I can see the light!

So right now I am sitting in one of my accounting classes and I am just so over school. My prof is a total joke. This school is a total joke. I am so glad that in just 7 weeks I can get my diploma and be done with this school. When I first got here last year my advisor told me i would be done Aug 2013 but I did not believe her and thought it was too good to be true. Then Kyle and I got engaged and I was SO stressed during Fall because of the wedding. I told my counselor there was no way I could continue going to school during the summer, I needed a break. Well I attended school full time in Winter then I looked at my course sequence and realized I only had 5 classes left. Now, there was no way I was taking all 5 classes in one semester cause it would've be an extremely heavy load. I would've had to split the classes between Fall and Winter. But if I did this I wouldn't be considered full time and I would be paying double in tuition. LUCKILY, this crazy school has two condensed summer semesters that equal the tuition price of one semester! So I jumped all over that and decided to squeeze the rest of my classes into the two summer semesters, graduate quicker, and save $2,300. My class load last semester and this semester is totally manageable so I'm so glad it worked out.

I am also glad I decided to stick with accounting. As much as I struggled my junior year, I really do like it and I really believe it's one of the best degrees you can get. Being an accounting major, it's shoved down your throat that you must work for a Big 4 firm, get your CPA, become a manger, then a partner. And initially this was my life plan but as I learned more about accounting and this career path I realized it wasn't for me. So now I'm just about to graduate and I have NO CLUE what my career path will be. But honestly, I am SO okay with it. I am just going to take baby steps and do what makes me happy. I am FINALLY realizing not to listen to people who think they know what I like and think they know what's best for me. So if you're an accounting major, don't think you have to work at a Big 4 to be successful. There are so many jobs you can do with accounting and the stigma about it is all lies! 

It's so funny cause my sister called me one time and she was stressed cause she had no idea what she wanted to do with her life. I laughed so hard because even if you think you know what you want to do your mind is going to change. I'm pretty sure at least 80% of college students change their major at least once. And even once they graduate they still don't know what they want to do! I also told her that if she didn't want to go to college right away she didn't have to. There is no rush! Whats a year wait? I'll have my degree and I am 21 years old AND I'm married! Now what am I supposed to do with the next 70 years of my life?! I've already done everything I'm "supposed" to do at this point in my life! So the point im trying to get across is....SKOOL IS FOR FOOLS! 

Summer!

Sorry it's been so long but Kyle and I have just been having way too much fun! So BYU-H has this weird thing they do two condensed summer sessions in the summer. Each of the sessions is half of a normal semester (7 weeks) but there is a 5 week break in between them. It's kind of controversial around here but it's been great for us! I wouldn't be able to graduate so quickly if it wasn't for the two condensed semesters. The 5 week break kinda came so fast that once it came, we really didn't have anything planned. I really wanted to go to Texas...but Kyle really wanted to get an internship...but we really wanted to go on a honeymoon...but none of it panned out. So here comes the 5 week break and we watch movies, go to the beach, and eat all day. At first it kind of drove me insane because I didn't know what to do with myself but I finally learned to just enjoy it! This is actually Kyle and I's first summer together. Our first summer Kyle was away being a counselor at a boys camp and the second summer he came here (Hawaii) to do school and I was in Texas. It will probably be the last time in a very long time that we will be able to spend this much quality time together. I just feel so blessed that Kyle and I have the opportunity to live in such a beautiful place and especially thankful that our parents are so supportive and encourage us to have as much fun as we can. Life is pretty much perfect right now, and that's saying a lot coming from a cynic like me.

Can't go to the beach without proper edibles

Our new favorite beach on the North Shore

The Disney Resort

Shark's Cove for some snorkeling

My cutie pie

My favorite lunch spot!

 

Happy Birthday Lorraine!

 We went to this restaurant at the Marriott in Ko'Olina called Azul. It's this award winning authentic Italian restaurant. It was amazing! My fettuccine was home made...home made! While we were there I couldn't help but take pictures of the hotel too. It was to die for! It was so lovely to be with the fam and celebrate Lorraine's birthday! (I love birthdays...and Lorraine)

Kyle's plate

My plate. Don't worry, nobody at the fancy restaurant saw me taking pictures of the food.

  

We kind of neglected the laundry...

Exploring the west side. We found this random cave on the side of the road. It was pretty creepy.

Randomness

Here are some pictures of what's happened over the last couple of days...

Kyle organized a potluck for all of co-workers at our place. It was so cute, he made an e-vite and everything. They're all Chinese too and he just loves them all to pieces. He is definitely obsessed with Asians.

 All the food was home made and legit!

