tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731407927988054925.post6024476562460211384..comments2023-10-24T22:02:40.214-07:00Comments on Maui Vacation Guide: Our Christmas Tree - Then Canada - Now MauiIdealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05132246587653955048noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731407927988054925.post-59993583535708525322010-12-16T17:20:21.686-08:002010-12-16T17:20:21.686-08:00I love those pictures! They are so cute! What ad...I love those pictures! They are so cute! What adorable kids ;-) Your Maui tree also looks beautiful. We used to decorate with lots of tinsel when I was a kid too and that brought back memories. Merry Christmas!Wendy Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05012389364966965012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731407927988054925.post-79462162850605760772010-12-16T16:09:05.230-08:002010-12-16T16:09:05.230-08:00What a wonderful post about your Christmas in Hawa...What a wonderful post about your Christmas in Hawaii on Maui! <br /><br />Yes, memories of the Christmas holidays on the Mainland will always stay with anybody who was blessed to experience them: the scent of a real Christmas tree, a fire in the fire place and being surrounded by happy faces of family and friends!<br /><br />At the same token, the special memory of a Hawaiian Christmas will always stay with those who belong to the lucky people who experienced it: blue skies, warm sandy beaches and body and soul warming sun rays!<br /><br />Mele Kalikimaka. Aloha, PuaPuahttp://kohalacoastweb.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731407927988054925.post-4048831775953864962010-12-16T14:43:55.534-08:002010-12-16T14:43:55.534-08:00Thanks for the beautiful comment, Robyn, our beaut...Thanks for the beautiful comment, Robyn, our beautiful daughter! Yes what wonderful memories we have of those West Bench Christmases and now you will have already started storing up everlasting memories with your own family, and extended family. Will miss you so much this Season. Thank God for Skype!!!!Idealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132246587653955048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731407927988054925.post-88273866409423406172010-12-16T14:27:46.523-08:002010-12-16T14:27:46.523-08:00hhmmm.... Christmas trees!! Well, I certainly reme...hhmmm.... Christmas trees!! Well, I certainly remember our beautiful, huge, lovely pine smelling trees on the West Bench - truly magical. I remember when everyone had gone to bed I would sit and look at the beauty of the lights and our tree and reflect on great memories of family - a kind of feeling inside that one will never forget.<br /><br /> At fist when we stared having our own tree in our home after I moved out, I longed for that pine smell. But most places we have lived in would not permit live trees :( However, we have made the most of it and really love our 7 inch tree we have been taking out over the past few years. I love it. I love decorating and seeing what can be created. The twinkling lights brighten up our place and it feels warm and inviting. I love the feeling of warmness that getting in the 'spirit' can create and I look forward to the coming years when I can see that wonderment in my own children's eyes. However, we will surely, in the future, seek out that perfect pine smelling tree to have in our home . <br /><br />Merry Christmas to all!Robyn Cristininoreply@blogger.com