Ok, I couldn’t pick just five, so six it is. Emi is my baby. She’s already 8, but has energy like a puppy. She’s basically the best dog in the world, not much else to say but that I love her to death and that she reminds me each and every day why life is worth living.
This woman, couldn’t live without her. We have the most unconventional grams/granddaughter relationship ever. She has the biggest heart, the most stubborn mind, and the most caring soul. Don’t know what I’d do without her…
Hana Maui. Hana is one of those magical places, one of those places that makes you feel different, makes you feel special and worthy in an extremely spiritual way. I guess it makes sense given it’s history, but this photo not only represents my admiration for this place but it's fifty-two bridges, and all the darlings I've made memories here with.
With my boys there’s never a dull moment, there will never be faded memories, and no hard feelings. Everything we do together is out of love and trust. I have some of the greatest girl friends in the world, but these boys, these boys remind me what it means to have fun, to enjoy life, to wander through life and become the person I want to be, to live regretting little and to make everlasting memories. They drive me crazy, make me sad, annoy me to the point of recklessness, cheer me up, and are the realest goons around. We have shared secrets and insights to life, have witnessed countless things only we’d find funny, and every day I am away I am reminded of how much they mean to me. There’s something about the perspective of so many boys that I’m pretty sure makes me more annoyed by any living female. The boys remind me to not sweat the petty things, not worry about makeup or fashion, to not care about what people think, how your hair looks, or what she or he said, they teach me to love being spontaneity, not to cry {every time} times are rough or something doesn’t go my way, they remind me about how beautiful the world we live in is, and the importance of love. They make me, a better me.
Drums have been a part of my life for, jeez, ever since I was six. I played taiko for over ten years and learned in between how to play a kit, bongos, congos, box drums, and almost every other percussion instrument or drum type you can imagine. I’m not so fond of the uniforms for taiko, so this bongo photo will have to do. But there’s something about taiko’s power, it’s volume and strength, that makes it so moving. I never understood why it made audiences cry, but now, I understand.
My two favorite littles, Keke and Opihi-Cassidi. They are have the most caring, thoughtful, kind hearts and most loving souls. Why they want to be me? Don’t know.
XO
