livin' the HI life: i could get used to this

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

i could get used to this

ahonui has been sick since last week friday, and although it hasn't been a very fun past few days for our little man, i've been staying home to care for him -- which i am absolutely LOVING. the past few days & nights we have been experiencing varying moods from the boy...from deep throat coughs and cries, to jumping for joy on the bed and tickle wars. brandon and i are doing our best to keep him comfortable and content.

after spending the last two days here at home instead of heading off to work, i'm really getting the "wannabe-a-homemaker-type-mother" bug. don't get me wrong...i do love my job at BYUH for the most part. i love feeling like i'm helping students create a bright future for themselves. i love that students feel comfortable enough to continually come back to see me. and i love that i can feel like i'm making somewhat of a difference in someone's life everyday.

at the same time, however, i REALLY LOVE my son and family life even more. i love waking up in the morning without feeling rushed to make breakfast, brush ahonui's teeth, change his diaper, get myself ready, and run out the door to work. i love having time to clean the entire apartment, run errands, wash/dry/fold the laundry, and cook all of our family's meals. i love drawing his bath, chasing him around the apartment, and putting his elmo pjs on at night. and it dawned on me how much i loved it all so much more when i put him down for his nap this afternoon. as i laid next to him on the bed watching him sleep, the cool wind blew the curtains open, and the warm sunlight shone through the windows...and i knew there was no other place that i would rather be. in that moment everything was perfect and my heart ached wishing i could experience that moment every day.

but alas, the reality of cost of living in hawaii sinks in and the daily grind of going back to my cubicle will resume early tomorrow morning. sacrifice is a part of life, right? i just hope it's all worth it.

7 comments:

Unknown said...: So true!! I know how you feel!; March 11, 2009 at 8:23 AM
Laulu Love said...: Hey harms, isn't it wonderful being able to stay at home with your son!! I guess that i could take being a homemaker for granted, but your post has made me smile and appreciate the smaller aspects of being able to be with my two growing kids everyday!!! hmm, im not sure if im ready for our third but once you have one, im sure you can three huh?!
loved your post!!!
ohh were due for our 3rd baby October 3rd!!; March 11, 2009 at 4:27 PM
mary said...: thanks for this post harm. sometimes i forget to be thankful.:); March 11, 2009 at 9:22 PM
Lu said...: ditto...you truly reminded me of how great it is to be able to stay at home with Ilihia! and trust me...the sacrifice is worth and Ahonui will thank you for providing for him by working hard someday! :); March 12, 2009 at 1:54 PM
BETS & VETS said...: I hear ya girl, it's the nature or the beast- but hopefully one day I'll be able to experience the joys of being a SAHM aswell!; March 13, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Line said...: I can honestly say I've experienced the same ache you're experiencing. I'm a stay-at-home mom now, but for the first yr of my son's life, I was in school/working and it was SO hard. But you gotta do what you gotta do right?; March 16, 2009 at 4:12 AM
mary said...: hey i tagged you on my blog!; March 22, 2009 at 7:53 PM

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some stuff...

for those of you who may not know much about our family...this one's for you:

1. where are you from?

brandon grew up in kahuku, while i grew up just a few minutes away in laie.

2. so you must have known each other growing up, right?

not quite. although we grew up in adjoining towns, we had no idea that the other even existed! brandon graduated from kahuku high school in 1995, while i graduated from kamehameha in 1999. the only thing we had in common during those days was that my older brother, tane, was brandon's classmate. how funny is that?

3. when did you get married?

we were married & sealed for time and all eternity in the laie, hawaii temple on november 3, 2005.

4. where do you work?

brandon works at the polynesian cultural center and has worked there since june 2005. he is a musician for the canoe show, ali'i luau, and night show.

i work at brigham young university-hawaii as a financial aid supervisor and have been in that department since january 2005. i help students find money to fund their college education.

5. how many children do you have?

three, and they are definitely a handful! our children are the lights of our lives and we are trying to take things one day at a time. but we hope to give them a playmate or two in the future...ya never know!

6. who cares for them while you are at work?

my mother in law watches nahe & linohao in kahuku. and ahonui attends laie elementary school.

7. what do you do in your free time?

if i could wish for more of something, it would have to be that - free time! brandon enjoys getting in his gym-time and practicing his guitar. i love to cook and read...and weirdly enough, cleaning our place actually relaxes me.

8. favorites?

tv shows:

brandon is a non-stop learner. he likes watching the discovery, history, and national geographic channels...but if the UFC is on - forget the rest - he'll be watching the fight.

i am such a girl when it comes to tv. my all-time favorites are "friends" and "seinfeld", although thanks to netflix, i have recently found an addiction to the "gilmore girls". i also LOVE the food network. too bad i can't cook like those peeps...

movies:

ocean's eleven, mean girls, pursuit of happyness, the notebook, count of monte cristo...the usual chick flick classics...brandon's favorite movie is black hawk down. but i think anything with action and/or comedy is cool with him. hehehe.

music:

brandon loves hawaiian, r&b, soul, and jazz music. i'm into almost anything that soothes me, like sade, stevie wonder, miles davis, 'ol school slow jamz & 90's rap. don't hate.

9. plans of moving?

nope. i have never been happier here in laie, hawaii and i'm sure brandon feels the same. if we could stay here for the rest of our lives, i'd be a lucky duck. who wouldn't want to raise their children in the same place they grew up?

i may add or update this information on us from time to time depending on the demand. but if you have any other pressing questions that you would like to know - hollaback!