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Today we drove around the island, we went to a place called sharks cove, we were going to snorkel but the surf was to rough so we weren't able to get in, and the dive shop where we book our scuba diving trips was all full for the day :( but we did stop at an elementary school that was having a fundraiser and got some huli huli chicken and shrimp. it was delicious. Then we went and got a treat that consists of ice cream shaved ice, and its topped off with sweetened condensed milk, it was sooooo good, and fat free. haha.

until next post..... ALOHA.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ALOHA~~~~~~~~~~~~

well, i'm going to totally 100% copy kimi and blog while i'm in hawaii. :)
So we got here yesterday at about 4:00pm hawaii time, and didnt do to much, just got some food and walked around a little bit to try and find the palm tree arron carved his initials in last time we were her in 2005, we found it!!! so.... After all that excitement we came back to our hotel and went to bed at 8:30pm. haha, real exciting RIGHT!!! It was 12:30 utah time, if that makes us so we aren't such losers. Then this morning arron had to work at 5:30, so i slept in, went jogging then went to the beach to read and lay out for about 2 hours (i used lots of sunscreen, mom I mean HOLLY.) and now i'm just sitting on my balcony blogging away, and i wanted to post a picture of our "ocean view". haha............ hopefully my next post will be more exciting. until then...aloha.

******************************* Family Pictures ******************************

We had Family Pictures taken before my little brother left on his mission. We were supposed to wear Levi's and black or red. So i took on the "slit my throat, I want to through myself off a building" task of going and buying a pair of new jeans. I went with my good friend Megan and we had the poor girl that works at the buckle running around like a crazy person, and after i found that "perfect" pair, we left her with a pile of about 30 jeans to fold and put back. But as you can see all that frustration, and fun time spent in front of the larger then life mirror, that makes you feel so good about yourself, was all worth it!! aren't my new jeans awesome. :( hmmm?

******************************* I LOVE LAST MINUTE PLANS!!!***REVISED***************************

So does everyone know that i LOVE last minute plans? Well i do!! So on thursday the 23. We're going to HAWAII..HOORAY. Arron's dad called and asked him if he could go to Hawaii and help on a job there. Before Arron was a "sophisticated" accountant :), he was a welder. Anyway, i said i wanted to go and just hang out while he is working. So, we booked our flights. The funny thing is, since arrons dad is buying his ticket and i have to use my sky miles and I could only get a sky miles flight out 2 days before arron gets there. So i'll be there by myself for a while, which i'm kinda excited about, I can't think of a better place to get some R&R. So to sum it all up, i'm pretty excited.
So until then.......ALOHA!!!!

******************************My New Bike!!******************************

So Arron decided that he wanted me to have a bike cuz he wants me to go riding with him. Which i guess is kinda sweet, and I'm not opposed to the idea, but to be honest if i have one fear, its of motorcycles. Every time i ride one i wreck it. So its probably a good thing to face my fear and get on and ride. We went back up to the "V" today. (for those of you who don't know what the "V" is, look up at the mountain.... you see that "V" up there, well there is a place to ride dirt bikes) and by the time we left i could shift and i was going up hills, very little ones, but hills none the less. So I'm getting the hang of it. I only had to jump off my bike once when i got a little to over confident and tried to go up a pretty steep hill. :) But all in all..It really is a lot of fun.

P.S I know next to Arrons bike mine looks like a toy, oh well, it works for me.

********************What's New?********************

So i took a little Blogger Vacation!! If you haven't noticed. :) i just didn't really feel like i had much to say and to be honest it was kinda nice. :) but I'M BACK BABY!!! haha. With a life full of excitement and jammed packed with blogging opportunities........ PSYCH!!!! (flash back)

But we have had a coupe of changes since the beginning of 2008. Arron started a new job, as a Accounting Manager at American Express. He's taken 3 sections of the CPA exam and has one more to go!!! HOORAY.

ooooh, and I cut my hair. I cut 5 inches off.. that may not seem like a lot to all of you, but its a big change for me. I don't do my hair. its always pulled back in a messy bun or ponytail. but now i have to do it. Its a little weird, but i really do love it. Sorry about the crazy pictures but i was trying to take pictures of myself and felt a little weird about it, so i just started doing weird poses. :o)

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And Arron finally got a dirt bike, he has wanted one since we got married. He found the "perfect" one on KSL of course!! so we drove down to St. George and back in one day, so he could pick it up. He has been acting like a 5 year old at Christmas all week, so we finally broke down and went up to the "V" (go viewmont) even though it was raining, and he got to ride his new toy..... He was so happy. I just booked around on our 4 wheeler. It was pretty fun, by the time we left we were both muddy, soakin messes.


Last but not least... My litte brother Austins Farewell is this sunday and he leaves in 3 weeks for his mission in Brazil, (think of the endless pictures i can blog) So untill then.. Catch ya on the flip side.

