So I'm supposed to be writing a Marketing paper right now but I just can't bring myself to do it. I will probably do everything possible to distract me from doing it until it is due tomorrow morning. Oh well.
Anyways, I just wanted to say I never knew my appreciation for Wal-Mart until today! So I live on Oahu, but in the middle of nowhere on Oahu, and one of my roommates always gets super excited when someone goes to Walmart or Costco (which are an hour away). We would always make fun of her because it was so dorky to get excited about. Well, now I feel her excitement!!! So I had to go to Walmart to get address labels for my invitations. I don't have a car so my options were to take a 2 hr bus ride or to rent a car. I definitely rented a car. I paid $50 bucks to drive an hour to Walmart to get address labels. Convenient huh? So as I was at Walmart I didn't realize how much useful stuff they sell! I ended up buying a loofah, curling iron, pillow, hangers, and makeup brush. You'd think they'd have these items at our local Foodland but no, they don't. If I wasn't on a time crunch because of the car rental I would've spent all day in Walmart. I didn't realize being so close to a Walmart was a luxury. In Texas I had a Walmart AND a Target 5 mins away (Oh, I miss Texas)! Oh, the struggles of being a city girl.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Monday, October 8, 2012
Waimea Bay!
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| Rachel, Katie, Elizabeth, Me, Whitney, Devyn |
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| THE. WAVES. WERE. HUGE. I was so sore today because the waves literally threw me around like I was in a car accident or something. |
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| We would've jumped off the rock but the waves were way too crazy |
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| We were doing like a baywatch running picture. Hahaha cute.... |
This is a video of Rachel, going in for a picture and little gets swept from under her feet by the wave. It was so scary but so funny at the same time.
General Conference
So it was General Conference this weekend and that means it started at 6am Hawaii time -_-. I know you can watch conference whenever you want but let's face it, it's hard to set aside a time to watch it when you don't watch it at its original air time (then again maybe that's just me). I didn't start to appreciate conference until I
moved to Salt Lake City. Kyle took me to one of the sessions last April
and it was very spiritual. When I was younger, our whole family made
food and watched it together. I never paid attention because I was always doing homework or sleeping. Finally as I matured, I understood its importance and truth. I actually got excited for once that it was General Conference weekend.
So there is all this buzz about the new mission age! My roommate got a text saying they changed the mission age but I totally thought it was a joke. Then, our other roommates confirmed it was true. I was shocked and actually kinda pissed. Most young girls dream of getting married, I've always dreamed of going on a mission. I don't even know why going on a mission would be questionable. It's a no-brainer. I have always wished that girls would be pushed to go on missions just as much as the guys. It's so honorable and a great life experience. I tell a lot of Mormon girls I've never thought about not going on a mission and they always look surprised. Hell yeah I've always wanted to go to a foreign country and learn another language and work my ass off. You can't get any more bad ass than that (excuse my language). I always tell girls that I'm jealous they are serving missions then they always get back at me with "but you're getting married!" Um, there's more to life than getting married. It's interesting that they changed it at this time. If I was 40 years old it wouldn't matter, but I am 20 and about to get married. If they would've changed it earlier and I was dating Kyle, I'd probably make him wait (I say that but who really knows, it would've been traumatizing nonetheless). I don't think marriage should be prioritized over a mission. My mom waited for my dad then he waited for her. They're not together now but still. The fact that they changed it now also makes it much more obvious that I wasn't meant to serve a mission and I was supposed to marry Kyle. It's all very strange to me as my whole life I thought I was going to serve a mission. Heavenly Father sure is good at throwing you a curve ball and directing you on a whole new path. My heart aches a little thinking I won't be able to serve a mission soon but I have made it VERY clear to Kyle that we will be serving a couples mission once we retire :)
Then after conference, my roommates went to the beach! Blog post soon to come...
