More tea.

It is so good to be reunited with my sister and her family. I love them so much and I can not even express how much I am glad that we are all here together. Even though I do get homesick for California, Hawaii is my home now...and with my sister (and her family) and my brother (and his amazing girlfriend!) here...it makes it easier to adjust to make this place my home. It's been nearly 3 1/2 years since I moved here...and I know that I wouldn't have lasted without my ohana. I love them.

I missed them when they were gone...but now that they are back, I feel more at ease. Look what they brought me back!

I miss Trader Joes! I super miss that store! That is one store that I took for granted when I lived there. I wish that they would bring a Trader Joe here. I have already tried the Pomegranate White Tea, and we may have a problem. I can fast see that that tea will be a top favorite of mine! It is soo yummy! My sister loves it as well! So now I know that whenever anyone asks what I would like from California...Pomegranate White Tea will definitely be on the list! Actually everything that you see in this picture will be on this list...with Jelly Beans of course! I love Jelly Beans! :) Cookie Butter is SOO yummy! And the cookies that make the Cookie Butter, Speculoos...are just as yummy! And I will NEVER say no to chocolate or coffee...so together...oh mandope! So onolicious! :)

So, my sister and I went out to find something for Amanda, since it will be her birthday on Monday...and I ended up going "tea-happy!" I love tea. Have I ever mentioned that before?! Well, yes, I love tea. :) I already knew what I want to get for Amanda...I was helping my sister find something for her...but I think that Amanda will like what we all got her. And plus...I know that she is a tea drinker...so she knows that I will buy all the tea...*laughs* and I will share with her. :)

Tomorrow is going to be a fun day. My sister has planned to go out to our favorite tea place for Amanda's early birthday celebration...I can't wait. I'm going to dress up...we all are...we invited some of Amanda's friends to...so this is going to be fun.

DollGirl loves sitting up on the kitchen bar with me...and I love how Ginger joins us now too. :)

I am so glad that my sister and everyone is home. It kind of sucks though because Neal and DollGirl are sick...I think Neal has it worse though...so hopefully he gets better soon. I tried to give him tea, but really doesn't like tea...and DollGirl ACTS fine...but trust me, since I got here yesterday...I have been changing some VERY special diapers of hers! *laughs*

But it's so good to see them again. I love my family!

"Sometimes the strongest people are the ones who love beyond all faults, cry behind closed doors, and fight battles that nobody knows about."-anonymous

Say Something.

Today was a very, very difficult day. I did go into the day with a smile and a positive thought, however it did not help that I am feeling "under the weather" and my throat hurts like a mofo! But hey, look at me! I survived...and you know what...?! I love my friends. I love my family. And I love the fact that God is there for me when I need Him, or even think that I don't need Him.

I rolled out of bed already feeling quite crummy. My throat was so painful and I couldn't breath properly...which meant that I probably slept with my mouth open (which I know that I don't normally do)...so my painful throat was dry and it hurt to swallow. But I thanked God that I was awake and I had a new day ahead of me. See, I told you! I was positive! :)

I got to school and my co-worker and friend put this on me:

Although it is quite obvious that I am NOT Irish...I still wore it! I wore my green shirt to school today too...and my nails are still green and I wore these really cute green earrings in honor of St. Patrick. Usually when I get to school, my keikis are coming down from the playground but since it was raining they were already in my classroom with two other classes. I am always excited to see my keikis after the weekend. I miss them. Today, I got hit with a surprise...I have a new child in my class. Lets just say that he is my new challenge...bring it on! :)

All day long my throat hurt so bad...but I got through with it. But what made my day super crummy was the bad news that I got. My friend, my dear, dear friend Ed was out wild boar hunting when the boar turned on him and his friend. I don't know the whole story...but please pray for him...because his friend was impaled through the chest with the boars tusk...and did not make it. Knowing Ed, he is probably playing "what if's" on repeat in his head. So this news has been breaking my heart since I heard it early this afternoon. 

It was a rough day...but I made it. But I sure hope this is not a foreshadow of what the rest of the week is like. 

This song has been a broken record in my head recently...and I adore Pentatonix's version of this song...although I do have to say A Great Big World & Christiana Aguilera did an amazing job as well, but Say Something is a song that can speak to a lot of us...so here it is for you to listen too.

"Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional. It's the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it."-anonymous

Lazy Day.

 Before I forget and the day is done let me take this moment to say:

RABBIT, RABBIT!!! :)

I ended up going to my sister's place this weekend...and wow! My DollGirl has grown! I feel like I haven't seen her in such forever! I rarely ever go a few days without seeing her...but these past few days has been so mad busy with both jobs and I really need to crack down more on studying if I want to graduate early. I have no complaints though...because I still have life in me...so I can do this.

But sometimes it just gets SO hard...and I think my body tells me to slow down by making me deathly ill. *laughs* So maybe I might be exaggerating just a little...but not by much! This last Wednesday and Thursday it was everything and more in me to get up and just move. I had to constantly remind my self through out the day that I had to keep moving...my keiki helped me a lot...they are so loving and I love them. Today is the first day that I don't feel like death is trying to take over my body!

Early this morning my sister came to my house and told me to get ready, we are going to her house. Say what?! It was a little past 7 in the morning...and come on now, I just wanted to sleep in after a really exhausting physically week! But oh okay...I was going to go there anyways, but LATER in the afternoon...but since she said that she was going to go church in Aiea...I was going to veg out on her couch watching netflix of something.

Guessed what I finally watched?!

Do you know what moving that is?! Well, if you guessed The Croads then you are right...and you know what?! I really did like it...it was cute! It made me smile...and I have to admit that it made me teary eyed at some points...seriously though, I would give up using chapstick a whole week just to give my daddy a hug right now. I miss him so much...and so yes, that part made me teary-eyed. 

And before you got on saying what?! Really?! Chapstick...?! I swear that I have not met anyone that was as addicted to chapstick as I am! I seriously will go through anxiety attacks if I do not have one on my person at all times. That is no joke. When I leave the house...it is my chapstick that I would most likely take with me. No. Joke. 

But yes, I had a lazy day. And I enjoyed it. Tomorrow...football. I haven't played in YEARS! And the the Super Bowl...lets see how that goes!

Goodnight.