We were really excited about meeting Emily. Emily is the daughter of our friends, Jean and Mike who we met in the Netherlands and became our fantastic friends.
My brother, Dennis and nephew, Cody brought my FAVORITE Ted's Bakery chocolate haupia pie to have with Emily who really loved it as much as me.
Emily is a teacher like her mom and me. That must be why I felt like I already knew her. No matter where you go in the world, if you meet another teacher there is almost an instant bond.
I told Emily that I thought we'd met almost her whole family except her. She laughed and said that's why she had to come and visit us instead.
I'm glad she did.
My brother, Dennis and nephew, Cody brought my FAVORITE Ted's Bakery chocolate haupia pie to have with Emily who really loved it as much as me.
Emily is a teacher like her mom and me. That must be why I felt like I already knew her. No matter where you go in the world, if you meet another teacher there is almost an instant bond.
I told Emily that I thought we'd met almost her whole family except her. She laughed and said that's why she had to come and visit us instead.
I'm glad she did.
what a great occasion, meeting our fiends children is such a joy and only strengthens the bond, she's a beautiful young woman, I'm sure you had lots to talk about!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful!
ReplyDeleteTraveling as you do, you meet so many people and have
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How wonderful to have your friend come to visit, Kay. She's pretty, just like you! :-)
ReplyDeleteAwwww... You are too kind, DJan.
DeleteSo neat to make friends when traveling. I know you teachers have a special bond. My daughter is a teacher and she and my sister, also an English teacher, have a very strong bond. Dianne
ReplyDeletehave fun-there is a bond between teachers!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad the meeting went well!
ReplyDeleteKay -- Emily looks so much like her mother! Be sure to show her some of your Mother's beautiful writing. (Teachers always teach, right?) DrumMajor
ReplyDeleteI think she looks a lot like her mom too. They're both so beautiful, warm and friendly.
DeleteWhat a lovely woman! And a teacher to boot! I am glad you offered her the chocolate haupia pie, because it's my favorite, too. The crust alone is to die for! Lol.
ReplyDeleteWish her a pleasant vacation and have fun you all!! There's a certain look about teachers....a concern for others?
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I think teachers tend to make eye contact. There were times when someone would talk to me and we'd happily find out we were teachers and the kid's eyes would roll upward.
DeleteHelen and I had one of our best trips to the Netherlands. I would go back in a minute if I could skip the airplane ride. We found plenty of flowers right in the flower market. I bought a bouquet and brought it back to our room. We saw a restaurant called Der Drei Fleiss (The Three Flies) and Helen didn't want to go in there because the name put her off and it was empty, always the kiss of death to Helen. From Holland we went on to Greece and stayed with her cosmopolitan cousin, an aristocratic Greek woman named Antigone (nice name). Aunt Tig told us, "Why, The Three Flies, that's one of the BEST restaurants in Europe. And of course it was empty, it was only six o'clock. Nobody eats that early." Live and learn. By the way, Helen and I were both teachers. Watch your guest like a hawk. She's going to meet someone in Hawaii. :-) --by Henry Hank Chapin
ReplyDeleteI would love to have bumped into you and Helen while abroad. We found the same thing on our travels in Europe. Europeans eat late. Many restaurants are not even open for dinner at 5:00. You're such a sweetie to bring flowers back for Helen. Now that's something Art wouldn't think to do. More likely, he'd bring a map.
DeleteYes, but I took a course in botany. So that's sort of scientific, and I was good at growing plants in Ohio which had top soil four feet deep: asparagus and Brussells Sprouts (which the kids won't eat), sweet corn, and Beefsteak Tomatoes. Not so much here in Hawaii. Plants are surprisingly hard to grow here if you're going on Mainland principles. I thought it would be great here for sweet corn and tomatoes because of the sun, but they can only grow corn in Kahuku for some reason and the best tomatoes here are the small cherry tomatoes. But the soil was all different. It didn't hold the moisture because it was volcanic, more like loosely packed cinders. But it's true, I did buy flowers for the house from time to time. Henry Hank Chapin
DeleteWhat a lovely young lady. Hope you all have a wonderful visit. That pie looks yummy.
ReplyDeleteI've enjoyed reading about your connection with Jean and her family.
ReplyDeleteWe did the Netherlands and Belgium on a Viking riverboat tour. It was very safe, and very convenient, a floating hotel, with buses to take us far afield. I could not have handled the bike riding at all. My balance is too bad. It sounds like you had to do a lot of coping, while keeping it bottled up by hiding it from Art. That could cause your darkness later.
We teachers have to stick together!!!1
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Happy occasion! and a nice picture of her with Art
ReplyDeleteAloha from Waikiki
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Such a wonderful moment to cherish, Kay..both Emily and u r looking so pretty in the pic..have a great time!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is great. I agree with you. Teachers just have a very special bond.
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