Mele Kalikimaka -- A Hawaiian Christmas Song

Aloha!! This is a Christmas song that you may not have heard before but it is a song that I know from my childhood.

 

My Dad is a big Bing Crosby fan and he would always play this song every Christmas.

 

 

 

 

 

My sister (the one who is my Irish twin) and I thought it was a very funny song because it has a funny title and is about Christmas in Hawaii and "the land where palm trees sway."  While dressed in our pajamas, my sister and I would get up and perform for the rest of the family and sing and dance the hula.  I'm not sure why our other siblings didn't join us but they always would watch as we got up and emoted all over the place.

 

These kinds of memories hold a special place in my heart and I find them comforting as well as healing.  They help me remember that there is still that little girl still inside me who knows how to be silly and enjoy the moment!

 

I hope you have similiar holiday memories that you also cherish and perhaps you even made a few yesterday as you celebrated Christmas with your family and friends. 

 

As they say in Hawaii -- Mele Kalikimaka!

 

That's the island greeting that I send to you and yours during this holiday season.

Here is the YouTube version of Bing Crosby singing Mele Kalikimaka and a slideshow of Hawaiian scenes:
 

Aloha! 2012 Philadelphia Flower Show

If it's February it means people are ready for a change in the seasons.  The promise of spring is close at hand but not close enough.  It hasn't been a terribly cold or snowy winter but the blahs have set in and it's time to get out and see some color.

If you're experiencing cabin fever then sign up for Sibley Hospital's day trip to The Philadelphia Flower Show, the world's largest indoor flower show, on Wednesday, March 7.  The 2012 Philadelphia International Flower Show theme is the exotic "Islands of Aloha."

Visitors will be able to enter through a giant wave of orchids and towering waterfalls and also have a chance to participate in a traditional Hawaiian luau, featuring hula dancing, music and chants.  Expert gardeners will also be giving talks and offering advice about gardening basics and design.

Travel Itinerary -- Wednesday, March 7, 2012

8:00 am             Bus departs from Sibley Hospital
11:00 am           Arrive at Philadelphia Flower Show
                         Free time to enjoy the flower show & lunch on your own
4:00 pm             Depart for Washington, DC
7:30 pm             Arrive at Sibley Hospital

Cost per person: $79 (includes ticket to the show, transportation, tolls taxes and all gratuities).

Please call Kim Grizzel at Eyre Tour & Travel for reservations at 1-800-321-3973 ext. 3224