Memory Monday... Hawaii 2004

I saw my friend Carly's blog about her Hawaii trip and it made me want to post my pics. In 2004 for my little sister's graduation from high school, she decided she wanted to go to Hawaii. We all have gone on a trip for graduation, and this was hers. My parents had already been, and since we weren't old enough to rent a car, my brother Lance, and his wife, Kristi, went with us! It was SO MUCH FUN! I think Kristi has TONS more pictures, but this is all I have. Sad... not very many. This is Maui, by the way.... by FAR the best island. HEHE Though I do like Kauai.

This was right when we got there, we had to get out and take pictures as soon as we could!

Then we saw this little light house and had to take a picture.... yes, I am wearing huge shoes and tower over all those short people... hahahaha.

Sunset off the boardwalk in Maui... after we had gone to dinner and done some shopping.

This was a HUGE tree in a park... seriously so huge.

Ahhhh the beach!

Boogie Boardin.... man, I wish I was there RIGHT NOW.

We made some Lei's, it was so much fun.

This was on the never ending road to Hana. It is full of twists and turns and you seriously get so car sick. When we got there we stayed in these sweet little cabins for a night and there were Gecko's on the walls and we slept in bunk beds. Kinda like a Girl's Camp place. It was so ghetto, and we loved it.

We also hiked to a waterfall that night, and got lost on the way back. It got dark and we couldn't see the trail and we were all holding on to each other because we couldn't see. Lance was in the front holding the video camera using the light to see where he was going. It was crazy... makes me laugh. He would yell "root" or "branch" so that we would know what was coming up. The battery started dying as we were getting closer to getting back. We were so relieved when we finally made it!!!

By the time we got back, we were starving and didn't have any food for dinner because we figured we would eat somewhere... well by then everything was closed. We were driving around all of Hana, and it was only like 9pm, but it's a tiny tiny little town. We finally saw this lady on the side of the road so we pulled over and asked her if there were any places to eat. She said there was this place where we could get a pupu platter. None of us had ever heard of that before, and we thought she was kidding... and all busted up laughing. We probably laughed about it for a few hours that night. HAHAHA I just had to write that all down so I wouldn't forget!

We ate at the Hard Rock Cafe...

And I had to get my picture with Britney Spears dress from her "Sometimes" video. HAHA

These were on the road to Hana too. Me and Brette got out at all the little water falls. Monica wouldn't climb to them with us, cause she was too scared.

We had to hike in our bare feet... it was fun!

In Hana.

The Black Sands beach.... so pretty.

Ah man, that was such a great trip.... we need to go again.... SOON! Why can't we all be rich huh? HAHA Thanks for an awesome graduation present Monica!!!

The Letter S

My friend Leslie had a fun little tag thing on her blog that I wanted to do. She assigned me a letter of the alphabet… mine is S… and I have to name 10 things that I love that start with this letter!
These are in no particular order!!!

Sleep… I love to sleep.. whether its sleeping in, taking a nap, or just getting a good night’s sleep, I love it! Waking up on my own schedule feeling refreshed and not having to hear an alarm… it’s GREAT! I used to be the queen of sleeping in… I could sleep til 1 or 2pm. Kinda pathetic really, but I love sleeping. It’s hard to get sleep now that I’m back at work… but I’m SO LUCKY to have such a good baby that sleeps. She must be just like her momma getting her beauty sleep!!!!

(Here is a cute picture of Brenika falling asleep after playing with her toy.)
Squishes… OH… these are my FAV! Squishes are better than hugs. Danica and I discovered squishes a long time ago… when we were talking about how when you love something or someone SO MUCH you want to SQUISH the crap out of em! So I started making my nieces and nephews… and anything or anyone else that I JUST LOVED…. Squish me. You wrap your arms around em tight and say SQUIIIISSSSSSSSHHHHHHES… when you hug them really tight. THEY ARE THE BEST! If you’ve never hugged someone as tight as you can… then you HAVE to try out the squishes. I give them to my dog, my husband, my baby, my sisters, my nieces and nephews… and I LOVE THEM! There is nothing that makes you feel better than a big Squish!

(This wasn't necessarily a squish, but I love squishing my sisters!)
Sticky Fingers…oh one of my favorite foods to eat are the Sticky Fingers from Wingers. They are like the perfect flavor of sweet and spicy and they are boneless and breaded and OH SO YUMMY! I love Wingers… mmmmmm mmmm!


Smiles… Smiles always brighten your day… but ESPECIALLY when they’re from your baby! There is nothing better than having your baby smile at you! You know they love you no matter what when they smile at you… and it is THE BEST part of being a mom!

(I know I just posted this picture but I love it!)
Shampoo… This is kinda funny, but I love a good shampoo. Oh man… especially when Becca does my hair and massages my head when she shampoos me…. Oh, feels GREAT! I love to try out new shampoos too! (And all hair product for that matter… I’m a product junkie!). I especially love any shampoo that has the tea tree tingle effect in it and it makes your scalp tingle! A must have for me though, is my purple shampoo…. Makes my blondes look that much better! I decided that I have to stay blonde… hahaha.


