Mary did you know?
I have this slight obsession with a particular Christmas song..."Mary Did You Know?" ...I have been singing it for a good solid three weeks now. For those of you know who my singing, you know that it is the bomb dot com...so Jordon should be thrilled...but you can only listen to a song so many times before the very tune makes you want to vomit. Welp, I am not through with the song yet...but I'll let you guys listen for a while...
Pogo it!
I'm back and still have nothing to write about. Let me tell you about something. My brother, Clay, and my cousin, Drew, are extremely talented movie makers. Last year they brought you "Pogo it", this year they are making the sequel. Even the teaser look hilarious...
What to write about?!
SO, unfortunately since I am on a break nothing super exciting is happening in my life that sparks a topic to blog about. Since this is the case, I will write about life. Life can be extremely hard. Life can also be extremely easy. Take for example my day. When I woke up this morning I had lying ahead of me a day of cleaning. I have a small place here in Kauai, and it does not take long to tidy. But to clean, folks, let me tell you that is another story. Mold, bugs, mold, and dirt, lots of it. I had to sweep three times today. The thought of having a day where I only planned on cleaning was enough to make me wanna curl back up in bed next to my 75 lb red furry baby and never wake up. However, in the midst of my moaning and groaning inside of my head, I heard noises on the porch and out in the backyard. It was a beautiful morning, so I figured if nothing else, I should awake for that reason. I looked out and in the yard was my three favorite ducks (only ones) and my favorite little kitty. Champ got up and ran outside with a shoe. I sat on the porch and watched all of these so-called enemies romp around together in the cool morning air. Then came my husband with coffee. "And I think to myself...what a wonderful world"...okay no me and Jordon did not break into song and dance...but it would have been a good moment...It was perfect. And to think, I didn't even wanna get up! So, yes I ended up scrubbing my house...about three times, and yelled at Champ for getting mud on just about everything, but lets face it....without those problems....I wouldn't experience perfection and God's amazing world!
Going for it!
I was listening to Joyce Meyer today, and I think she had a great message. I would like to share this message with you. Her message was about the goals we set for our lives. She talks about how when we get older, as adults, we begin to lose our ambitions, we lose our dreams and feel that we are no longer able to chase them. We spend our time getting by and not going for the thinkgs we want in life. She says that God made us to have dreams and ambition. He made us to yearn and have needs. He made us smart and through him we have great strength and can accomplish anything. She told the audience to figure out what you want for your life and where you want it to go and to strive for those goals. Joyce then went on to talk about contentment. A lot of times we refer to dreams and contentment as opposites or enemies. I know a lot of times I feel when I am focused on the future and my goals and dreams, I lose track of the right now. I get stuck in that, "well, when I do this..." or "when that is done...", and that leaves you with a longing feeling on a day-to-day basis. However, she says we must chase our dreams, dreams that we have for our lives, our families, our homes, our spouses, etc., but we must also cherish the now, the act of chasing those dreams. We must be content with our lives as they are, but continue to strive to make them into the lives that God has planned and wants for us! This message resonated deeply within me as I am always setting goals and I am definitely a dreamer. I am always looking for tomorrow and next year, or in five years, and then I will be content. I felt as though if I was just content now, then I had given up. However, now I can see that I can be excited and content with my life as it is, but also be working towards my personal dreams and ambitions. And if they are meant for me, God will lead the way! WE CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS US (Philippians 4:13)!
OMG, what have we been doing?!
So, let me tell you-- Christmas time in Mrs. Dizon's classroom was crazy! In a never-ending quest to give my students the complete holiday experience, I went overboard with the decor and festivities..but I think my kids loved it!! My own head, however, was so full of Christmas cheer that could not even think! It looked a little like this...
And that's only half of it!! hahah
Anyways...I am on break now and it is so nice to relax!
On Thursday we went to Honolulu and me and Jordon had an amazing time in Waikiki together! Then we went to the Big Island with our friends RJ & Rikki and had the most incredible vacation there! It was so nice and relaxing....let me tell you there is not a lot to do on the Big Island besides take in the amazing ocean view and veg out! Best vacay ever :)! Pics to come!!
Furthermore...I have two weeks off, so I am forseeing a lot of blogging going on! Super excited...and you should be too!
And that's only half of it!! hahah
Anyways...I am on break now and it is so nice to relax!
On Thursday we went to Honolulu and me and Jordon had an amazing time in Waikiki together! Then we went to the Big Island with our friends RJ & Rikki and had the most incredible vacation there! It was so nice and relaxing....let me tell you there is not a lot to do on the Big Island besides take in the amazing ocean view and veg out! Best vacay ever :)! Pics to come!!
