"hey la, hey la my Boyfriends baaaaccckkkk!"

I'm not sure how we managed to do it but we did and after 9 months of being a part were finally together again :)  Over the past month I kept asking Puchi when he was coming but he wouldn't tell me because he was "trying" to surprise me but I told him it's hard to surprise me. (and it is because I'm to investigative and I'll find things out somehow lol) So after awhile I finally got it out of him and he told me he was coming on December 15th which is a thursday and the day before his flight he had to catch a bus from Monticello up to Fayettville (where his uncle lives) so he could catch his flight the next day (thursday). Well he texted me on wednesday saying that he forgot his phone charger back in Monticello and that his battery was dying so he wanted to save it, I told him okay and told him to text me when he can buy a charger and charge his phone.

I had to go to school that day (wednesday), I was busy studying in the library for my last final that day but I took a break and got on the computer and checked my facebook which is when I saw his mom's status wishing him safe travels as he travels to hawaii today! (wednesday) I was like what the...hahaha so I texted Puchi and come to find out he was in L.A. already! I was so shocked because I wasn't expecting him to come til thursday. (so I give him some points for almost surprising me lol)

 I believed his phone charger story because he kept talking about his bus trip and how long it was going to be and how they were stopping over in Memphis and how he's always wanted to go there. (because they have the best BBQ according to Food Network <--- thats what he said lol) I couldn't even study anymore because I was so excited, he got into Laie kind of late and I had to go to school the next day to take my last final so I didn't get to see him that night. If I knew he was coming on wednesday I would have signed up to take my last final on wednesday instead of thursday, but as soon as I finished and got back home I went to see him and....

[[to be continued...lol]]

I'm thankful for...

Everyday is a day to be Thankful and I am for so MANY reasons. I would go into detail about every little thing but that would take forever and this would never end. So I'll just name some of the many things I'M THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL FOR...  My Parents, Puchi's Parents, My Family, Puchi's Family, My Friends, Puchi's Friends.  Pretty much everyone who has ever been a part of our life in one way or another, BIG & small, in the past and present. I'm thankful for you ALL for helping us become who we are today, for each other :) I'm thankful for the Gospel, the Plan of Salvation, Good Health, a Home to Live in, Good food to grrriiinnnddd everyday in Beautiful Hawaii, Meeting Puchi and being his gf, to have graduated from the best high school on the face of this earth! Kahuku High School class of 2007! (I'm sure Puchi's high school was awesome too but, KAHUKU RED RAIDER's FOR LIFE!!) Technology, being able to further my education, Airplanes lol, to fly Puchi to Hawaii for christmas break! (yayyy, I can't wait!)

I asked Puchi last week what he was thankful for and he said "you in my life" awwww :) and than I asked him for something other then that and he said "the miracle of forgiveness" hahahaha

***My Thanksgiving Day wish has always been to go to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I've always wanted to go see it in person (and see New York). I watch it every year and it looks so fun on TV (and cold) and I'm sure it's even more awesome in person!***

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families =) 

RECIPE FOR...

RECIPE FOR: A LASTING RELATIONSHIP

First, gather all of the ingredients together, so they are close at hand.

 Get a clean cloth and wipe the mixing bowl clean of any lingering 'dust' from the past. 

Take maturity, respect and friendship, and stir together gently. 

Add unlimited amounts of compassion and kindness, mix well. 

To this, add caring by the handfuls, and fold in trust.

Continue stirring gently, adding listening, honesty and large amounts of communication.

Slip in some dreams, goals and large pieces of promise keeping.

Bake in a home filled with peace, beauty and serenity. 

Before you taste the finished product, sprinkle liberally with patience, love and a touch of spice.

Serve very hot, with imagination on the side.

I thought this was such a nice recipe quote thing and just thought to share it. I found it on RECIPES FOR LIFE.

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HAPPY HEART by Etana

Good morning, baby
I'm so happy I'm alive
Grateful for the sunrise
And that you're right here by my side

And I just want to thank you
For always being there for me
And when we're apart, baby
I just want you to know
You're always in my heart

Baby, I love you, love you, love you unconditionally
Baby, I love you, love you, never, never wanna leave
Baby, I love you, love you, love you unconditionally
No matter what, no matter what, baby
I'm always gonna be, always gonna be your girl
Your girl, always gonna be your girl
Yeah, yeah, always gonna be your girl

I hope on the days when you're down
The memories of me will turn your frown upside down
And they will be curious to know
What you're smiling all about is me, baby, me, baby

The lady in your life
Forever I wanna be, gonna be
Right there by your side

Baby, I love you, love you, love you unconditionally
Baby, I love you, love you, never, never wanna leave
Baby, I love you, love you, love you unconditionally
No matter what, no matter what, baby

I'm always gonna be, always gonna be your girl
Your girl, always gonna be your girl
Yeah, yeah, always gonna be your girl

 

Every time you come on by
You make me feel so happy inside
And every time you rock my world
You make me feel like a little bitty girl

Baby, I love you, love you, love you unconditionally
Baby, I love you, love you, never, never wanna leave
Baby, I love you, love you, love you unconditionally
No matter what, no matter what, baby
I'm always gonna be, always gonna be your girl
Your girl, always gonna be your girl

 

Is it christmas yet!?

