Aloha Valentine

When Valentine's Day falls on a Tuesday, it can be tricky to celebrate.  Brent went to the temple that night with the youth from our ward to do baptisms.  I also work in Young Women's in the ward, and one of my Mia Maids had a birthday that day, so our class "heart attacked" her bedroom to surprise her. 

Traditionally we don't make too big a deal of the day. . . just a simple "Love You" type of remembrance.  I received a beautiful rose bouquet and nice mushy card from my sweetheart, and in return I gave him a few of his favorite things:  Some "well baked" cookies (Fact:  he likes burnt cookies. . . yes, burnt ones, but I just can't quite leave them in that long, so they are just extra well done. . . actually is works quite well. . . I'm not as tempted to eat many because that's just wrong!); some nutty chocolate, a tacky stuffed bear, and tickets to the symphony!

Now this wasn't just any performance by the Spokane Symphony.  They were playing with a guest artist--The Brothers Cazimero!  Brent served his mission in Hawaii a million years ago, and the Borthers C (as he calls them) are the most well-known of the musical Hawaiian groups/duos/singers.  For 30+ years we have listened to their Hawaiian music (sometimes he gets in that "trunky" mood and will play song after song), and when I saw in the paper last month that they were actually coming to Spokane I knew it would be a big surprise. 

When we were in Hawaii about 5 years ago we also found them at a little venue, and took the kids to see them at a live casual dining show.  I'm sure these guys are somewhere around 70+ years old now, but they really do have exceptional voices and can still sing beautifully for the most part.  Hawaiian music is so soothing. . . it really is very relaxing and it made us want to go home and buy tickets for the next plane out.  Like Brent said, "I never thought I would see The Brothers C in Spokane--what a great treat!"  They brought several dancers with them, and between the singing and the hula, I was ready to pack my bags.  We were pleasantly surprised to see such a large, diverse crowd at the Fox Theatre.  Most were on the older side, but there were all types represented.  After all, who doesn't love Hawaii?  Aloha!