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Chris, Tanya, & Chase
A Teacher, a Traveler, a Yogini, a Caregiver, a Wife, and a New Mommy
About Me
- Tanya Mau-Halsall
- I am a 33 year old elementary school teacher, born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai'i. After living in Seattle and overseas in Thailand for a total of 12 years, I returned to Hawai'i to help take care of my father, who was diagnosed with ALS, a.k.a. Lou Gherig's Disease, in October 2004. After 2 1/2 years of watching his body slowly decline, my father earned his wings April 2007 and is no longer suffering. The past couple of years was spent sharing valuable time together and making more memories, as my father got to "walk" me down the aisle, though he was a couple months shy of seeing the birth of his first grandchild. And now, with new life, the journey continues with baby Chase, as I learn how to balance teaching, marriage, and being a mom. This online journal is a way for me to express myself, through my love of traveling, photography, and writing, while keeping in touch with family and friends.
Blog Archive
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2006
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April
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- Pua & Spencer's wedding
- The Voicemail
- In Washington Park, with the San Juan Islands in t...
- Another bird pic
- The view from Washington Park.
- A bridge in Mt. Vernon, Washington
- A perfect sunset on the river.
- Both boys thought I was playing peek-a-boo with th...
- Max and Jake hanging out for the first time togeth...
- Eating a feast at The Crabpot on the waterfront in...
- Gary and my mom in West Seattle's Easy Street Reco...
- Took mom, Gary, and Mike to get breakfast at Easy ...
- One of my favorite pasttimes...Browsing the used c...
- Looking down below in Easy Street.
- It's like Twin Peaks Revisited. We had to stop by...
- Snoqualmie Falls
- At the University of Washington, my alma mater, th...
- Under the cherry blossom trees in the Quad
- Tanya and Mike hanging out in a cherry blossom tre...
- I always loved the spring time (although my allerg...
- Let's have a picnic in the Quad.
- Mom takes a closer look at the beautiful cherry bl...
- Suzallo Library on UW campus
- Champagne and cupcakes...Delicious!
- I took my mom, Gary and Mike to visit the Troll un...
- Gary with the troll under the Fremont Bridge
- Mom tries to lift the Volkswagen bug out from unde...
- Now, would YOU put your finger up a troll's nose?!
- The view of Alki in West Seattle
- Driving down Alki
- The Pickering Barn in Issaquah..Marissa and Nate's...
- And they ride off into the sunset together... happ...
- The reception's over, and Marissa and Nate are rea...
- Tanya and Mike at the reception.
- It's garter belt time!
- Take that garter off, Nate!
- And....he gets it!
- Donna and Heather pose for a pic at the reception!
- Steph and Michael enjoy their cupcakes at the rece...
- I WANT A CUPCAKE IN EACH HAND!
- Yum!!!! Enjoying a cupcake.
- Hurry up and toast so we can reach into those tast...
- The Best Man gives a toast to the newlyweds.
- Nate and Marissa at the cupcake table.
- Here are the fancy shoes.....Her wedding shoes, an...
- Donna, Tanya, and Heather...In case you couldn't t...
- Marissa grooves in her change of dress.
- Steph and Michael dance
- Suddenly..."Eye of the Tiger" plays, and Nate tear...
- Nate dances for the crowd!
- Brendan and Melissa doing the "Pulp Fiction" dance.
- Marissa dances with her Daddy.
- Some crazy dancing!
- Nate and Marissa dancing
- The men
- Ryan, Barbara, and Tara
- Time for champagne!
- The gals pose for a picture....
- At the reception
- Fixing the tux before the ceremony
- The family posing for pictures.
- A flowergirl...one of Marissa's cousins.
- With my friend Donna
- With my friend Heather
- Marissa's lovely bouquet
- It's almost time for Marissa and Nate!
- Just the girls
- The wedding party before the ceremony
- The church is decorated and the pews are all ready...
- Before the wedding ceremony began, the gals got re...
- Marissa gets a cue little homemade card from Heath...
- Friends chat at Marissa's bachelorette party.
- Marissa and Tara at the bachelorette party ... Wit...
- Marissa receives items from all of us to put in he...
- When It Rains, It Pours
- Missed Jack, but Wined and Dined
- This one is almost finished!
- We had a martini-themed bachelorette party.
- Let the shots begin!
- With the bar managers/owner at Ohana's. They just...
- The Bond Girls: Otherwise known as Barbara, Maris...
- Are we cheering or are we drinking? Or maybe both?
- Snip, snip, snip!
- Tara, Satsuki, and Barbara begin working on assemb...
- Flowers sprawled out all over a table...hydrandeas...
- Marissa, the happy bride-to-be, delegates duties t...
- Marissa shows her relatives how to tie the ribbons...
- Marissa's family members tie labels onto her teaba...
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