Update?

Alright, so I know I should have been keeping up on my "blogging" but I've just been too busy. So be prepared that this will be a very lengthy post. . . Where should I start?

Family Reunion
So on my wonderful dads side of the family we had a reunion. It's been pretty much 12 years since the entire family has gotten together under one roof. And let me tell you, there is no roof big enough to hold the love that flows through each of us. The St. George Crew (Cash, Me, Charles, Julieann, and Dad) made breakfast on Saturday for the big family reunion day. After breakfast we went down and cheered on my cousin's kids games. Which was more fun than I thought. (can't wait for them to cheer on my future kids in sports). After being cheerleaders we made our way to a wonderful park where we had a BBQ and fun games like egg toss and kickball. (Kickball was awesome. And as I was looking around I noticed almost all of my family members were barefoot. Then I realized. . . You know you come from a brown family when everyone is barefoot and playing kickball on a baseball diamond.) After the BBQ we all went back to get ready and have a family dance/talent show at my Aunt Laura's church. We had tons of fun and learned many new things of where we come from and who we are. I know a lot of them wanted to come down to St. Geezy for the next reunion, but the days they were planning are during some of the most hottest times of the year, after we explained that to them we have agreed to keep it in Sandy for the time being. On Sunday, (Mother's Day) we all dressed up for church wearing pink for my grandma (She's battling cancer) in support of her fight. She's a strong and beautiful women who has much love and much support around her everyday. Anyways, here are some pictures of the reunion.

 Cash and I trying to make breakfast.

 Charles and I playing in the Egg Toss (we won)

 My Aunt Laura Lui and My Grandma Salote Kalilea Pale Vuki

 Me and My Dad :)

 The fam watching the talent show

My Dad's Family. 

(Top (L-R) Heleti Sione Vuki (my dad), Ana Finau Vai, Peni & Fane Tuipulotu with Kimi Tuipulotu, Misieli Mitch Vuki. Bottom (L-R) Laura Lui, Grandma Salote Pale Vuki, Grandpa Sione Fifita Vuki, & Salesi Kautoke Vuki)

And the entire Vuki family.

 7 kids, 22 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren. 

Our family logo printed on all our shirts

(Famili ta'engata means eternal family and the seal is the tongan national seal meaning God and Tonga are my inheritance. So basically we are an eternal family that is tied together through our faith in God and our heritage)

Solar Eclipse

So I'm pretty sure you all knew about the Solar Eclipse in Kanarraville, Utah. Obviously with so many people wanting to come to the house to watch the fun. I decided to put together a potluck dinner for everyone so they can enjoy fun, food, and the eclipse. I know ya'll want pictures but I was too busy being a host (actually I didn't have a camera and didn't really feel like taking pictures either) so I let everyone else take pictures and just enjoy the company. SO MANY PEOPLE were in town it was just ridiculous. I've never seen K-town or Cash's house packed with as much people that were there. It was still tons of fun and I'm glad everyone had a great time. I met Cash's cousin Sally, her husband Mike, and their two out of three kids Serena and Sam. They are all a blast and I can't wait for them to come back down! 

 New Job

So I started a new job about a month ago. No I didn't leave Lin's (sadly. JK) I went from seasonal produce girl to Meat Deli Clerk/ Poultry Specialist. I pretty much work EARLY mornings. Depending on the size of our load I'm either at the store at 4 a.m. or 6 a.m. which sucks, but I get off more earlier than ever thought of so that's nice. If you don't know what a Meat Deli Clerk is (or if you are just curious but don't really care) I pretty much take care of the lunch meats, cheeses, hot dogs, bacon, and sausages. (pretty much Aisle 6). And I'm also in charge of the frozen bagged chicken that somehow everyone loves to buy. So that's my new job. I work with another lady named Julie. We have our ups and downs but we work pretty well with each other. 

