Thursday, May 19, 2011

I LOVE TO SEE THE TEMPLE..........

 I LOVE THE TEMPLE AND THE SERENITY AND PEACE IT BRINGS INTO MY LIFE  WHEN I ATTEND DAILY, I LOVE THAT ITS JUST HALF AN HOUR TO 40 MINUTES AWAY FROM OUR HOME, AND I LOVE THAT I FEEL A CLOSENESS TO MY HF BUT ALSO TO MY DAD, WHEN MY DAD WAS ALIVE HE WOULD ATTEND THE TEMPLE 2 TIMES A WEEK FAITHFULLY, AND HE WOULD FAST TWICE A WEEK, ONCE FOR OUR FAMILIES PERSONAL WANTS AND ALSO FOR HIS CALLING ( HE EVEN DIED WHILE HE WAS FASTING) MY SISTERS AND I WOULD JOKE AROUND AND SAY THATS WHY HES IN HEAVEN RIGHT NOW LOL!! I MISS MY DAD I MISS HIS PRESENCE HIS LAUGH, HIS BEAUTIFUL SMILE, HIS GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR, I MISS THE SMELL OF HIS COLOGNE, I MISS HIS WARM HUGS, I MISS FANNING HIM AT DANCES, I MISS MAKING HIS DINNER PLATES, I MISS DOING HIS PUI'S HE HAD SUCH A STRONG PRESENCE WHEN HE SPOKE WE LISTENED, HE HAS THE BIGGEST HEART AND HE IS THE MOST HARD WORKING MAN I KNOW OF, HE TAUGHT ME HOW TO APPRECIATE THE SMALL THINGS IN LIFE, HE IS MY HERO AND THE REASON I STRIVE TO LIVE RIGHTEOUS...............
HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR MY SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST BECAUSE OF THIS WONDERFUL MAN I AM BLESSED TO SEE MY DAD AGAIN, HEAVEN KNOWS IM NOT PERFECT AT ALL AND ONLY THROUGH HIS TENDER MERCIES AM I FORGIVEN FOR MY IMPERFECTIONS, I LOVE THE GOSPEL AND THE MANY OPPURTUNITES IT HAS BLESSED MY LIFE TO KNOW THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST I AWAIT THAT SWEET REUNION WITH MY DAD, AND ALSO MY SAVIOR WHEN HE WILL SAY, "Arise and come forth unto me, that ye may thrust your hands into my side, and also that ye may feel the prints of the nails in my hands and in my feet, that ye may know that I am the God of Israel, and the God of the whole earth, and have been slain for the sins of the world” (3 Nephi 11:14)." THANK YOU JESUS FOR YOUR UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, FOR YOUR WONDERFUL EXAMPLES AND YOUR ATONING SACRIFICE <3
 UNTIL THAT SWEET DAY, I WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE LIFE ACCORDING TO HIS WILL, AND ATTEND THE TEMPLE DALY WITH MY OFA ANGA!!!
I LOVE YOU DAD FOREVER AND EVER TIL THE DAY WE MEET AGAIN, OFA LAHI ATU KIA KOE!!!

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

yay i found a loop hole!!!

I'M SO EXCITED I'M ABLE TO BLOG NOW FROM WORK MEANING I WILL STAY VERY UP TO DATE WITH MY BLOG NO MORE SLACKING LOL!!

YESTERDAY WE HAD FHE WITH MY SHOREVIEW FAMILY, FREDDIE AND FAITHY DID OUR SPIRITUAL THOUGHT AND DID A WONDERFUL JOB, THEY TAUGHT ABOUT HOLDING ON TO THE IRON ROD,HE STARED OFF WITH AN ACTIVITY, WHERE HE NEEDED 2 VOLUNTEERS TO BE BLIND FOLDED AND HAD TO GO THROUGH A MAZE, HOLDING ON TO NOTHING BUT A ROPE, THEY HAD TO GET THROUGH CHAIRS AND TABLES, PLUS A BUNCH OF PEOPLE TALKING, LENI AND POU WERE OUR LUCKY CONTESTANTS IT WAS FUNNY SEEING THEM STRUGGLE AND AT TIMES DROPPING THE ROPE, BUT IN THE END THEY MADE IT TO THE FINISH LINE.

FREDDIE COMPARED IT TO LIFE, HOW WE ARE ALL HERE ON EARTH, AND TRYING TO FIND OUR WAY BACK TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, BUT ALONG THE WAY WE GET DISTRACTED BY OTHER THINGS, SO IN ORDER TO HOLD ON TO THE IRON ROD WE NEED TO PRAY FOR THE SPIRIT. I LOVE WHEN MY HUSBAND TEACHES HE SPEAKS WITH CONFIDENCE, AND FOR A SPLIT SECOND YOU WOULD BELIEVE HES AN RM LOL!!

