Remembering Nine Eleven

 

Pete and I gathered family and friends at a beautiful Honoka'a spot, on the Hamakua Coast of Hawaii Island to celebrate our wedding. We'd already 'signed the papers' to make it legal the week before but the party was September 11, 2004.

That's my brother and me at the top, and in the photo below are our old friend Doug, my brother David, and my nephews Kawika and Kalani.

Today Pete and I went for a celebration drive up Whidbey Island to one of our favorite beaches, Driftwood Park, at the shore of one beautiful west-facing harbor. 

It is salmon season and the fisherfolk were there to do their best! Feels good to be in our familiar and loyal Subaru, talking story, and noticing how things have changed yet enjoying what we find to love.  And then to come back to the vardo, and our life, and to say "It's good to be back home." 

There are many reasons to remember dates, and events. We chose the date for our wedding celebration to challenge or balance the reasons to remember nine eleven. 

On the way to the beach we stopped at a local thrift store. Our hunt was to find a larger toaster oven. There were no toaster ovens. But Pete found this:

Now, there are many years to remember things, and then there are occasions where delight and joy show up to crack up the dread and the sorrow and the fear. This is a card that did that. Oh, we are always on the look-out for reasons to remember delight and joy, and surprise.

Wouldn't you love to find this card in your mailbox?



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  1. Aunty ESeptember 11, 2021 at 6:27 PM

    Yes, I would. But finding your message was even better!

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    1. Mokihana CalizarSeptember 11, 2021 at 8:06 PM

      Yay hay Elaine!! You were on my mind, and there you be straight from the heart. Thank you.

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