.wants.

i want to go here:

but i need:

.home sweet home.

welp after my exciting journey i am finally home. let me begin by telling you about my trip. so i got to the airport and to my surprise one of my bags was 54 pounds and the other was 55 pounds. i looked at the lady and said your scale must be wrong. she didn't like that and insisted i either pay 80 dollars PER bag or take stuff out until they weighed less than 50 pounds. well of course i am not paying so i start taking stuff out and putting it in my over sized purse like bag and a little wal-mart bag that had my goodies for the flight. well then one bag was exactly 50 and the other was still 1 pound over. i thought the old hag would let it slide but nope she said sorry still a little over so i took out 2 pairs of jeans and got it right on. ughh. well then i asked her where my gate was and i was on my way well i reached the gate that she said my flight was at and hmm WRONG gate. i should have checked my ticket. so i start running because the real gate i was flying out of was on the complete opposite side of the airport. then my stinkin wal-mart bag broke and my things went flying everywhere. so i stop to pick up the stuff throw it into my extremely heavy bag and ran the rest of the way. they were boarding when i arrived and i boarded. fewf. i had an excellent seat on the plane, exit row, i could stretch my legs straight out in front and not touch the seat in front of me hallelujah a little leg room. i also had my own tv. i had experienced this in first class but in coach it was a first and i loved it. tons of movies to choose from and i could play and pause :) woohoo. that was great. then i arrived in LA at 6am. my flight wasn't until 10 so i had some time to burn. because i had been up most the night and most of the past few nights i decided to take a little nap. i pushed two of the chairs together and laid down and i was out. when my alarm buzzed to tell me it was time to go board i sat up right into the metal arm rest. OUCH. i had a big goose egg and it was still red when i went to sleep last night. anyway so i get in line to board the plane and the lady at the desk asked me if i would be willing to give up my seat on the plane. there were two missionaries who had to fly together and only one of them had a seat because of an overbooking issue. if i gave up my seat i would fly out at 5 that night and would receive a 400 dollar voucher that i could use towards any delta ticket in the next year. so of course i took it. so i got out of line with my over stuffed bag and sat down. hmm. another 7 hours in the airport. i attempted to walk around a bit but my bag was just way too heavy. so i watched a movie. read. studied for my online classs. ate some lunch. and found my paradise. see the picture below.


this place had every kind of candy, ice cream, frozen yogurt. i was in heaven. i just snapped a picture and got a simple chocolate frozen yogurt. it was delicious. i was tempted to go back for more but decided against it. the i boarded my tinsy little plane and off i went. nearly 24 hours after my initial departure i landed in SLC. my mom & dad and mike & kajsia were there to pick me up. we went to dinner at california pizza kitchen and then headed home. i was beat but me mike and kajsia played rock band anyway it was pretty fun. today i slept past 11 i couldn't believe it but it felt so nice. then my mom and i went and saw get smart i confused it with smart people so it wasn't at all what i was expecting but it was still really good. then we went looking for some khakis for the family picture but had no luck i did get some cute dress shorts for student teaching for $17 i was pretty excited then we went to chilis it wasn't very good food but the desert was amazing. then we came home and put on definitely, maybe i fell asleep about 20 minutes into it i am a little screwed up with the time. anyway this is a really long detailed post . the end.

.on my way.

holey moley. after being homeless for a few days and packing and unpacking and repacking i am finally about to head home. first thing. i HATE the new airline rules. 1 bag under 50 lbs 2nd bag $25. and if either of those bags is even 1 ounce over you pay $80. anyway at this point both of my bags are under 50 lbs after eliminating about half the stuff i was planning to take home. the past few days have been fun despite not having a place to live. monday my friend rachel and i watched maid of honor it was a pretty good movie then we had taco bell. i wanted subway but it is closed because of water damage. lame. yesterday syed and i went to town he wanted to buy leis and i needed some things for the trip home. we had pf changs lunch bowls for lunch it was delicious. then on the way back we were heading up the pali highway which is like a straight up hill and all of the sudden the engine on the bus stopped. yikes. so we sat on the side of the highway in the bus with the airconditioning dead untill the could get it fixed. yay. anyway we did eventually make it back. i also watched kung fu panda. i dont recommend it but alot of people liked it so if you havent seen it yet. you decide. thats pretty much it. utah here i come.

.done with school and I have been tagged.

Yay. I officially am done with finals :) after i submitted my last project last night me and my roommate went and got mochi ice cream to celebrate! mochi ice cream is my new found favorite. then me and appolonie played african card games all night. woohoo. i slept till 10 and i still haven't showered and i am loving it! One more day of work and i am completely free till july :)

So i guess i have been tagged lets see...
5 things on my "to-do" list this week:
1. get a tan
2. find a ride to the airport
3. clean my room
4. pack
5. sleep

5 snacks i enjoy:
1. ice cream
2. peanut m&m's
3. honey wheat pretzels
4. york peppermint patties
5. acai bowls

5 things i would do if i suddenly became a billionaire:
1. pay my mom & dad back
2. buy a car
3. buy a house
4. new wardrobe.
5. travel

5 places i've lived:
1. Laie, HI
2. Alpine, UT
3. Cedar City, UT
4. Orem, UT
5. thats it

5 jobs i've had:
1. Hale Nalumanui RA
2. Seasiders
3. Beehive Homes
4. Trinity Mission
5. Student

5 things people may not know about me:
1. I love to cook
2. I stay up into the wee hours of the night analyzing EVERYTHING
3. I am one semester away from college graduation
4. I am not afraid to squish bugs with my bare hands
5. I try to take a nap everyday even though I am old

5 fav musicians/bands:
1. I like all music so I am not going to answer this one :)
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3.
4.
5.

