NyDEGGER FAMILY

Never fails.....

2009-12-30T13:35:00.000-08:00

So "Baby Girl Muffin" is not here yet...she is "stubborn" she'll make her entrance when she wants!! Everyone says shes perfect for me & Jayy hmmm....is that a compliment or? Oh well it is what is it is huh!!

The past few weeks have been crazy..despite Baby coming the Holidays, work, church, family visiting, bills and the list goes on and on. I've pretty much avoided a few IMPORTANT things just now wanting to deal with them. Yea I know that doesn't help any BUT what we did while avoiding somethings me & Jayy have focused a lot on the New Year coming, and our little new addition and what that means. We have been praying a lot more, talking a lot more about LIFE and goals we want to set and accomplish. During all this I've been able to deal with all the other stuff I have pushed aside and as usual.....all that I had been putting off because of one thing or another "NEVER FAILS" my Father in Heaven as he usually does PULLS it all through!! I may not be his most obedient daughter but I know that when ever I'm in NEED he never fails me!!

Nervous...

2009-12-28T11:40:00.000-08:00

Wow its Dec. 28th the first date we were given about Baby Girl "Muffin" no sign of her yet!! So many different feelings, thoughts, emotions are going on its pretty crazy!! Among it all.....I can't explain how blessed Im feeling..we'll let me correct how BLESSED WE BOTH are feeling. For one to have such a UNCONDITIONAL LOVING and MINDFUL Father in Heaven to bless us with this opportunity to be parents to this lil momma...and of course how blessed we are to have loving siblings like Paseni & his beautiful wifey Ita to give so freely one of there blessings to bless us!! Gosh the due date for her seemed so far away and now its HERE.. yea we do have till now and Jan 3rd but its the waiting making me....N E R V O U S!! I could go on and on about the things that I think about...the feelings I'm feeling....the excitement in my heart...so much and so hard to put down into words. I think one of the cutest things is the asking from my Dad every morning it seems. G-Pa says he's ready for a lil granddaughter his lil grandsons are too much lol. I think the BEST though is my husband....I know he's really excited yet really nervous he knows with the baby comes a lot of expectations for him let alone my expectations..its now another lil lady that's going to rely on him!!

I've been meaning to blog about this but never got around to it but I think now will be a good time since i'm logged and blogging dur...lol!! So last week Tues. me & Jayy flew out to Long Beach to take my Aunty Pou and it was so much fun...we stayed over night and flew back Weds morning. That whole trip we were like lil kids roaming the foreign streets on Pacific Ocean Ave. by our Hotel visiting random stores..even stopped at a hole in the wall bar to watch the BYU game yea...poor people were probably wondering what we were doing!! Anyhow when we flew back i came straight into work. When i got in my sup asked how i was doing and if i was excited cause "Baby Girl" was coming soon, and we got to talking about everything the changes and so on, and during the chit chat she told me to read this blog of another co-worker and when I read it to remember how blessed i am even when it gets to those sleepless nights or stinky diapers just to remember what a BLESSING she is going to be...so I pulled up the blog and started reading away.....BOY....if ONLY I had boxes and boxes of Kleenexes i would've buried myself in them!! Her name is Kendra and her blog is http://www.kendraandryanwebster.blogspot.com/. When we touched down in SLC we made up our minds to give our lil "Baby Girl" a nickname "Moomoo" from her Dad I love it, but after reading this blog and feeling just a bit of how great this women Kendra is and with the nickname(among plenty of other ones) she gave her beautiful daughter Mckenzie which was "Muffin". I ONLY HOPE & PRAY that I will be a mother like her...FULL of EVERYTHING always STRIVING to be the BEST the MOTHER that she could be for her daughter the 4months she was here. I hope our daughter is as PERFECT as Mckenzie and Im sure she will be.!! But since reading that blog and the timing of everything (which me & Jayy and Im sure as everybody lives by) "EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON" so her nickname will be "MUFFIN" to help us remember how BLESSED we are to have her...and especially to remind us to EMBRACE the sleepless nights, the crying, the vomiting, the dirty diapers, the $$$ being spent on her, the exercise in packing & unpacking her bags, doctor appointments, teething time, potty training and of course that only for the first few months and years and then from there EMBRACE pretty much all that I probably put my parents through as a girl....now its my turn!! Thank you Crystal (my sup) for referring me to that blog and THANK you to the Webster family especially Kendra for being such a great example of EVERY KIND and a very special thanks to Baby Mckenzie "Muffin" you were to good for this world, and your little time here has changed so many peoples lives including mine and of course my daughter as she grows she will know why we decided to call her "Muffin" to be as special as you are!!

Yup another one of those posts...

2009-12-26T11:32:00.000-08:00

Yup it is another one of those posts "catch up"!! But this time I wont be anal to figure if I'm missing something...since he last post 12/2 and today 12/26 A LOT has happened!!

Some of the past things were my Dad's siblings the babies of the family are visiting from NZ his baby sister Tupou brother Vikilani & his daughter Veilomani are here for the Holidays & to visit my handsome Uncle Saia. It has been pretty busy since my last entry..we (Dad, Jayy & Me) did fly out to LBC to pick up Aunty Pou & it was a fun quick little trip. First time for my Dad to FINALLY use the benefits HOI...but he enjoyed it!! Then on the 17th of December my Uncle Vikilani & daughter Veilomani came down that same weekend we had a wedding my Mom was doing I really don't know how this women does it BUT she does and we DID it!!

On 12/20 we had our FIRST LAPU'AHO CHRISTMAS PARTY!! First time to have more than just our family & Uncle Saia's family..it was so much FUN, lots of laughter, crying & memories to last forever!! Christmas this year for me & Jayy was quiet different then the past two years...for ONE our daughter can come any minute now so we've been focusing on that..also Dad (Paseni Crip) is not here with us..but we know he's watching from above. I'm excited for the New Year to come cause I feel very good with whats in store for us...EVERYTHING..the struggles, the blessings, trials, memories list goes on and on!! We'll I know it wasn't much of an entry but it counts for something right...hope you all had a GREAT CHRISTMAS and may the New Year bring more!!

YIKES....

2009-12-02T08:22:00.000-08:00

Yup another one of those momemnts!! Can you believe its DECEMBER already? Sheesh last that I remember it was October just getting prepped for Thanksgiving, and now that's come & gone & the bells are surely ringing!! So much is going on this month I'm really going to feel like a chicken with out its head on!! But isn't everybody about this time...sheesh so here is my run down for the rest of this week!!

December 3 Thursday - Long Beach picking up my Aunty Tupou (Dad's little sister) coming in from New Zealand. Its been about about 20yrs since we've seen her. Cant wait!!

December 4 Friday- My husbands "toko" Lui Richard Maile & Whitney w/there cute lil son Taniela Afu will be getting married woo hoo!!

December 5 Saturday- Nephews Briden, Gideon Pauni (Sinai's twins) Baby Misa Tua'tonga (Fisi & Mylah's) & Jerrex Bloomfield (Fua & Kauata's) Baptisms.

December 6 Sunday- Sione & Pulotu's son baby blessing. 1st Presidency Christmas Devotional we got tickets to attend woo hoo!!

THANKSGIVING

2009-11-25T08:59:00.001-08:00

Yea leave it to me to finally blog a day before THANKSGIVING!! Just want to wish EVERYONE a HAPPY WARM, FUN, SAFE MEMORABLE THANKSGIVING filled with lots of LOVE!! I am TRULY TRULY TRULY GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING I HAVE IN MY LIFE. From the littlest things to the biggest things ALL in ALL it has been for my benefit, and has been blessings in the long wrong!!

I will be starting a new blog hopefully on Dec. 1 dedicated to our little blessing daughter who is due at the end of the month!! So stay tuned!!

A blessing....

2009-11-09T11:55:00.000-08:00

The blessing is this man up here...this is one of the many brothers of my Dad BUT the only one we have had here with us in the U.S. Dad comes a very big family however they all reside back in the homeland or New Zealand. Sad to say this is the only brother I have met on my Dad side & I feel so BLESSED that is was him we had blessing of being with out here. Uncle Saia is the most humblest, quiet LOVABLE mad you would ever meet. I have NEVER EVER heard him speak any ill words towards any one or any thing, NEVER seen him upset or angry!! I can still remember him before he was married & had his 8 beautiful children, he would babysit us kids. Now picture 4 lil girls getting ready for the day & having this man at that time healthy & buff (like my Dad:L) putting our hair in barrettes..or feeding us all 6mouths while my Dad was out working & Mom was busy. Up to NOW he is STILL there for us kids all 16 of us!!

Back in 2001 his family was not members of our faith (LDS) but he made sure he did not miss my farewell. I still remember that day he had all his kids in vala tonga (tongan attire) sitting there listening to me. I remember him coming & giving me an envelope of money yet his family was struggling & I REMEMBER his loving words..."Alu tokanga ki he ngaue, ngaue ke lahi" thats all he said and kissed me...I cried & cried & cried my humble Uncle in his beat up van (at that time) with all his kids in there with him. Proud to say before i returned home from my mission in 2002 they were ALL baptized & HAPPY to report sealed as an eternal family a year later!!

