February 14: Tastings Wine Bar - Indianapolis, IN
March 15: Ft. Sill - Lawton, OK
March 18: Oklahoma City Zoo - Oklahoma City, OK
May 27: Indy 500 - Indianapolis, IN
June 27: Louisville, KY
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| Louisville Slugger Museum |
Maker's Mark
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| Bourbon flight |
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| Mint Julep |
Louisville Bats Game
July 1: Road trip from Indiana to Pennsylvania
July 4: Fourth of July - Pittsburgh, PA
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| P reading to the boys |
Visiting Carnegie Mellon
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| Tepper School of Business |
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| Delta Delta Delta |
July 5: Road trip to Ithaca, NY
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| Lake Chatauqua rest stop |
July 6: Cornell University - Ithaca, NY
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| Sage Hall - Johnson Graduate School of Management |
July 9: Pittsburgh Pirates Game - Pittsburgh, PA
July 13: Soergel Orchards Family Farm Market - Pittsburgh, PA
July 19: Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame - Cleveland, OH
September 2: Ithaca Brew Fest - Ithaca, NY
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| Cayuga River |
December 19: Koko Marina - Honolulu, HI
December 20: Downtown Honolulu
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| Iolani Palace |
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| Honolulu City Tree |
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| P with a bike rack |
Chinatown
December 21: Sunset Beach - Pupukea, HI
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| M & P at Sunset Beach |
Pah Ke's Chinese Restaurant - Kaneohe, HI
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| P and his favorite dish - Peking duck! |
December 22: Honolulu, HI
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| Koa Pancake House |
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| Moana Surf Rider Hotel |
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| Waikiki Beach |
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| P won the buzz saw contest! |
This year, we decided to go to Christmas Eve mass at Sacred Heart church. This was our first time seeing the church in person. I guess I'm not good at judging the size of buildings because I was pleasantly surprised at how cute and small the church is. Based on the photos I had seen, I was expecting it to be a little bigger. But like I said, I was PLEASANTLY surprised. The inside is gorgeous, with its koa pews and beautiful stained glass windows. I am so happy and excited that we have chosen this church for our ceremony. I also learned that the church is on the state and national registers of historic places. SO COOL! This church may be historic, but it definitely keeps up with the times, as they have projectors so that they can project the words of the songs and prayers. For the first time, probably ever, I could easily follow along with the service. This was especially nice during the mass we attended because the priest had a really thick Filipino accent and I could barely understand him.
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| M & P during Christmas Eve dinner at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse |
December 25: East Oahu - Honolulu, HI
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| Makapu'u with Rabbit Island in the background |
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| Overlooking Hawaii Kai |
December 28: Maunalua Bay - Honolulu, HI
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| Photo by Lauren Yee |
The photo above is from a mini photo shoot that my sister did for us at Maunalua Bay. As we were going through photos of us over the years, it became clear that we needed some updated photos and most importantly, photos in which we were not wearing sunglasses. We have several photos from this shoot that we will most likely use for our Save the Dates. For that reason, I am only sharing this photo now and you'll have to wait to see the rest. :)
Mom's Birthday Dinner, Gyu Kaku restaurant - Kaneohe, HI
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| Grilling the musubis |
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| L and P grilling beef |
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| L grilling chicken |
Makapu'u light house and Rabbit Island
December 30: Honolulu, HI
As we were driving P to the airport, we spotted this beautiful, vibrant rainbow. If you look closely, you can see a faint second rainbow to the left of the bold one. Yes, we saw a DOUBLE rainbow!!! It was a great way to end a wonderful Christmas vacation with P and it must be a sign of the amazing things we have to look forward to as the new year approaches.
We wish you a happy and healthy 2012! And as we say here on the islands: Hauoli Makahiki Hou!
<3,
M
