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Happy Thanksgiving....Dear Followers...

Traditonally, we give Thanks on Thanksgiving for all of our blessings that perhaps we take for granted the rest of the year.  So, I started to think about all I am thankful for and decided to share my blessings with you.

1.  I give thanks to God.
2.  I give thanks for my beautiful daughter, granddaughter and son-in-law.
3.  I give thanks for my extended family....my brothers and their families.
4.  I give thanks for all of my cyber friends who have become another family all together.
5.  I give thanks for my friends who fill my life with joy and activity and excitement.
6.  I give thanks for my health and the health of my family.
7.  I give thanks for my husband and our life together....a loving, comfortable, stable and happy life.
8.  I give thanks for my four cats who fill my life with love and entertainment.
10.  I give thanks for life itself and try to never take a single day for granted.

God Bless you all.....and I hope your Thanksgiving is overflowing with blessings......and for my Canadian friends....well, suffice it to say......Happy Turkey Day....anyway. :)

This one is for you, Pam (alwaysartistic)

This is my husband.

This is the two of us having a ball with these birds.  We called these the 'sucker bird pitch'.  We were walking down the streets of Honolulu at night and this guy approached us and asked us if we wanted to hold the birds.  Who would say "NO?"  So, quite innocently we did.  Next thing we know he is clicking photos and asked us for money.  We gave him some but not what he asked for.  :)

My Experience With New Moon......

I went with my thirty-something friends to see NEW MOON....the midnight premiere.  But before that I attented the kick-off party.  We were served blood drinks, Dog Nuggets, and a lot other food with really neat names related to Edward and Bella and other things from the movie. 

The walls were filled with movie posters and the hostess of the party was photo shopped into the poster.  It was a fantastic job.  There were also quotes from the books series all over the walls.  People were dressed in black and one friend wore her red contacts.  It was one of the best themed parties I had ever been to.

At 11:00 we headed for the movies about 10 minutes away.  When we arrived we were greeted by a line that started at the movie ran down the side of the building for about half a block, around the corner and another 200 feet or so.

Once inside we raced to try and find a seat.  Well, there were 16 of us.  We had no chance of sitting together.  There were two theaters open.  We quickly glanced at the first and decided to head for the second.  We started splitting off because there was only a seat here and there. 

Myself and one friend ended up back in the first theater we had walked into in the second row.  My neck was breaking and the commercial stuff was going on and I was getting dizzy.  So, I told her to save my seat while I searched for two more seats...we agreed to use our cell phones to reconnect.

Off I went....I ended up in the theater where we had been before and found two seats four rows back....much better, believe me.  So I called the number on my cell phone, not realizing I did not have her cell number but only her home number.  A man answered.  It dawned on me that I was talking to her husband who was babysitting the kids. 

Well, I quickly explained what I was doing.  I told him I would never remember the number if he gave it to me so he called her and we had a three way conversation.  My friend arrived three minutes later to join me.  We just got comfortable when another of our friends ran by telling us they had opened a third theater and they had two rows saved so we could all sit together...so off we went. 

We sat in the 5th row dead center....What a hoot!!!  After all of that....I was not even close to being sleepy.  We all snuck in snacks and drinks....mine was an orange soda and pretzels(measured out)...(I'm on diet)!  Others had all sorts of vampire related stuff from the party.

Finally the movie started and we could all be heard happily munching....LOL....what an adventure.

I had a blast and we are scheduled to do the next one on June 30th.

Photomcgee's Treasury.....and she chose one of mine...:)

Please give her Treasury a lot of love.  I believe it is her first Treasury.

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Photomcgee is a wonderful photographer and I encourage you to visit her shop.  She also has just started doing ACEOs.....Yeah another convert!  Actually, I am waiting for a certain flower to become an ACEO :)

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Sunsets in Waikiki...Take your Pick...

This was taken at Waikiki Beach at Sunset in Honolulu.  Amazing sights there. :)

What is better than watching a sunset with the person you love?  Same beach.

I know my son-in-law, the surfer would love this one. :)  This is the one that is listed right now and it is only available in ACEO or 5 by 7.

All are now listed.:)  The top two are in one listing so you choose which you would like. :)

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Shadow Shot Sunday

These are bike racks in Honolulu.  I am calling this my Shadow Interpretation since there is no really viewable shadow, yet there is that effect...almost in reverse. :)


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A Beautiful Thing to See.......

This is the windward coast of Oahu.  These are the kind of views that just took my breath away in Hawaii.  How could anyone ever get tired of scenes like this?

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Hawaiin Waterfall.....a dream come true....

I was born in Honolulu in 1946.  I left when I was two.  I returned in May 2003 for the first time.  I returned again in August of the same year.  The first time was with my husband.  The second with three other women.  In May, I actually cried when I spotted the islands from the airplane.  I was overwhelmed with emotion.  I have visited Oahu, Maui, Big Island, and Kauai.

One of my fantasies was to swim in waterfalls.  I did that as often as I could.

I would love to go back again and spend even more time.  I felt at home there....like I belonged. :)