Donte's 1st birthday

Saturday we went to Donte's first birthday party (Lei's youngest son) & it was a safari theme. We had so much fun hanging out with the girls & catching up with friends. Lei is really good at throwing over the top parties & sticking to a theme. It was like being at a carnival, she had a ton of kiddie games, crafts & the decorations were amazing. Here is Marley cat, she was too cute!

Marley is in love with Lei's oldest son DJ. Marc had to give Marley a prep talk before the party so that she limited her hugging, chasing & kissing. DJ is one of her MANY boyfriends, I really can't keep up with how many boyfriends she has. She is going to be a heartbreaker! Uncle Josh & the girls.

Why worry?

As much as I complain about my job there are days where it is truely rewarding. I do enjoy my job as a nurse & I am thankful that I am not the patient lying in the bed. A few weeks ago I had a wonderful patient, so wonderful I was hoping he won't get better so he would stick around to keep us laughing. He had the best local jokes, I wish I remembered them all. He also had the best outlook on his illness & never complained. When I asked him how he stayed so positive he gave me this little saying Why Worry?

In this life there are only two things to worry about. Either you will be rich or poor.
If you are rich, there is nothing to worry about. But if you are poor, there are only two things to worry about. Either you will be healthy or sick. If you are healthy, there is nothing to worry about. But if you are sick, there are two things to worry about. Either you will live or you will die. If you live, there is nothing to worry about. If you die there are only two things to worry about. You will either go to heaven or to hell. If you go to heaven, there will be nothing to worry about. If you go to hell, you'll be so darn busy shaking hands with all your friends, you won't have time to worry! SO WHY WORRY? -Author Unknown

GCA dinner/night out on the town

On Saturday we went to the annual GCA dinner with Josh's work down at the Hilton. It is boring, but I love any excuse to get dressed up! The dinner wasn't that bad, we got to sit with some fun people & listened to the Mayor & Governor give speeches. At the end of the night Willie K performed & it was an amazing concert. Here we are in the taxi going to the dinner. We love Taxis!
Natalie, Phil, Me & Josh out at Aaron's nightclub. George & Natalie flew over from Maui for the event so we went out after dinner to celebrate George's big promotion with lots of Champagne. Oops, didn't get any photos of George. We were out until 2 in the morning which is really late for us old folks!! Ran into Lei downstairs of the hotel.
Whoo-hoo long night out for the Stinsons!

2008!!

Happy 2008! Marc had a great idea & lined up some of my cousins to make 2008.

2008

Happy 2008!!! This was taken at Midnight while we watched fireworks at my Uncle's house. Whoo-hoo!

Josh's parents hung out with us for New Year's, it was great to spend time with them. They are brave to have hung out with my family the entire night.
Marley & Macie enjoyed the fireworks with their earplugs in. New Year's day I had to work..boohoo! So I missed out on Ozoni (Japanese mochi soup), we eat it every year for good luck. My cousins, sister & aunts packed me the best bento with all the leftovers. My sister was nice enough to make me ozoni when I got off of work so hopefully 2008 will be a lucky year. Josh went to Ozoni brunch & took this darling photo of the girls in their tutus.
OZONI soup...YUM!!!