Through out the years he has been right there for each of kids a long with his kids!! I can bet you if you met him in person yourself with in a second you would be able to feel of his LOVE!! A few months ago his leg was amputated (diabetes) and at the time the had told him his kidneys will go down hill from then, and as of Thursday (Nov 5th) it has failed. Right now there is nothing that can be done so he is at home with his family & a nurse that comes and checks on him daily.

I hope the best for him and i don't want him to go BUT I do know when the Lord calls its his time! I'm just grateful for my blessings in my life especially my family & especially this handsome man Uncle Saia we LOVE you & know what ever may come we have the TRUTH....FAMILIES ARE FOREVER!!

S L E E P

2009-11-06T12:03:00.000-08:00

I hope my eyes dont turn out like this lol....but this is what I've been feeling like & seem to be doing every 15minutes. So today is the last day of training for this week & one more week to go hoi.....but we are NOT going to dwell on that!! I cant wait to get home & sleep in Toniewoo hoo only problem is...it seems I'm never able to sleep past 7:30am or 8a.m. on Saturdays..why? If you know my parents then you would know why lol. I've got this watch that seems to"tick" in my head and the counsels of my parents..."Time is the boss" or "Get things done at the right time" there so many things they would counsel us about in reguards to TIME. Now I don't deprive myself from sleep or relaxation...but I can honestly say there is a lot of things I have changed remembering there counsel with that. So I cant wait to SLEEP but in all HONESTY I cant WAIT to use my time getting things organized, laundry done, cleaning, bills paid, Baby Girls things done...so really I doubt sleep will fit in the schedule.....

GRATEFUL for HIM JASON ALVIN NYDEGGER

2009-11-05T08:13:00.000-08:00

I know... I know... another blog about my husband BUT I can't help how SPECIAL he is!! lol We've been married going on 2yrs and 8months & it has been an AMAZING and INTERESTING journey one that I thank my Father in Heaven for every day!! I HONESTLY feel so blessed to have a MAN like Jayy in my life...growing up I only knew him as "BABY JAYY" and he didn't really have a good track record back then...(really lol).

So what makes a girl like me fall in LOVE with a man like him? One word explains it all.....DIFFERENT!! He was DIFFERENT and boy was I about to see how DIFFERENT he was. From the first day i met up with him after years of loosing contact he PROVED himself of being DIFFERENT! For one its not often a girl from the Valley marries a guy from the Valley were like brothers & sisters it would just be odd, but we BROKE that up!! Not often you find a man like him show so much affection regardless of who's around he's called me "LOVE" since the 2nd day we became a little couple. It's to the point my lil nephews call me that cause Uncle Jayy calls "Tia" (Aunt in Spanish) that. He strives to better himself in ways that I know is not common for him to do. I'm grateful I was blessed to be his wife & the mother of his kids & more importantly for one day to make it legit & become his "ETERNAL" companion!! I love you my "KING LEONIDA$" JASON ALVIN NYDEGGER thank you for the past two years & 8 months & ETERNITY to GO!!

Next two weeks...

2009-11-03T10:21:00.000-08:00

So much is going on right about now it's pretty hectic. These next 2 weeks I'll have a full schedule full time 8:30a.m.-5p.m. AMEX and then at 7:30p.m.-1:30a.m. a training for my part-time w/JetBlue. So far one day down and 9 more days to go!!

To remind myself on "why" I work at Jetblue (being that I really haven't worked for the last 2 months) I'm booking a day trip this Saturday to LGB for a day! LET US HOPE its not to full so we can get on!! I'm determined to talk my Dad into going as well!! We shall see....

Our 1st ULTRASOUND ஐ.•¨♥`•°Baby Girl°•`♥¨•.ஐ

2009-11-02T08:49:00.000-08:00

Isn't she PERFECT.....yea I think so myself!! Can you tell what kind of mother I'm gong to be!! I don't even know where to start...maybe with how BLESSED & GRATEFUL I am for Ita & Paseni especially Ita letting me get the feel of being a 1st time Mom. Ita had them (Clinic) do a DVD so we sat at home Saturday (yes on HALLOWEEN) and watched it over & over all 5minutes of it which turned out to be about an hour lol!! She's beautiful...in every way that I could imagine!! I REALLY REALLY feel a CONNECTION to this lil "Baby Girl". I know you Mother's out there know first hand what I am trying to explain. But I DO have it more special..so bias but in sense its REALLY how i feel!! As for our lil nickname for her "Baby Girl" it was given to her by my lil nephew Benson since the day I told him we were having a Baby and she's a girl..he has asked us everyday when "Baby Girl" is coming....he tells everybody he comes in contact with that his "Tia" (Spanish courtesy of his cousin Moala Si'i) is "having a Baby Girl" and its his "sister"!! Oh...can we say its been a very emotional weekend!!

She's COMING woo hoo.....

2009-10-31T08:03:00.000-07:00

So the last time I blogged about this was a few weeks back when we had dinner with Seni & Ita talking about the baby in her lil tummy. We'll since then Ita set an appointment for an ultrasound to confirm if it was going to be a little boy or a little girl. Just a reminder that we had agreed if the Baby was a little boy we'd prefer for them to have him since that would be the first son, and if it was to be a girl then we would LOVE to have her! We'll she had a check up last week and we found out that the due date is Jan. 3 & then they set her ultra sound for Oct. 30 which was yesterday & of course with my title of the blog BABY is a....BABY GIRL!! We also found out that she may have Baby the end of December OMG so much is going through my head its pretty crazy!! All my husband could do was smile & tell me we have to start buying things...ah..he knows me to well LOVE TO SHOP!! Besides all this excitement I'm so humbled & grateful to my Father in Heaven he truly knows ones hearts desire!! He has never failed me with anything that i have asked for. I'm grateful for loving siblings like Seni & Ita to love us so much and in trust us with the GREATEST BLESSING of taking BABY. I had found out after being married to Jayy that me & Ita are related through our mother's funny thing is her Mom so reminds me of my Mom, and often times we find ourselves "quoting" the ways our Mom's raised us!!

I don't think I'll ever be able to explain very well what is going through my mind & especially in my heart!! I'm excited to do all the little things that I've watched all the great women in my life do with there Baby's. I'm excited to see my husband carry ALL of Baby's things lol, can't wait to hear her little cry, when she teeth's, change her diapers, feed her, go shopping cause she can't stop growing. I'm excited to start our own little family traditions, the Holiday's, birthdays, family pictures. Can't wait to see my niece & nephews play with her, or my parents be Grandparents all over again with our Baby, or my brother's (her Uncles's) do her little pu'i's lol.....cause there more excited to have a little niece. I can't wait to teach her all that i know about LIFE & more importantly to teach her about the Gospel & how loving our Father in Heaven is. I can't wait to tell her how special she is & how much we LOVE her!! Dang it I'm going to have to stop before i cry all over my keyboard hoi...Isn't that the BEST news!! What a TREAT for us this Halloween I'll ALWAYS remember this time..when I found out we were having a little girl!! Stay tuned family & friends cause the Nydegger's is growing to have a new addition!!

WoW.....

2009-10-30T10:43:00.000-07:00

So last post for today FOR REALS!! I swear I'm going to stay up on this "consistency". Now it may not be that big of a deal for some to "blog" but for me it is because it my own lil journal so please BARE with me!

So October 18th (Sunday) as i was rushing into the chapel to get to the Young Women Room (Laurel Teacher) I was stopped at the doorway by Neti Lui (my brother, & the Stake Clerk) asking me to go with him to the Stake Office so I follow him, but all I'm thinking is to get to Young Women's to teach my lesson, not realizing what was in store for me.

A few minutes pass & I get directed into the high council room to be greeted by Tonga (i think that's his name) the 2nd counselor to the Stake Presidency. Well long story short I've been called to serve as 2nd Counselor for the Stake Young Women Presidency...woo hoo...I'm sooooooo excited & at the same time a little nervous. I've been so used to our Young Women in our Ward & area but now its time to work with ALL of them in our Stake. I have no DOUBT my Father in Heaven will be there for me, I know if anything I'll be LEARNING a TON from the Young Women along with the great women I'll be working with Mapuana Tuia (my cousins wife) Angela Tuiaki, & Lose Lao. I'm indeed grateful that i have this time to serve my Father in Heaven, and the Young Women of this Stake & look forward to ALL that lies ahead the good, and the bad all in all it will be for my own benefit!!

Natividad Moala Sales....

2009-10-30T10:07:00.000-07:00

So i met this little girl when I married my KING LEONIDA$ back in March 2007. Her full name is Natividad Moala Sales she is half Mexican (woo woo) and Tongan and she came out with BEST of both worlds. She is my sister in law Crystal & Jose's oldest daughter. When I first met her she was very shy, it took her about 2months before she really liked coming around me, but when she did it was no turning back. She has now become my "lil girl" she has me & her Uncle wrapped around her lil finger BUT she has learned to listen to what I say so she's not to spoiled. Since then she has been an added grandchild to my parents they LOVE her just as much as there other grand kids. I think of how lucky she is to have so many Grandparents to surround her with LOVE and lots of SUPPORT as she grows up. Last Sunday was her primary program her 2nd year with a part, she attends church weekly with her Grandma Moala & is a great example for her parents & the rest of us with her desire to learn more about the Gospel. Last year we had bought her this beautiful white dress, but this year she wanted to wear a "fala" (is what she called it) so went traditional with the Tongan wear. Thanks to my Mom and her magic fingers to hook something up for her the night before she was BEAUTIFUL!! Here are a few pictures.... Me (with my eyes closed hoi) Jayy & Baby Moala

G-Ma & G-Pa Lapu'aho w/ Baby Moala

Moala Si'i Sales Granger Primary Program 2009

Moala Si'i Granger Primary Program 2008

BYU Baby....

