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                                                               98 PXY Summer Jam

On Friday night after work my daughter , a friend of hers Lindsey and I all set out to go to our first Summer Jam. I am not fond of driving downtown but with the GPS on two phones and the excitement to go we were ready for our newest fun adventure.   The drive there wasn't to bad of course until we got close to Frontier Field  where cars were every where...  The traffic moved right along though so we were all good.

We were in the line , of course I need to stay hydrated and since I am sick with a sinus infection/bronchitis again I need a lot of water. Don't they take my bottle of water and of course everyone else's , ok fine what can you do..rules are rules.   Of course they took my free water which my daughter nicely replaced with a $4.00 bottle of water unreal!

It was so awesome sitting up in the air in our seats watching everyone wandering back and forth as well as up and down the stairs to the seats. Of course if you were a kid you stood next tot he stage I am not a kid and was glad to be sitting in the shade..

The weather was hot for them too

Rachel has wanted me to try dippin dots ...they were good

Some kids totally enjoying themselves during the show.....................................

We had a great time and are looking forward to next year with the bogo tickets , the excitement leading up to the concert and just being there.

Next year we have to work on getting home a faster route, did something wrong and ended up toward Palmyra...we do not live even remotely near Palmyra

I'm back

I have been away for a bit finishing up my semester at school with the uptine final projects that had to be turned in , tests to study for and finish up and I am very excited to say....school is out for the summer no more homework on weekends I can enjoy myself!  Have been to the beach quite a few times, gone to the zoo and am proud to say most of my classes I have A's and B's in, access was not difficult  ..reallyy  I just took a lot of time getting the assignments done. This grade will not be good, I'm afraid.

And so now I am back, hasn't spring been gorgeous ! I can't believe it's Memorial Day this coming Monday already, gosh I hope summer is slow , usually it goes so fast and then before we know it fall is in the air.

My daughter and I started the Wegmans passport program, you get a booklet that contains all the trails, then you pick which one you want to go on and mark it in our book...it's a fun way to exercise because it doesn't feel like you are exercising at all.

Went to Champs for Mothers Day

Webster park

African section at the Seneca ParkZoo

The lions resting in the shade staying out of the heat.

I believe in maui

I believe in Maui

 Melissa White

The island of Maui, is the perfect place to spend your vacation. For years before actually traveling to Maui, I had always believed going to the islands of Hawaii would be on the top of my top ten things to do before passing away.  Through the years of watching exercise programs with people standing in front of tranquil blue water and the waves with their white sea foam playing along the shore, to as well as Thomas Magnum of Magnum PI driving along the coast line, I have always loved the idea of going to a Hawaiian island paradise. It was as if every time I watched a travelogue of the islands, they seemed to be calling, “ Melissa…Melissa.”

After years of just dreaming about going on the trip of a life time for me, the opportunity arose for me to visit Maui.  All I needed to know was the date and the flight number, I would be packed and ready to go the smell of coconut tanning lotion already applied. I had never flown before, but even my fear of the unknown was not about to stop me.

My Maui experience began at the Rochester airport where the adventure would begin, I remembered how surprisingly sunny the inside of the airport was. I felt at home hurrying to the gate where my much anticipated journey would begin; for me it would not begin soon enough.  Hours of travel, talking to friendly people I had never spoken to before, it was not long until I was at my destination, the island of Maui. My heart raced as we walked through the airport, it was different from the one at home, I could feel a warm and inviting breeze gently touch my face and the fragrance of brilliant pink Rhododendron was everywhere as I walked along the corridor. I was excited and this was just the airport, the journey was just beginning. Along the way Hawaiian girls waited patiently for passengers to arrive, they held delicate leis to welcome the visitors to their island.

Driving  to  the hotel, the jungle like trails illuminated by tiki torches , the sound of the water bumping against the shore made me realize I had landed in the paradise I had only dreamed of and  the island was everything I had expect and much more.  No matter the time of the day the island had a magic about it. During the night it was the island welcoming the visitor with the illumination of the majestic palm trees that gently swayed in the island breeze; during the day, it was just as magical with the cerulean water touching a sky equally as blue. I tried to remember the smells of the ocean, the color of  the sky and the feel of the air that surrounded me as I walked along the beach that last night; I wanted to take as much of the island home with me as possible. The sounds of the tropical birds in the trees and watching children feed the koi in the pond, everywhere I looked I was more amazed at the islands beauty and what it had to offer anyone experiencing their surroundings for the first time or the twenty first time.

winter get aways from your own home

When you live up north and winters can take so long to get thru, the cold bitter air, the winds that blow the snow around, the storms...it can all get to be way to much!