Furthermore...I have two weeks off, so I am forseeing a lot of blogging going on! Super excited...and you should be too!
The Simple Things...
Sometimes we deprive oursevles of the little pleasures in life. Sometimes I know I stress over the major things and get so caught up in life that I do not allow for life's simplest pleasures. The easy things. Our attitude is go hard, work hard, then vacation. This leaves us stressed, broke, and tired. Our vacations are taken so infrequently that they end up becoming lavish, fit as many activities in as you can, stressfull events. We often are left depleted when we come back, almost needing a vacation from our vacation. We leave so little time between our vacation and our return to work, determined to fill in the time with as many things as possible that we begin our next work week tired and continue down this path...looking forward to our next vacation. The answer is so simple. Take the vacations you need, have fun, live well. But take part in little pleasures too. Instead of spending your day off at the mall, spend it reading your favorite book and drinking your favorite warm drink in your favorite mug. Not only will you save money, but you will be equally as pleased, and better rested. ..."be quick to listen....slow to speak....and slow to become angry..." James 1:19... is a powerful verse I refer to in my mind often. When you are tired and stressed, you will not be those things! Take a stand :)
Sometimes the simple things...are the best ;)
TurkeyTime!
Ahhh...Thanksgiving is over, already!!!! It is crazy how we build holidays up so high and then they are over in a flash!!! I wish they lasted forever. We had an amazing Thanksgiving, thanks Nt Darla!! It was full of family, friends, and lots of food!! Most families just have one meat for Thanksgiving:Turkey...not Hawaiians! We had Turkey, Prime Rib, Pork & Peas, and a bowl of Chili! crazy day!!! Me and Jordon have so much to be thanksful for this year!! Bring it on Christmas!
Also...in my class we kind of wore out the whole Thanksgiving thing..but the kids loved it. We made both Indian and Pilgrim hats...we made homemade butter for our bread. We made two different turkeys and a thankful for tree!
Thankful for...
Dog
Video Game...
Can you read Kindergarten: Why do shark have sharp teeth? I was proud of this!
All school walk!
Walking two miles with my class today for an all-school evacuation! If you thought you were gonna have a hard day...
One of those days...
Hi y'all! so yesterday was rough. Just one of those flippin days where nothing is going right and everything feels wrong. However, after a bottle of wine I mean a glass of wine, I realized that really the things that I thought were a problem were really pretty minor and most of them had nothing to do with me. Funny how we can never see that why in the midst of the tornado. Sometimes I wish we could get some perspective while we are withstanding the chaos. Then we would see that we do not need to sweat the small stuff....but thus is life! Anyways...we have had some pretty boring weeks which has made it difficult to figure out what to blog about..but I can always just tell you about the boring things! yaya!
SO here goes....SO C has been so overwhelmed at work because it is pretty much impossible to fully care about 20 kids and yourself and still have a life. However, after a lot of hard work and no pay, she has managed to work out some sort of in class system and was doing good and then came Halloween....C&J had a fabulous Halloween with 3 costume changes, may be C's most ever!...it was supposed to be two but J decided right as they were walking out of the house to switch his costume....C, not wanting to be red riding hood without a wolf...changed too and gave J an extremely hard time....Little C was also involved in the festivities and had 3 costume changes of his own....but however, as you can imagine...back to the classroom....dum dum dum.. 20 four year-olds on a week long sugar rush is enough to make a person jump off of well anything...not too mention..with the added sugar, she had her first puker. Yes a girl puked next to C's desk and then well C, along with two other students, stepped in the puke. After almost vomiting herself, she was able to regain composure and get the girl to a safe place. The kids could tell yesterday afternoon that she had just about had enough, so they decided to be extra naughty and fight with each other, and yell, and whatever else kids will do. Furthermore, C had three students spill in the water paint area making a brown mess all over the place!.... She made them clean her library, so hopefully they got the point!
*Oh and Taryn and I did a triathlon! It was so much fun...we had a swimmer, taryn biked, and I ran!! We came in 2nd!!! yay!