We got a microwave! BYU-H has a Facebook page where students sell all of their stuff and I have been on the hunt for forever! So finally I scored!

Driving to Kaneohe..the mountains are beautiful!

Purple sunset on Saturday.

 Eye spy something with my little eye...

 Whitney and I made magic cookie bars for our friends farewell partayy!

On Saturday, was my sister's Birthday AND Graduation day! I was so sad that I couldn't be there! I'm not sure when but I'm planning a trip to Texas soon so I'm WAY excited!

Birthday Festivities!

Wow, I had an AMAZING birthday this year! Kyle is the total opposite but I have always made a big deal about my birthdays. It's the only day and I ask for anything I want. 

My birthday was already amazing since it was on Memorial Day which meant no school or work! Then...I GOT A FREAKING iPHONE5! Kyle and I woke up and his phone alarm went off. Kyle asked me to go turn it off and once I found the phone it said "Happy Birthday Gwyenne!" on the screen. I stared at it for about five seconds then realized it was a phone for mee!!! I was sooo excited. This is my first iPhone. I've always been hesitant since they were so fragile and expensive but if anyone should have an iPhone, it should be me. I hate when people have iPhones and don't even e-mail, use GPS, or social network. That sounds bratty but whatever. It was perfect too because I broke my other phone on Saturday by jumping into a waterfall and getting it soaked. I guess it was just meant to be ;)

 

Then we went to breakfast at Papa Ole's.

  

When we got back, there was ANOTHER present sitting on the bed. I was so surprised.

 It was Dot by Marc Jacobs perfume! I've needed perfume for so long but it's so expensive so I haven't bought any in a while.

  

Then we went on a catamaran in Waikiki all thanks to Groupon! The weather was wonderful and so was the view! An Asian guy got sea sick and threw up on the boat. It was hilarious, poor guy.

The boat!

We had lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. It's one of my birthday traditions! Then we went and saw Fast and Furious. Kyle loved it but I don't like those types of movies.

6 Months!

Today Kyle and I have been married for 6 months! Honestly, it feels like so much longer than that. Even though it hasn't been very long, I want to share some marriage thoughts. One thing that I want everyone to know, at least from my experience, is that marriage is hard. Unless you've been married before, there is absolutely nothing you can do to fully prepare yourself for marriage. People say you should date for a certain time, wait for a certain age, but none of this is a one size fits all. Luckily for me I expected marriage to be really hard but I was going to do whatever it took to make it work. Kyle and I had a great dating life but I knew marriage was going to change everything. I didn't necessarily know how or why, but I knew it would....and it did. For Kyle, I'm pretty sure he thought things would stay the same and I think it shocked him a little bit. 

I think one of the reasons marriage changes everything is that it changes your mentality. Kyle and I love each other so much but just because we are married I think it's easier for us to take each other for granted. There are many other factors as well but I can't put my finger on them. 

These last six months of marriage have been like a roller coaster ride. We have gone through so many rough patches but luckily I can say we have recovered and our relationship is so much better than it was in jan/feb. I think we are continuing to learn and just getting better at being married.

I don't mean to sound so negative but I just hate it when people(mostly Mormons) make their marriage sound like it's perfect. It's not! We all have issues so don't hide them. 

I guess my advice is to just know that marriage is going to be hard. You can make any marriage work if you're willing to put in 110% and make a hell of a lot of sacrifices. 

I am so happy that I am married to my best friend at such a young age. I never thought I would get married ever, but I'm so glad Kyle decided to put up with me. We are just two crazies that fell in love. 

Hawaii Goodness

A couple weeks ago we had a week break before summer semester started and we went a little Hawaii crazy! It's hard to do all the stuff you want here when you're going to school full time and working. So whenever we get the chance we always try to soak it in as much as we can! So here are some pictures of what we did...



On Saturday, we went to Pearl Harbor! Katie was leaving the island and that was one of the things she wanted to do before she left. It was my first time too.

On Sunday, Katie left :( It was raining all day and we were all so sad. I am going to miss your accent Katie!

On Wednesday, Kyle and I did our first hike in Hawaii! Normally I hate hiking but Hawaii is just so beautiful, so how could you not?

Naturally, we cooled off at the beach afterwards.

He is so precious. Yes, he insists that we bring five towels every time we go to the beach.

On Thursday, we went to the Disney Resort! We always go at night when it's less crowded and we just act like we're guests. They have three hot tubs and it's so amazing!

On Friday, I had a little girl time with Whit Whit. We had lunch at Kahuku Farms and it was delicious! Definitely my new favorite lunch spot on the island.