...Trip Home...

I had a wonderful two week visit to Utah. It was a busy two wks! Because of my stolen phone these are the only photos I have. While I was home it was the IBS hair, nails, esthetic, and cosmetic convention in Vegas. This was my 10th year now in attending-crazy! It was my moms 19th year! My two sisters, my mom and I always go together and make it a girls weekend getaway! Here is my mom and I waiting at Roy's to eat and have a meeting with a few friends in the industry that we have met over the years.

Alejandro, my mom, and I walking the trade show floor- stopped at a booth that had a cotton candy machine-random. Alejandro is a friend of ours that we met years ago that was in the process of opening up his own business. He now owns a Men's spa in Vegas called Fino For Men! Its a beautiful barber shop and men's spa! We love to catch up on business ideas and strategies each yr!


It was fun to see a lot of my girl friends, friends, business owners, product companies at the show! I even bumped into friends from Hawaii!

While I was home I ran up to Provo to take care of just a few things on our condo and just check in on it. But thanks to Chandler's sister Meagan who is living there and Chandler's parents for keeping the place in good hands and whipping it up in shape after the past renters moved out. I was driving to Provo in my little car (that I miss so much) I almost forgot how to drive on freeways that have a speed limit above 45mph. It felt good to just drive- 80mph weird too. Ha

Okay so I know I live in Hawaii and have gorgeous lush, green mountains... but really- who wouldn't miss this? Ugh! Bright blue skies and these mountains, oh I can't wait to live near those again someday!

While I was in Provo for 24hrs I managed to stop off at the hospital because my cousin had just had her baby a few hours prior. It was so good to see Kim, Tyler, Jamie, Stephanie, my aunt Julie and T&J kids! I was so happy to say a quick Hello while up in Northern Utah with such little time! Here is the Dabo's new baby, Esther! What a doll face she is!
Cute little Alex in the window seal of Hospital room!

I could not believe the view out of my cousins hospital room! The colors in the sky, and the sunset, the colors of the mountains! perfect time of year in Utah!

Back in St. George I did lots of fun things! Went to my cabin, went to Tuacahn to see The Little Mermaid, my dad came up from Cali- hung with family!
Here are my nieces messing around on my wake board.. Dawn

Eva
Brooklyn
Eva and BJ- I miss seeing these girls! I had one girl at a time sleep over with me! It was a great to have a little time with them!

We went hiking up in Snow Canyon- beautiful day!

Us girls hanging out in the shade taking a break!
And I met my nephew for the very first time! I didn't tell my sister I was coming to Utah. I just showed up at her house and she freaked as much as I did! I got to spend a lot of time with her and baby Janson! He is such a cutie pie and I loved making him laugh a deep belly laugh!

OOoooh How I miss him so much already!!

L.aS.t.Ni.Gh.T

Chandler and I met up for a double date in Kaneohe with Chandler's boss and his wife. We went to the windward mall and walked around to waste time for an hour before our movie started. We stopped at a sunglass Kiosk to try on a few pair of glasses. I hate carrying a purse so I don't use one much anymore. I had my phone in my back pocket at one time. Then my HTC EVO Android got stolen. Okay- it seems so stupid and sometimes I don't understand why I feel the things I do sometimes. When I ask myself why am I sick to my stomach over this? I was even hot flashing to be exact. Why do I care so much about my phone being gone? Is it that its brand new to me? Is it that I paid 350.00+ for it? Is it that I feel lost, empty handed? I feel safe with it? I have to be able to receive calls and text messages? Is it that ALLLL my info is out there now for some stranger to read...Facebook, yahoo account, all my text conversations (sweet nothings back and forth between my hubs and I) haha, or my PICTURES!? So of course no one turned it in. That's kinda the nature of the beast out here in Hawaii. Never have expectations of people returning things here. Honest people sometimes are few are far between. Earlier this month Chandler's boss' phone got stolen AT church!!!! LDS yes... Sad story! Weird I know! I was walking in the mall searching, looking.. and Cassie says to me "can you imagine finding something that's not yours and keeping it? Taking something that isn't your own and keeping it?" I have never thought of keeping anything that wasn't mine. I get caught up on thinking everybody thinks that too. It is not in my nature to ever do that. Its not ethical. its not right. Its not okay. Some people out there are selfish and don't care and think just the opposite. They have no idea how bad it sucks for me. So I have been thinking about this the last 24 hrs. I am sick to my stomach because not only is my phone gone.. Its JUST a phone right? It is JUST a phone but also a portion of my life too- really haha. A few years ago no big deal but now smart phones are our everything. literally. A lot of my privacy is temporally gone and a portion of my life the last three months. My cell was loaded with photos and that's the only thing I care about. I can close my cell account momentarily, I can get a new cell, I can retrieve my contacts online, I can eventually receive calls and texts again soon- whoop big deal, I can feel safe again carrying a phone, but my PICTURES! ;( ;( Egh it simply sucks! I went home to Utah for 2 weeks a week ago and I had soooo many pictures on there. 400 plus photos. goner. I met my nephew for the first time, went to the cabin, saw lots of friends, went to Vegas with my mom, saw family, did lots of fun things.

