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? 
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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.... ;)
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