SO here goes....SO C has been so overwhelmed at work because it is pretty much impossible to fully care about 20 kids and yourself and still have a life. However, after a lot of hard work and no pay, she has managed to work out some sort of in class system and was doing good and then came Halloween....C&J had a fabulous Halloween with 3 costume changes, may be C's most ever!...it was supposed to be two but J decided right as they were walking out of the house to switch his costume....C, not wanting to be red riding hood without a wolf...changed too and gave J an extremely hard time....Little C was also involved in the festivities and had 3 costume changes of his own....but however, as you can imagine...back to the classroom....dum dum dum.. 20 four year-olds on a week long sugar rush is enough to make a person jump off of well anything...not too mention..with the added sugar, she had her first puker. Yes a girl puked next to C's desk and then well C, along with two other students, stepped in the puke. After almost vomiting herself, she was able to regain composure and get the girl to a safe place. The kids could tell yesterday afternoon that she had just about had enough, so they decided to be extra naughty and fight with each other, and yell, and whatever else kids will do. Furthermore, C had three students spill in the water paint area making a brown mess all over the place!.... She made them clean her library, so hopefully they got the point!
It's about time!
OKay, so it is about time I started blogging again! Everything is going well here on the island side, prepare fo me to tell you about everything we have been doing! hahha...stay tuned!
feeling fall!
So, I absolutely love fall...everything about it...the crisp air, the changing leaves...Halloween..boots... sweaters...school...football... etc...I think that is the reason I always liked Michigan. You can feel the fall in Michigan...you could feel the fall where I grew up. Southern California does get a little cooler and breezier...but that's about it...and lets face fall is completely foreign to Hawaii..."kids did you know that leaves change color in the fall?"..."what?".."and then fall off in the winter"..."what?"...so anyways...for me, coming to California did not give me my fall fix. However, if you know my cousin Cathy, you know that her house is always in season. Upon entering it you smell baked pumpkin muffins, Cinnamon and spice..you are immediately enclosed in a feeling of warmth with colors of orange, brown, red and, yellow.. pumpkin candles are lit and leaves and pumpkins make up the majority of decor. Fall! yes!! thank you Cathy! so...in effort to create fall in both my house and classroom, I am taking notes...and have already spent my pay check at old world and bed, bath, and beyond. I am determined to bring fall to Hawaii, if its the last thing I do. Jordon loves the smell of pumpkin...thank goodness because I got about 20 smellies for our house :)
Soooo much to blog about!!!
Psych!!! So...basically I have not been blogging...because I have absolutely nothing exciting to say...but as my mom would say, "no news is good news ;)"...So I will just give you a brief update of my super totally exciting life! I had three meltdowns by students yesterday...and while they did provide some entertainment in an otherwise normal day, it was hard trying not to laugh...poor little guys!...however, I am starting to really understand this kindergarten thing and I love seeing my kids learn and grow :)..I am so excited to go to california next week..and then colorado! yay! I can't believe it is fall already...even though it still looks like summer here! We are goint to the high school football game tonight, which should be fun! I wish I had more to say...but I don't :) Some cool pics.... 
How are my goals going!
Happy Thursday! Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday! ...Lets see! SO I went back through and made some major edits to my last post, it was not very smooth, sorry! I was in a rush :). As for some goals I have been working on to be a little more serene...some of them are really helping... I have been doing a little yoga each night and it is awesome...I really want to try to do more as time permits...Sleep-I have been sleeping. I went to bed at 9:30 the last few nights and that has really helped. I am not too tired after school...however, now when 9pm hits, my body says:sleep!! Poor Jordon has to hang out by himself for a few hours at night :(...I have worked out every day this week so far! yipeee! (yoga works double time)...I have had things to do outside the classroom everyday, so I have been racing out at 2:45 each day. Therefore, I haven't had an opportunity to "set my classroom alarm" at 3:30 yet, which is when I want to start leaving...and writing!...I have started up my journaling again, and it is so much fun, and fun to read back through old entries...God answers a lot of prayers :)!.."ask and you shall receive" ;)...I put my daily devotional in my bag for school, so when I have a minute, or need to re-focus my time, I can look at it quickly and gain some perspective...especially when a girl comes up to you crying, one who barely even talks, with her hair hanging out in her face because the boy next to her decided it would be funny to pull it as hard as he could, then take her art paper and crumble it up....I need the word of God to help me from lashing out on these little boys! haha, they are stinking cute though ;0
LiFe iS gOOd!
So we went island hopping to Oahu this weekend...something I never thought I would be doing! And we had a great time! We flew in Friday evening and we were then able to spend time with some of our best friends, Rj and Rikki. They have a beautiful home in Oahu and are a blast to be around. Saturday we went to the CU v UH game..which was a bummer for us because CU really struggled! But...the tailgate and the game were super fun..
