"Welcome to Lea's Hawaii Blog"

~You can click on the links to the right, where I will keep an archive of my adventure postings ~~ Enjoy reading and viewing, and feel free to post your comments & share the latest and greatest that I'm missing in Cali ! ~~I'd love to have all of you plan a trip to visit Hawaii, while I am here !! You all have a place to stay in Oahu !! Start planning your visit soon ~~ aloha ~~

Sunday, May 25, 2008

05.25.08 Final ALOHA Blog ~~Lea's Hawaii Adventure Has Ended ~~

"ALOHA" to my Hawaii 15–month adventure ~~~ Feb. 2007 - May 2008 ~~ So many island memories that I will hold close to my heart forever ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aloha my friends !!! Yes, my 15 month adventure in Hawaii has officially come to an end (yes, no more back & forth living bi-coastal, in two homes -lol lol) The entire time, from beginning to end has been an extreme experience that I will never forget and want to thank all of you, that have helped via those many, many phone conversations or made a visit to help ease my months of living here and making sure, that I didn’t go too crazy, being away from all of you ….. But yes, I need to come back to my home – my Cali….. to be surrounded by my family and my friends that I miss & love dearly !!! And, hey….who’s going to plan the wine tasting trip, now that I’ve back ?? or plan the next BBQ gathering ?? lol lol I am surely looking forward to all the “FUN” activities that we all use to do !!!

I am still tied to one last Hawaii Ceridian account here, that I will be Project Managing until the end of the year --- I don’t doubt that I will be making a few more trips here to my ol’ Hawaii before the end of the year and of course, catch those island rays that I will miss tremendously !!! Besides the island rays, I will miss my ceridian "ohana" family here ~~ I hope to stay in touch with them frequently, and I know that I will, especially being tied to one last Project Manager acccount... As I have told my hawaii ceridian ohana, its not good-bye aloha, its until I talk to you again, very soon!!!

I have been back in Cali already for a little while……only a few of you know of my return back, and that has been my choice to only share with a few of you…. I’m trying to settle in my new pad with Nicholas and Nambe and it has been really, really hard to adjust back….its been a bit emotionally overwhelming…..(And its sooooo---cold here –whats up with the tornados and rain ?? ) My car is still back in Hawaii, and I still need to figure out all the steps and paperwork to get the vehicle back here to CA --- so, carless for a little while, but that’s okay… its been good to stay in and trying to take in the Cali life, at my own slower island pace……….

Understand that I’m trying to transition back to this fast-paced SoCal life, that I had left… (Did I really, live this SoCal fast-cruising life, when I left ??? lol lol ) So far, its been a real difficult transition….can’t explain, but I think I just need the “time” to adjust back to everything surrounding me, not only physically but emotionally…. I WILL get my self together soon, and promise that I will call and we can do those last minute bbqs gatherings ; wine tasting trips or any last minute getaway trips up the coast…

ALOHA to my Hawaii 15 –month adventure ~~~ Feb. 2007 - May 2008 ~~ So many island memories that I will hold close to my hear forever ~~~ I hope this blog website has given you a good update on my past 15-months of my island life, as it has given me a good upate to look back on my first months...what a difference when you go back and read my first few blog entries ( thank you to Russbear for the reminders, in updating my blog !!)

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05.09.08 Farewell to Kaimuki, Oahu Home

"Aloha" to Unit # 304, Kaimuki home !!! Its been a great 15-month hawaii adventure living in Kaimuki, Oahu !!! Farewell, to Lea's B & B !!!





Friday, May 2, 2008

05.01.08 The 15th Month of Island Life...

Trying to enjoy as much on the island, before I officially depart this beautiful island after living here now 15 months !!! I've had some last set of visitors here during the past week and we did some of my last tourist adventures --- We went all over the place... took them to a great Korean restaurant... took a trip up to the NorthShore...and had a fabulous lunch @ TurtleBay Resort...made one last trip to the DolePlantation for the DoleWhip Float..and one last trip to the Polynesian Cultural Center & Luau...did Pearl Harbor Memorial...and enjoying my BudLight "island style"....and of course, got some beach time !!

The next week, will be getting rid of my island furniture that I have here, that most my coworkers will take off my hands and have a few more boxes to pack up... not too much... Almost ready to be back at home....but still a few days to enjoy the tropical island sun !!!

Stay tune....for the final BLOG update when Lea's Hawaii adventure ends....