WE HAD A QUICK GAME COURTESY OF FAITHY LOL!!! HER GAME WAS WHATS YOUR FAVORITE NICKNAME WE JUST GO AROUND IN A CIRCLE TELLING OUR FAVORITE NICKNAME, IT CAME TO HER TURN AND EVERYONE ASKED FAITHY WHATS YOUR FAVORITE NICK NAME AND SHE SAID WITH NO HESITATION BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS, KASANDRA YELLED THAT NICKNAME WAS ALREADY TAKEN, SHE STOOD FOR WHAT FELT LIKE 15 MIN THINKING REALLY HARD FOR A NEW ONE AND THEN SHE SAY, "SKINNY" LOL!!! WE ALL LAUGHED AND MOVED ON SHES SUCHA CLEVER LIL THING AND AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE SHE KNOWS SKINNY IS A GOOD THING :)

I'M BECOMING ALOT MORE COMFORTABLE WITH MY NEW FAMILY AND FHE,  I'M SO BLESSED TO HAVE WONDERFUL IN-LAWS WHO HAVE TAKEN ME IN AND TREAT ME SO WELL, I STILL HAVEN'T SPOKEN DURING SHARING TIME BECAUSE I'M SO MATA TANGI AND I JUST MISS MY OWN FAMILY SO MUCH BUT I'M SURE NEXT WEEK I WILL BE READY TO SPEAK THEN AGAIN NOT LOL!! WE WILL SEE.

POU PLAYING FAITHY IS GAME

MIL WITH MY HUBBY...

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

HONEYMOON!!!

ON OUR WAY TO HAWAII DONT MIND MY UGLY BARE FACE

FELL ASLEEP AND HE TOOK A PIC.....

AND AFTER 5 HOURS WE ARE FINALLY I HAWAII

HE LOVES CATCHING ME UGLY!!

AT THE HYATT REGENCY IN WAIKIKI

THATS ME AND MY FETI LEGS UUGHHH!!

HES MY HANDSOME HUBBY!!!

AND IM HIS WIFEY!!

WE ATE PIZZA YUMMY MY FAVORITE

IN THE LOBBY OF OUR HOTEL

ME NEXT TO  SIGN THE READ HAUOLI

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO GO TO HAWAII FOR OUR HONEYMOON, SURE WE'VE BEEN THERE A MILLION TIMES BUT THIS TIME IT WAS DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE WENT AS A MARRIED COUPLE WITH NO AGENDA OTHER THAN KEEP EACH OTHER COMPANY :) IF IT WERE UP TO HIM WE WOULD BE IN SOME FOREIGN COUNTRY WITH NO RUNNING WATER LOL!! BUT LUCKILY FOR ME I HAVE NO PASSPORT IM SO NOT INTO TRYING NEW THING GO TO NEW PLACES I'M SUCH A HOME BODY AND I STICK TO WHAT I KNOW WHICH MAKES MY HUBY CRINGE I HAVE JUST RECENTLY TRIED SHRIMP YEA IM THAT WEIRD LOL!! AND TO MY SURPRISE I LIKED IT :) OK IM TOTALLY GOING OFF TOPIC SO LET ME START POTING PICS OF OUR FUN EVENT. I HAVE SO MANY MORE PICS BUT I DONT KNOW HOW TO UPLOAD WITHOUT GOING ONE BY ONE.

we had our first fhe as a family!!

WE HELD UR VERY FIRST FHE YESTERDAY NIGHT JUST MY HUBBY AND I, WE STARTED WITH ME CONDUCTING AND HIM CONDUCTING THE SONG IT WAS FUNNY, WHEN I ASKED HIM TO LEAD US IN A SONG, HE SAID ARE YOU SURE ANYONE ELSE DOESN'T WANT TO DO IT??? LOL!! LOVE MY GUY HE IS ALWAYS MAKING ME LAUGH :)

HE GAVE A SPIRITUAL THOUGHT ON PRIESTHOOD KEYS WHICH WAS BEAUTIFUL, WE THEN HAD SHARING TIME AND WE WERE ABLE TO EXPRESS OUR FEELINGS, WE DEFINITELY FELT THE SPIRIT IN OUR LIL HOME AND HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE FOR MONDAYS BEING ABLE TO SHARE IT WITH OUR FAMILIES THE CHURCH IS TRUE AND IM INDEED THANKFUL  IM APART OF IT.
HE IS MY NEW FAMILY AND I COULDN'T BE ANYMORE HAPPIER LOVE MY HUSBAND!!