2009-10-30T09:41:00.000-07:00

Ok..ok despite that game w/ TCU we STILL LOVE us some BYU!! We were invited to the IONGI's (Lu, Silia & the 3 DIVAS) home to watch our BYU TEAM..despite the LOSS we had us some good grub (yummy pizza's & pasta thanks IONGI's) and the best company!! It was nice to finally sit back with sister Silia & catch up on the latest with our lives. This women is amazing....a very very hard worker in ALL.... her calling, as a mother, as a wife, and of course as a women out there in the working field...but what amazes me is her CALMNESS about it all!! I often think about what i have on my plate which is...we'll not much compared to some of my sisters!! I do hope that when the time comes & we have our kids that i'll be able to hold it down like them!! Now for the best part which was watching our husbands Lu & Jayy as they watched our team go down the toilet <---literally!! These two have to be the biggest BYU supporters its pretty crazy...especially Lu ha..ha..ha...its NEVER a DULL moment LOVED it!! At least we can say UNGA #45 did his best & were pretty proud!! Harvey & Jayy are 1st cousins (Tausinga side) sad to say when they were younger Jayy used to beat him up...booooo....but NOW look at him!! Moded to my husband ha..ha..j/p. Thanks again to the IONGI's loved watching the game with you guys..and as for our team BYU...just SMASH the "U" this year PLEASE!!

Back it up....FILI FAMILY Oct. 23, 2009 FRIDAY

2009-10-30T09:22:00.001-07:00

I have to play "catch up" real quick being that I'm so C LOW ...sometimes (NOT all the TIME!!) Last weekend our FILIMOEATU side had a family activity. We all met at G-Ma & G-Pa Lapu'aho's had some goood homemade chili, played some games & off we went to the HAUNTY CORN MAZE where it was nothing but falling (Morena lol), screaming (the lil boys), getting lost in the maze (Sinai, Haloti w/Leia & Nini) holding hands (the lil boys again w/palangi girls WTH?) some sweet hot cocoa, along with yuummyy donuts (courtesy of the Iongi's)!! Another successful memory made to last forever!! Good times it was...woo hoo HALLOWEEN 2009. Here are some pictures.... Naite came up to me and said "I havent taken a picture by myself" lol hence the pix.
She is sssuuuuccchhhh a cutie!

Sister Ashley, Silia & Crystal chopping it up!!

Me & my lil palangi feti Kenyalynn

Aunty Kelly chillen with the lil nephews..........

Those who made it so far..FILIMOEATU's

Tukia & Tina Nau

2009-10-26T13:54:00.000-07:00

Ok so i'm a little behind but had to post a little more pictures and info on the newlyweds. We attended there wedding ceremony (Tongan Weslyana) church, the reception & there first Sunday. We try to make it to ALL of the functions not just the "after party's" j/p. So here are a few pictures captured during there week...October 17 & 18 2009. Congrats Kia & Tina and lil Mone may the Lord continue to bless & lead your new little family!!

Z U M B A......Z U M B A 1HOUR woo hoo

2009-10-23T11:55:00.000-07:00

MY SISTERS LOVE THEM
TOP: Morena, Lu, Silia, & skinny Sinai BOTTOM: Me, & Mino

---->only Mrs. Kofe can lay down after ZUMBA

Saturday morning bright & early getting our wrist bands!!

So i know these pictures are a little late but HAVE to post them. So FINALLY after about a year and half I made it to ZUMBA!! Another thing about this accomplishment is my MOMMA joined us!! It's was the MISINALE women & the LAPU'AHO women lots of fun!! So here are some pictures from that memorable Saturday.....and i still have yet to go back...I HATE Saturday schedules to much to do...

Sorry Silly u a quick mover, the pix is blurry...going in me NOT knowing that I'm going to die!! LOL

Love FRIDAY NIGHTS B A B Y S I T T I N G!!

2009-10-23T11:42:00.001-07:00

Tali had her Uncle coloring with them before dinner!!

Uncle Jayy attempting to take the crayon from Kenya....yea try again!!

Nothing beats a Friday nite with cute nieces the MAN that you LOVE and some good dinner (courtesy of Stacy) Love babysitting my two "palangi loi" lil momma's Tali & Kenyalynn. In the pictures show these two lil one have there Uncle wrapped around there finger..to coloring...swinging them up in the air...or downstairs playing some hide and seek!!

Just when you think....

2009-10-22T14:20:00.000-07:00

Just when you think you got it all together and then SIKE you really don't!! Hoi thats how i've been feeling!! BUT...never LOOSE FAITH!! My father in heaven has NEVER EVER failed me!!

Weekend...10/16-10/18 2009

2009-10-16T08:18:00.000-07:00

So here is this weekends agenda....

Friday Oct. 16, 2009

8a.m.-5p.m. WORK

5:30p.m. - 10p.m. JETBLUE WORK

10p.m. Helping BFF Ana & Paul @ the Wesleyan Church (CHANG ZANG & Tina's wedd)

Saturday Oct. 17, 2009

9a.m. - HELP w/ wedding

THE WHOLE FIRKIN DAY.....

Sunday Oct. 18, 2009

9a.m.-12p.m. Church

LAPU'AHO FHE (been a minute)

That's it folks we shall see what unfolds come Monday.....

"CHANG ZANG's" weekend....

2009-10-15T14:33:00.000-07:00

Let me introduce this fella right here, now i know I've talked so highly(wink) of my husbands friends (with some being my own cousins). But this man is pretty special I've known Tukia for a few years, but since being married to my husband who has shared with me how much he means to him i have grown to love him more!!

This weekend is TUKIA NAU & TINA WOLFGRAMN's wedding..woo hoo!! Really excited for them especially him, majority of his friends have all gotten hitched so NOW it's his turn. Congrats to you & your beautiful bride to be Tina!! We LOVE u guys!!

OUTCOME

2009-10-12T13:03:00.000-07:00

I need be consistent with what I want to blog..and uh...I didn't get back to the "continue" but I'm gonna learn & keep going!! So this is how the weekend actually went.....

Friday 10/9/2009
5p.m. Off work
6p.m. Made it home FINALLY...dropped off Kia, and the pix to Mom
8p.m. Got ready and out the door with Lu, Ana, & nieces Leslie & Leia Jean
8:30p.m. Dinner @ Five guys (wasn't all that)
9:30p.m. SUGAR HOUSE $$1$$ GI JOE (loved it)
12:30a.m. HOME

Saturday 10/10/2009
6:30a.m. UP & getting ready
7:30 a.m. Rec Center (ZUMBA wrist band)
7:40a.m. Stk. Center (Clean Up)
8:45a.m. Back to the Rec for ZUMBA
9:00a.m. About DIED 10minutes into the workout HOI....
10:00a.m. Called it a workout
10:30a.m. New nail salon HONEY NAILS (they alright)
12:00p.m. Get ready for some football
1:30p.m. HUNTER vs EAST (we lost BUT it's ok the boys did GREAT!!
3:34p.m. Home get ready for the wedding
4:30p.m. WEDDING..very BEAUTIFUL & the food was YYYUUUMMMYYY
8:00p.m. Actually hung out w/ Jayy & his friends (always an INTERESTING night)
11:00p.m. Early night (Stk Conference next day)

Sunday 10/11/2009
Stake Conference & RELAXED!!

That was our weekend..so it kind of went with what i had in mind!! Now ZUMBA has me feeling the PAIN ....STILL!! Love it!! Thanks sisters & Aunty for the support!!

The plan so far....

2009-10-09T15:53:00.001-07:00

It's about 4:53pm so almost time to call it another "work week" done with!! Just want to start something new..rather than put my life on my "black BIG planner" i figure i'll put it down on here on what "the plan so far" is for this weekend, and then we shall see how it ACTUALLY unfolds come Monday Oct. 12, 2009...here it goes in a nut shell of 5 minutes....

5:00p.m. Jayy picking m up

**Quick stop to visit my MIL & drop of some pictures for hr.

6:00p.m. Home sweet home, rest a bit

7:00p.m. Start the shopping "LADIES NITE"

**This consist of my & my sisters (Mino's kids yippee) and my nieces

9-10:oop.m. a few movies (at the $1.00 show of course) we are interested in.

**Hopefully my midnite we'll be home**

Throw some laundry in.....

Saturday Oct. 10, 2009

8:00a.m. Get ready for ZUMBA (Stretching and all)

9:00a.m. ZUMBA away w/ my sisters

10:45a.m. Off to the nail salon

12:00p.m. hope to be home to rest

1:00p.m. Off to nephew Wyate's football game against EAST!!

4:00p.m. Wedding

7:00p.m. Stake Fireside (Stk Conference)

9:00p.m. Home hopefully

To be continued when i get home........

The TIME has come.....