So. . . That's been my life so far. It's been crazy, but I love it. I'll try to update my fitness blog with some interesting things I found out about myself, but it's late and I'm tired. So I'll do it another time. So keep your eyes open for that update. 

- Love, Peace, Chicken Grease

K. 

To move or not to move. . . That is the question

So lately I've been thinking about moving back home to the George of Saint. But I don't know. Don't get me wrong I love SUU. I love the classes and the atmosphere here at SUU. BUT I can't afford it and I hate the location of it. This has been the most stressful, depressing, energy consuming, confusing, anxiety attacking semester I've ever had. I started mornings at my job so now I'm up by 4 a.m. and with school, homework, and life I'm usually in bed by 9 or 10.  So I'm usually getting 6 to 7 hours of sleep which for me isn't all that bad. (I work better off of 6 to 7 hours of sleep than I do with 8.) But I have a problem. I get so stressed and have mini anxiety attacks that I'm going to sleep in and get fired that I constantly wake up every hour just to check the time to see if I slept in.

I HATE IT. I hate that I am constantly waking up.I hate that I can't have a good nights rest, not even on weekends. I hate that I'm constantly worrying about if I can make it next month with paying rent and other bills. What stresses me out even more!? Rumor Has It  (I love Adelle) SUU is raising tuition.. EFF. . . I can't afford to pay rent, let alone if tuition raises how am I supposed to go to school?!

Anyways vent over.

So I've been thinking about moving back home. I don't know. I made a Pros and Cons list and my "pros" are two pages long and my "cons" are only a half page. So yeah. My pros for moving back are pretty big. But I can't afford to be "seasonal" at Lin's. . BUT Lin's is hiring!!! They are hiring for a Meat Deli Clerk which for the past two weekends I have been working and training for. SO. . . Tomorrow I'm going to call Jordan (Meat Manager) and see if I can apply for the job and if he will give it to me and handle me working part time evenings for the next month or so until school is out. And if he gives it to me then I'll move back home, go back to school at Dixie, and save up some money so I can try living on my own again some day. I guess you really don't have to read this since I've already made up my mind that I'll move back if I get the job. But I like typing out my problems. Eventually you're going to hear my reasons for what I do, so why not just put it on here and let you all read it. Right?

- Love, Peace, Chicken Grease

 K. 

P.S. Sydney, If you read this. If I move back we can finally do our concealed weapons permit and gun!!

Check It Out

So I made a new blog. It's like my public journal for weight loss. Hope you enjoy my "journey" to healthier me.

fromjiggletoflat.blogspot.com

P.S. I'll have a link to it on the side of this blog as soon as I figure out how to do that.

- Love, Peace, Chicken Grease
      K.

The Bucket List

Lately I've been thinking about what I want to do before I die.

Not hinting or saying that I'm going to die - because I'm not.

But I've always wanted to make a bucket list.

So here it goes.

The Bucket List 

(in no particular order)

Watch Phantom of the Opera in Las Vegas 

Go to Europe

Get in a fight. And WIN ( Fight Club style)

Go to the San Diego Zoo

Enjoy the sunset on a beach in Mexico

Convince Cash to go on a couple of cruises.

Visit the east coast 

Walk the Great Wall of China

See the Pyramids of Egypt

Climb to Machu Pichu

Swim with dolphins in Florida

Hold a baby sloth, monkey, tiger, panda, bear, elephant

Ride the trolley in San Francisco

Visit Mount Rushmore

Own a pet cow, pig, chicken, llama, 

Get my concealed weapons permit and own a handgun

Taser someone

Go whale watching

Go on my ISV trip (I have not forgotten to do it and will do it next year. Hopefully)

Get married, have kids, and watch them grow while I grow old with Cash.

Tour around a castle

I know some of these are pretty far out and pretty expensive but a girl can dream right?

More Pictures

I know it's been a week, but here is some of the other pictures from my birthdaypalooza.

 Cash gave Will Smith a wet willy.

