The cruise's first stop was St. Lucia. The day before we had decided that the "Land & Sea Combo" was going to be our first excursion of our honeymoon. On it, we got a great tour of the island and spent most of the morning driving all around St. Lucia seeing the different sights. As lunch approached we made our way back to the water and boarded a Catamaran for an afternoon on the water. While on our tour of the island, we got to go into the … [Read more...]

After a nice breakfast, we jumped in a taxi and made our way over to the cruise terminal. The terminal was about 30mins away which gave us a great chance to see the island we had landed on last night. The first thing we noticed when we got to the cruise terminal: the ship is huge. After dropping off our bags with Carnival we headed over to go through security and check-in on the boat. Unfortunately, the check-in at the terminal was having … [Read more...]

The day started at 7:00am. We left the Ayres Hotel and headed over to LAX to start our much needed honeymoon. We flew to Barbados through Miami and landed safely in Bridgetown, Barbados around 11:30pm. The hotel had sent a driver to pick us up so that made it a lot more convenient than trying to get a taxi to take us to our hotel. The hotel was perfect for what we needed, a nice big bed to pass out on after a long day of flying. We will admit, it … [Read more...]

The day started at 6:45 for us girls. Normally that wouldn't be too bad since that's when I usually get up to get ready for work, but we hadn't gone to bed until past midnight due to Jill's hair needing to be dyed and Lexy putting curlers in both her and Caley's hair. Lexy, the Organizer and Maid of Honor, made sure that we were all up and ready for when breakfast started at 7:00 downstairs. Needless to say, that day I wished I was the Groom who … [Read more...]

My Groomsman and I began the day with SportsCenter and the usual banter that comes when 10 guys share a room. It had been a tight fit, but everyone managed to get some sleep the night before. After breakfast, the Groomsman and I returned to our room and began to get ready. We had been instructed by the bride and wedding planner to be ready by 1:30pm so that pictures could begin.Between breakfast and that time Elijah, Nema and Jerad accompanied me … [Read more...]

Only adding to the anticipation of our Wedding was the Rehearsal and Dinner two days before the big day. We all met up at the Chapel at 4:30pm ready to run through the ceremony; Fr. Scholla arrived soon after and introduced a guest. Fr. Fulco would also be presiding over the ceremony alongside Fr. Scholla, it was a wonderful surprise to have Fr. Fulco joining Fr. Scholla as a presider of our wedding.The rehearsal began and everyone took their … [Read more...]

Duke IkaikaBirthday: April 7, 2007Breed: Chihuahua Beagle MixFavorite Toy: Green Turtle Squeeze Favorite Thing To Do: Lay on a Pillow or Warm Clothes to Lay On and Lick SomeoneFavorite Food: Peanut Butter and RiceGuilty Pleasure/Bad Habit: Chewing Through Laundry, Both Clean and DirtyDuke was not planned, like most "children" he was a happy surprise. It all happened on June 3, 2007... My roommate at the time, Ke`ala, and I went for a jog and … [Read more...]