2009-10-09T08:52:00.000-07:00

It is TIME for me to FINALLY JUMP on the bandwagon with my fellow sisters & Aunty Ruby & "zumba" this "chubby" wieght off!! It only took me about a year and a half we'll lets just round it up to 2 FREEKIN years!! I swear do i suck or what? NOPE I dont SUCK...have to be POSITIVE!! But yes SISTER's count me in tomorrow morning bright & early!! Finally have a Saturday FREE...FREE...FREE...we'll till about 12pm & then back to the "run around" schedule!!

SSSSSSHHHHHHH........

2009-10-08T13:44:00.000-07:00

Ok really what kind of blog is "SSSHHHHHHhhhh....." we'll i can't help it, it's like when someone tells you "Can i tell you a secret?" and your hearts beating wondering what it could be & at the same time a million thoughts cross your mind of what it "could be"....and then....we'll a lot of things can be the outcome..like you "guessed right", or you already "heard", or your way off...ok let me just share already....heck this "blog" is for the purpose of a journal for me!!

So last Friday we had dinner with my lil brother in law Paseni & his beautiful wifey Ita (Wolfgramn) now this wasn't just some "Friday nite dinner" there was much more to it. This cutie couple has been blessed with two adorable girls Kato & Fehi, and earlier this year they found out they were expecting yet another. When finding out the news we were sooooooo HAPPY for them, and just excited to add yet another to our family. We'll to make a short story even shorter & to get to the point...(because with later posts i'm sure i'll share more) They are giving us the BLESSING of adopting the most precious gift one can give....the BABY!! That's right folks...Mr. & Mrs. Nydegger are going to be PARENTS <-----HOLY MOLY. Now things can change from now to then ONLY because we've discussed with them if they are to have a lil baby boy that we would want them to keep him since they don't have a son. Ita is having the symptoms as she did with the other two girls, but she is due for an ultra sound to find out. These two are truly SPECIAL...during our dinner they had told me & Jayy that what ever they were going to have they wanted us to have. It's so hard to share everything that's going on ONLY because I can't put it down right....let me just say we are soooooooooooooo EXCITED more like beyond. I am soooooooo grateful for these two & the love and trust they have in me & Jayy but more importantly I know if it wasn't for our Father in Heaven & his unconditional LOVE to bless us with this. I know he hears & answers prayers and with out a DOUBT knows ones HEARTS desires...so get ready my dear friends & family for more updated info on the Baby!! Oh duh..she is due Dec. 29th yes...2010 BABY is our YEAR!!

AAAHhhhhhh..............

2009-10-08T13:24:00.000-07:00

Thats how i've been feeling the last few days with L I F E...my list of "things to do today" which ends up being a few days old, to a week, and then a month before i know it half the year has gone by.... AND majority of the "things on the TODAY list" are STILL on my LIST!! <-----Did that even make sense? Probably not..oh well AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!

However on the brighter side of things...I'm going to be PATIENT with myself & just know...I CAN DO IT!!

Continue on Aunty Ruby....

2009-10-06T14:56:00.001-07:00

One of my favorite pictures...Aunty Ruby with Moala Si'i, and Silia (my sis in law's daughters) They LOVE there Grandma Lupy!!

Right here you can see the edge of the fala Aunty Ruby brought for my father in law. Jayy's 1st cousin's the Makoni Boys.
I forgot ot mention that when Aunty Ruby brought over with my hala the "tu'uanga" she had the blanket wrapped in the most beautiful, fine fala (from her trip from Tonga). Now i've seen a lot of fala's but this one....sheesh I wanted to keep it myself lol...but really thats how beautiful it was. In this picture of the pall bearers they were standing on the side of it....I know with out a doubt my father in law was smiling from above!! Thanks again Aunty Ruby!!

My Aunty Ruby...my Mom's right hand!!

2009-10-06T14:21:00.001-07:00

Aunty Ruby, Me, and Uncel Vili @ Dad's burial.

The BEAUTIFUL white blanket...Aunty Ruby fixing the flowers.

My 2nd Mother...Aunty Ruby

So I've been meaning to blog about this but couldn't load the pictures for some reason, and then i forgot my log in for my blog. ( I know who does that?...me) So the pictures above were from my father in law's funeral @ his burial. With the death of my father in law & being married to the oldest i learned sooooo much, but I wanted to blog about one thing that STOOD out to me the whole time during the services. My APPRECIATION of my FAMILY. When the news came about Dad passing i recieved non-stop calls from my Mom's sisters my Aunty's what I was needing, what they could help with, where i could find certain things for the funeral. But one Aunty in particular was my Aunty Ruby...LOVE this WOMEN.

Growing up we've always been close to this family, now dont get me wrong on my Filimoeatu side we are all very close but this family was different...maybe because my Dad & my Uncle Vili (Aunty Ruby's handsome hubby) are cousins, and they BOTH were eva'ing to my Mom & Aunt pretty much the same time!! I remember being @ the Morturary with Jayy & Mom (Moala) finalizing all Dad's programs when I get a call from my Aunty Ruby...she called to ask me if I knew or had the "tu'uanga" (tongan for his mat or flooring for the casket) for my father in law....besides the other billion things crossing my mind, i knew my mother in law didn't want anything Tongan (mats, fala's etc) I told my Aunt what I had in mind, & what my mother in laws idea were...and waaa laaaa with out hesitation my Aunt told me she was going to make it & to not worry about it. I still remember how i felt...tears came down, and a sigh of relief came over me...in the pix's it shows what my father in law was wrapped with....the BEAUTIFUL WHITE (designed) BLANKET....made by my Aunty. You can't see the deatil in the blanket but boy did i get compliments about it. Just like Dad wanted it....through out the funeral besides making this beautiful blanket with in 2 days, and the other 6-7blankets she made for my hala...not ONE DAY did she miss coming over to help out at the house in the kitchen!! I'm truely greatful for the family I was BLESSED with...espicially for having a HARD WORKING, FUNNY, TALENTED, & BEAUTIFUL Aunt like her...love you Aunty Ruby...we APPRECIATE everything you do for us!!

Our weekend...

2009-10-06T12:16:00.000-07:00

So just a lil run down on our weekend...i feel i need to do this so i have somewhat a "rememberance" of what was done.

Friday 10/2/2009: Off @ 5p.m., got home Jayy was ready to go out to dinner w/ his lil brother Seni & wifey Ita. Made a stop to visit Dad at the cemetary where Mom was hanging out & off we went to dinner. KFC <---Jayy's fave. Now I'll have to post about this dinner...E X C I T I N G!!

Saturday 10/3/2009: Had to work @ AMEX got off at 4:30. But hooked up another computer by my desk & watched General Conference...LOVED IT!! Made it home just in time to get Jayy ready for Priesthood session. He was ready by 5:30 and off he went with Dad. I stayed home cleaned, laundry, and visited with my mom & sisters. Jayy came home & shared the messages from Priesthood...very good note taker, and did a good job with listening to all the speakers. His fave besides the Prophet who spoke about "ANGER" was Pres. Urchtdorf.

Sunday 10/4/2009: Watched General Conference ALL DAY & LOVE LOVE LOVED IT!! Ended the nite with a nice dinner, and chilled out nite just me & my Baby JaYy.

This past weekend was the best!! Despite the "gloomyness" the messages at Conference as usual hit HOME, and not just ONE talk stuck out ALL of them had messages that were needed for me starting from the Womens Conference the week before!! Funny cause the whole weekend as usual we get the phone calls or the texts or out of no where visits from Jayy's friends but each time he talked to them it amazed me to see how upfront my husband was with them on letting them know he was watching General Conference. Thankful for my mother in law & father in law in instilling and teaching him when he was a younger BECAUSE they DO REMEMBER!! Grateful for this GOSPEL!!

"Encircled in the Arms of his LOVE"

2009-10-02T09:01:00.000-07:00

So last weekend 9/25 & 9/26 (Fri-Sat) was pretty busy with wedding's and a whole lot of running around. But on Saturday about 5p.m. it was a nice calm, peaceful next 3hrs. Time to get ready for the General Relief Society Women Conference that started at 6p.m. @ the Stk. Center. Nothing beats hearing words of the leaders to help us as women, mothers, daughters, and as sisters all in the gospel. It was great to be in attendance with my sister & the two oldest nieces, along with my Aunt & sister Morena.

All the talks hit home for me, but something I feel that really changed me was a thought that crossed my mind...."the type of women I want to be" I have made it my personal goal to "find GOOD in EVERYTHING"!! So far I have to say I've done pretty good, and the best part is....I FEEL GOOD!! I hope to be able to apply all that was said by the General Relief Society Leaders this past Women's Conference, along with Pres. Eyring.

"I saw Uncle Jayy walking....."

2009-09-21T15:06:00.000-07:00

So yesterday was not such a good day for me....(what an excuse huh) But really it wasn't...why? Because I let Satan get the best of me that's why. I'm a Laurel teacher in my ward and I LOVE it!! I was so ready with my lesson, my handouts, my props for the lesson just about EVERYTHING except.....slowing down my mouth!!

