livin' the HI life: grateful for extra beds

Thursday, February 21, 2013

grateful for extra beds

most nights i end up falling asleep on the couch. usually it's because i'm watching tv, often times it's when i'm browsing through facebook, or reading a book, and sometimes it's even when i'm folding clothes. yes, it's possible to multi-task in that way, didn't you know? the kids tend to fall asleep next to me or in my arms, and that's when i ask brandon to move them to the bed.

it's not that i don't love cuddling with my babies, i do. but believe it or not, i also enjoy a good night's rest. this is often difficult to come by when you have little feet kicking you in the ribs, or arms slapping you in the face in the middle of the night. so when i found a decent bunk bed on craigslist for a reasonable price, i jumped on it. unfortunately, it took several more weeks for me to also find two reasonably priced twin beds on craigslist after that. when finally found them, and got them set up on our new bunks...halleluyerrrr!! i felt so liberated! i thought to myself, i won't be waking up scrunched into a ball on the corner of the bed anymore! woo-friggin-hoooo!

sadly, those thoughts of nocturnal limb-stretching on our king size didn't last long. i can count on one hand, with extra fingers to spare, how many times these monkeys have slept on their own big kid bunks. however, i'm still grateful for these extra beds. because even though i can't stretch out on our official "family bed"...i know that i have a backup plan available. and the other night i was pretty much forced to use that backup. it was around 4 in the morning and the two monkeys had basically assumed control of the entire king size. i was so groggy and tired, i felt no urge to scooch them around and carve out some space for me. thankfully, the bunk beds are five feet away so i plopped myself down and promptly fell back asleep on nahe's tiny bottom bunk.

i'm thankful that i had a second option for sleeping comfortably. and although i'm grateful that my babies may love me enough to give 'round the clock cuddles for their mama, a part of me would also be a little bit thankful to not have a foot in my face at night. just a little bit.

don't let these smiles fool you - they only pretend to enjoy their own beds.

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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!