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.