So there is all this buzz about the new mission age! My roommate got a text saying they changed the mission age but I totally thought it was a joke. Then, our other roommates confirmed it was true. I was shocked and actually kinda pissed. Most young girls dream of getting married, I've always dreamed of going on a mission. I don't even know why going on a mission would be questionable. It's a no-brainer. I have always wished that girls would be pushed to go on missions just as much as the guys. It's so honorable and a great life experience. I tell a lot of Mormon girls I've never thought about not going on a mission and they always look surprised. Hell yeah I've always wanted to go to a foreign country and learn another language and work my ass off. You can't get any more bad ass than that (excuse my language). I always tell girls that I'm jealous they are serving missions then they always get back at me with "but you're getting married!" Um, there's more to life than getting married. It's interesting that they changed it at this time. If I was 40 years old it wouldn't matter, but I am 20 and about to get married. If they would've changed it earlier and I was dating Kyle, I'd probably make him wait (I say that but who really knows, it would've been traumatizing nonetheless). I don't think marriage should be prioritized over a mission. My mom waited for my dad then he waited for her. They're not together now but still. The fact that they changed it now also makes it much more obvious that I wasn't meant to serve a mission and I was supposed to marry Kyle. It's all very strange to me as my whole life I thought I was going to serve a mission. Heavenly Father sure is good at throwing you a curve ball and directing you on a whole new path. My heart aches a little thinking I won't be able to serve a mission soon but I have made it VERY clear to Kyle that we will be serving a couples mission once we retire :)
Then after conference, my roommates went to the beach! Blog post soon to come...
Friday, September 28, 2012
Life Lately...
Yayyy I made it through the 3rd week of school! I literally minimized my schedule so much this semester so I could do better in school. I think I'm taking 13 credits this semester. I have Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Doctrine & Covenants, and Orchestra! Yes, I'm in orchestra! I am one of those losers who actually reads the student bulletin, found out about it, and went and auditioned! It's so much fun. I seriously have been trying to get involved with an orchestra since I graduated. LDS Business College was so small and didn't have one, then when I was at BYU-Provo, I missed the audition but it didn't work with my schedule anyways. I swear I was meant to come to Hawaii. I have a job AND am in orchestra! I've had so many more opportunities here.
Oh yeah, I haven't blogged about my job yet. I got a job within three weeks of being in Hawaii. I work in the Information Systems department at the school. For the past century (not really) our school has been using Blackboard (a ghetto online program that teachers use to post assignments, grades, etc...) and are switching to a new and improved system called Canvas. So I help all the teachers move over. We hold trainings and make individual appointments with professors. I absolutely love it. It's super flexible with my school schedule and I've had the opportunity to meet tons of faculty.
So based on my previous posts, you know how I've been doing really bad in school? Well this semester I've been so much more focused. I took my first test yesterday and got a 92. It was in Finance so I'm pretty proud. My most intimidating class is Accounting right now. My professor is totally on top of it and is somewhat intimidating, but she's only human. My first test is in the class on Tuesday so wish me luck!
I am so glad that I'm keeping busy this semester with school, orchestra, work, and oh yeah...the wedding. I am trying so hard to focus in school but have all this wedding stuff to deal with. I hate it, I just don't even want to deal with. I suck at planning. It's whatever though.
But yeah, this pretty much sums up my life right now. Thanks for reading!
Oh yeah, I haven't blogged about my job yet. I got a job within three weeks of being in Hawaii. I work in the Information Systems department at the school. For the past century (not really) our school has been using Blackboard (a ghetto online program that teachers use to post assignments, grades, etc...) and are switching to a new and improved system called Canvas. So I help all the teachers move over. We hold trainings and make individual appointments with professors. I absolutely love it. It's super flexible with my school schedule and I've had the opportunity to meet tons of faculty.
So based on my previous posts, you know how I've been doing really bad in school? Well this semester I've been so much more focused. I took my first test yesterday and got a 92. It was in Finance so I'm pretty proud. My most intimidating class is Accounting right now. My professor is totally on top of it and is somewhat intimidating, but she's only human. My first test is in the class on Tuesday so wish me luck!
I am so glad that I'm keeping busy this semester with school, orchestra, work, and oh yeah...the wedding. I am trying so hard to focus in school but have all this wedding stuff to deal with. I hate it, I just don't even want to deal with. I suck at planning. It's whatever though.
