I feel like I have been hiding out or something... I kind of am I guess-hope to be back to complete normalcy in a couple weeks ;). Not a whole lot has been happening. Unfortunately I don't have anything exciting to blog about. Our lives lately have been pretty chill. We didn't buy a house or move to another apartment for that matter, we aren't buying a new car, we aren't going on vacation, I don't have a wonderful exciting birthing story to tell or even near pregnant for that matter either, I have no family reunions or family parties to share about- although we did miss two family reunions this last weekend on the mainland that I am sad about, no family(Chan and I) photos to share, no crafty thing to tell of that I've recently made, no beach parties or festivals, and no funny stories, any who you get the point.
For any of you who are/were familiar with reading seriouslysoblessed.blogspot.com I am guilty of exactly the kind of "Mormon" she pokes fun at! (all in good humor and done respectfully). I loved reading her blog- she was a riot (so sad she is done writing/having to keep her identity hidden). She nailed every little thing right on the head every time of how girls, women, mothers, married couples are in our culture! So every time I go to blog or read blogs I cant help to think of the things she talked about and get a giggle. A lot of times it keeps me from blogging because I always want to share what I'm happy about and grateful for but don't most of the time, haha! We all know I'm not a super ooshie mooshie girl on my blog. Personally, I choose to keep a lot of soul, sincere, emotions of blessings private and not open to the world of blog readers probably for the same reason of reading Seriouslysoblessed. There is nothing wrong with how people chose to blog- its just funny to me. But behind my pride- and naturally being like any other Mormon girl with her blog- I want to share that I am Seriously so blessed! And in all reality I really am grateful for my:"perfect husband" "perfect life" "perfect relationship" "living in paradise" "challenges that bring us bigger blessings" etc.
So I did just want to mention that Chandler and I have been through some great experiences recently and presently. One: we have been thru a lot spiritually. Simply Amazing. Words can't explain. We are in a wonderful spot right now. Our ward is great, our Bishop is wonderful, and literally a saint- he deals with SO much. He said to us that our ward is one of the most challenging and needy in the country (due to poverty). We have new callings- Chandler is in the young mens. When he stood up in sacrament to be sustained all the local boys had smiles ear to ear and thru up shockers with each other- lets just say they are stoked to have him as a leader. I got called to be the nursery leader/helper- eek! But so great! Two, Chandler's job is just clicking along. He is still loving it and keeping up with the challenges it brings but so rewarding! Of course, any one who knows Chandler knows he is successful at everything he does so yes he is the #1 sales rep on his team with Kaiser Permanente! He gets to work from home too- so I see him lots! What a huge advantage right there! Its fun! One thing that feels AMAZING is we have full health care insurance. With me NEVER having health care coverage in my life, it feels awesome to go to the doctor whenever I want. SO I do. I went to the Gyno just because I wanted too the other day and didn't pay a dime and never will- not even a co-pay. And I love my Dr. She's wonderful! To be where we are in our lives right now, we are so fortunate to have health care. (dental, eye, etc). Next is my family doctor check up for shots! FUN! Getting shots leads me to another blessing and opportunity I've been given- the decision I've made to go back to school full time at Chaminade. I've sadly never been to college. I became an Esthetician right after HS and have been working in the industry that I love so much for 6 years. But with no kids in the near future, and Chandler's job it just makes sense for me to use this time wisely and get as much education as I can at this point. I start in two weeks and I'm stressing out about it already, the unknown, the papers, and projects required. I have a schedule full of classes. We will see how it goes. I'm excited for the change and willing to take it on. I'm grateful to have Chandler who supports me and who is willing to help me along the way. He truly is so understanding, so loving, so sensitive to whats going on with me, still in the honeymoon stage with how he treats me, so fun, always happy, hard hard working, and glad he is a smartie pants so he can help me in school ;)!
Chandler has been invited to play and be on the golf team at Chaminade again. His assistant Bball coach is now the Golf coach at Chaminade so he wants Chan! His work is cool with him playing on the team so that will be fun for him to be apart of that and play this year! It will pay for some of his classes as he will be starting his MBA in Oct in the evenings.
Its amazing how things have really fallen into place for us. We realize everyday how the Lord's hands are a huge asset in our lives. We could not be happier- life is good.
Relaxing in the park afterwards
finish line! Chandler has purely enjoyed being with Kaiser- they have so many great events, activities, and of course health care to offer!
Good times for sure- we enjoy meeting new families and are privileged that we get to come join in on the parties!
Eating fruit snacks
stand up, sit down, stand up, sit down, stand up, sit down! Kept him occupied and made himself laugh!
The poor thing was sweating just running and playing at home! His hair was all matted down. Got to love humidity. He just plopped himself down on his own hand next to me on the couch!
Messy hair! He was so cuddly, loveable, and I loved it! I have found myself a little favorite friend!
We went snorkeling and it started pouring on us. But we just wait it out!
Lani Kai beach and we had lots of fun burying everybody into different things! Here is Kim as a Mermaid!
Went to the Dole Plantation
Pineapple Rhiannon
Went Stand Up Paddle boarding.
We did a lot of fun things I didn't take many pictures and the ones I did take were on my stolen cell phone! 