Success and More....

     I had a huge surprise this week. I googled my dad's name, and his and my mom's names came up as a collection archive at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. I was so amazed to see this because I'd been waiting a long time for their artifacts to get archived, and now they are! I am so happy about this. My father protected these items for more than 70 years. He even attached sticky notes explaining each item and why it was important, and I knew he wanted something or someone to find a place for them. Initially, I tried taking them to the flight museum and in the Houston area, but they didn't do anything with the collection, so I retrieved everything when we moved to Birch Bay. I contacted the Museum of Flight and described the items, and they were thrilled to receive the collection. However, that was two years ago, and I'd been waiting and waiting for word on the collection publication, and suddenly, there it was! I'm relieved because the public can now access these items and information, particularly WW2 researchers.  Seeing that my parents' items are now archived, available, and protected made all the effort worth it.  We're settling in here, and our little space in Waianae is still beautiful. Every morning, I sit on my Lanai and look at the beautiful view of the mountains before me as I enjoy the breezes coming down from them. We've been a lot less busy this week. Because we're selling one of our cars, we've spent some time meeting with people, but that has been pretty easy.  I also made two huge pots of pork asada for Jacob's friend, who was married on Saturday. The asada was a huge hit. I made it with hatch red chili, which is very flavorful. Of course, the chili flavor makes all the difference, and hatch red chili is the best! I walk along the bay every morning and do Zumba using a YouTube playlist. In the afternoons, I go with Steve to 24-hour fitness and hang out at the pool while he does his sauna, steam room, and laps. We have a lovely life. I'm sticking to my diet, and it's working out very well. I try to prepare everything for dinner before heading out to the marina in the evening. Steve loves sitting there and fishing with people he met several years ago. We brought a suitcase of crab with us, and he enjoyed passing it out to everybody like he's the crab Santa in the neighborhood. His Hawaiian friends and everyone he interacts with greatly appreciate him. He's a great guy. In the meantime, everything's going well, including my weight loss.