Hillarious Times Will Continue

So yesterday, November 29th, 2o07, I put in my 2 weeks notice with Firstech LLC (aka Compustar). My last day will be Friday, December 14th. Even though working sometimes sucked ass, I will always have the fun times to look back on & think of the great friends that I've made in 3 1/2 years!

Steven (who was a temp with us for almost 6-7 months), his baby mama & gf, Se Vue and Nic. Don't let those red cups fool you, we were really drinking "juice" LOL (March '07)

Bryan Park (my used to be assistant) & Darth TJ (March '07)

My sweet Lee & her 2 boys, Junior & Brian John (this is my boss, Ray's wife & 2 boys)

Lee again with their baby girl, Raylyn

Me & Berto (he does tech support & also built my Nymar Imagery website) (March '07)

Ray acting like he's working (this is my boss)

What a difference

So lets back track to January of 2006, to when I first got my camera. Here is a photo that I found of Miss Malia in the folder marked "Best Photos so Far"....February 2006. WOW!

Miss Malia (Jan '06)

How cute!

I took this photo at halau last night of Nyomi & Kaimana & the realized that I hadn't gotten a photo of them together since they were smaller. Crazy how fast they grow!

Kaimana Huff & Nyomi Jose over the years! (11/27/07)

Look who's movin up!

Its Miss LILLY!! I caught her in the front row in the Tuesday night beginner class...in "my" spot. AWWW!

Lilly reppin the front right corner...YEA!! (11/27/07)

My cousins!

I have quite a few photos that are not posted yet, due to my wireless connection not working here at home & my photos are on my laptop. But tonight, I found a few photos that were hidden on my memory stick!! This was taken on my last night in Honolulu at Nyomi's birthday party. These are my cousins Keahi (behind me) & Kaia. They made fun of me all night long, because I'm the haole cousin! MEAN! LOL

Kaia, Me & Ahi at Chuck E Cheese - Honolulu, HI (11/11/07)

Nyomi's new sanctuary!

So I spent the day with my sister in law, Nadia today...completely cleaning out Nyomi's room & turning it from a baby room with toys & stuff to a little girls room!! We did ALOT & this is the final product!

Nyomi & her new room hotness!! (11/25/07)

SORRY!

So many of you know that I had my boudoir shoot yesterday & it went great! We had a great time & laughed & laughed about the posing, the thoughts, what the neighbors would think if they saw! LOL It was a great time. Here is the one photo that you all get to see until she releases 5-7 photos so that I can use them as advertisement purposes. Enjoy!

A perfect gift for a 14 year anniversary! (11/24/07)

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!

Tonight I was on a mission to find lighting for my shoot tomorrow morning. I will be doing my first boudoir photo shoot in the morning & lighting is VERY important when doing indoor shoots. And boudoir photos need to be flawless & shadowing is NOT good when they're in the wrong places. If you don't know what boudoir photos are, here's a sample of one of Jessica Claire's photos....So this evening I seeked some lighting that was not going to break the bank (the lighting kit that i wanted to rent was a little over $2k, and my cc needed to be approved for that much before walking out of the store...the rental fee was $100/day which isn't bad, but to be approved for it sucks ass!) So I found some "clamp lights" at Walmart for a whopping $7 a piece & $3 for the bulb...I bought 2 sets!! Here's what they look like & a couple photos of Nyomi!

Lighting is an essential to photography! (11/23/07)

Thankful

Thanksgiving is great, isn't it? Its all about food & family & those are 2 things that I am grateful for!! :) Here's some photos of our evening with my inlaws at Miguel & Melisa's new home!

Our Thanksgiving Evening (11/22/07)

Don't.........Move!

These are the words that are heard at the end of your song....and you wait....and wait...and wait. Arms shaking uncontrolably, trying to not breath so hard, concentrating on your hands...so that your thumb isn't sagging, your arms aren't too high or too low, your right (meaning right, not left) foot is out, your heel is on the ground, your chin is up, you're not looking at the ground because it will always be there.....

The Tuesday Night Beginner Class (11/20/07)

Cute Hat

This is Chelsea & how could you not love this cute winter hat that she wears?!?! It was so cute that I had to get a picture of it! LOL

Chelsea Whalen (11/15/07)

Me & You, You & Me

Its weird, but ever since we left for Hawaii...Marcel & I have gotten way closer. I'm not sure what happened & I am definitely not complaining. We didn't fight once while we were on vacation, we always had something to talk about & we still continue to do so. I love you daddy!

Marcel & I over looking Hanauma Bay (Nov '07)

I Want To Go Back

I'm having this feeling that all I want to do is go back to Nov 1st & start my vacation all over again. 12 days with my family, no work, no worries....just enjoying the time together in the beautiful weather....sigh

Beautiful blue skies & palms blowing in the wind (11/11/07)

Pretty Bridge

This was taken at Waialae Park on the 2nd to the last day we were in Honolulu. We drove past this bridge & i had to stop to take a photo of it. I actually thought it would be the perfect place to take a picture of Marcel & Nyomi on it, but when we walked over to it, the sides were above my head!! So much for that. So instead I got this nice photo from it...

