Easter Sunday 2020

Happy Easter! It was a much scaled down observance of Easter compared to all the years past, because of the self-isolation stay-at-home rule in effect due to the Coronavirus pandemic. I barbecued some steak and sausages, and Lou made salmon fillet, red rice, brownies, etc.. Rachelle brought fried chicken. So it was just us in the household and Justin’s family.…

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2019 Annual Christmas Party

Last night was our annual Christmas party at the house. It was a smaller group this year from the usual size, with some of the regulars having other vacation and travel plans. Plus, we’re a few days early from our normal Christmas Eve gathering. We also had Duane and Vanessa Siguenza and family visiting Jeff and Amber and they made it, special guests from Georgia.…

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4th of July Family Staycation

It was very, very, overdue. The last time we had a vacation or staycation as a family was long before the kids were married/had families of their own… when they themselves were still kids/teens… 1996 trip to the Big Island. So partially because Peaches and Stephan are moving soon, we decided (I did anyway) to do a holiday staycation in Waikiki… well, outside of Waikiki at the Ala Moana Hotel for the 4th of July holiday fireworks show at the Beach Park.…

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