Singing… I love to sing. I’m not all that great but I can carry a tune and hold my own. I love belting out songs while I drive in my car… but I don’t do it as much anymore. When I lived in St. George and would drive back and forth all the time I loved singing for the 4 hours straight. A few of my favs to jam to... Britney, Mariah, Gwen, Linkin Park, Eminem... to name a few. I even love singing Hymns at church and just singing in general.


Shaved Ice… not all shaved ice, just mostly from Hawaii! When I went to Kauai with my sisters and my mom, they had the BEST shaved ice place (Jo Jo's). They put macadamia nut ice cream in the bottom and the flavors to choose from were AMAZING! I’d live in Hawaii just for the shaved ice! HAHA There are some good places around here in the summer too… which is dumb, they should have them year round! Nothing better than flavored sugar over ice! But it’s the best with the ice cream in the bottom. The Honolulu Grill in St. George has it too…. And it used to be right next to where I worked down there. SO YUMMY!


Snuggling… I love snuggling with my hot hubby! It’s so nice to be wrapped in his arms while we’re watching TV or a movie. I love it! Funny story… when I was pregnant I didn’t want to be touched. I was SO HOT and uncomfortable all the time that it was just annoying to have anyone touch me. I would honestly move Trent and be like “Stop touching me” if he was anywhere near me. HAHAHA Brette’s boyfriend, Chase, had only known me pregnant. So he never saw Trent and I snuggle or anything and we lived at my mom’s house so they were there all the time. Well after I had Brenika, we were at my parents for dinner and Trent and I were snuggled up on the couch and Chase walked in. He did a double take and then sat and stared. Finally he said, “I don’t think I’ve ever seen you guys touch before… that’s kinda weird!” HAHAHAH I didn’t really notice before that I didn’t want to be snuggled with, cause I really do love it! I even love snuggling with Britney. She is the warmest snuggler.

(Look a picture of me! HAHA)
Survivor… I love the show Survivor. My Dad was hooked on the show from Season 1, and so have most of my family. We love watching it. It is probably the BEST reality TV show, and it was the first one! I would love to apply, but I know I couldn’t handle the bugs. I keep saying I just want to be on it so I can get all skinny! I really would like to see my Dad on the show.. he’d be so funny and so fun to watch. Brette wants to apply, but you have to be 21… so hopefully it’ll still be on in a few more years so she can be on it! If you’ve never watched Survivor, you have to! The new season starts February 18th! And it looks like a good one!!! WAHOO!


Savior… this is an obvious one, but I love my Savior, Jesus Christ. Who would any of us be without Him in our lives? He loves me, would do anything for me, has died for me, and will always be there for me. THIS I know without a DOUBT, and I am truly grateful for Him. I would be nothing without Him, and I strive to live my life the way He would want me to live. I am not perfect, as He is, but I do try. I only hope that I can continue to do what I need to do in this life so that I can make it back to live with Him again.


Thanks for the fun little post Leslie! If any of you want to give it a try, leave me a comment and I will assign you a letter!

I miss Hawaii!!!

I grabbed these pics from my sister's myspace page... they're from our trip to Kauai and Oahu from last June. I love anything and everything about Hawaii. Right now, it's all I can muster to not hop on a plane just to get a shaved ice! I need to just visit St. George and see my friends from the Honolulu grill and get me one! UGH! Trent and I are planning a trip for next year... and we have 2 choices. Kona (the big island of Hawaii) or Disneyworld in Florida. It's a sure toss up. Both of them cost about the same. I've been to Disneyworld twice, but Trent really wants to go bad, but I'm leaning more toward Kona, and Trent has never been to Hawaii. Hmmmm.. which will it be? Well.... I'll just reminisce for the moment about Hawaii... the blue water, the blue skies, the perfect weather..... pure bliss...

(My 2 cute sisters!)

(The yummy Dole Pineapple Plantation!)

(That's me in my bikini... HAHAHAHAH.... yeah never!)

(One of the thousands of waterfalls on Kauai)

(We didn't know why Brette ran up and sat by us, so we were all staring at her... she was taking a picture. The waves were HUGE this day, we were so tired from trying to body surf... key word.. TRYING! Gotta love my mom's tan line!)

(Famous blow hole... reminds me of the movie Fool's Gold)

(Our ghetto condo on Kauai with no A/C.... I was so annoyed!)

(Random red rock on the middle of the island with water... it was so cool!)

(Snorkeling with the turtles at Shark's Bay on Oahu... so much fun!)

(We kayaked in and hiked to this waterfall... such a fun day. Brette and I kayaked the crap out of my mom and Monica. We even tried to wait for them, but they were being slow idiots hahahaha)

(I love vacationing with my sisters!!!!!!! This was on our hike down to a secluded beach, and when we got there, a guy was laying out naked... HAHAHA SO GROSS!)