Welp... other than that, we got home yesterday afternoon and Jordon went to work... I came home and had a nice evening with my other man...Champ... and he even watched House Bunny with me...what a guy!! So this morning, I was so excited to sleep in a little bit and wake up and watch the Today Show...but its not on, or it is not on here at least...so bummed...I am having Kathy Lee amd Hoda withdrawals! haha...I guess I'll have to stick to the Fox News this morning....Which is good since I am kind of in a secluded world, but maybe I should see what is going on...or maybe its just best to not know ;).... Although...this weekend was really nice because we got a little bit city life...after being in the country for a month. I forget how country it is here and then we go to Oahu...and I am like oh my goodness! Here is a picture of where I run in Kauai..and this is a crowded road and a good sized little town in Kauai ;) Super nice run! Where are the people!?
Other than that I like to end with talking about how Life is Good. I have been on a roller coaster of emotions lately. I have been excited to be in a new place, and excited to be with family and friends. I have been stressed out with work, moving and life in general. I have been sick and extremely tired. I have run myself into exhaustion and seen how my body can react in harsh conditions... I have been sad to be away from my family and sad because I am missing my friends. I have been happy to do something so neat as moving to Hawaii with my husband. I feel lucky to be able to be in such a beautiful place. I feel content to know that I finally have a career that I enjoy and that I can be good at... As you can see, in life, there are always ups and downs, ins and outs. However, when you go down you always come back up :)...So..This week I would like to focus on staying steady, or keeping my emotional roller coaster at bay. This means I am going to have to work on,not worrying as much about the small stuff, taking care of body before its gets too low, and then taking the excitement with care and re-focusing it into motivation and relaxation. How do I do this, you might ask? 
Just remember that LIG...
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Woe is me...
SO, the last 24 hours have not been the my greatest...i know there are worse things out there, but sometimes you just gotta vent..and then drink a lot of wine..and then vent..and then wine more drink...I mean drink more wine....It all started with the death of a tiny little three legged friend yesterday evening...We have this grasshopper that has only three legs and has made a home in our kitchen for the last few weeks..every morning when I wake up he is right there standing over the sink ...huge green eyes...so adorable...I know I have been dissing the whole Kauai bug scene lately...but this one won my heart....so anyways, I am minding my own business doing some laundry, and I open the dryer...dum dum dum...out falls my green little friend...fried crispy. I think to myself no-it's not him, I flip him over...no leg :(...it was my friend...I started crying, because I put the clothes in the dryer, I killed him...devastation. I finally got over it and tried to begin my Thursday like every other Thursday...but some days you just don't have the energy. I have 20 4 year-olds in my class, all day!...and its just me, no help. 20. 20. 20. If my energy isn't hyperactive and vibrant...the day does not go smoothly...and that is what happened. When your energy is not that of 10 people...you can't help every child...and then all heck breaks loose. One kid is crying, one is hitting another...one little boy is rolling around on the carpet...while the other has glued himself to his art project...and another is telling me that her shirt is too dirty, she MUST go change it. This is where my patience would be nice...but today it took a vacation...far far far away. Thank goodness for playdough...and good wine....woe is me.... ;)
Morning Sunshines!
Ahh....Wednesday...my easiest day...and maybe Happy Hour :) what are your Wednesday plans? I wish I had something to say...but I just don"t :( umm...the waves were super huge yesterday...the beach was so packed with spectators that you couldn't even run on the road...and Champ couldn't even swim! Crazy! Oh and Jordon and me have come up with s super awesome "semi-homade" recipe...which I don't really want to tell you about for fear that I might make it for you one day trying to pass it off as homemade...but what the heck, we will cross that bridge when we get there! For those of you who have a costco...we have been getting the frozen floutas...the chipoltle chicken ones...then we line them(frozen) along the bottom of a pan..fill the whole thing up..and pour over enchilada sauce mixed with sour cream and cheese and bake(at 400). They make the most amazing and quick enchiladas...better than any restaurant :)!! k, byee...share quick recipes with me, okay!....now that me and Jordon are both working ;0
Goodmorning! Little high heels & gym shoes Lesson!