I love Matthew McConaughey

Cash met Joe Montana

Cash rode around with Evel Knievel.

Cash and Ali didn't get along too well.

 Cash met John Wayne (Heff this was for you)

Cash was serious about his internship at the White House

He had to spell check for Pres. Bush.

 Cash said it was OK to kiss Elvis. Who wouldn't?

Charles doesn't like Shaq that much.

 We got on the stage with the Blue Man Group.

 This is what happens when we don't shave. We're a pretty hairy family.

I don't know what was going on.

 We went to Fremont street and watched three different bands play all 80's music and watch drunk people dance. One couple was a hoot to watch. Too bad I didn't get a picture of them :(

I bought my first alcoholic drink just because. I'm legal, why not. 

 Then we watched the light show play We Will Rock You by Queen. It was pretty awesome. Specially the Willy Nelson impersonator behind us doing sign language dancing. I was too afraid to take his picture :(

The we took Charles' girlfriend Julieann (She's cool since her b -day is right after mine) to the M&M factory to watch the 3D movie. It was way fun.

Birthdaypalooza

So, January 30th, 2012
I turned 21. 

Yup, I'm officially legal. 

It's exciting.
 Saying "Oh, I'm only 20." was getting annoying.
Not anymore!

Since we only turn 21 once, I made a whole week about it and called it 

BIRTHDAYPALOOZA

 January 30:
I turned 21 and had cake and ice cream with my family in St. George. And my friend Ben came over too. But I didn't get a picture with him. How did I miss that?

We tried to take pictures of us kids. . It didn't work out like my mom wanted. But it describes whole we really are. 

February 1:
Cash made me dinner. Steak and potatoes. They were tasty :)


February 2:

Jessie took me to see One For The Money. It was awesome. I loved it.

February 3:
Nothing special

February 4:
Went to Mesquite for dinner with my dad, step-mom. Charles (brother), Julieanne (his girlfriend), Cash, my aunt and uncle and a bunch of my uncle's golf buddies.

I ate an oyster. It was weird. I don't think I'll eat one again. At least I ate one. 

February 5 & 6:
VEGAS!!!

Vegas was SO MUCH FUN! We went to Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and met many cool celebrities there. I have to say from watching us and other tourist taking pictures. Madame Tussauds is the only place you can  harass celebrities and get away with it.

I hung out with Will Smith

 I pondered with Arnold

Cash won a fight with Chuck Lidell

 My mom chatted with Simon Cowell      

I answered phone calls for President Obama.

Don't worry, there are more pictures to see. But you can view this for now. 

- Love, Peace, Chicken Grease

K. 

Procrastinators UNITE!! . . . tomorrow

Today in one of my classes we talked about procrastination. We listed reasons to procrastinate, what some of the signs/characteristics of procrastination, and how to stop yourself from procrastinating.

And wierdly enough a lot of what my class was coming up. . I do/have. It's sad. I know. This applies with my previous post of me being addicted to Netflix. 

Netflix is just better than doing homework. 

I know it's not legit, but I enjoy taking quizzes I find on the interweb. So after my class I went online, found a procrastinator quiz and took it. My results? 

According to your results, you are somewhat of a procrastinator. Your score indicates that you either procrastinate significantly in a specific area (or areas) of your life, or are a moderate procrastinator overall. Whatever the case may be, this can become a serious problem.

Somewhat? How is that a viable answer? Then again, I guess that's what I get for taking a test off of Google. So, why am I talking about procrastination other than it was the subject of a class today. 

Welp, here's why. I have a paper due tomorrow morning by 10 a.m. I need to pack or start to pack for my trip to Vegas. (YEAH!!) AND I just remembered that I have pictures I need to pick up for my photography class tomorrow. Now why aren't I doing any of these things? Because I'm creating this blog post, waiting for Jessie to come home to see if she wants to go with me, watching Enchanted, and eating applesauce. I love applesauce. 

- Love, Peace, Chicken Grease

K.