Oh well- nothing I can do about it now. Move on.com. Anyway my next post I will have a few photos I uploaded from my trip. Thanks to my insurance and being spoiled I have a new Evo in the mail its here on Tues. So Ill start fresh. Ill definitely be doing some things different privacy wise this time. Im trying to justify that the movie Larry Crowne was worth losing a phone over ;) Mmmm Not so much! Kinda a Dull one!

THANK YOU!

WOW! I have to admit- yes I'm human and we all love positive attention and didn't realize so many people would leave me such sweet comments. It feels good have people love me and express positive words of encouragement towards me. Thank you for the phone calls, text messages , and comments left on my blogger. I'm just another girl that likes to blog and express my life with my hubs in Hawaii through photos and journal-ing.

So after the anonymous post I decided to monitor my comments that were being left on my blog. So I would have to read them and approve for each comment to be posted. I did not know how to check for comments to approve them until JUST tonight I saw ‘15 comments’ needed to be approved on my dashboard. I was surprised I was beginning to think with '0 comments' that I should not have expressed what was on my mind. I thought maybe I offended more people and did more wrong by writing 'dear anonymous'. Yeah so I’m still learning how to run blogger- glad I got that figured out ;) So a month later after my anonymous post I am just now reading everyone’s comments and reactions to my post.

So first off, THANK YOU to all of you and your love and the support-really! I am totally fine and didn’t mean to make a big deal of anything at all. I just felt like saying a few things to get them off my chest.

@ Jamie D - Thank you! Weirdos I know! ;) It was so good to see you a few wks ago! You're baby is so precious! Wish I could hold her again!

@ Brandi W- Thank you for your comment! Appreciate you! Hope you had a great time with your sister! Your next trip better be to Hawaii!

@ Nikki-njkilfoyle- You’re right I don’t know ya but Chan told me about you… Thanks for your positive words back at me. I now have read your blog. You look sooo familiar though....? I will too, now follow your blog! Your babea O. is a DOLL! I see you are in St. G. I miss it like crazy!!! We should all get together next time Chan and I are home! We are always looking for people to hang with!

@ Kristen M- Thank you! Sometimes I just love speaking my mind! Ha! And yes! EXACTLY! I am young and enjoying life with my hubs in Hawaii before I have kids and cant flaunt! ha! And I’m fully enjoying myself! Thank you for your sweet comment! Miss you guys! Hope you had fun in Utah- I must have just missed you!

@ Jana S- You ARE Awesome- not me! HA! I didn’t think what I said was that great but thank you so much for making me feel special- I def don’t think anything I WRITE should be posted on your fridge ha.. I have a lot more to learn! I actually learn so much from you. I really mean that. I love reading your blog. I feel like one of the main reasons why I love reading others blogs is because others teach me so much. How to be a better person, how to be a good wife, how to be crafty, how to be an exceptional mother, and most importantly how to grow within the gospel. Thank you!

@Jackie H- 3 words- I love you! I had a great time seeing you in Utah well and Vegas I guess. You’re right- We haven’t skipped a beat! SkIWaMpUs! And yes who said I can’t surf in Hawaii with my hubs in what I want ;)

@Jamie J.- I appreciate people who can leave a comment not knowing me. Thank you for your support. Thank you for reading my blog- I think that’s a hard thing in life… to know we are good people, to think we are good people, to want to be inspiring to others, and to want to be kind and then all of a sudden you get SHOT down with mean and unnecessary things people do and say along our path. People just baffle me sometimes! I'm just another girl that looks a certain way, lives in a certain place, married to a great guy, and lives my life the best I know how. Thank you for your positive reinforcement for me.Congrats on your pregnancy and baby girl! Good luck to you!

@ Megan- Thanks a bunch for your comment! Ya no one ever knows what someone else is going through in the moment. That's why its so important to keep negative thoughts to ourselves. ;) I cant read your blog ;( help! ha!

@Daphne- Thank you girl! I appreciate your comment. Yeah.. unknown why people do and say the things they do whether it’s a big or small- meaningful or pointless I don’t think they realize how it can affect people! I thought about going private but I don’t know what to do. I don’t mind having people read my blog. If I know them or not. I’m going to try out monitoring comments for now. You need to update your blog!!! ;)

@Linda- Thanks for your concern, support, and sharing that little bit of comment with me! I still have so so so much to learn. I’m young still and young in the gospel for sure. I just learned real quick not to do or say thing that might hurt someone if it’s about ‘THEM’. Its never worth it. pointless. I’m not perfect and sometimes it’s not always easy to keep our mouths' shut about others. But reality is it’s really not our place to be judgmental NO matter what. I’ve been really heavily working on not saying anything Negative about ANYONE to myself or others! The worst is knowing we might have hurt someone. So thank you again! Any who- I read your blog. So so happy to see that you are happy and healthier NOW then at times before. Sincerely sorry to know what you have been through. I was dying to see Lizzie when I was in Utah a few weeks ago. It didn’t work out. ;( Maybe next time. Good luck with planning the wedding! Congrats to her and your family! ;)