After Diamond Head, one needs a day of rest. We did just that. I was still worn out and my Jace*---- was having blood sugar problems, so we made the collective decision to just take it easy that day. We woke up late and just stayed in bed and cuddled for a while. Once we... Continue Reading →
Our Story from Start to Beyond the Grave: Diamond Head! What was I thinking? (19)
It’s a new day, My handsome man by my side and I’m happy and tingly all over. What should we do today? After a few minutes of thought, a little discussion, we decided to visit Diamond Head. I had wanted to see that volcano ever since I saw the movie “Diamond Head” in the movie... Continue Reading →
Our Story from Start to Beyond the Grave: Dinner’s on me (18)
It was heavenly waking up to Jace*---- this morning. It seemed so natural. Receiving little kisses from my love made it easy to rise. All rested and ready to go, we hopped out of bed, got dressed and decided to walk along Waikiki Beach. The weather was amazing, as we walked hand and hand in... Continue Reading →
To Know Me Is To Know My Family: The Great Los Angeles Air Raid The Service Man and the City Girl (#4)
My Dad spoke about the famous “Air Raid of Los Angeles,” that took place on February 24th-25th, in the year of 1942. On the 24th at 7:18 p.m. the Naval Intelligence indicated that an attack may take place in the next 10 hours in the Los Angeles area. Civilians were not aware of the alert.... Continue Reading →
Our Story from Start to Beyond the Grave: Aloha (17)
Jace*---- and I would rise early to go to our jobs, although neither of us were morning people. There’s the alarm. It seems like I just fell asleep. It’s 4:45 am, I must get dressed, throw on make-up, and as the Beetles would say, “Drag a comb across my head.” I left my hard-working man... Continue Reading →
Our Story from Start to Beyond the Grave: Welcome to LA Jace*—- (16)
Hand in Hand we walked to my car to start an amazing week in Paradise. Still very much the gentleman Jace*----, opened the door on the driver’s side of my car to make sure I was safely inside my car. As we left the parking area, I could see his eyes were as big as... Continue Reading →
Our Story from Start to Beyond the Grave: Jace Comes to Cali (15)
We did it!!!! We got our tickets to Hawaii! Neither of us had ever been to the Islands. We really didn’t know what to expect. I guess we were kind of thinking the islands were more primitive than it ended up being. LOL! All we knew was that we were going to have the time... Continue Reading →
To Know Me Is To Know My Family: Lucky Patrick (#3)
Last week we touched on Lucky, Earl Patrick, my Uncle through marriage to my Aunt Onie, who is my Mom’s sister. This little story will explain why and how he earned his name Lucky Patrick. In my writing last week I told how Lucky Patrick was circling over the Pacific Ocean because he could not... Continue Reading →
Our Story from Start to Beyond the Grave: New Years Eve and here we come Hawaii (14)
New Years Eve was always special from the very first time we spent it together… on the phone. The first New Year’s Eve set in stone, each New Year that we celebrated together thereafter. I remember talking with him the day before December 30th, 2001. I asked if he had plans for New Years. He... Continue Reading →
Our Story from Start to Beyond the Grave: Christmas with Jace*— (13)
We had been talking a lot about when we would be able to see each other again. We were really missing each other. We craved the closeness, the physical interaction. We loved our nightly conversations, but for me they didn’t replace his touch, his smile and those beautiful eyes. We had been throwing around ideas.... Continue Reading →
