THANKFUL for PEOPLE :))

SOOOO Its been I think ANOTHER few months since my last post.... BAD HABIT & Just haven't had the urge to write :)..... SO MANY things have happened BUT in a span of few days gathered into weeks & then into months ANY Person would have SO MANY things going on RIGHT :)

This past weekend was one VERY BUSY weekend, I had a cousin's wedding & Some cousins going threw the Temple for the first time ALL VERY BEAUTIFUL opportunities to be apart of..... because of my BAD HABITS I was LATE to BOTH events :( SO I am READY to change NOW & making the necessary efforts to move forward with PUNCTUALITY!!! SOOO Far TODAY I have NOT been LATE to anything & was actually EARLY for some :) for me that is a BIG HUGE step forward :)

 Ive been SO HARD on myself & not satisfied with what I have producing LATELY, as far as a person ALL AROUND..... Was so critical that it seemed like I put a HALT to EVERYTHING around me..... BECAUSE Zumba was the ONLY thing that kept me happy, IT was the ONLY thing I did for a while..... Pouting, sulking & helping my insecurities get the BEST of me I looked IN ward & couldn't even look up to see the TIP of my nose..... BUT Then..... PEOPLE ALL AROUND me came to the RESCUE :)) I KNOW GOD SENT THEM :) & RIGHT when I was going to throw my white flag & just give up. I AM SOOOO HAPPY to report that I am OUT of that SLUMP.... Well NOT COMPLETELY OUT but STILL Clawing my way UP :))

ITS SO NOT EASY going OUT of what you are comfortable with BUT I KNOW that you GROW A LOT in those times..... In time you adapt & then U venture OUT AGAIN :)) It is TRULY AMAZING to have SO MANY GOOD & GREAT People in my life.... Even those that I don't really know I am GR8ful for :)..... Ive said it before, People walk in & out of ur life ALL the time & there is a season to every PERSON, I do know that for ME, EVERYONE has made a DIFFERENCE in my life :) & like the saying go's.... ITS NOT ABOUT WHO YOU'VE KNOWN THE LONGEST, ITS ABOUT WHO'S COME & NEVER LEFT :) We ALL have THOSE kinds of people in our live's,,,,, The ones that NO TIME, DISTANCE, OR SEPARATION ever changes the relationship you have with one another :)) PEOPLE can be TRULY Amazing :) SOME need a FEW Chances to get to their AWESOMENESS BUT EVERYONE is IMPORTANT to SOMEONE :))


HOPING that you ALL continue to have A BEAUTIFUL LIFE THAT YOU CREATE :)) LOVE YOU ALL :))

TIME

WOW...... Ive been gone for a LOOOONG TIME :)) I see August was the last time Ive blogged & NOW IM BACK :)..... I usually write whenever I have alot on my mind & feel like letting out on paper or in this case cyber space :) ALWAYS Hoping that ANYONE reading finds some GOOD in what I express :)

Cant Sleep because Ive been thinking of SO MANY THINGS.... MY KIDS & MY FAMILY.... We recently laid to rest a older Sister Litiane LatuVava'u Finau Lea'atoa, She was diagnosed with Lung & Brain cancer in September 20011 & Made it threw to the New Year, only to be called back home Jan. 2, 2012.... My relationship with with her was that off.... I went to her for advice, knowing she would be HONEST & STRAIGHT Forward NO SUGAR COATING :)) LOVED anything she told me & did my best to do as she said...... I choose TIME as my titled for this entree cause when she was diagnose it was what she repeatedly told me to do with my KIDS.... Give them MY TIME.... "ANYONE can be a stay @ home mom BUT very few can me the BEST Stay @ home Mom"...Latu :) Meaning even thou I'm physically home with my kids, what they need MOST is my TIME..... This is something I have struggled with for YEARS now, 3rd Child Pila is 4 now & I became a stay @ home Mom since he was 3 months, A LONG time for ME :)) I struggle EVERYDAY with the push & pull within myself to go back to the workforce world BUT @ the end of the day, I can NOT figure out what I would do with my kids IF I DID..... WE are a MORE then BROKE family.... BUT my husband, Kids & myself R very healthy & that is something MONEY can not buy.

I knew Latu my whole life BUT it was not until she was diagnosed that I became VERY CLOSE to her, sharing very personal things & knowing her as a person..... The day I found out her heart was failing I could NOT leave her bedside, staying next to her everyday only returning home to sleep for a few hours & returning again, that only lasted 4 days ..... Ive learned & feel so much in a short time & NOW its time to put things into action.....  Express & Show Ur LOVE to ur loved ones OFTEN.... U are not promised ALL the TIME you want with them & ANY-DAY CAN be the day U may not see them again.