Welp, I finally got ready in time to enjoy my coffe and blog before school! This is a first! My classroom is starting to get in order...so I am having a little more free time. So, every fall for the last three years, I have been doing a bible study in Detroit. This year, I am having withdrawls! We have just joined a Calvary Chapel here, so hopefully eventually we will be able to join a study or something...but in the mean time I pulled out my old bible study material from Detroit. The book we focused on for two years...which I have told my fam about...is called Lies Women Believe....and I absolutely love it. It is not for everybody though.. and can be a little "hard core" with telling you the truth... but I think it is great!...So in the first few chapters you are to ask God to shed light on where you are believing lies, and need to hear the truth. I believe he is teaching me tolerance through my words. Sometimes when people ask me things, or talk to me, I end up telling them too much or sharing a problem, just to make good conversation. Then the people want to help you...which is great...but it is not always in ways you would like them to...It's kind of along the lines of be careful what you wish for...so this is my little lesson today..always think about the things you say, even if they are good things, which was in my case..because you never know where they might lead :)
ExhaUsTeD!...but BaCK
So...I love my job, but I am officially exhausted! I have been working 24 hours a day and I still have more to do :)...I couldn't even blog! I haven't even been working out!...just working day and night for these little munchkins!. So...I am finally getting more organized..so I foresee the light shining through in my future...and hopefully I will be able to be a better blogger...because we all know its my fav thing!!
NE wayz...to catch you up with our lives...that would be me and da J mans....here ya go. J got a job working at the Marriott, and he is totally excited...and so am I...$60 a night at any Marriott in the world! He is really enjoying his retirement and his body is finally starting to heal...he is feeling better than ever. My kids are crazy like I said before...I spent my lunch yesterday talking to three four year-olds about why we do not use the classroom as a place to carry out wrestling matches while they cried because they were missing recess...and they are so cute...you just want to give in...our house is finally in order and is super cute...although we are infested with every kind of bug you could imagine...my family would be so proud that I have learned to be okay with bugs crawling all around me...I am maturing ;) Champ is doing more than great now that he has settled in here...he basically goes to the beach with his dad everyday...then goes on a bike ride or run with him...spoiled! although...he gets so jealous of our duck family..which is getting really brave because they know Champ will not chase them...I actually fed them bread this morning...Champ managed to get out the back and run around to the front..and steal the bread...then sit down to show me he deserved some to...super spoiled :)
Last night we went to the fair!...it is the big think over here..and they actually call it the carnival....I pictured a Nevada County fair size...not too big, not super small, since it is the whole island..but it was a little different than the 'ole NC fair...the 4H program was only 4 sheep, 2 goats, & 3 Cows...so cute!!! but we had such a good time, we went with J's sis Alex and we took Mauka..Jordon's nephew..and he loved it! We ate too much food and too many malasadas, they also have these things called flying saucers...I do not know if you have had...but they are two pieces of bread with sloppy jo and cheese mixed in the middle and then they are grilled together....so good!!
..our biggest problem thus far in Kauai has been our coffee maker...I know, seriously! it is a disaster...we first noticed a problem when we plugged in our kurig and noticed that the coffee looked rather "clear"...so we called and played around with it and after a week it came back to us...then it started producing bad coffee again...so Jordon went and bought a regular one...and yesterday the coffee still did not taste good!! we are going crazy!!! haha, Peewee & Cathy, I know what your thinking...just go buy the cheapest one, and it will make the best coffee! ...So anyways, life is good here, just busy! We got a brand new TortillaBar Restaurant and it is so cool and so nice...happy hour here we come! Byee!
NE wayz...to catch you up with our lives...that would be me and da J mans....here ya go. J got a job working at the Marriott, and he is totally excited...and so am I...$60 a night at any Marriott in the world! He is really enjoying his retirement and his body is finally starting to heal...he is feeling better than ever. My kids are crazy like I said before...I spent my lunch yesterday talking to three four year-olds about why we do not use the classroom as a place to carry out wrestling matches while they cried because they were missing recess...and they are so cute...you just want to give in...our house is finally in order and is super cute...although we are infested with every kind of bug you could imagine...my family would be so proud that I have learned to be okay with bugs crawling all around me...I am maturing ;) Champ is doing more than great now that he has settled in here...he basically goes to the beach with his dad everyday...then goes on a bike ride or run with him...spoiled! although...he gets so jealous of our duck family..which is getting really brave because they know Champ will not chase them...I actually fed them bread this morning...Champ managed to get out the back and run around to the front..and steal the bread...then sit down to show me he deserved some to...super spoiled :)
Last night we went to the fair!...it is the big think over here..and they actually call it the carnival....I pictured a Nevada County fair size...not too big, not super small, since it is the whole island..but it was a little different than the 'ole NC fair...the 4H program was only 4 sheep, 2 goats, & 3 Cows...so cute!!! but we had such a good time, we went with J's sis Alex and we took Mauka..Jordon's nephew..and he loved it! We ate too much food and too many malasadas, they also have these things called flying saucers...I do not know if you have had...but they are two pieces of bread with sloppy jo and cheese mixed in the middle and then they are grilled together....so good!!
