Only the soul that loves is happy....

often i receive comments from others that this blog that i write is attached to my business website, yet it's very personal.

yes,
that is the way i intend it to be.

i have learned in life, that when you become open with others, they will in turn, be open with you.
i wanted to give potential clients sense of who i am and what i am all about. i strongly believe that any success in any business stems from the happiness you have at home. with a spouse, with a family or friends. so why not share that ?

today i share with you a great personal memory of mine.....

a year ago it was the night before one of the biggest and happiest days of my life. i was on the island of Kauai with the people that i love most. i was awaking the next morning to find the day would present me with the privilege to say 'i do' forever to Mr. Kipp Cameron Sakundiak.

saying good bye to a mother and father that gave me the best up bringing i could have ever wished for , well that was hard. but i realized sooner that later - i was not loosing them, but i was welcoming this great man into my life and family. i too was gaining a whole other family as well. marriage has taught me that you gain, you don't loose anything.

our wedding day was perfect, flawless. i close my eyes and remember it just like it was yesterday. the scent of tropical flowers, the sun setting on the horizon, our families all gathered around a simple plot of grass over looking the ocean, the sound of the waves in the distance...... and then i see him. he looked so handsome. his smile was kind and his eyes were too. he didn't have to say anything. those dark brown eyes said it all.

our wedding vows were very personal and very touching. those words were for no one but us.
i remember giggling. i was so happy.
i couldn't wait for the rest of my life to begin.

and then it did......

looking back over the year that went by i have been so blessed with great memories of marriage.
i look onward to so many more.

today i feel the same as i did back then...... i still can't wait for the rest of my life.

as my father told us on our wedding day.... the basics in marriage is like what you learned in kindergarten..... you need to always remember to share.

sharing has taken a whole new meaning and it's all been a joy. even when we share a latte and he golps it down ;)

thank you Kipp for the wonderful year. thank you for your friendship, your support and most of all your love.

a happy marriage is....... a long conversation...... which is always too short.

here are some of my favorite memories of our day:

last few minets hanging out with my sister

Kipp's wedding ring was melted from his father's wedding ring that his mother kept once kipp's father passed away. that ring has very special meaning

Kipp's sister Tammy, his younger bigger brother Owen (our best man) and Jason his older brother

if you know my father, he doesn't let this kind of thing happen to often. ;)

i love this picture of the two greatest ladies in my life.

us.

the wedding guests / our two amazing families.

thank you to Stewart Pinsky again for being such a great photographer. feel free to click on his name and check out his site.

a sak