The HAPPIEST place on Earth :))

Disneyland is the BOMB.COM :))

Our little family USUALLY does Presents, Ice cream & cake @ home for our kids Birthday's BUT My oldest turned 8 & Its a BIG Bday for us.... to show him its a SPECIAL time in his life we went all out just for him.... He told me all he wanted for his birthday was to go to Disneyland & His Dad made his wish come TRUE :)) IT was the BEST Family Vacation EVER, We where SO BLESSED on this trip :))

One of my Cousins more like my SISTER came with her cousins & made it MORE fantastic for me :))
We R VERY close & I know she loves me regardless of what ever discessions I make! Came home & got back to EMZ :)) OH HOW I MISS MY ZUMBA TIME :)) Back on the Healthy eating wagon 3 day's down & LOTS more days to go :)) Kids start school Wens-day & Little Cee has Football practice.... We're so EXCITED to see if he'll like it :)) BUSY, BUSY, BUSY.... Doing my best to keep up :)) The BEST thing about MY life is,.... ITS MINE :)) Enjoy ur time with ur loved ones Blog-World U never know WHEN U won't see them again :))

WHERE IS JULY???

WOW talk about TIME TRAVEL :)) Shame on me 4 NOT keeping up with things :(.... GOT Certified to instruct Zumba & LATELY have NOT been able to balance it with FAMILY time....SO MANY Exciting things this summer :)) Just finished back to back Family Reunion's.... 1st My Dad's family (His siblings) then My Mom's family(7 Sister's)..... IT WAS OUTSTANDING HAPPINESS :)) I had SOOOO MUCH JOY with both side's of my family..... 2011 has DEFINITELY  brought me wealth in many ways :)) FEELS GOOD to be with family always :)) A GOOD Friend told me that the #1 thing that brings families TOGETHER is Death, HAPPY that we where able to pull together for HAPPIER TERMS :)) Our pictures FROZEN MEMORIZE of all these good times are PRICELESS & worth MORE then gold :)) Just like children spell LOVE T.I.M.E I'm SURE families spell Love the same way.... Life is SO SHORT & U really don't know when its up, SO SPEND it with the one's who mean MOST :))

An Inspiring Crowd :)

Last Year I started attending EMZ (Early Morning Zumba), Ran by the Sensational Smileing Sinai Pauni (My Sister Sela's, Sister in-law) I always thought of her that way because since I started working out & seeing her in diffrent class's & then attending her class I notice that WHILE she worked out she ALWAYS had a BEAUTIFUL SIMLE on her face :) Sinai started teaching FREE Zumba class twice a week in my neighborhood, Her first class she only had 3 people attend, I actually came the 3rd week she taught & STUCK with it cause she was AWESOME :).....NOW EMZ runs Mon-Fri 5:30 am in 3 diffrent locations :) ... There are LOTs of women that attend I would say maybe 20 to 30 on a regular base come :). Since she found out I & 2 other ladies are going to certify she encouraged us to lead a few songs in her class's :) Its been an AMAZIG trasformation to witness :)... Sinai was on vacation in Itally & a few of the EMZ ladies didn't want a day off :). Betsy Vakapuna & I acctually tag teamed our very first time to hold the fort down while she was out :) I LOVED EMZ SO MUCH I didn't want to let them down :) SOOOOO I Put a play list together & Betsy & I became... B & B :)

SOOOO Many OUTSTANDING people in my life BECAUSE of Zumba & a common goal of HAPPINESS interlocked with FITNESS :) I JUST LOVE IT :) Needless to say Next week I, Betsy & Twig Larkin (Another AWESOME friend) will be certifying TOGETHER.... Just going threw all this has REALLY made me think of the direction of MORE EDUCATION I'm going in.(Meaning I NEED MORE KNOWLEDGE) & I COULD make money doing something I LOVE.... WHAT A REMARKABLE IDEA :)....... I'm STILL SLEEPING on it ;) & been doing that for about 3-4 months NOW.... Taking things ONE day @ a time :)

I've been blessed with an EXTREAM LOVE & SUPPORT of FAMILY :) Crazy how OTHERS can see ALL the potential in ME that I can NOT see myself.... My Sister's, Brother's, Kids & ESPECIALLY Husband has been VERY BENEFICIAL to me in my journey of FINDING MYSELF :) .... MY FAMILY IMIDIATE & EXTENDED, EMZ (Early Morning Zumba), BZC (Bountiful Zumba Crew) & West Valley REC. has made an EXCEPTIONAL EXPLICIT change in my life :) 30+ Years & I'm STILL ASTONISHED BY ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL BLESSINGS GOD HAS GIVEN ME :)

Up A Notch ;)

I'm BACK on the grind of FITNESS :)) Ashamed I fell away BUT Happy I'm BACK... Its been 2 weeks of pure JUST DO IT additude & I'm proud of myself for challenging & DOING what I need too :)) My problem with Nutrition has always been OVEREATING, I'm a pretty HEALTHY, don't really have a sweet tooth & have ALWAYS enjoyed Fresh Fruits & Veggies :)) MY LEST favorite excersize is RUNNING SOOOO I challenged myself TO RUN, jog or walk @ least a mile a day :)) My first day I did 1mile on the track & it took me a little over 45 min.... BAD DAY.... But this week I've turned it UP a notch :) On a Treadmill is allot EASIER to keep track of whats going on SOOOO  My gym membership @ my LOCAL Rec. has pleased me very, very much :) On my best day this week I did 2 miles in 31 min on a 4.0 & 5.5 speed alternating 3min slow 4.0 & 2 min 5.5 or higher a nice quick jog :) then my LAST mile I turned the incline UP going 2.0 on FAST & 10.0 on SLOW that was a FAST Calorie BURN ;) LOVED IT :)... Seem's everyday is very different as far as energy level so I've been watching my FOOD JOURNAL closely :) YEAHHHH Food Journal....  it helps ME keep track of everything that go's INTO my body so I can @ least BURN 1/2 of it OFF :)