..our biggest problem thus far in Kauai has been our coffee maker...I know, seriously! it is a disaster...we first noticed a problem when we plugged in our kurig and noticed that the coffee looked rather "clear"...so we called and played around with it and after a week it came back to us...then it started producing bad coffee again...so Jordon went and bought a regular one...and yesterday the coffee still did not taste good!! we are going crazy!!! haha, Peewee & Cathy, I know what your thinking...just go buy the cheapest one, and it will make the best coffee! ...So anyways, life is good here, just busy! We got a brand new TortillaBar Restaurant and it is so cool and so nice...happy hour here we come! Byee!
Bugz & Roosterz
Okay, who screams "get the hell out of there before I sit down on this toliet!?"...the answer to that question is the blond headed girl living in bugsville, bugsdiana...I mean Koloa, Hi. We have them everywhere, and if there isn't a bug, there is geckos...I took a shower with two geckos this morning...how cute :) And..I have not yet gotten used to the Roosters. Usually they yell at the break of dawn...great, no alarm clock needed, and how nice to wake up to...however, we have one in our backyard who is from California...and cock a doodle doos at 3am every night...no sunlight...I tried to wake Champ up last night and sick him on 'em...but his lazy butt wouldn't even lift his head and to make it worse, he started fake sleeping...
KaUaI DiArY
Ahh, so I made it through my first week alive!! I was so busy, I didn't even have time to blog! Let's recap the week....So my first few days were long, stressful, and hard, but tons of fun. My class is so adorable, and they are sooo tiny... I have a class with most of what they call the "late borns" so most of my students are still four. They are so little and cute....I have a few little trouble makers, which I am sure you will hear me venting about from time to time...as already in the first week of school I had to talk to their parents ;)...but at least they are sweet, just wild!
So here in Hawaii they have their own little nicknames for everything...It is hilarious hearing the kids talk....For example, here, children call all adults either Auntie or Uncle...This unfortunately carries over into the classroom. All day it's "Auntie this" "Auntie that" "Auntie I'm firsty" "Auntie I'm hot"...or the usual "Auntie, my leg hurts from sitting, can I play?"...We are not supposed to let them call us Auntie, so I often correct them, but sometimes its just easier to let it go :)...another word they use is "shee-she"(sp?), which is what they call "going potty". So then it comes out like this..."yes", "Auntie, I go make she-she?" ...and then one little girl, the youngest in my class comes up squirming around to me on friday, "Auntie, Auntie, I need make dodo."...TMI...haha, but hilarious. ..hope you liked the little pics...
So besides school, Jordon and I are finally getting settled in our little place....I have wayyy too many clothes to even know what to do with, so I actually had to get a rolling rack...I feel like I own a store in my room...and I had to take over a guest bedroom.... don't worry, if you are planning on visiting, which I know most of you are, I can now conveniently roll out my clothes to provide you with ample space.
What is really cool about our place is that all the doors are double doors and with the nice weather, we can keep them open all day and night, it is like we are living in a jungle!...and our Lanai, or "porch" is fully covered and waterproof....so we sat outside yesterday in the rain watching tv all day and it was so awesome...Another thing..here in Koloa/Poi Pu where we are living...the rain is so unpredictable and it rains at least once everyday... Yesterday Champ, Jordon, and me decided to go on a long run on a bypass road near our house...it was sunny and nice and felt great...however, within three minutes of our run we were caught in a down poor. We were soaked...knowing that it would go away soon...we kept running...then we were right..sun shined through and dried us in a matter of minutes and we were burning...on our way back about four minutes from our house...we were completely dumped on again..hard rain with wind so bad that we couldn't even look up...so much for drying off! It was fun though :)...and other than that we are doing good, Champypoo loves it here because we have roosters, cats, and ducks in our backyard...we found out that our neighbors treat the ducks as pets, so we have to be careful Champ doesn't get ahold of one...I couldn't find Champ, or my sister n law's chihuahua, Darla, friday evening, so I looked back behind the trees and both of them were swimming up the creek following a duck....
