Friday, April 26, 2013

Konichiwa Japan*

It's been a while, I know & I hope the next news that I have for you will make up for some lost time :)

Soooo guess whos in Japan as of right now, this very second!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Yup, this girl! :)))
The excitement is unexplainable! Lol So you're probably wondering what Im doing here, if youre one of my readers who actually care, Ill explain! Hahaha
So I got lucky to be one of 12 dancers who were chosen to come & perform for the Odaiba Festival :) Seriously, its such a huge honor to be here & I am so blessed to be able to be part of this. Working at the Polynesian Culture Center is a blessing in itself & I hope to make my family, especially the ones who danced before me, proud <3

Heres To Day #1 Here In Odaiba Japan!
Enjoy some pics from day 1! :)

I always wanted someone to hold my name at the airport, so this will suffice :) Lol

Our flight was 8 hours & completely empty! so we each had a row to ourselves :) Did you know that when you fly international you get fed for free!?
(Sorry Im an American virgin & this is my FIRST time out of the country! Lol)

Kini & I in front of our hotel :) Funny fact: Out of the 12 dancers, he's the only one who isn't Samoan ;) Lol 

Japan's newest tourists! Lol Betty Logo :)

Attempting to have dinner with chopsticks! Lol


Fun Fun Fun

Stay tuned for more updates, hopefully tomorrow! Lol Love you all!

Arigato :)
xxs





Friday, April 5, 2013

Team Elder Fitisemanu*

So tonight I sent one of my good friends, Elder Sterling Moe, off on a mission & I asked him to look out for Elder Fitisemanu when he gets to Samoa, since thats where he'll be serving <3 

I watched as he hugged the girl he loved for the last time </3 I watched as she held her missionary with every piece of strength she had in her & it made me think of him...of us <3 How we were in this position not too long ago. Its like I was reliving that day. My heart broke all over again because I knew what she, what they, were going through. But I knew it was all for the best because it was all for our Savior <3

I find myself missing him from time to time but I know that as long as we put our Lord first, he will bless us indefinitely <3 Only he knows whats best for us and all he asks of us is to TRUST in Him :')

I've learned that my faith in Him lately has been weak & I need to fix that. I'm not sure where we stand but I do know that everything WILL be okay, just like how we said it would <3 & I know that no matter what happens, what paths we end up taking, which purpose where destined to have, I will ALWAYS be here for him & I will always have a special place in my heart for Him <3 

As I watch other girls send their missionaries out & they come to me of all people for advice, I cant help but think of my life and reflect on what the best thing that I can tell them & all I could think of is this....that things really do change but I promise that if you make decisions with a Christ centered mind & heart that things will work out the way its needed to <3 People will come in and out of your life but remember who's team you're on.

As for me I'm still cheering for Him...
#TEAM ELDER FITISEMANU <3

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Love Day.


So it's the first Valentines without Elder Fitisemanu &  I decided to make a small video of us. Its consisted of never before seen clips from when he & I first started dating back in the summer of 2010 til now <3 

Here is the first video I made for our very first Valentine together in 2011 <3 Pretty funny if you ask me now that I watch it. We look like 2 kids in love. The world revolved around us, so to speak. 

Now, 2 Valentines, 30 pounds, countless blessings & a mission later, here we are today <3


Happy Love Day Everyone <3 :')

Monday, February 4, 2013

Chasing Pavements*

Ever since I was little I set goals for myself. I set my standards high and I wasn't going to let anything stop me. Why? Because I didn't want to live my life with any regrets. I wanted to make sure I did anything & everything...the right way that is. Serving a mission, Marrying in the temple to a Return Missionary, were just a few of those goals.

Then Kalani came into my life...he was the addition to my plan, to my story <3 With him, we added more goals to this plan and although things began to change my goals as a child remained the foundation.

Then the start of this year came and  I hit this HUGE speedbump in my life. It made me question every motive, every plan & every goal that I had made. Now I am at a point in my life where most of the motivation is lost and now I have to work even harder to get what I want, to accoplish my goals. I've been questioning my standards lately...wondering if they may be too high. But in all honesty if theres one thing that I know for sure right now its that standards can never be too high because Heavenly Father taught me that I deserve the best <3 & Im apologizing again to everyone who doesnt understand that.

I've reached a point in my life where I realized that I have a lot to work on. A lot of weaknesses that I need to strengthen & a lot of flaws that I need to fix before I make any life changing decisions. I guess I just had this detailed plan in my head of what my life was supposed to be, when it was supposed to happen and who it was supposed to happen with. Now things are changing, causing my plans to fall a part & me to freak out. 

I've decided to hold off on my mission plans, just til fall <3 Crazy I know. But I realized that I'm not anywhere near being ready. I know its a huge desire for me but if I want to do it for the right reasons, then I know I need time to gather myself together so that I can fufill my patriarchal blessing where it states that I can become a Spiritual Giant. I want to be able to be the best person I can be and prepare myself spiritually and mentally for His work <3

If theres one thing I have realized through all of this is that it may seem like things are falling out of place to me but maybe to Heavenly Father things are falling INTO place & I just have to keep doing what I have to do so that I can see it. Only He sees the big picture and He knows whats instore for me. That is why I chose to let fate work its course & fall back on some of my plans. Because if things are meant to happen, then it will <3

No more chasing pavements, just chasing the spirit :')


Friday, January 4, 2013

Fellow Readers*

I never really thought that anyone read any of my blogs until I bump into old faces who ask me where have I been in the blog world. Lol I think one of my favorite things is coming on here & reading comments from people, especially girls, from all around the world who randomly stumbled across my blog & say that its exactly what they needed <3 Because of this I have decided that this year, I will try to blog more :)

Life has had its challenges but with those challenges came blessings, so I'm not complaining <3 In the first 4 days of the year, I have already been hit with lessons that I need to take & learn from. I made it a goal to fast & pray more. Being Polynesian, fasting is a huuuuge weakness lol But on the 2nd of this year I did it & it felt so good to be able to ponder about my relationship with my Savior <3

Elder Fitisemanu made 9 months right before Christmas & his testimony has never sounded so much stronger. I am so proud of the man that he's turning out to be & the man that he is destined to become <3

I recently experienced a life changing event that has strengthened my testimony in so many ways <3 I have never been so humbled by the spirit in my life until now. I know that everything in this life happens for a reason & its to prepare you for the life after this <3 I know that every choice we make will be followed by a consequence & whether that be a good one or bad one, it's up to you <3 I'm so grateful for the power of the Holy Ghost & it's ability to change peoples lives <3 Because I can honestly say that it did for me <3

I may not know what the future has instore for me or for Elder Fitisemanu, but I know that whatever we're doing now, whatever is happening in our lives at this moment, its all to prepare us for the eternities <3 & "No matter what the people say, I'm gonna love you anyway<3" 

Thank you to whoever you are, reading this right now <3 For listening, being there, whatever you are...Remember that you're a blessing & that whatever you're going through right now, that everything is going to be okay <3 :') Something that I have learned is that we should never judge anyone shortly, because every saint has a past & every sinner has a future <3 This has helped me so much in dealing with the things that life has instore for me now :') My best-friend once told me that sometimes God puts us on our back so that we can remember to look up at him <3 :') So Remember Him & everything else will fall into place <3

Until Next Time; Xoxos