Mama Made it Home

Part of my keeping a chronicle of our lives is actually posting about our lives.  Now that I actually have some time to do something that I truly enjoy, writing, I can actually keep up with the chronicle.  So now, on to answering questions. I have already answered the "why" on moving to Hawaii so on to almost everyone's very first comment/thought.  It's SO expensive to live in Hawaii.  My response to that...well, that depends on how you define "live".   Live...how do you personally define that word?  How do you practice the art of living in your daily life?  Living has taken on a whole new meaning for me, for my family.  It doesn't involve the newest shiny tech gadget or a massive house or even expensive nights out.  Living is this... The joy that comes for these girls from the warm nuzzle of a furry friend. LOVE these girls! Birthday dinner for our amazing daughter-in-law Enjoying a walk/jog early in the morning to watch the su

You found me... Mama Made it Home.   We are on a new adventure, a new chapter in our life and it calls for a new space on the web.  Here it is.  I like to write.  I like to keep a chronicle of our life and share it with others.  Whether it's school or work or adventures we go on or just life happening, I enjoy the fact that the world can experience it with us.  Thanks for hanging out with us.  I hope you enjoy our adventure as much as we do. Through a series of weird and somewhat stomach churning events, I parted ways with the world of full-time working moms.  I found myself jobless, still a full-time grad student (only 4 more months), back at home full-time and for the first time in oh, almost 6 years, completely and utterly able to breathe.  Mama made it home.  But...the adventure doesn't start there. About three years ago, Jason and I were able to take an amazing trip to Oahu, Hawaii for our 20th anniversary.  We fell in love with Hawaii.  It wasn't just the sun, the