So to bring a little beauty and spring into your home pick up the box of amarylis or paper white flowers to add a bit of spring to your home.

the bulbs come with a pot and the bulbs to plant, with tlc and some water within a couple of weeks spring will begin to bloom before your eyes.

Another fun way to get thru the winter blahs and blues is to buy lotions that smell like summer. I get lotions from Bath and Bodyworks like rumberry and aruba coconut that when you use them make you think of warm sunny days and the beach.  And when others smell them they can go somewhere warm with you.

I usually get the Disney travel dvds so on really horrible cold night when a movie night is necessary , we get out our travel movies and dvds and in this case travel to Disney and watch everyone playing on the rides in the warm sunshine.

Have a tropical or hawaiian night.....pour some of you and your kids fav pops add the umbrella and watch travel movies or the travel channel . You can escape for a little while and its fun to have something warm to look forward to until spring actually is springing :-) What things do you do to make winter more bearable, write to me and let me know I will share them on my blog.

Super Bowl foods

a friend  had found these football shaped donuts so for the occasion we had to have some

what is the SUPER BOWL without pizza and wings

sorry this one is more challenging to read :-)

boneless wings

waiting for the game

we have so much fun getting ready for the Super Bowl with our special foods like chips and dip as well as the candy we usually don't eat.The the Super Bowl is a special time. You can have a big party as a lot of people do  or it can just be two of you at your home, you just have to choose different teams :-) mine lost this year but not by tooooo much.

vehicle registration

This year when you have to renew your vehicle registration just do it on line it is very easy. The web site in on your paper , the process is very quick and done right away. You just need a credit card american express, discover, mastercard or visa and in seconds you have one less thing to worry about.

Hawaiian women found dead in park

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. —Chun was an adjunct professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT released the following statement:

"The entire Rochester Institute of Technology community is shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the death of Edline Chun.  She was a well-respected and beloved faculty member who taught in the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences for almost two decades.  Her colleagues in the School of Media Sciences describe her as someone who 'always went above and beyond to serve the students and the school with passion, integrity and the utmost class.'  We extend our deepest sympathies to her family and friends.  RIT faculty leaders from the college met with students earlier today to tell them of the news, and we are making counselors available to faculty, staff or students."

The Rochester police chief says he believes the shooting was robbery related.  Chun's car was stolen, but police would not say if anything else was taken.

The police chief says the person of interest is expected to be charged

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Hawaii woman shot to death in Rochester, N.Y.

Friends: Chun was born and raised in Hawaii

UPDATED 4:34 PM HST Feb 08, 2013

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Edline Chun

Victoria Ka'iulani Visiko

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. —Police in Rochester, N.Y. have a person of interest in custody in connection with the death of a Hawaii woman, according to the ABC affiliate in Rochester.

The woman was identified as 73-year-old Edline Chun.  She was found shot to death in Tryon Park on Wednesday.

Police say she was not killed in the park, but would not say where they believe she was shot.  The investigation is ongoing at her Hazelwood Terrace home.  Chun lived alone.

Authorities believe Chun and the person of interest did not know each other, but investigators believe Chun was targeted.

Edline Chun (middle)

Victoria Ka'iulani Visiko

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Friends say she spread the Aloha Spirit in Rochester.

"I first met Auntie Eddie, as we called her, at my Hawaiian dance studio," said Victoria Visiko.  "I believe it was the beginning of 2002, she was so thrilled I opened a Hawaiian studio."

Friends say Chun was born and raised in Hawaii and shared her memories of the islands with other members of the studio.

"There's not one thing that I won't miss, there's not one thing," said Visiko.  "She was the most incredible human being."

Edline Chun (right)

Victoria Ka'iulani Visiko

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