But yeah, this pretty much sums up my life right now. Thanks for reading!
Another Marriage Post.
So...I'm getting married and I'm 20 years old. It's crazy. I know I'm way too young but it's just right, I can't help it. My mom actually asked me last week if I was having cold feet and at the time I was like, "YES"! I Literally had two panic attacks that week because I was really scared! It's not that I had doubts about Kyle, it's just that I was so freaked out by the fact that I am getting married. Luckily Kyle is so amazing and we talked about it and he calmed me down. I would honestly give more details of why I was freaking out but I don't even remember anymore. That's how emotional I was being. If you are getting married and freak out a little bit it's totally normal! Marriage is something that shouldn't be taken lightly and you should be concerned when making a huge such as marriage.
I am so excited to marry Kyle! I seriously can't tell you how much our relationship has matured since we first started dating. The first year of our relationship was sunshine and rainbows. We never fought (we still technically don't fight), were super kissy kissy, and yeah pretty much nothing ever went wrong for us. We both had jobs, were making straight A's, and had tons of friends. Then we moved to Provo....and our relationship took a 180. All these outside factors such as school, being jobless, and having no friends put tons of stress on our relationship. I know that sounds ridiculous but it did. During this "Provo" phase, we finally saw each other at our worst. After many late night talks we finally were able patch things up. As much as I cringe at the thought of our "Provo" phase, it made our relationship so much stronger. It made us realize how much we appreciate each other and that we can get through anything if we just work together.
Now we're in our "Hawaii" phase and it's been so much better! We still have had a lot of adjusting to do as our relationship is still maturing. It's crazy how much your life changes when you add someone else into the picture. It was hard enough just to worry about myself, then as Kyle and I became more serious, we had to make decisions together. It gave our relationship a whole new meaning. For example, we have become so much more financially involved with each other and I LOVE IT. As dorky as it sounds I can't wait til Kyle and I merge our bank accounts. I think it's just because I can't wait to make financial (and other) decisions with Kyle because we work so well together. I really love that we will be able to share responsibility for each other and later our family.
I am so blessed I have found someone so perfect for me who's going to be an amazing husband. I am so excited for our journey through life together. We will grow, learn, and accomplish goals together. We get to bring out the best in each other and see each other become successful people. Ahhh November 23, 2012 please come sooner! :)
I am so excited to marry Kyle! I seriously can't tell you how much our relationship has matured since we first started dating. The first year of our relationship was sunshine and rainbows. We never fought (we still technically don't fight), were super kissy kissy, and yeah pretty much nothing ever went wrong for us. We both had jobs, were making straight A's, and had tons of friends. Then we moved to Provo....and our relationship took a 180. All these outside factors such as school, being jobless, and having no friends put tons of stress on our relationship. I know that sounds ridiculous but it did. During this "Provo" phase, we finally saw each other at our worst. After many late night talks we finally were able patch things up. As much as I cringe at the thought of our "Provo" phase, it made our relationship so much stronger. It made us realize how much we appreciate each other and that we can get through anything if we just work together.
Now we're in our "Hawaii" phase and it's been so much better! We still have had a lot of adjusting to do as our relationship is still maturing. It's crazy how much your life changes when you add someone else into the picture. It was hard enough just to worry about myself, then as Kyle and I became more serious, we had to make decisions together. It gave our relationship a whole new meaning. For example, we have become so much more financially involved with each other and I LOVE IT. As dorky as it sounds I can't wait til Kyle and I merge our bank accounts. I think it's just because I can't wait to make financial (and other) decisions with Kyle because we work so well together. I really love that we will be able to share responsibility for each other and later our family.
I am so blessed I have found someone so perfect for me who's going to be an amazing husband. I am so excited for our journey through life together. We will grow, learn, and accomplish goals together. We get to bring out the best in each other and see each other become successful people. Ahhh November 23, 2012 please come sooner! :)
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| If this isn't love, I don't know what is. |
Monday, September 10, 2012
K&G Timeline
Before I ever had a boyfriend I thought I was gonna be that cheesy girl who remembered every significant date. Nope! It's getting harder and harder to remember so I'm documenting it now so I don't forget!