I know christmas isn't for another 2 months and I just passed Halloween and Thanksgiving, but I can't wait! (reason for the christmasy background) December is my favorite time of year!  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVVVVE everything about it!  The decorations (especially all the lights), the yummy food, the company of family & friends, a break from school, EVERYTHING! 

As I've gotten older my christmas list has gotten shorter and shorter but the presents have gotten bigger.  (thanks dad, best santa ever growing up!)  But all I want for christmas this year is to be with Puchi and I'll be the most happiest girl in the world! =)

But since it's still October and Halloween is just around the corner (like next week), I hope everyone has a FUN and SAFE one! =)

Today we make a year!

"Distance is not for the fearful, it is for the bold. Its for those who are willing to spend a lot of time alone in exchange for a little time with the one they love. Its for those knowing a good thing when they see it, even if they don't see it nearly enough"

I've always said I would NEVER get into a long distance relationship, it just seemed too hard, and I've seen relationships that have tried the distance thing and it just didn't work.  I 've also always said that I would NEVER date a fijian.  Not that I didn't like them, hello I'm half!  I just never met one that I would of even thought of dating.  (everyone thinks just because your fijian than your cousins lol)  From the beginning I already knew Puchi was different and this whole relationship was going to be different. I was doing 2 things I said I would NEVER do, and I was okay with that because I was open to trying something different, and I'm glad I took that chance.  (obviously what I was doing before wasn't working lol)  I can say from experience that long distance relationship's are not easy but nothing in life comes easy, especially the good things in life. We don't see each other as often as we wish we could but when you know you have a good thing you won't let it go, even when things get hard.   ("good things come to those who wait")   I've honestly NEVER put this much effort into a relationship because no one was ever worth it, and I'm not just saying that, I've met enough "fwams" to know a good thing when I see it.  Puchi is worth the distance, the wait, ALL of it!  We've made it this far because we NEVER gave up on each other.  Even though were not together at the moment and we haven't been most of this year, it's only temporary, so HAPPY ONE YEAR LAIJIA love you!

September 17, 2010 (day after)

A year ago today   (09.16.10)   was the first time we were together since we made it known we were "in a relationship."  So, how did we meet?  We met VERY CAREFULLY. lol  We started talking 6 months earlier   (that's March, if you don't want to count)   when we were both visiting Hawaii.   (I came from Utah for one of my best friends wedding and Puchi came from California to spend time with his cousin who came home from his mission)   I guess you can say it was the "Bulaloha" spirit which sparked our friendship lol.  Eventually Puchi had to go back to Cali and I went back to Utah    (I was waiting for him to ask me for my number before he left but he didnt, and I didnt want to be the one to ask for his lol)  so we parted as "just friends."  (we still talk about how he should have or I should have asked but oh well were together now lol)

We kept in touch through facebook once in awhile, and one night we were on IM and we were on there for awhile, to the end of our conversation he finally asked me for my number!  We would text every so often, until the weekend of July 4th, I was in Vegas and we never stopped texting the whole time I was there, I started to notice I would get excited when I got a text from him. We talked about March and how we shoulda, coulda, woulda and decided that instead of wishing we did something different in March we should do something now and just see where this all goes and that's how we became "in a relationship" lol    (if it's on facebook, it's official right? haha).

 I still remember when and how I told my dad, it was the 1st week of August, we were in Utah driving back to Orem from Iosepa, I was so scared and nervous because I've NEVER told my dad about anything to do with a guy before because I just didn't lol I've only told mom things and I wouldn't just tell my dad about anyone unless I was sure he was worth telling, and I was.  Puchi was different than all the rest, I could tell by the way he talked to me, there was something about him I wasn't use too but I liked it.   (In high school my dad told my brother's they weren't allowed to have a girlfriend til after their mission, little did he know tho lol and I wasn't sure if his rule applied to me too haha)   It was a long drive and I was texting Puchi telling him "I'll tell him in 30 minutes," he kept telling me to tell my dad already but I tried to time it for when we were almost to Orem so I wouldn't have to sit in the car long, answering 21 questions.    (this is kind of how the conversation went...)

 

ME; Dad, do you know Selai....Lesu?

DAD; Yeah, her husband is from Lau

ME; Oh....(long pause)....I'm dating her son

DAD; WHAT!? What son? That's your cousin.

ME; What? not even!

DAD; What son?

ME; Puchi, he's the youngest, he's my age

(my younger brother and sister in the backseat....Puchi? lol)

DAD; How did you even meet him?