*******************************Happy New Year!!!!******************************

Happy 2008- we had a party on New Years with some of our closest friends, because, lets face it, if your not a big drinker, its usually a let down. So even though there was no alcohol, we still had a great time. It wasn't so much a pajama party as a "comfy clothes" party. we just wanted everyone to come, relax, play games, eat good food, and most importantly have fun. This is the 2nd year in a row we have had the New years eve party , but i hope to keep it going for many more years to come. :)

some of us showed our skills on the guitar, playing guitar hero, and the more mature people decided to break out the card table and get a game of poker going. What a fun night!!!

and at midnight. It was all about THE LOVE!!! :o)

***********************************Christmas 2007***********************************

Its all over :( the excitement, the Christmas music, the decorations, and unfortunately the spirit that surrounds this time of year. I really hope i can hang on to it as long as possible. Christmas was so great this year. Spending time with family....how can you go wrong! :o) The Christmas parties, the food. I wish the extra weight didn't hang around so long. :( But its all worth it, I'll take the extra 5 lbs any day to get to spend so much time at home, with my husband, family and friends.

A Different look at Bear Lake. We went to the cabin this year the day after Christmas. Its fun to go and get away from it all. Its quiet and beautiful. We went Sledding, played games, slept in, watched Movies, and of course.... ate. :( It was really fun and relaxing.

For an activity one day we built rockets.... i know your probably thinking, "um, OK, why" well just to go and launch them and see how high they would go. You have to be creative when you're snowed in. :)

well i hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. i cant wait for next year. But i feel blessed to have wonderful friends and family that make the "in between" just as special.

Remember........................................

I finally got my window painted, I'll try to wash it off before Valentines day... NO promises. :)

So i got this in an email, so most of you might have already read this but it struck a cord with me as i worry about finding the "perfect gift" for everyone on my list.

A woman was Christmas shopping with her two children. After many hours of walking down row after row of toys and after hours of hearing both her children asking for everything they saw on those many shelves, she finally made it to the store elevator with her two children in hand. She was feeling what so many of us feel during the holiday season time of the year, getting that perfect gift for every single person on our shopping list, overwhelming pressure to go to every party, every housewarming, taste all the holiday food and treats, making sure we don't forget anyone on our card list, and the pressure of making sure we respond to everyone who sent us a card. Finally the elevator doors opened revealing a crowd in the car. She pushed he r way in and dragged her two kids and all her bags of stuff in with her. As the doors closed she couldn't take it anymore and started out, "Whoever started this whole Christmas thing should be found, strung up, and shot."

From the back of the car, a quiet calm voice responded, "Don't worry, we've already crucified Him."

Lets all try and REMEMBER what Christmas is all about, we all have so much to be thankful for, I feel truly blessed to have each one of you in my life.

Merry Christmas!!

........................Recife Brazil!!!

Well my cute little Brother Austin, or should i say Elder Felman got his mission call on Wednesday to Recife Brazil, he will be doing to lords work for 2 years and speaking Portuguese. He is so excited. It looks like a beautiful place, its right on the ocean. I know he will have a great experience and do an awesome job!!! :)

Hopefully the mission will humble him a bit!! ?

******************************Happy Birthday To ME!!******************************

So i pretty much had the perfect birthday. (besides turning 28 and officially being in my "late 20's") It started out with my husband ordering me some Chocolate covered strawberries from some online place called Sharis Berries. They were amazing. I really should have taken a picture of them but i needed to get that goodness in me as soon as possible!! haha


For Lunch that day i went to the Cheesecake factory with some of my best friends. It was so much fun.

Arron had ROSES delivered to the cheesecake factory and they were sitting on the table for me when we were seated. WHAT? are you kidding me, how nice is he. VERY!!

Then i got to spend the rest of the evening with my sweet husband. He is the best!


I am truly blessed to have amazing friends and the best husband in the world. :)

TAG...again!!

So my dear friends Lauren and Nici, tagged me, this is a little different, its just 10 things about yourself people might not know. So here it is........

1. i love taking naps on the floor, especially in the hall way.

2. i was delivered by the same doctor that delivered my mom.

3. I've held President Hinkleys hand.

4. I've seen, ACTUALLY witnessed a guys foot fall off. i love being a nurse, i really like blood and guts, that's why i would love to work on Life flight someday.

5. i taught my dog to ring a bell when he needs to go potty.

6. i met my husband in 7th grade, and have a journal entry about how excited i was that he asked me to dance at a junior high dance.. ahhhhhhh how cute. (sorry if any of you just threw-up in your mouth a little)

7. Before discovering that softball was my sport of choice i was a figure skater, i even went to competitions and was in an ice show.

8. i love chick flicks and musicals.

9. my parents, me and Arron all took out our endowments together... pretty amazing!!

10. i write poetry and love oil painting and have won awards for both..... Cheesy!!

People I'm taggin.... Holly, Shanna :) sorry, but your it!!!