September 13, 2010: The day we met. It was both of our first day at LDS Business College and I was a fresh high school graduate and he was a freshly returned missionary. I was 18, he was 22. We had two classes together, communications and accounting. We sat next to each other In both classes and found out how similar we were. In communications, we took a personality test and Kyle and I both had the exact same graph. We were the only two in the class with that personality. This is when I actually realized my developing crush. Later, I gave him MANY
opportunities for him to ask me to hang out with him but nope, he never
did
January 2011: It is now winter semester and we have four classes together! He claims I copied his schedule when really there was no other way to map out my schedule! We "hung out" for the first time outside of class. We went ice skating with Kristina Fidler and her boyfriend at the time. Kyle even paid for me cause I didn't have cash. Today, I consider it a double date but he definitely thought we were just hanging out.
February 2ish 2011: We went on our first official real date! He took me this Italian restaurant in Salt Lake called Settebello. This is how he got around to asking me. We were eating lunch with other friends and talking about dating. I was saying how all these girls had been asked out on dates except for me. Then Kyle chimes in and says, "I'll take you on a date!" He said it so sarcastically I thought he was joking. I thought to myself, "cool the guy I have a crush on wants to take me on a pity date." The next day, he seriously asked me if we were still going out. I smiled and nodded :)
February 13, 2011 (He thinks it was the 14th): We had our first kiss! After about a week and a half of giving him the cheek, I finally gave in :)
June 18ish 2011: This weekend I flew to Arizona for his sister's wedding and met the whole family! His sister had been engaged since December, but we never knew how serious we were for me to actually be invited to he wedding! It was a big step. I think this is when we both realized that we really, really liked each other.
September 1ish 2011: He came to Texas to meet my family! We spent a whole week with my family and had tons of fun. Can't wait to be there with him again! The night we got back to Salt Lake from Dallas was when we exchanged the "L" word for he first time! (Notice how long we had been dating before we said I love you. You can't just throw that word around)
July 14, 2012: We got engaged at Hanauma Bay!!! You can go read the proposal story.
November 23, 2012: WE SAY I DO!!!
&& To be continued... :)
February 2ish 2011: We went on our first official real date! He took me this Italian restaurant in Salt Lake called Settebello. This is how he got around to asking me. We were eating lunch with other friends and talking about dating. I was saying how all these girls had been asked out on dates except for me. Then Kyle chimes in and says, "I'll take you on a date!" He said it so sarcastically I thought he was joking. I thought to myself, "cool the guy I have a crush on wants to take me on a pity date." The next day, he seriously asked me if we were still going out. I smiled and nodded :)
February 13, 2011 (He thinks it was the 14th): We had our first kiss! After about a week and a half of giving him the cheek, I finally gave in :)
June 18ish 2011: This weekend I flew to Arizona for his sister's wedding and met the whole family! His sister had been engaged since December, but we never knew how serious we were for me to actually be invited to he wedding! It was a big step. I think this is when we both realized that we really, really liked each other.
September 1ish 2011: He came to Texas to meet my family! We spent a whole week with my family and had tons of fun. Can't wait to be there with him again! The night we got back to Salt Lake from Dallas was when we exchanged the "L" word for he first time! (Notice how long we had been dating before we said I love you. You can't just throw that word around)
July 14, 2012: We got engaged at Hanauma Bay!!! You can go read the proposal story.
November 23, 2012: WE SAY I DO!!!
&& To be continued... :)
Saturday, September 1, 2012
I feel suffocated.
I can't tell you enough how badly I want to graduate, move to a big city, and get a big girl job. I just feel so suffocated being in college. I live in a small town, where my only option is to work at the school, getting paid $8/hour, where I have a work limit of 19 hours a week, yet have $400 rent -_-. I hate being nomadic, having roommates, having clean checks, and not having my own kitchen. I am just so over the college student life style. I know a lot of the restrictions I face too are because I go to a Mormon school. It's like when you're in high school and you beg your parents to lengthen your curfew, then you go to college and are out til 3am every night. I just feel like once I graduate, I'LL BE FREE!
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