Waialae Beach Park (11/11/07)

My #1 Fear....

Many people are afraid of many different things....spiders, clowns, snakes, etc. And while I fear some of things as well, there is 1 thing that fears me most. And that is death. The death of anyone that is special to me scares me so much. I have not come to terms that everyone I love will eventually die someday, in my mind...nothing will ever harm or take the ones I love away from me. If only life were so perfect....

In a perfect world we would never lose our tutu, mom, wife or mother in law to such a

vicious disease. Makana & her tutu, Auntie Bridgett (August '06)

Princess???

Ke'ola was Cinderella this year for Halloween. Its funny because she's SO not the princess type.

Ke'ola Menza at Halloween (10/31/07)

Genki Sushi

We spent one afternoon having lunch with Auntie Day, Candace & Kellan. We went to Genki Sushi in Kapahulu. I am not a fan of sushi, but Marcel loved that this conveyer belt brought all kinds of goodness right to our table.

Conveyer belt of pretty colored sushi (11/7/07)

Sorry for the delay...

Well the evening that we got home from Honolulu, Marcel decided that he wanted to play Guitar Hero 3 online & messed up the wireless internet that my laptop connects to. That is where all of my Hawaii photos are. I'm waiting for my father in law to come over & fix his sons mess!! I don't have many recent photos on my desk top, so you'll have to bear with me til I get the wireless running again!
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Here is my name in the sand. Written on the first full day in Hawaii at Sand Island!!

Iwalani in "Sand" script!! (11/2/07)

Her First Uke

Yesterday while at the swap meet, Marcel & I bought Lani her first Ukulele. I've been pondering an ukulele & also a ipuheke for her, so I hope that she uses it & has the patience to learn.

Nyomi's first ukulele (11/10/07)

2 Favorites For The Day

This morning we woke up early (6:15am) so that we can go to the swap meet early. We went to the new Safeway on Kapahulu Ave to go to the ATM & to get Starbucks. (ps-Starbucks here does not have a good track record with me. It took the guy 20 min to make the 3 of our drinks today!!) Anyhoo, we met Auntie Day, Candace & Kellan under pole #3 in the stadium lot & we were on our way. After 3 1/2 hours of shopping, we came to the hotel to drop off our stuffs & relax & then we headed out for photo ops & sight seeing. We made our way to the Pali lookout, then to Kailua to Lani Kai to Kaneohe and then towards Diamond Head & around the nice houses over there & ended up at some little beach park that I can't remember the name of. Anyhoo, out of the photos today, these 2 were a tie for my entry for the day. The first being branches of a tree at the park, which required no post processing. The way you see it is the way I shot it....and i love it! The second is coming around the park by the Shell & instead of catching the park, I caught myself in the mirror & its a badass pic! :)

awesome tree branch in the park (11/10/07)



i see............ME!! (11/10/07)

Ko Olina

Yesterday morning we headed to Ko Olina where there is new construction going on along with a few new golf resorts. The place is beautiful. They have about 5 lagoons there and 2 of those are for public use, so we went. The sand was ok, a little rocky, but livable. Here is the view from where we put our stuff.

Lagoon at Ko Olina (11/8/07)

Thursday November 8, 2007

Today is a great day & a sad day all in one.....if such a thing is allowed. I received a phone call this morning at 6am Honolulu Time (8am Seattle Time) from my mom. I figured that she was just anxious & eager to talk to Nyomi, because today is her 8th birthday. And I was right....she asked if she was awake yet & wanted to sing to her. But before I could pass the phone, she said "wait, i have to tell you something....." & she told me that Auntie Bridgette Menza had passed away early this morning at home. I then passed the phone to Nyomi.....

After Nyomi got off the phone, I immediately called Kapua to check in on her & to see how she & the family was doing. I feel so awful that I cannot be at home with her, however I need to be a mommy & make sure that my baby has a great day as well, since we are not at home in Seattle with our family.

So while I'm in Honolulu on vacation & today is my baby's 8th birthday....I am still sad, not only because of a loss of a great auntie, mom, mother inlaw, wife, tutu, etc...but because I simply cannot be there for my best friend. I love all of you in Seattle & miss you all....

Auntie Bridgette along with Auntie Haunani & Auntie Patsy at Kaha'i's 1st Bday Party


These photos were taken at Auntie Bridgette's BBQ held over the summer







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These photos were taken this morning while at the beach at Ko Olina

He Loves Me

So this morning I met my Auntie Day & cousin, Candace at the COACH store in Waikiki. Marcel came along to "control" things, but ended up helping me pick my purse out. He loves me...he really loves me!! LOL Its one store out of 4 here on Kalakaua....crazy. Anyhoo, Candace's friend works there & got us her employee discount. We walked out with 2 purses (1 for me, 1 for Auntie Day) for $317.00. NEENER NEENER!!!

Outside the COACH store & my pretty new purse (11/7/07)

A New Toy

Can you spot my new toy in this photo??

My new toy looking at Diamond Head (11/3/07)