ZUMBA!!!! What can I say .... I LOVE ZUMBA !!!! Its what got me BACK to fitness & I'M SOOOO Grateful I FINALLY gave into my sister Sela's suggestion to TRY IT OUT, HAPPY she NEVER GAVE UP on me & ASKED me EVERY TIME she came in contact with me :) Now I'm HAPPY to admit I AM A ZUMBAHOLIC ;) I'm very impressed & appreciative of ALL the people I have grown' to know through Zumba, the POSITIVE atmosphere that we all thrive on is AMAZINGLY ASTONISHING :) Its have moved me SOOOO MUCH that I have built up the courage to become a Zumba instructor :)) I Certify NEXT MONTH :)) I'm SOOOO EXCITED.... But because I know being an INSTRUCTOR can be demanding I've told myself that I will only HELP OUT & SUB for Instructors that hold a REGULAR class.... I'll just have to see how it go's :)) I WANT to do something in the Physical Fitness Range... I know its an OPEN FIELD & it is something I adore :) I went to school for Message Therapy I LOVED IT but never finished because I SURRENDERED to ANATOMY .... When it comes to EDUCATION I'm such a WHITE FLAG thrower :( Sometimes giving up & giving in from AFAR.... My husband ALWAYS ENCOURAGES me to go back & FINISH but I just don't have a DESIRE too :( I figure I've already WASTED TIME & MONEY & didn't get things done WHY would this time be any different....UGGGGHHHHH I'm so disappointed in myself BUT,,,,YES there's a BUT... I'M STILL WORKING ON MYSELF & MYSELF TALK ;)

I just feel that IF I preach something to my children THEN I BETTER be able to LIVE what I preach.... GOODNESS the joys of Parenthood..... All experiences are based on TRIAL & ERROR :) HOPEFULLY we find what it is that WE ourselves can IMPROVE on :)) ITS A LONG, LONG road & I'm just going to do MY BEST :)... I am NOT THE BEST Mother, Wife, Sister, Daughter or Friend BUT I do know that I AM DOING MY BEST :)) I'm ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED that I was able to blog & its ONLY been 2 weeks... WOOOO HOOO 1 for me ;) there is HOPE for me YET ;) LOVE YOU ALL & I Pray you all have WONDERFUL Experiences & Oppinons of LIFE :)

ON TRACK

:) Well it looks like its another month GONE :) Still not able to keep up on my blogs, WILL do better SOON :) Just some quick things that I wanted to share :)) My 2 Eldest children ;) play T-ball NOW :) Super excited & stoked to watch them, Husband is back at work, on light duty BUT on the way back to REGULAR work days & I have been STEADILY going DOWN on my extra pounds I gave myself ;) I was going to write on Citzenship BUT started to tear up SOOOOOO wrote this instead :)) Kind of a touchy subject for me.... I AM A VERY PROUD AMERICAN :) & VERY, VERY, GRATEFUL for the Men & Women who have & WILL die for my FREEDOM.... Thats all I'll say for NOW :)

Came down with some kind of FLU or SOMETHING Tuesday night.... Been YUCKY & after taking a BUNCH of Meds.... I'm feeling good enough to sweep around the house, pick up trash & do a couple of loads of laundry HOIIIIII the JOYS of living :)) We went to watch Never say Never :)) I highly recommend it to EVERYONE I always liked Justin Bieber but after watching his move (documentary) I LOVE HIM :)) SUCH A GOOD PERSON :)) My kids ..... They ALWAYS had the Bieber Fever :) Its GOOD to know there R SO MANY others in this world striving to do GOOD :))

I'm still working on figuring out how to put some music on here, IT IS NICE listening to something while U read :)) & MUSIC can fill the heart & soul with HAPPINESS & I AM ALL FOR THAT :)) Can't wait to hit the GYM tomorrow I MISS IT SOOOOO MUCH & I'm doing my best to be a TROOPER & go to MY community Rec. center :)) For Years now (little over 2) I have been driving Miles to West Valley Rec. center & I live right down town :)) Because I had established a WONDERFUL relationship with the STAFF there I stayed there....BUT Gas prices are on the RISE & I NEED to do something more REALISTIC :) At least after this I can say I TRIED :)) This is all due to Me doing my best to meet the requirements of Tuia's WIFE ;)
I must say I do listen MOST of the time to what my better 1/2 is saying but only DO what he says hummmmm maybe 40% of the time ...LOL.... JUST SAYIN' ;) All right.... gotta get, to creating a heavenly haven ;) till next time, I HOPE U ALL have WONDERFUL Opinions of life :))