So it's about 7:45am Jayy's up chit chatting with one of his random brother's when he tells him he has to go get ready for church. (Good job...he's learning) we'll I get ready and pack all my things, make my way upstairs and my parents (who love to be ready about 40-30 minutes before ANYTHING is sitting there giving me the eye like..."is someone going to take us" so I just keep going about my way, only to hear "mother dear" call me to take a look at what I'm wearing....YES I'm 30 a grown a&* women BUT if you know the FILIMOEATU sister's they don't care...your NEVER to old for a MOM to remind you. Right then i was offended so i figured what the heck let me take the old people now (I know how rude I am, but let me remind you Satan is very tricky!! lol) So i get back from taking them down the street only to walk downstairs to find Jayy posted up in his church clothes, hair done, socks on, shoes ready to be put on BUT what is he doing......freekin XBOX 360 (is that what its called?) so you know I have to be a "kafi" and just sit quietly, gather my things....THINKING he's going to THINK & use his lil HEAD & look at the clock that now reads 8:55a.m. .....WE NEED TO GO....but does he use his lil head?....NEGATIVE so now i'm grabbing my things and boy...if "fumes" could come out of me...my ears, nose, mouth EVERYTIHING would be smoking MAD. I made it to the truck to only HOOOOOOONNNKKK and he comes running out & guess what he has the nerve to say to me......SORRY LOVE. What the...SORRY LOVE is NOT going to cut it buddy...all of a sudden I was "fuming" EVERYWHERE....of course because my husband is soooooo freekin HUMBLE goes into church like NOTHING, and what do i do....I'm sitting in the TRUCK all with the wrong SPIRIT so do I stay at church? Uh..nope I make my way home, dial my husbands cell & all of a sudden I acted like it wasn't Sunday & everything "beep...beep...beep" word came out of me...and the whole time Jayy saying "Love, don't make it bigger than it is, its going to be okay" osi hu mai ai tevolo (I swear...) We'll lets just say I thought I owned the chapel & let Jayy know I didn't want him there....so when I FINALLY cool down, and realize i need some "spirit" in me, I made my way to church...with my nephews (Vita & Leva Bloomfield) and there mother telling me "I seen Jayy walking" yea...lesson ed LEARNED for me to NOT make something small so BIG, especially to the point where we BOTH needed to be in the CHAPEL together, and that is when I NEED to apply what i teach to myself!! I swear....I need a chill pill!! My poor husband!!

We MISS you Dad....

2009-09-17T19:31:00.000-07:00

So we stayed at the hospital till about 2a.m. by this time everyone had slowly left & just Mom, her sister Ma'ata & Moala Si'i were left. We said our goodbye's and kissed Dad & made our way home. The ride home was quiet...we were tired, but at the same time still in shock..not really grasping what was in store for us.

The morning of the 7th (Labor Day) we got up got ready & made our way back to Dad, and again the Care Center was filled with his brother's, nephews, nieces, grand-kids, kids we were every where. Getting there I was confronted with the head nurse & the status of Dad, and the schedule we were on. The time to remove the ventilator was now moved to 12pm due to the morfin, and other medication not yet putting him in a comfortable state. Boy...was that the quickest 2-3hours before we knew it..it was now 15mins to 12pm. Again the nurses checked Dad to see how he was taking the medication....then it was time to see if Mom was ready to take off the machine, and who she'd like to be in the room when this was done...now really how were we going to "pick" who was going to be in the room....sorry EVERYBODY will be there. At this point the nurses had advised us once the machine was off it could be 5-15minutes, a few hours, days of how long Dad could last, we really didn't know. We all understood but boy Dad was a "warrior" once that machine was off he stayed with us for about 5hrs. at about 5:20pm was when he took his last breath & that was it....it's hard to comprehend that Dad's gone, that I no longer have a living "father in law" that my kids will not be able to meet him here in this life, at our little family gatherings he won't be there, at the Holidays there's going to be an empty spot, that NOW Jayy has to take charge of our little immediate family. Dad was a GREAT man, I couldn't have asked for a better father in law then him. He sure did make sure I knew how much he LOVED me, he made me feel like a PRINCESS and now...his mission has ended here. I'm so grateful that I had the time to spend with him, to hear his counsels, to be a part of his life. Dad we will always carry you in our hearts & with no DOUBT we know your watching over us...grateful to a LOVING Father in Heaven who's made the PERFECT PLAN for us to be sealed for all time & eternity. No DOUBT Paseni Lahi was a "crip" and his legacy will live on with all of us that were touched by him!! Love you Dad!!

Sunday September 6th, 2009 Everything changed...

2009-09-17T15:40:00.000-07:00

At about 11:15a.m. or so we were sitting in sacrament when Jayy showed me his phone & it was Mom (his Mom). Being that Mom doesn't just call us out of no where especially during church I told Jayy to step out and answer it. In about 3minutes later he was back in whispering we needed to leave.

We made our way to the care center where she was with Dad to find her a bit confused. Come to find out Dad was not doing so well, since his surgery back in Nov. '08 when he suffered the stroke his body was slowly not being able to keep up with everything. We found out that his kidneys (both) were done with, our options were 1. Admit to the hospital, but that would mean "aggressive"treatment with no guarantee of anything or 2. keep him comfortable at the center and from there his vitals and so on will shut down. We talked with Mom and made sure she knew what the options were, and she decided to leave him at the center, she was NOT wanting anything else down to him, knowing he's suffered so much already. So we hung out with Mom & Dad for a few hours, talking about what may come and all the details and what not. But I don't think we realized "our time" is NOT the same "timing" as our Father in Heaven.

Returning home after visiting with Dad & Mom it was about 4:30p.m. or so we rested and started to plan our trip for that night to head out to NYC. About 8p.m. another phone call....only this time it was nothing but crying on the other end. Mom had made her decision to take Dad off his ventilator the next day (Monday Sept 7th Labor Day) @ 10a.m. the liquid was already built up in him, to the point it was causing pressure to his lungs, and with his heart in the condition that it was....it was NOT going to make it. Family came from every where, phone calls, questions, thoughts racing is this really happening....

Forever in our HEARTS Dad...Tevita Paseni Makoni

2009-09-17T15:29:00.000-07:00

Jayy hold Dads hands.

Dad & Mom 9/6/2009 Sunday This was taken when we had just gotten the phone call from Mom about Dad's kidney's giving in. At this time we didn't think it would be so soon that he would leave.

Utes TODAY but BYU FOREVER!!

2009-09-03T14:10:00.000-07:00

So Jayy will be highly upset if he knows I posted anything to do with the "U" on my blog, BUT it's ok he'll get over it!! My sister in law Kelly got us tickets to the game tonight...that's my gift from her & my "skinny brother" and get this...we are all BYU fans...hmm...oh well it's FREE!! Ha...ha...I LOVE football, and heck I have a cousin Isi and my nephew "Smockee" that play at the U. Can't pass up some college ball, some good company (my sisters, nieces & sis in law), and some grub of course!! So JUST for TODAY GGGOOOOO UTES!!<---Dang hope Jayy doesn't read this..ha..ha...ha....

The BIG.................** WOW!!

2009-09-02T09:17:00.000-07:00

Let me just say "it is what it is"...it's my BIRTHDAY <----who does that..talk about there own birthday..of course someone like ME!! It's not just another year...its my BIG 3 0 WOW I can't believe I just shared that...but what the hell your all family & friends & we'll who cares life goes on...right!!

I do want to share though my feelings & thoughts about turning 30. It didn't quiet come into play till about 2 days ago...all i kept thinking was "where the hell did the time go" or "wow I remember when so & so turned 30 & now I'm turning 30" so much was crossing my little brain, even to the point of me almost crying..yea crying..what a BABY huh. Actually let me just justify the reason for the cry...ha...ha..cause it's my BIRTHDAY. No, but most of you know me & Jayy have not yet been blessed with our own kids yet, and that was something I told Jayy that I wanted when I hit 30 was to hopefully get pregnant. My birthday has come and I'm not pregnant, and then just a bunch of random, waste time thoughts came flooding in & I found myself sitting there thinking nothing but NEGATIVE thoughts...and then just like in the movies..lol...j/p Jayy popped in my head & I realized what the heck...there is sooooo much I have right now to look forward to...more memories with my husband, my health so when the Lord does see us fit to care for a little one I'll be healthy to do so, my family who I LOVE LOVE LOVE, and LIFE itself...so I STOPPED being a poopy head, and allowing my self think such dur thoughts & just accepted what was coming (my birthday).

So we went to bed lastnight about 10:30pm and sure enough at 12a.m. I hear this "Love, Love (my famous name Jayy calls me) and he leans over gives me a BIG KISS & wishes me a HAPPY BIRTHDAY" We found ourselves up and chit chatting for a little bit, and then knocked back out. Jayy felt so bad he didn't have his gift ready for me (and if you know him well...he can be so hard on himself about stuff like that it becomes annoying...i know sad that i say that) anyhow the texts, emails, phone calls all came in wishing me a HAPPY BIRTHDAY, and then walked into work and balloons, confetti, signs, and a BIG birthday card, brownies, snacks all prepared courtesy of my colleagues. THANK YOU!! As for being 30 and having so much still to accomplish, and putting more TRUST in the Lord that he will when he sees fit blesses me & Jayy with some lil ones...for now hell with the age because I can still ROCK it like I did when I was 18yrs old baby!! More years to come to live, learn, love and ENJOY with those you care for the most!!

JETTING.....