So here in Hawaii they have their own little nicknames for everything...It is hilarious hearing the kids talk....For example, here, children call all adults either Auntie or Uncle...This unfortunately carries over into the classroom. All day it's "Auntie this" "Auntie that" "Auntie I'm firsty" "Auntie I'm hot"...or the usual "Auntie, my leg hurts from sitting, can I play?"...We are not supposed to let them call us Auntie, so I often correct them, but sometimes its just easier to let it go :)...another word they use is "shee-she"(sp?), which is what they call "going potty". So then it comes out like this..."yes", "Auntie, I go make she-she?" ...and then one little girl, the youngest in my class comes up squirming around to me on friday, "Auntie, Auntie, I need make dodo."...TMI...haha, but hilarious. ..hope you liked the little pics...
So besides school, Jordon and I are finally getting settled in our little place....I have wayyy too many clothes to even know what to do with, so I actually had to get a rolling rack...I feel like I own a store in my room...and I had to take over a guest bedroom.... don't worry, if you are planning on visiting, which I know most of you are, I can now conveniently roll out my clothes to provide you with ample space.
What is really cool about our place is that all the doors are double doors and with the nice weather, we can keep them open all day and night, it is like we are living in a jungle!...and our Lanai, or "porch" is fully covered and waterproof....so we sat outside yesterday in the rain watching tv all day and it was so awesome...Another thing..here in Koloa/Poi Pu where we are living...the rain is so unpredictable and it rains at least once everyday... Yesterday Champ, Jordon, and me decided to go on a long run on a bypass road near our house...it was sunny and nice and felt great...however, within three minutes of our run we were caught in a down poor. We were soaked...knowing that it would go away soon...we kept running...then we were right..sun shined through and dried us in a matter of minutes and we were burning...on our way back about four minutes from our house...we were completely dumped on again..hard rain with wind so bad that we couldn't even look up...so much for drying off! It was fun though :)...and other than that we are doing good, Champypoo loves it here because we have roosters, cats, and ducks in our backyard...we found out that our neighbors treat the ducks as pets, so we have to be careful Champ doesn't get ahold of one...I couldn't find Champ, or my sister n law's chihuahua, Darla, friday evening, so I looked back behind the trees and both of them were swimming up the creek following a duck....
Update :)
My buddy is coming today!
SO, finally the love of my life is coming in to town today. He is 75lbs of slobber and red fur. He enjoys long walks, swimming and cuddling with me! Oh and my hubby is coming in today too ;). They are coming in because all of our stuff from cali is coming tomorrow. Ironically, tomorrow is my first day of work. Wait, not ironically, doesn't it always happen that way? Also, ironically, it looks like the lockout just ended, and Jordon will have to leave again Thursday...Which would also be just are luck...now LOL. Anyways, we thought our stuff wasn't coming in until mid-august, so this was a great suprise. Now I can get to work on our little home! SO, I totally want to feng shui my little place, but I really don't even know what that means, haha. I have read a few books and have a few ideas, but anyone who has any hints...let me know! And...now that I will be back in a home and done moving, for now, I can get back to the EveryGirl! I have been having withdrawls!
Isn't he the most...to say the least!
It's Friday!
So...for those of you who don't know...my favorite artist...rebecca black, sings an amazing song about my favorite day, FRIDAY! yaayaa...
And finally, the question we have all been waiting for her to answer, "sittin in the front seat, sittin in the back seat...what seat will I choose?"
It's friday, friday, gotta get down on friday, party and party and ya, fun fun fun fun....
This one goes out to Ali and her new classmate!
Kauai Diary
Here's some pics and vid, so you can see where we are and what we are doing...I know we are so far away!
K Classroom
Lanae
New Kitchen
Champ's new friend :)
Sorry, video off my phone would not send as a long video...So I had to break them up
Where I was with the two sea turtles! They were amazing!
KaUaI...
