Under the Stars with Eli & Candace

I get the feeling that this year is going to be an important one. A year to remember and look back upon.

But I don’t think this awesomeness is going to come from the things I want to do or the places I’m planning to see; it’ll come from the things that I won’t see coming. The unexpected, the “windfalls”, the surprise attacks that always happen in life. Last year was full of them.

Many were difficult. Some were very nice.

And others still were truly special. This dream of a wedding, with Eli and Candace, at the beautiful Honuala’i estate in Puako, was one of the special ones.

This moment. I began to cry at this moment. No sound but the ocean and the wind. E & C wrapped in a Hawaiian quilt, their family and friends giving them their blessings.

What will this year bring, I wonder? Better to not think about it too much. Best to simply be myself, do everything with passion and heart, and be grateful for everything I have, including the opportunity to spend the day with these two great people. Thank you, Eli & Candace!

– Jim