2009-08-26T14:49:00.000-07:00

So I was going to "surprise" my husband on Sunday nite (Sept. 6th) about our quick "jet a-way" to the "BIG CITY" NEW YORK but I couldn't hang & so I told him Monday nite....I know I suck when it comes to "surprises"!! So this is how it's going to go...we are jumping on the flight that leaves at 11:05p.m. (Sept. 6th) and shoots straight to JFK putting us in there @ 5:30a.m. (Sept. 7th LABOR DAY) & then cruise around a little and make our way to our tour bus. ("Hop on Hop off") The tour starts @ 8a.m. going to about 50 attractions (you choose which ones you want to stop off at) that NYC has, and then ends @6p.m. make our way to the airport..and our flight back @ 8p.m. putting us back here in UTAH at 11p.m. Woo woo....save on some $$$ for a hotel since its one day, on a car rental (we would have no idea where to drive ha..ha..ha..) and finding the attractions HOI....we would need more than one day!! And the BIG PLUS...not really any vacation time to take for work so NOTHING beats a ONE DAY JET!!

Yet another lesson to be learned!!

2009-08-24T15:03:00.000-07:00

So it's been a minute since I've "blogged" yet I'm on here it seems ALL the TIME, I just find myself being to lazy to blog. So much has happened since the last real blog other then the ones I put down today. I think ONE thing that really STANDS out right now for me...is yet another "eye opener" about life, my priorities, my family, and work.

Recently my ward Hunter 13th had there Youth Conference I was only able to attend the "bond fire" & just LOVED being among the young people, but it was the LEADERS that I was appreciative of. Since starting at Jetblue I've had to work Sunday mornng so I haven't been able to attend church as much as I should & boy....was I feeling it!! My cousin Sinai is the YW President, and then my cousins wife Kauata Bloomfield is the 1st counselor & my sister Lupy the 2nd counselor. For the YM President its Vai Lutui & of course his beautiufl wife Saane who covers ALL the duties of a counselor & secretary. These leaders including the BOMB Bishop Soakai have strenghted my testimony in so many ways..espicially that night @ the "bond fire". I came back home to tell my husband how me & him have our priorities messed up...how we don't sacrafice enough time, money, talent, support, be an example for the youth or anything at all with the church. Yet I have WITNESSED time & time again that it is only when I'm lost in the WORK of the LORD that it is then I am TRULY HAPPY & BLESSED!! Thank you Nai for your great example of the type of women, mother, daughter, sister & leader that I hope to become more like!!

Woo hoo SUPER MARIO.....

2009-08-24T14:34:00.000-07:00

So Jayy came home one day from one of his friends house, and had this XBOX with him, and I immediately rolled my eyes...like "great...another game thing" well guess what? He hooked it up and told me "Here Love come check it out" and guess what? Freeking has all the "old school" games that I remember playing. Boy was Jayy in for a treat...he set that mug up & there I was his "Chubby Chubby" playing like a little girl. All he could do was laugh & say "hell yea...that my Chubby Chubby" I was so excited I HAD to take a picture & of course texted my brothers & nephew Wyate to let them see what I was doing....ha...ha...see it doesn't take much for me to be a "kid @ heart"!!

Kofe Baby Boy # 4 Simse Ezra Bentley Kofe

2009-08-24T14:26:00.000-07:00

<-----Isn't he a cutie...yes #4 for my sister Mino & Pepe's lil growing clan of boys!! Wow what a blessing...and already he is fitting in the family. Baby Simse (which I think I'm spelling wrong..oh well) is named after his Great Grandpa on his Dad Pepe (Mekiloni) side. From what we hear he was a very funny man back in Vaini and very well known. He makes it # 11 of the Grandkids for my parents!! Welcome Baby Simse....

TIME is FLYING by....

2009-08-07T08:21:00.000-07:00

As you can tell from the date of the last post....I'm SLACKING!! More like pure lazieness!! Anyhow I'm off work today because I have to go in tomorrow boooo nah Saturday's are good nice and quiet and slow!! Just a little update...next week we'll be having Baby Sam's long waited "baby shower" to much over the last two months since he's gotten here BUT now...it's his time to shine!! The following Saturday is our son "BoBo's" 1yr old b-day party another long awaited function...and then the following week we are planning our San Diego trip for my B-day...and going to "surprise" & "force" my parents to go with us!! They need a nice lil getaway one that doesn't consist of rushing for a familiy function, no grandkids, no staying at relatives house no same scenery just a nice quick trip away...relaxing....so wish us luck as we plan that little getway!! Other than that life is good, LOVE my Baby Jayy, love my FAMILY immediate & extended, love my jobs & greatful for ALL the blessings I have along with the "trials" that we may face....Heavenly Father has truly blessed us!! So there you have it for now, a little random, confussing, but hey I least I got a little blog in for the month of August!!

"Because the rain" what the.....

2009-07-15T07:09:00.000-07:00

Ok the funniest story so if you know my Dad you know how he LOVES his yard. Since I could remember my Dad always tried to keep up with his yard mowing, gardening, watering etc. Since we've moved in with my parents my husband just like he did when we lived on our own always remembers every week to keep up with my Dad's yard. Now if you know Jayy what ever he does he does to the END & to the BEST that he can. So when I say he mowes....that means the weed whacker, the blower, garbage bags are all out. We'll about 2-3 weekends ago (a Friday) I remember Jayy was out mowing, blowing, pulling and using this weed killer spray he had bought, and it had started to rain so he finished up and came in. That night we had attended the Stake Rode Show with my family, and then the following morning Jayy woke up pretty early to finish spraying the weeds out in the yard. We'll guess what......what was once GREEN like a nice RICH GREEN GRASS somehow as the days passed it was now popping up around the lawn as a bright YELLOW. Unfortunately Jayy had assumed the bottle of weed killer he bought was like one he used before. He assumed it to work as the other had where ever he sprayed it would just kill only the weeds not the grass. Anyhow we all left it alone until this past Saturday we went out to breakfast my parents, me, Jayy, Mino and Lu and this was my Dad's story.

Conversation between my Dad & our neighbor.

Neighbor: Hi Tali....

Dad: Hi Admir

Neighbor: What happen to your grass?

Dad: Oh because the rain, it rain to much....

They both start laughing...only Dad would lie for his son-in-law HOI!!

How I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE HIM!!

2009-07-08T13:20:00.001-07:00

I know it's been a minute, but it's been pretty C R A Z Y around here!!

Now I know those (all 3-4) of you that read my blogs know by my past blogs my little outburst with my husband...but duh who doesn't have those moments? If you think you are one of them your a LIAR...ok j/p I'm jealous!!

It's been about 2 weeks that I have been MADLY and I mean MADLY in LOVE with my husband!! Is that a wierd comment or what? We'll not really and I hope to clarify it realy quick. I guess you can just say that sometimes (really the majority of the time) I'm blinded by what this MAN does for me & my family!!

Now I apoligize if this come off as "bragging" but hey maybe us women need to do that a little more about our husbands for ALL the things, words, objects what ever it maybe that we throw at them. Now no excuses but the past 2years and 4 months I've had so many people come up to me and tell me great compliments about my "Baby Jayy" and I found myself lately taking it for granted. One of the earliest "action" that caused a lot of people's attention about my him was the "fanning". A little explanation of that was Jayy knows how hot I get, and when I start sweating boy does it show, so he never failed to "fan" me with WHATEVER he could find, and WHERE EVER we were, if I was walking, or sitting, eating he had that "fan" moving!! Another was his LOVE for my parents...the first day he met my parents he referred to them as Mom & Dad, and let me just say that caught my Dad the "Golden Bear" from the get go!! He is constantly there for me to lean on, he is truly the MAN I have always DREAMED of only MORE then I expected, makes me become the WOMEN that I have always wanted to be. It's funny how mean he may look, or the crazy stories you hear about him, but its true he's the one with the BIGGEST HEART out of his boys!! No shame in showing his affection, no shame in chillen with his wife @ church, family functions, at home with my parents, or cruising with me & my sisters it DON'T matter as long as his QUEEN CHUBBY CHUBBY is happy so is he!! He still gives me "butterflies" when I know I'm going home to him!! I love you Jason Irvin NyDegger my lil explanation does NO JUSTICE in what you do EVERYDAY for me & my FAMILY!! It is an honor to be your wife!!

A new ADDITION Baby Sampeni Lapu'aho

2009-06-22T10:47:00.000-07:00

He's here!! He's here!! The latest addition to the Lapu'aho Grandkids is Baby Sampeni WELCOME lil man!! Baby Sam was born when majority of our family was out of town, but that didn't stop the lil man!! This is the 7th Grandson for my parents, and the 1st son to my lil brother Siope Tevita & his beautiful wifey Kariana who were sealed last year August. Congrats you two and kisses to my brand new nephew!!

!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BENSON MEKILONI KOFE!!

2009-06-19T14:24:00.000-07:00

This is my lil sister Mino & Pepe Kofe's oldest son Mekiloni Benson Kofe he turned 3yrs. old today!! This lil man is ONE of a KIND!! For one he's the first kid out of us girls woo....woo...and the craziest thing he LOVES my HUSBAND like NO OTHER!! Everything is "my Uncle JayY" forget about me his Aunty it's his "Uncle Jayy" that can do and be EVERYTHING!! We LOVE YOU Benson and may the Lord continue to bless you with the good health, and that SMART lil brain of yours to progress and succeed into a MAN that would be pleasing to the LORD!! Uma....and can't wait to PARTY for your BIRTHDAY!!