OKay, so for those of you know us, we always keep you on your feet...and now we are in Hawaii! It all started, oh about a month ago, when we realized that we were sick of waiting around for football. While everyone says how nice it must be to not have anything to do during the day....we were going crazy...and we even did find things to fill up our day. Jordon practically started a new career and I taught all spring...however, we were getting bored in SD, and felt like we really were not getting anywhere. I was offered a job in Kauai teaching, and we just jumped on the offer! So, as of right now, we are planning on just being here a year. If we love it, we will stay longer, if we are yearning for the mainland we will probably come back! After this...to make my family feel better...we will be moving to Huntington Beach...so don't worry, we will be back!...And I know, the question of the hour...what about football? and Jordon? ...well to explain, Jordon has one more year on his contract...so he is legally bound to the sport for one more season...he will eventually, when the strike ends, have to go back to Detroit. If they think he can play and want to keep him on their team, they will, and I will have to fly back and forth this fall. This would be very hard, I know, and a pain, but we have done this before and will get through it. My school is also a year-round school, so I have a lot of time off in the fall, which will make it a lot easier!....The other scenario-if his knee is not 100% yet, which we both know it is not, and they decide he can't play, they will release him. At this point he has like 24-48 hours to be picked up by another team. If he is, he has to go to that team, and the scenarios start again. If he is not, because of injury, he will come back to Kauai with me & champerdoodle and get a job here, which he already has 100 offers....So I hope that answers your questions! Now, on to me :)...I have a kindergarten classroom and am so excited for this upcoming year. I just got here and we start next week, so my head is going insane....I foresee endless hours in the room over the next week...my school is Koloa Elementary and it is super cute(I will post some pics soon). Schools are a little different than in the mainland...so it will take some getting used to, but all in all, it seems great!
Pictures to come this evening....
Pictures to come this evening....
Finally Bloggin'!...longest blog ever...
Ahh, so what a month it has been! I will take you through the last month's journey step by step...yay you guys ;)...
Let me start at the phenomenal beginning...I met the one and only Garth Brooks, and we made out!..okay, just kidding :)...but we did get to talk for like five minutes...me him, trish(as in yearwood) and kitty kat and...He is my all time favorite singer, ever, I am a super die hard fan. My dream when I was little was to get to see Garth Brooks in concert..and I guess the lord heard my prayers! Jordon gives to his charity every year and in return he puts on a show for the players...we weren't going to go because Jordo couldn't make it, but my bf Kathleen stepped in, and we got to go!...! We got to see an amazing performance in Las Vegas, and then we got to meet him at a party after. The whole thing was for charity, which made it that much better!
He touched my hand...and told us we had nice boots ;)! Thanks dad!
Talking to him...and check this out, he did track and field at OSU...our enemies...but he threw jav! SO did we...
Okay, so my dad was the hit of the night, with our new sexy Justin's on our feet, we were unstoppable!
His one guitar...
Okay...so now that Garth is out of the way...I can move on, oh wait did I tell you that I met Garth Brooks, oh shoot already did...okay so My other Bff, Brittany, got married, and her wedding was amazing! It was in Buffalo, NY and I went to her bach and her wedd...so I now know the Buff area very well...Her Bach party was at Niagara Falls, which is incredible! I was so beautiful, I highly recommend going :) We had a killer time and I got to meet all of her amazing friends! Here are some pics...
And then on to her beautiful wedding! She was the prettiest bride ever, I am so so happy for her and her husband, Dan!! I also did a reading at the wedding, which was incredibly scary...but I was so happy to be a part of the it all!
The Gronkowski's
Okay...I'll end there, for now :)...but you know whats coming tomorrow...our move to Kauai...ahhh!
*words of the wise*
"One things life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you" ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
* I am reading a book by her and she is such an incredible writer that I thought I would periodically share some inspirations. This quote refers to the fact that we, as women, are always looking for new things to be interested in, new hobbies of sort, however, be interested in everything, life; then happiness and interesting things will come to you. This also helps us to learn from each thing, each experience we encounter each day :)...
"...when you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else" ~E.R.
* I am reading a book by her and she is such an incredible writer that I thought I would periodically share some inspirations. This quote refers to the fact that we, as women, are always looking for new things to be interested in, new hobbies of sort, however, be interested in everything, life; then happiness and interesting things will come to you. This also helps us to learn from each thing, each experience we encounter each day :)...
"...when you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else" ~E.R.
Heidi-licious
Hey again....haha so, as most of you know, my celeb idol is Heidi Klum...like for real. I tell Jordon he is Seal and that we are having 4 kids...2 girls, 2 boys....and 2 dogs, Like Heidi...haha I have copied many of her hair styles, outfits, makeup etc....I'm kinda of ashamed...and now, yay! she has a blog! It is pretty sweet so I thought I would share it!... heidiklum.aol.com enjoy :)
*oh, and she is starting this running challenge in June...you basically run everyday and keep track of your miles and then share....and I am doing it! (even though I run almost everyday anyways, this will be more official)...but who is dong it with me?...mom?
*oh, and she is starting this running challenge in June...you basically run everyday and keep track of your miles and then share....and I am doing it! (even though I run almost everyday anyways, this will be more official)...but who is dong it with me?...mom?
Hawaii Dreamin...
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