ho'omaika'i!

ho'omaika'i
[hoh oh mai kah ee]
"congratulations" in the hawaiian language


last weekend, i attended my good friend T's wedding at her husband's hometown, oahu hawaii. they couldn't have picked a better timing for the wedding. it was the perfect weather and not quite the peak season for tourists yet.

T asked myself and another friend to serve as their wedding coordinators, but really, she did all the preparations for us before leaving for the island! all we had to do were to follow her schedule and instructions, and we're glad we could give her a hand. after all, the responsibility for the bride and groom was to read their vows and enjoy their day!

hawaii baptist academy chapel - a beautiful venue for the ceremony

the bride and bridesmaids in their photo session

"i take you... to have and to hold, from this day forward... to love and to cherish, as long as we both shall live..."

"... you may now kiss the bride"

the new mr. and mrs.

"college classmates gather and say cheese"

ho'omaika'i T!!

reception to be continued...

spring

make it yours

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shower of blessings

my good friend and college roommate, T, is getting married at the end of this month. last week, i attended her lovely wedding shower that one of her church friends hosted for her.

it was a casual but cute shower, with a ton of good food and desserts~ T even got a home-made ice cream cake.

after lunch, the bridesmaids led the group through two games. we had a lot of fun watching the bride-to-be spell words with her (eh-hem) butt for getting the wrong answers!

during gift opening time, T received so many pieces of lingerie that we lost count. i think she was also surprised that so many came from her friends.

there is now less than a month till the wedding in hawaii. i'm sure we'll all have fun again the next time we meet!

around us...

just peachy

with the consistently warm weather and lots of rain nourishment in the past few weeks, our little peach tree in the backyard has bloomed.

each year, we have to battle with the birds and squirrels to see who gets to the peaches first. they win most of the time. maybe setting up a scarecrow would help?