I celebrated my 26th birthday on Sunday,March 6th and boy was it an eventful weekend(to say the least!)

Friday Night I was driving home&was hit by another car who wasn't paying attention.She ran through the stop sign(so we think)&or was texting. In any case,everyone involved,meaning me&the other driver,were fine but sweet little blue was not.She was towed away from Melina's house yesterday morning:( She was a good car to me through the years&now I get to go on the fun adventure(slight sarcasm) of finding another one. I dislike rude insurance companies but am grateful that I have dealt with my own who have been very kind&helpful in explaining&sorting out this mess.I was also still paying on it so it was considered "totaled"&thankfully i had been paying the gap insurance(sigh of relief:)

Saturday&Sunday was Stake Conference&we were honored to listen to Elder Holland speak.It was a once in a lifetime opportunity&I'm grateful I was able to attend&to hear from one of the Lord's apostles.

Sunday Night I celebrated with my family.My niece,Jada,also happens to have the same birthday so it was a fun filled event.Typically if it's your birthday you pick what you want to eat.Jada wanted tacos:)I,however,wanted the good stuff-all Samoan food:chop suey,corn beef,&bananas(in coconut milk-so SO GOOD!)to top it off Melina made me my new favorite cake:its a coconut cake that's dusted with powdered sugar.

I had a great 26th birthday & am looking forward to whatever adventures lie ahead of me!Thanks for all the birthday wishes,fb messages,texts,calls,gifts-I love the people in my life!I'm truly a blessed girl!

Sometimes I need to motivate myself&remind myself of who I AM

I'm determined to not let people get the best of me
I expect to give 100% in all I do because I know that hard work pays off
I need to remember that we learn to "crawl" before we "walk"
I will keep my eye on the prize&continue to work towards it
If I make a mistake I need to remind myself that I'm not perfect&that I need to brush myself off&get back out there
I'm not a quitter
I'm not superior or inferior to anyone
I'm made of more than what people don't expect me to be
I am loved&I am blessed with so many people in my life
I am strong....
I CAN DO THIS!

Going for 2....

semesters with straight A's.I start on February 14th.Wish me luck!

2011

another year means new goals!not really sure if i have anything specific that i want to achieve.i just want to live life&enjoy moments with the people i love the most.so,here goes a "what i hope/will do"list for 2011:
-SCHOOL-the goal is to be transferred by spring/summer of next yr.where?who knows
-GET OUT OF DEBT-whether i owe $to someone personally,or a bill i want to get rid of it all:)
-LOSE WEIGHT-i've gained weight back(like almost 10lbs)i lost the previous weight not doing it the healthy way,so i want to make it a goal to eat healthier&to just feel great about me&who i am!
-BE NICER-generally, im a nice person.i'll hold the door open at the bank for the person behind me or the one walking out.if i stop at a stop sign at the same time as another person i let them go first.if someone needs my help,i try my best to help.but sometimes i think i can try to be nicer,probably more so to my family!
-THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX/COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES-this relates more so to my style&living life a little.sometimes i expect perfection too much,especially from myself.it's ok if every pillow on the couch isnt in its place,or the sheets on my bed aren't perfectly straight.i need to chill out from time to time.
i love changing things up,like my hair,clothes,accessories,etc.i wouldn't be me if i didn't.so, i think for 2011 i'm going to be a little more daring in my choice of clothing-wearing a bright pink skirt,or 2inch heels,(of course,not in a sleezy kind of way.lol)
there's a lot more things that i "hope"to do this year!i love a new year because new memories are made!so,here's to 2011&the new adventures im about to embark on:)

Christmas 2010

I had such a fun christmas eve&christmas day!got to spend it with part of my family(the rest were partying it up in utah with in-laws)&the grovers!i love them.seriously,erica's like another sister to me-i mean, as soon as i walk in to her house i automatically ask"k what's next?what needs to be done?"and am given direction to unwrap the food&put this there&that where and all that good stuff:)we started off opening gifts with ala,jeanette,the kids,dad,nia,daniel,&tui at my house.lots of fun&some good eats!then we headed over to the grovers.we played the old school mario bro's &i have to say i have never saved the princess&probably never will.they all enjoyed laughing at me though:)(i get a little too into the game!)
christmas day we had dinner at our house:prime rib,green beans,corn,potatoes,some yummy desserts:raspberry cake&the traditional samoan dessert-puligi(*dont know if i spelled that right;)and of course RICE!!we played guitar hero&it was quite entertaining watching everyone rock out.it was so nice to have alanna&ala over for a bit too-love my niece&nephew!
hope everyone had a great christmas weekend.i missed melina&mese and their families but we do get to party to ring in the new year...and i cant wait to try out the karaoke machine melina got:):):)

2010:like the tire brand,a "GOOD YEAR":)

wednesday&thursday +me +finals=Semester down&plenty more to go!!!!

most of you know that im in school at RCC.its been going great&im ready to "conquer"the world!well, as well as i can:)this years been a pretty good year&i look forward to the new one.who knows,maybe im breaking ugapo girl tradition by getting married past the age of 25(fyi:im still very single;)however,according to this old man i met at hershel's party,when i told him how old i was he told me my "eggs were old"&proceeded to show me pictures of his very unattractive grandson that he's trying to hook me up with.YIKES! that seems to be alot of "older"peoples missions in life.sister hinch tried to hook me up with some guy&this is how she proceeded to tell me about him:"he said he doesnt care if she's fat&ugly as long as she has a good heart he'll date her,so i told him about you."dont worry jenelle then said"mom thats jacked up."of course sister hinch didnt mean it that way...or did she?:)
so what's in store for 2011?well, i'll be an auntie to 2 more beautiful kids.mason&nina are expecting in june(i think)and anna&mese are preggers too:) i most certainly know that there are plenty more semesters of school in store for 2011,lots of places&people to see,pounds i'd like to see go away,new bands to discover,the list goes on&on.i try not to make resolutions because it should be a daily/weekly/monthly thing to want to be better than we are....so here's to no resolutions but living life to the fullest&enjoying this beautiful world,my beautiful family&my beautiful friends!

Well hello there world:)

yes,oh yes be shocked!!!!IM BLOGGING!!!! i had some free time in between classes to update everyone on my life...its been way too long:)
*started school 2weeks ago at rcc...im liking it so far especially my art class:)
*the yearly luau was a success&i had a blast with everyone.cant wait til next yr
*i started working for mese&anna at the stoppe in june...pretty fun times especially with crazy juanita:)
*yes,im still single but its all good...for now:)
*the goal is to be out of the jc seen by fall next year&at a university-lets hope i keep my grades up&will ease my way transferring!!!!
*ive lost 25lbs since the christmas&am still trying to lose another 50 more...we'll see how well i do at that:)
*i've discovered new things i love:dark chocolate chex mix,monkeybread(thanks johanna),the zack brown band,muse,&eminems new album

so maybe my lifes not that exciting but i thought i'd say what up...happy reading:)