Mateus grew up smelling the sweet gardenia flowers.  I planted a tree for him when he was born and it’s right outside our house so we pass it everyday.  He use to pick the flowers and smell it all day.

As he grew older, he would take care of it, water it, and love it. 

When this kid gets older, I’ll bet you the first flower he buys his girlfriend will be gardenias.  Or better yet, he would probably pick some off his tree and give it to her with his cute face like this.  Any girl would fall in love with that.  Haha.  

On our ice cream date last night, the conversations are getting a lot more serious as he’s growing older.  Pretty soon we’re going to be talking about girls.  Can’t wait for that.  Haha.    

Then I came home and we talked about the gardenias again.  He smelt the bunch that was in a vase on my table, and he showed me his cutie face again.  Priceless…

Beauty meets Beauty…

Good morning 5:20am.
Ala Moana waist high and clean.
Diamond Head chest high and bumpy.
Trade winds at 20mph.
Sun, clouds, and rainbows.
Going to the sea.
Have a wonderful day!

My last trip was so fun and relaxing that I already booked a ticket for the next trip.  So if you plan to come to Hawaii in September, I won’t be here.  I’ll be somewhere deep in Indonesia, or Japan.  Or both.  

I paid a little more to include breakfast in Taiji.  Taiji is very country so I was expecting a traditional Japanese breakfast.  Instead, I got this menu.  

Wow, it was amazing!  And also the first time in my life I had a breakfast like this.  Was it French?  

It was my first time alone with Saint.  I babysat him at my house for a couple hours.  And it was the first time in 18 years I changed a diaper full of diarrhea.  Haha. 

I’m finally on the last stage of remodeling!  Flooring is always the last so when this is done, I’m going to enjoy this living for the rest of my life.  

Taking out the old and going to put the new.