I HATE that feeling

2009-06-19T11:44:00.000-07:00

So I'm not sure if I mentioned on our little trip to SFO I had a toothache but I numbed that mother with some percocet pills of Jayy's. (From his busted wrist incident) Anyhow the first time I took HOLY....no wonder people get hooked on them....not that I would ha..ha..no I HATE pills but if you all feel the way I feel when you have a TOOTHACHE boy do you just HATE the WORLD and everyone in it cause there feeling all good...but me urgh....if I was brave enough I would just punch my tooth out!!

Anyhow it was all right because of the pills till I got home and boy Saturday, Sunday & then Monday OMG I could not handle it...espicially cause now there was no more percocet to take BOOOOOo....holy freeking "druggie" anyhow I set up an dentist appt and so I was set for Tuesday @ 7:45am. So I had my tooth extracted & found out that I will need to do a root canal geeze....but thats on standby for a minute. So after my toothe was pulled my Dentist gave me a presription for Penicillin I went and filled it and waited patiently till I started to fill the numbing go away & wanted to time it right to take it so the pain would go away...how about I took like 4-5 pills. We'll make a long story short cause I usually make them to long. Lupy had sprained her ankle and was needing some pain killers so I gave her my Penicillin & told her to take like 2-3pills, I also informed her that it would probably make her stomach upset & cause her to visit the restroom. (if you know what I mean) Anyhow come to find out yesturday Lupy called my cousin Yvette for some pain killers because the pills (Penicillin) I gave her wasn't working...we'll when Yvette asked what they were of course Lupy explained to her it was penicillin and it was from my Dentist visit we'll guess what...which I'm sure ALL of you already know PENICILLION is a freekin ANTIBIOTIC...what the? And that is probably why I became sick after Tuesday from taking so much PENICILLION thinking they were preventing me from feeling pain!! HOI......

HaPPy BirthDay Lupeni "LionKing" Iongi

2009-06-18T13:01:00.000-07:00

Poor Lu didn't even get to blow his own b-day candles.

Getting ready to start!!

The INFAMOUS CAKE (made by Oto Tuiaki)

As usual the IONGI's know how to throw a party....we were invited to my sis Silia's husbands surprise B-Day party and boy did we have a BLAST!! Jayy has this thing with calling his lil crew "OUTLAWS" = the "INLAWS" so of course he was determined to be there for Lu!! We'll I mentioned below how he thinks I'm the BEST at everything & anything I do UNTIL he saw the CAKE....boy did he have comopliments for Silia...Jayy is the biggest UTAH JAZZ & BYU fan and boy this cake just made his B-Day suck...ha..ha...he fell in LOVE with the cake. He though he was even more special when Lu gave him part of his sleeve of the jersey....and guess what he did...he brought it to my Dad (cause he LOVES BYU too) hoi..this man cracks me up!! No but shout out to the IONGI's thank you for the GOOD GOOD GRUB, the BEST COMPANY, & of course the best SHOW ever put together the IONGI TRIPLETS reppin that VAINI side for the trip to TONGA ...okay and reppin that TOKOMALOLO side to...LOVE you IONGI's!!

HaPPy BiRtHDaY MY "Baby JaYy"

2009-06-18T12:14:00.000-07:00

Getting his texts message 4 his B-Day

The wind is not my friend!!

I know it's been so long....we're back!! So we took off to SFO last Weds June 10 and came back on June 12th (Jayy's B-Day) it was such a needed time away!! The last time we went on a little "mini" get away was last year over July 4th to Las Vegas & that was a lot of FUN, and this lil visit was even better. Its nice to get away from everything espicially work...it seems that is all we do is work...work...work....so it's up to one to make time & room to relax, breath & enjoy what you work hard for everyday!! It wasn't all that I wanted planned for my husband to show or let him know how much I appreciate him BUT it's the thought that counts right? And well with this man that I have been blessed with ANYTHING I do is the BEST in his eyes....until...(next blog I will share that) But that would be a recommendation to ANYONE that cares...a nice little trip or break away from work, daily routines and so on helps refresh one. I think the best of our trip besides being away somewhere we both are not familiar with is the whole "adventerous" part of it, making mistakes and laughing about it, learning together, and realizing how much that other person you call your husband or wife knows you inside out!! Of course all those that are "Team Jayy" know how much my Dad loves this man...the cutest thing ever..my parents & sisters were in Ontario for my family reunion the same time. Nothing beats this....when it hit June 12 @ 12:00a.m. the first text rang thru and it was Jayy's older sister Elsie wishing her lil brother a Happy Birthday, and then texts from his "tokoua's" my sisters or random friends BUT the best of it all @ about 6a.m. the FIRST phone call ......

Jayy: Hello

Dad: Jason

Jayy: Hey Dad

Dad: Oh just call wish you Happy Birthday

Jayy: Thanks Dad.....(continued conversation)

Who does that? What father in law calls there son in law on his birthday? Just the "Golden Bear" and of course for his #1 my husband!! HOI all in all it was a good little trip!! Love my husband!!

When it RAINS it POURS but.......

2009-06-08T07:25:00.000-07:00

After the STORM the earth is "refreshed & cleansed"!! By the pictures below our "last nite" at our apartment & we decided to leave with a bang<----we'll at least the boys wanted to.

So by my post title "when it RAINS it POURS" of course that's in reference with what we go through sometimes in life. After the whole "tazer" issue with Jayy I was telling my supervisor about the incident only to get a call from Jayy that day when he was picking up our truck from the impound that our right side mirror was hanging off. Ok we'll on my police reports it states very clearly NO DAMAGES on the vehicle being impounded, on the portion from the towing company when they picked up the truck NO DAMAGES & when they were taking it that day there was NO DAMAGES...so what the *^%$# is going on? So I call the towing place the guy there is an IDIOT!! The owners of the towing company have NO PROTOCOLS when a vehicle is damaged by them ..... like let me see..... when your driver tries to climb off a vehicle and thinks the side mirror can hold his damn body, or when you have yard you take these vehilces that are being released to your posses ion & you have no type of INSURANCE to cover your mui WHEN SOMETHING happens!! Urgh....he is sooooooo LUCKY I don't want my husband to go back to prison cause otherwise I would send him to his "rented" yard & give him something to "cry" about!! Don't use KING FISH TOWING they SUCK!!

Ok did that just confuse you? Anyhow during the whole trying to get that done & situated....we decided to move back to my parents & that decision was helped with the fact that our landlord....bless her..got complaints from our neighbors about the noise, the cops and probably the tongan boys they saw around our front yard just hanging out....and so on & we were notified she was raising the rent or we can cut our lease sooner.... boooo......and these are the neighbors that my poor husband talks to when he sees them outside...and all along they didn't even like us...we'll there LOSS ....j/p I was pretty bummed but I couldn't blame them we didn't really fit in the little "cozy" neighborhood. When I got the call from Jayy about this news I couldn't even stay at work (JetBlue) all I could think about was being by Jayy. Was this really happening? Where would we be able to find an apartment this cheap, two bedrooms, close to my parents, and in the Valley? NO WHERE!!

Anyhow before I got home I get a call from my sister Mino and I'm just in tears TRIPPEN out...to much to deal with & then what she said to me next calmed me...she had told me Jayy had called her not knowing what to do, and feeling bad & what she told him (cause she knows me so well) she told Jayy "Just let her go off on you..." <-----yea what an advice!! But she was right that's what I needed, when I got home off I went with "if you would just...." but "no all you want to do is ....." and "now what...Jayy" I started from the music bumping cause Jayy & his friends think there music they listen to is what ALL my neighbors like to relax to, or like the "tazer" incident my neighbors love the "flashing lights" and barking dogs, or our family that usually consist of me & him becomes me, him and a few more "sons". Do I sound a little irritated? We'll in all honesty I WAS<-----but not no more!! I've realized you have to take the "bad" with the "good", or like my Dad puts it after a trial, and the test of ones faith.....comes the blessing, and really I LOVE all the boys & wouldn't have changed our stay in our apartment for anything!! So after my lil tantrum with my poor husband....I sucked it up and realized what I SHOULD be grateful for! Just appreciate the last 6months that I had in this cute, cheap apartment to call me & Jayy's "first home" together. Take the memories that were made there. I also realized (this last past Friday from the movie UP) to look at "trials" that one may have in life & face it with an "adventurous" mind frame...I know it may seem weird reading it but watching that little movie made soooooo much sense! So with this little move, and the farewell to our little apartment and like we've come to realize is this is just another chapter in our "interesting" book of life ending, and yet another chapter to begin!! I have looked at us moving...which is back to my parents (thank goodness for them) as a blessing...being the oldest girl I feel that it would be my spot to help them out right now, and be close to my Dad also the $$$$ we will get to save, and pay off some bills, nothing beats time with my sisters & parents at home...although Mino & her cutie lil troop will be moving out to there new spot, me, Lu & Ana will be together & I know my Dad's loving it cause his #1 will be home with him ha..ha...that would be me & Jay !! All in all its sad to say goodbye...but I'm excited for what lies ahead for me & Jayy and maybe next time the next lil home we'll call our own will be a HOUSE big enough for me & Jayy and all our "extra" vehicles & "sons"!! So let it rain & pour because I'm ready for the "rainbow" and the "refreshing, cleansing" feeling at the end of the STORM!!

