we stuffed ourselves full of bacon and eggs and strawberry french toast. Afterward, we took the pups for a long leisurely walk by the river to work off the hash browns. It was a spot near the dam that I'd been to a few times to fish with my dad when I was younger. It was nostalgic and the weather was warm enough that we didn't freeze. Behr even got into the cold, quick water ankle deep. He's such a lab.
And now here we lay...
Apparently the anticipation of getting right home to finish our chores was enough to wear us out. We got home and flopped onto the bed for some much needed quiet time. When we finally conjured up enough energy, we got up and finished decorating the Christmas tree. Now it's done and it makes me so very happy. If only the gifts could wrap themselves.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Our Family Tradition
It's funny...
Life feels so busy at times that finding an open window to sit down and put my thoughts into text seem few and far between.
And when I do have the time, I can't seem to come up with anything interesting to say.
But, as a newly married lady with nothing but enormous milestones ahead of me, I feel a responsibility to document all of these fun and daring tasks. With family strewn all over this great plain (and even across the large Pacific lake), this may be the only way they can keep up with my adventures.
That said, I will to my best to peek in more often not only to clue you in as to the new happenings in the Kahalelehua house, but to also check out what you've been up to.
With Christmas a mere 15 days away, our home is littered with little wintery nick-nacks and doo-dads. We have yet to dress the tree, but we'll check that off of our list now that the weekend is here. The smell of cinnamon candles burning seems so symbolic of Christmas. We have had the pleasure of adding two "First Christmas" ornaments to our collection this year to celebrate our recent commitment.
We're thrilled to host my family's traditional Christmas Eve get together this year. As far back as I can remember, the entire family would come together on Christmas Eve at G'pa Lou's to stuff ourselves with his fabulous creations and to spoil each other with gifts and laughs. When G'pa Lou passed three years ago, we kept the tradition alive by continuing to celebrate the family Christmas on the eve.
And though G'pa's unique take on the special day will forever be missed, the addition of little ones in the family have really helped to bring a new magic to the holiday. Unfortunately I am not able to spend much time with little Evan in Pennsylvania and baby Andrew in Hawaii but it's nice to be able to keep up with them in other blogs and photos. Little Olivia, Topher and Maryanne find much of the wonderment that we adults have lost. I can't wait to take them for walks on Christmas Eve and ask them if they can hear Santa's bells ringing just as my parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents did when we were children. That was MAGIC! And memories of spending Christmas Eve with the family are some of my absolute favorite.
I want to enjoy every little piece of this Christmas as it will be our last in California. I want to savor a house full of my wonderful family sharing our favorite parts of the season. I am blessed.
Life feels so busy at times that finding an open window to sit down and put my thoughts into text seem few and far between.
And when I do have the time, I can't seem to come up with anything interesting to say.
But, as a newly married lady with nothing but enormous milestones ahead of me, I feel a responsibility to document all of these fun and daring tasks. With family strewn all over this great plain (and even across the large Pacific lake), this may be the only way they can keep up with my adventures.
That said, I will to my best to peek in more often not only to clue you in as to the new happenings in the Kahalelehua house, but to also check out what you've been up to.
With Christmas a mere 15 days away, our home is littered with little wintery nick-nacks and doo-dads. We have yet to dress the tree, but we'll check that off of our list now that the weekend is here. The smell of cinnamon candles burning seems so symbolic of Christmas. We have had the pleasure of adding two "First Christmas" ornaments to our collection this year to celebrate our recent commitment.
We're thrilled to host my family's traditional Christmas Eve get together this year. As far back as I can remember, the entire family would come together on Christmas Eve at G'pa Lou's to stuff ourselves with his fabulous creations and to spoil each other with gifts and laughs. When G'pa Lou passed three years ago, we kept the tradition alive by continuing to celebrate the family Christmas on the eve.
And though G'pa's unique take on the special day will forever be missed, the addition of little ones in the family have really helped to bring a new magic to the holiday. Unfortunately I am not able to spend much time with little Evan in Pennsylvania and baby Andrew in Hawaii but it's nice to be able to keep up with them in other blogs and photos. Little Olivia, Topher and Maryanne find much of the wonderment that we adults have lost. I can't wait to take them for walks on Christmas Eve and ask them if they can hear Santa's bells ringing just as my parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents did when we were children. That was MAGIC! And memories of spending Christmas Eve with the family are some of my absolute favorite.
I want to enjoy every little piece of this Christmas as it will be our last in California. I want to savor a house full of my wonderful family sharing our favorite parts of the season. I am blessed.
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