mainland trip - Part 1

I'm finally going to catch up and post about our trip to the mainland in October. It was a total blast and we fit so much into a short amount of time, but we got to do everything we wanted to do. It was filled with lots of family time and catching up with old friends. One of our first nights in Las Vegas we had a Milne family bbq at my folks house. Everyone was there except Travis. When we get together and cook - we do it RIGHT! I have never seen a spread this beautiful. I had to take several pics of just the food.

This is bruddah Taylor at the grill.

See what I mean?

The Milne grandkids playing while dinner is cooking (amongst some smoke from the bbq)

The lovely Milne ladies.

The beautiful thing about my family when we get together is that we really LIKE each other! I know a lot of families love each other, and even tolerate each other. But we genuinely LIKE each other and have such a great time when we are all together.

True beauty lies within...

Practicing

Soccor season closes

I never played sports when I was growing up, so this was a whole new experience for me. Soccor is a very popular sport on the island and pretty much all the kids play. The season lasts from August through October. Veda was a little star. Her best game, she scored 7 goals!! She is a fast runner and very determined. She had such an adorable team this year. Their coach was pretty hot too!

Halloween

"Four"

My cousin Teresa tagged me. I'm supposed to post the fourth picture in my fourth photo file, then tag 4 people. This picture is of me and Veda when we were living in New York. She loved listening to me practice. I had forgotten how red her hair was!

I tag Susan, Sarah Bea, Amber, and Chanel.


Sorry I have been such a loser blogger lately. I have a ton on my plate and it won't let up until mid-November. I have so much to post but it will have to wait until then.

Homeward Bound

It's been 10 long months since we have left the islands. Tomorrow the girls and I will make our long-awaited sojourn back "home" to visit family and friends. Las Vegas will always feel like home to me. We will spend a week there and then on to California where Travis will join up with us and the whole bunch of us will spend a week on Mission Beach. We certainly don't need to go to California to find beautiful beaches...but it is a family tradition and being all together is a rare and treasured affair anymore.

Say a little prayer for me as I'm making the long flight alone with the girls. Usually they do very well. (knock on wood) Also, good luck to Travis as he goes to Chicago to take his oral boards!