02-14-2007, 01:21 AM
Aloha ,
As we get closer to realizing our dream of moving to Hawaii, I thought it was about time that I introduce my quirky family. My husband and I have been lurking for the last few years and have appreciated all the information that has been posted. With that being said, we felt like we should just roll up our sleeves and jump in!
My name is Heather, I am a secular home school Mom, Scout Leader, and kid’s summer Camp Director, to fund these non-paying positions, I work as an ethnic food buyer and grocery Manager. My better half is Fred, he likes to sail and works as a special projects Manager in import/export (food of course!) and is the official camping porter for my troop. We are food groupies and our interests seem to revolve around the merits of cheese, olives, artisan bread, homemade wine, gardening, books, and music. We would love to open an old world style deli/bakery/wine shop in Puna.( Would love some feedback on this idea, if anyone would like to share their thoughts.)
We had originally planned to retire in Hawaii ( we are early 40’s) however, after a series of unfortunate events in the last two years, (I had a wall collapse on my head, and my husband had a dully truck that landed in the windshield of our new car, while he was at a light.) After these little episodes, we felt that we should follow our dreams sooner than laterJ .There is nothing like having a little sense knocked into a person to realize there is no point in waiting!
Fred has relatives that lived on Hawaii, Oahu and a few reside on Kauai. He spent much of his youth on the Islands. One of the great things we have in common is our love for Hawaii. We are pretty easy going and very seldom cranky, unless it snows… hate the cold and for some un-godly reason I always tend to always slip, slide, and fall in front of a gaggle of school children. We live on the outskirts of Seattle and this year has been particularly nasty.
The heir to our modest castle is 14 she plays guitar, bass, and mandolin, dabbles in photography, and studies Japanese sword fighting (which hopefully means she won’t date anytime soon, Fred seems to think that a young man might be intimidated by a sword welding teenage girl) .
We have two cat’s that will come with us and one bearded dragon that will be adopted by an Auntie. At this point we are packing up and getting rid of 16 years of stuff, and should have our house on the market by April, which hopefully will sell somewhat quickly (within 6 to 8 months) after that we will look for our little patch of paradise. We are looking forward to joining your lovely community and making new friends.
Sincerely,
Heather & Fred
As we get closer to realizing our dream of moving to Hawaii, I thought it was about time that I introduce my quirky family. My husband and I have been lurking for the last few years and have appreciated all the information that has been posted. With that being said, we felt like we should just roll up our sleeves and jump in!
My name is Heather, I am a secular home school Mom, Scout Leader, and kid’s summer Camp Director, to fund these non-paying positions, I work as an ethnic food buyer and grocery Manager. My better half is Fred, he likes to sail and works as a special projects Manager in import/export (food of course!) and is the official camping porter for my troop. We are food groupies and our interests seem to revolve around the merits of cheese, olives, artisan bread, homemade wine, gardening, books, and music. We would love to open an old world style deli/bakery/wine shop in Puna.( Would love some feedback on this idea, if anyone would like to share their thoughts.)
We had originally planned to retire in Hawaii ( we are early 40’s) however, after a series of unfortunate events in the last two years, (I had a wall collapse on my head, and my husband had a dully truck that landed in the windshield of our new car, while he was at a light.) After these little episodes, we felt that we should follow our dreams sooner than laterJ .There is nothing like having a little sense knocked into a person to realize there is no point in waiting!
Fred has relatives that lived on Hawaii, Oahu and a few reside on Kauai. He spent much of his youth on the Islands. One of the great things we have in common is our love for Hawaii. We are pretty easy going and very seldom cranky, unless it snows… hate the cold and for some un-godly reason I always tend to always slip, slide, and fall in front of a gaggle of school children. We live on the outskirts of Seattle and this year has been particularly nasty.
The heir to our modest castle is 14 she plays guitar, bass, and mandolin, dabbles in photography, and studies Japanese sword fighting (which hopefully means she won’t date anytime soon, Fred seems to think that a young man might be intimidated by a sword welding teenage girl) .
We have two cat’s that will come with us and one bearded dragon that will be adopted by an Auntie. At this point we are packing up and getting rid of 16 years of stuff, and should have our house on the market by April, which hopefully will sell somewhat quickly (within 6 to 8 months) after that we will look for our little patch of paradise. We are looking forward to joining your lovely community and making new friends.
Sincerely,
Heather & Fred