Aloha!

My junior and senior year of college I worked for a hedge fund company in Irvine, Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO). Yeah, try answering the phone every ten minutes saying that! Well every year PAAMCO celebrates "another year of success" with an end of summer celebration. Even though I haven't worked there in over four years I still get invited to the festivities. I am considered PAAMCO Alumni. When I started working there the office consisted of 12 employees, they now have over 100 employees with offices in London and Singapore. And did I mention that two of the founders are intelligent, beautiful and savvy businesswomen.

We look forward to the PAAMCO party every year because several of my college friends worked for the company and some still do. My brother had an internship in the finance department one summer during college too. I guess you could say it's a little like a family reunion.

This year instead of the usual harbor cruise in Newport Bay, they mixed things up and had a LUAU at the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach. Fun!Fun!Fun! My best friend Eileen, works for PAAMCO and was in charge of coordinating the entire affair. She did an excellent job! When we arrived we were greeted with leis, entertained by Polynesian dancers, danced to a live band and ate fantastic seafood. Steve went back for seconds!

The outdoor luau setup with the sun setting in the background. What you can't see is the harbor and beach to the left. It was beautiful.

The talented Polynesian dancers shakin their skirts. They picked people from the audience for a FREE hula lesson.

The table centerpieces were gorgeous. Behind the birds of paradise are mini palm trees.

The hubby and I. We were one of five newlywed couples there. All in all a great Hawaiian night!