I am going to tag.... Kajsia, Karlee, Aunt Carrie, and who ever wants to be tagged, consider it done.

Anyway I filled this thing out throughout the day.. It was so nice having the whole day to do whatever I wanted. Maresa and I layed out on her trampoline, watched Breakfast at Tiffanys, and made homemade pizza it was so fun. Anyway it is nearly 2:30 and I start my last day of work at 8 so I am out!

.happy birthday.

Yay! Today is my mom and rachel's birthday! I am sad I can't be there to party with them but we will make up for it next year!

First my mom, There are no words to describe how amazing my mom is. I love her so much. She is my best friend and she is always there for me when I need her. Sometimes I am a big brat and annoy the heck out of her but I know she still loves me that my favorite part :) . She loves to play games and watch cheesy Hillary Duff movies with me. She is pretty much pro at everything! She makes the coziest blankets on that planet. I can't wait to get home and hang out with her all day everyday! I love you MOM!


So this is Rachel, my long lost friend who I am about to be reunited with. We have had some pretty wild adventures together. Some that I think of on a regular basis are : first, we were riding our bikes from the junction with a big oreo cookie and it fell out of the bag on to the road we weren't about to let the thing go to waste so we chomped it down. Next, we were sleeping in my brothers trailer after a rough night hating boys and we made peanut butter shakes to the rim and just ate and ate and ate.. no wonder i am chubby. haha. I am ready to play :)

.my dad.

happy fathers day DAD!
i am pretty sure i have the coolest dad ever. let me just make a list of reasons why:
he never let us go without
he is genuinely caring about EVERYONE
he is outgoing
he is fun
he would do anything for anyone
he is dedicated and hard working
he is a great example
he is a spiritual giant
he is super duper smart
he mixes his cereal every time
he loves burnt toast or just says that so no one else gets stuck with it ;)
he always makes time for family vacations
he cracks jokes left and right
there are plenty more but i am going to stop here. LOVE YOU DAD!

.to do list.

I have decided to make a to do list for the short time i will be in Utah.

• eat
• play with
• celebrate
• and don't forget The list is longer but I am done uploading pictures for a while. hehe.
  

.in class.

what did i do in class today. hmmm. first off, my blog was starting to look a little boring so i decided to give it a face lift. i love pink and brown so i am happy about the new look. i also finished all of todays homework in class. woohoo. i looked at things i really want online. chatted with kajsia for hours :) looked for some recipes, my latest obsession. thats about it. pretty exciting huh. oh wait i paid a little bit of attention and learned too :)

.done.

.i am so glad that i am done with this week. it was definitely one of the worst weeks ever. yes it was that bad. on monday james one of my classmates and friends took his own life. i have had countless classes with him because we were majoring in the same thing. haha thinking of it i wanna share something funny he did this semester on the first day of one of the classes our professor asked us all to share why we wanted to teach. james' answer was "World domination and the children are our future so i figured that was the best way". he was always so funny. i miss him. it was hard to go to class knowing that it would be filled with down emotions because we were reminded as we entered each class that he wasn't going to be coming. on top of that we are in the last 2 weeks of classes and hmm. remind me to never take 5 classes in spring again. big mistake. but anyway today was a good break. i am sure this week will be much much better. and good news i am almost done with the term. i can't wait to get home and go to movies with my mom and just play. it is a desperately needed break and i can't wait.

.bowling.

.i have very exciting news. i got over 100 in bowling. not only that i got 119 to beat everyone in the lane :) here is the proof.next thing. if i ever go bowling again i better have my own shoes. talk about nasty. let me show you what they gave me to use.what am i not special enough to get a whole lace. one that i can tie in a bow. guess not instead i get one that is not even long enough to go through all the holes and at the top ya gotta tie a knot cause too short for a bow. oh well they did the job. i made it over 100 and won the game.

.heaven.

.so we had the little party and i made the yummiest dessert. everyone get excited because i am pretty much pro at making it. i made it once on friday as a practice round it tasted good but it wasn't like wow. so i changed it up a bit and the results were fantastic! enjoy!
(Maresa was so excited to eat yummy food after eating Taiwanese food for three months)

.gratitude.

today during testimony meeting one of my friends/ward members from grenada went up and told about an experience she had. she started by saying how grateful she was to be here at BYUH. one of the first reasons she stated was she got to sleep in her own bed. then she started telling about her weekend. she went to the store and bought her first pack of popcorn. they have it in grenada but her family could never afford it. she said she laid in bed and ate all three bags of microwave popcorn from the box. hearing this i realized how much that i have. let me list a few:
1. my amazing family & friends
2. education
3. a safe home
4. always having what i need
..... the list goes on and on but i don't want my blog to become all spiritual :p

oh i guess i am thankful to be surrounded by asians.. truly.