Waikiki, Why Not ?

Why ?
Waikiki
Why not ?
I am with my wife and we are celebrating life.
We are best friends.
We love life.
I love my wife.

Waikiki

We have made it to Waikiki Beach.
One week in the sun with our sons.
Relaxation
The four of us together, at last, sharing wonderful memories.
We are very fortunate to have each other.
We are a family of four.

Say It with Balloons

Say it with balloons
Up in the sky for all to see.
Shout out the name of the one you love.
Say it with balloons.

Happy Birthday Sweetheart

Today, we celebrate your birthday.
Today, we celebrate our relationship.

You are so beautiful and I so love you.
You have grown older but you are still young at heart.

We share the same zodiac sign.
We add our birthdays together and they equal our wedding day.

I smile as I type these words because
You have made me extremely happy.

Happy Birthday Sweetheart.
I love you.

We Have Grown Up Together

When I look at you from years past, I think of how young we all were.
We have grown up together.
Our lives were changing.
We hung out but we had no course.
We did the best we could, at the time, but look at us now.
You two have helped me grow up.
We three have made the best of our childhoods.
Our future as men provides new beginnings.

The "Specific" Ocean

I never witnessed a sunset over the Pacific Ocean that I did not stop and reflect on how beautiful life truly is ...
From a young ages, my boys could not pronounce "pacific ocean".
They called it the "specific ocean".
The "specific ocean" was where there Dad traveled for work and a place they desired to see.
The Pacific Ocean was a specific memory for them and a place where they could be with their father.
A memory. A safe place. A common bond they had with their Dad.

Here is Looking at You

I love the way you look.
I love the way you look at me.
Your smile is so fine.
You warm me at my core.
I count my blessings every day.
My life is fulfilled when you at looking at me.

Winter Comes and Stays Too Long

The snow is beautiful and white when it falls from the sky.
Soft and innocent. A blanket from the sky to cover the cold ground.
It is white and clean as far as the eye can see.
The snow becomes stained by the City.
White snow becomes black snow and the beauty becomes the burden.
I would prefer to be on a mountain top preparing to ski.
Rather, I prepare to shovel the ice and slush of my sidewalk.

Before, During & After

What Should I do Before, During & After ?

The physical, the spiritual and the balance of the two
There is a Mandarin sentence structure that can be used to relate two actions in time, which are related to each other.

以前 yǐ qián (before)
以後 yǐ hòu (after)
的時候 / 的时候 de shí hòu (when)

Two Actions in concert, in relationship to each other.
The Ying and the Yang. The Man and the Woman.
The beginning and the end are connected by the middle.
We are the middle as we are one.

127 Hours

Food Created for The Best Picture Nominations for 2011.

The Oscar went to "The King's Speech" however the Best Food Preparation for the evening went to "127 Hours".

Moab Potato Peaks with Aron Wings

Cancer Sucks

Cancer Sucks.
One surgery after another does not get any easier as you get older.
Cancer Sucks but it beats dying.
I want to live and I want to grow old with my wife and boys and see them mature into men.
Cancer Sucks and I have a great surgeon.