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pure aloha fall festival, las vegas

#luckywelivelasvegas ’cause we have Vizzun Entertainment’s Pure Aloha Festivals. The eighth annual fall festival is going on right meow through the 6th at the Rio Hotel & Casino. It combines ‘ono food, shopping, carnival rides, and concerts into fun for …

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christmas in september

We spent Saturday morning taking our annual holiday card photos. Annual… as if we’ve been doing this for, like, ever… laugh out loud. Last year is the first year we became THAT couple. You know, the one without kids who …

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remembering grandpa

A bunch of rubber slippers outside the front door of one’s house usually means a good time.  Some of the happiest times in my life were spent at my maternal grandparents’ house in Papaikou.  I can just picture their stairs; …

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he’s gone

He passed yesterday.  The kind of passing that a massive heart attack causes… the kind in which you don’t get to say goodbye, don’t get one more “I love you,” or that last Vegas trip… the kind that makes me …

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let it rain

Being from Hilo where it rains at least every day… that’s what it feels like anyway… I’ve always been soothed by rain.  One of the things I lamented in Vegas was that it hardly ever rains.   I would miss …

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zigs and zags and jaimie

One thing that brings me a smile & brings me closer to Hawaii is having visitors!  One of the major perks of living in Las Vegas is that people from Hawaii are constantly coming to visit.  Sometimes that visit entails …

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