ME; When I came down in March, he was down there too

DAD; (shaking his head) I'm gonna talk to his dad

LOL and just to set things straight, we are NOT COUSINS my dad will say that about anyone just so his daughters don't date anyone lol and people have asked me if we were cousins just because were fijian. No, we are  NOT COUSINS lol

16-2=14 weeks

"The secret to patience is doing something else in the meanwhile."

I've been so busy trying to stay on top of my school work so I haven't had the chance to blog til now.  Our first 2 weeks of school came and went and I can't wait for this semester to be over with already!  (14 more weeks)


After I graduated from high school I never went off to college because I was so over school and wanted a break.  My parents kept pushing me to go but I just didn't know what I wanted to get into.  After 3 years went by I decided I wanted to get into the medical field and I started my first semester in the fall of 2010.   ("Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.- Earl Nightingale")   I am now working on finishing my pre req's to get into a Radiologic Technology Program.   (a 2 year program)   I've been trying to load up on my classes to finish faster, so I hope to be done with my pre reqs by the end of summer 2012.    ("You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction." -George Horace Lorimer)   I may be in school for awhile but I'm determined to finish what I started and get my Associate in Science in Radiologic Technology degree.  (and later get my bachelors)


Puchi's a senior this year and it's also his last season playing college football.  His first game was yesterday   (Sept.3)   against Arkansas Tech.   (The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.- Moliere)    After his game he told me they were losing 31-10 and came back in the 4th quarter and won 38-31!    (yayyy WEEVILS!!)   Puchi still wants football to be a part of his life after he graduates,  (May 2012)   so he's working towards getting a degree which will help him land a coaching job.   (I asked him what the degree was called and he said "IDK" lol)


We've been a part for awhile now, we last saw each each other during spring break in Cali.  It's been hard but with school starting up again it has helped keep us both pretty busy, and pass time a lot faster.    ("Between you and every goal that you wish to achieve, there is a series of obstacles, and the bigger the goal, the bigger the obstacles. Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else."- Brian Tracy")    The past month our phone calls may have been less, our text's may not have been responded to as quickly, but it's not the end of the world, at the end of every day WE know what WE have, WE  know what WE want and WE know were going to overcome all these obstacles WE are facing and WE are going to get to where WE want to be. =)

Short, Sweet & Simple

Don't take the small and simple things in life for granted.

As I mentioned before Puchi has been super busy, so we wern't planning on talking til' this weekend.  It was almost eleven in Arkansas and I knew he had to get up early.  (we usually just text until he falls asleep and then I end up texting myself lol)  So when my phone rang I was surprised to see his name show up on my screen.  A phone call may seem so simple yet be taken for granted to some when you get to see your bf, gf, husband or wife everyday.  Well being in a LDR we don't, so a phone call is like our hugs and kisses, it's what we have to look forward too and what gets us through the distance.  Our phone call was short but it made my day that he called just so he could hear my voice before he went to bed. =)  Even if your not in a LDR a short, sweet and simple text or phone call saying "I LOVE YOU" throughout the day can make a BIG difference in your relationship.  ("Love lasts when the relationship comes first")  So the next time you call your other half to remind them not to forget to buy that gallon of milk don't forget to say I LOVE YOU =)

Love's not easy, but its worth it

"No great love ever came without great struggle"

As football season starts up again  (Go Weevils!!)  Puchi's schedule has been crazy, meetings and practice ALL day, EVERYday and then with the added time difference  (5hrs*)  it makes talking a challenge.  (he texts me when he can in between practice and meetings and sometimes during meetings=)   It gets frustrating sometimes, but he knows I support him and will always be his #1 cheerleader!  ("Behind every strong man, is an even stronger woman who stands beside him, supports him, and loves him with all her heart")  Our relationship is far from perfect, but what relationship is?  Were just like every other couple with our own struggles.  ("What doesn't kill you makes you stronger and what doesn't break you makes you better")  We've had our ups and downs, and it's our ups that have kept us together this long and our downs that have tested us and made our relationship even stronger.  

1st Blog

"Missing someone gets easier everyday because even though you are one day further from the last time you saw them, you are one day closer to the next time you will."

A couple months ago I asked Puchi if he wanted to make a blog that was OURS and he said "sure" so here it is!  I really just wanted to make it because it's something we could do together even when were not together.  (even if he doesn't write anything)   For those of you who don't know, Puchi is in Arkansas for school and I'm in Hawaii.  (that's 4063.12 miles accoring to google, "don't count the miles, count the I Love You's" so lot's of "I LOVE YOU's" were said)  We don't get to see each other as often as we'd like but when we do, we make the most of all the time we have together. (I'll apologize now if you don't see him as much in December, and I don't apologize to his friends that want him to mix lol)  I'm still new to this but I'm sure once I get the hang of it I'll be on it more explaining OUR life :)