Our last nite....

2009-06-08T07:06:00.001-07:00

Leki, Kia & Jerry our last night.... Nothing distracts them....uh EXCEPT...

Another one of the boys & Shannon

Shannon watching the boys play games.

The baby Folau...

2009-06-05T07:18:00.000-07:00

Most people aren't aware that I have first cousins on my Dad's side only because there is just one of my Dad's sibilings that live state side. Along with the fact that we grew up with my Mom's side (Filimoeatu's) since my parents left the islands to come to the U.S.

Anyhow when we were younger my Dad's older brother Uncle Saia came down to the U.S. and lived with us. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this man, when I think of him my eyes get all teary. This man is such a humble man, and soooooo loving. He used to take care of me & my brothers & sisters when my Dad was working and Mom was busy with something my Uncle would take the roll to getting us ready for school or for the day. Recently he had his leg amputated because of diabetes that runs on my Dad's side of the family. What a troope this man is with ALL that he has gone thru he NEVER gave up. Before I had left on my mission his family were not members of the church, but before I returned all of them were baptised and a year later sealed. Despite what has happened to him like my Dad they move on and face life, and what amazes us even more they only have eachother out here. I love you Uncle Saia and soooooo greatful for having you as my Uncle.

Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple Open House

2009-06-03T08:20:00.000-07:00

US<------ Reception area after the tour!!

Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple

Me & Him

And what about his........

2009-05-29T07:17:00.000-07:00

What am I going to do? Jayy's birthday is in 14days JUNE 12 Friday...and I don't know what I want to plan for him!! The post below is my last birthday & boy did he blow it out of the park.

Just to shed some light on why I'm so worried about his birthday just look at the 4-5 pictures that I posted below out of like 100 i have from my littly party he did me. That morning he drove me to my parents house about 830 or so, and I was thinking we were going out for breakfast BUT....nope drove up and there was my family sitting outside with a banner, ballons, breakfast, koolers and all. Jayy's family was right behind in there vehicles parking. We'll all expenses paid from by my husband food, tickets to the zoo, gifts, and all!! A birthday spent with my family espicially with my nieces & nephews he knows how much I LOVE THEM!! He conducted the whole occasion & he did GREAT. Now thats a lot for a man like him to do & boy it made me realize how blessed I was!!

So for him....he HATES his birthday, but I know he would LOVE for me to SURPRISE him. Now despite this past episode of being "tazered" over all like my sister's have said "TEAM JAYY" he deserves something. Here is what I'm looking at so far.....

#1 NYC for about 2-3 days only problem is...you need dinero to travel if we go we would be putting off some bills for a minute being that his birthday is around the corner & we all know that just leads to stress for later. Also he just started a JOB (woo woo) and don't think it'll look good with 2-3 days off already. Jayy doesn't want to travel yet until we have things set. I agree to cause if i'm going to travel uh hello i do want to shop!!

#2LAGOON, now I'm sure you guys are like "serious" but me & Jayy LOVE it!! Hey this is all Utah can offer right now...and to me better to enjoy than to complain. Not only that we are FIRM believers its only boring if you make it boring. Last year we went like 5 times and each time LOVED it!! Now with this option we've always wanted to go with the boys....yea all fifty of them. These "helemets" need to get out of there corner, they have not been for like years...due to getting there college degrees @ Draper Pointe HOI...I'm leaning towards this option, because these brothers of Jayy are everything to him!! I can honestly say I see them in him, even the best of him!! Of course its going to be a surprise so even better, it'll be nice to see them all together other than at my apartment or in a club, bar, garage or even better in prison.

So if you can help a sister out with any suggestions or choose one of these options it would help because right now I'm feeling like using the "tazer" incident as justifying not doing anything at all........ha..ha..ha...j/p I need to be nice!!

My birthday....

2009-05-29T07:08:00.001-07:00

Opening my gifts.......

Below Mark & Lu it was her B-Day too boo....

My cutie sign my lil brother hooked up!!

Makoni & Lapu'aho Family

This will definately be a "Memorial" weekend to remember......

2009-05-27T07:06:00.000-07:00

Ok let me prepare you for this one.....and let me just add that I'm being very brave sharing this story, but the majority of my 5 friends ha..ha...ha...that read my blogs will ENJOY it. Ok so this past Friday I FINALLY finished my Jetblue training, and boy was I in for a treat.

Like mentioned in my previous post during my 3 weeks of training that cute man (in the picture)had been attending it with me. I swear everyone in my class LOVED him, and so did all the merchants around JetBlue, why? Because "Baby JaYy" made his way around the business's and managed to keep himself entertained for my 4-12am shift!! Anyhow the last day was coming to an end, we were stuffed, tired & just excited the next day was Saturday a time to finally rest with a long weekend.....yea right!!

Anyhow I walked out to find as usual my entourage awaiting me to head home to the Valley. So we make it all the way home & I realize I left my purse BOOOOOO so I was going to just send Jayy, Jerry & Moni and realize I better call before JetBlue fires me cause Jayy walks in with my work ID. So off we go back to Wasatch Blvd. we get my bag and I can't wait to get home. We'll I get dropped off and give the little run down with the "dingle's" cause now this was time for the "bonding" at the cemetery w/ "String" & "Fatbacc". At this time it's about 130am or so, so off i go to bed and off they go down the street. We'll about 3 am i send a text to Jayy that said something like this....

"Jayy where ever you guys at stay put...there's a lot of cops out, love you"

And then of course I get a phone call from him just letting me know they were still at the cemetery and that Leki, & Shannon just left and they'll be home soon. Just when it seemed like I shut my eyes I could hear....

"Love, open the door...hey this is my house I live here"

It was probably said 2-3 times till I saw lights flashing as well. Up I went to see what all the commotion was and guess what it was.....a police officer in my front yard, Moni on the floor, Jerry sitting in the truck trying to open the door, and leave it to "LEONIDA$" my husband himself standing there calling my name , and telling the cop he lives there. So I'm rushing to get to the front door, and after a few seconds I get there, only this time to see that the cop had his gun out pointing at my husband and at the same time him telling Jerry to get out of the truck. Jerry & Moni were on the floor, and Jayy still standing there as if he was the cop. After yelling at him to get down on the floor & to shut up I can see the cop (who was very young) fumbling for his walkie to report for the back up. Well as we all know here they come around the corner 5 cop cars including the dogs. Ok now I know police officers are there to protect & serve but sometimes you get the idiots who are on "power trips" & it gets to there head that there boss. So out come about two other cops and cuff the boys & of course with my husband they give that "extra" force with the knee in the back and all, but to tip it off was this....as soon as the cop who had the gun out on Jayy saw his back up....in came the "Who thinks there bad now, huh" now why would you want to say something like that to men like these three & seriously to Jayy.....HOLY MOLY they were in for a treat...there goes Jayy "mata lili'ing" them & of course the cops aint feeling it & so they start talking ish..until finally being really irritated I yelled out "Good one, way to instigate it you idiots that's how you maintain control" of course they didn't like hearing me so they ordered me to get in the house.......PLEASE I couldn't give up like that so of course my "Shut the....up" and then one sino cop comes up & starts to threaten "Do you want me to take you to jail" and quickly I ran back inside..ha..ha...I know don't ever. So it's about 4am they put Jayy in a car, and they have Moni & Jerry laid up on the floor and they are searching through my truck, and to there surprise...NADA I watched them from the front living room about 3-4 times looking inside, and then around the grounds as if the boys threw out something, or had something to hide & guess what.....NOT A DAMN THING was found!! They ran my husbands name...no warrants, a valid DRIVERS LICENSE, insurance on the truck & he was the owner of it, and he's off parole we'll I'll BE damned you JERKS thought you could get more on him!! NOT anyhow the officer came over to me & explained what had happened. He had been following Jay down the street and noticed his lights were off, so he thought that was suspicious.

We'll this is were it gets interesting the cop didn't turn on his sirens till he noticed Jayy finally park and that was infront of our apartment. The cop didn't know Jayy stopped because that's where he lived, and Jayy didn't think anything wrong so he jumps out, and that where it went out of control. The cop was by himself and so he asked Jayy to get down, and that's when I woke up hearing Jayy call me and saying "this is my home" and it didn't stop there....come to find out the reason the cop had the gun out was now this adds the cherry on top....when Jayy would not comply with getting down on the ground the cop had "tazered" him...we'll at least he tried...leave it to "LEONIDA$" Jayy to pull it & throw it off him......what the....poor cop!! So there you have it family & friends that was my Saturday...Jayy in the drunk tank, truck impounded (its out now) and his clean driving record has it's mark. So not only did we get to remember our LOVED ONES this past Holiday but forever the failed "tazer", truck impounded, a DUI & a long weekend of me repeating to my husband....."Why did you get out of the truck....who does that when they get pulled over?, and who pulls off the tazer?" It's all laughs now, but boy....how "small" things trickle to big consequences!! What a "memorial" weekend!!

It's almost over.....

2009-05-20T10:39:00.000-07:00

So we are down to 2 more days of this nonsense schedule!! But boy was I feeling it this morning......since May 4th this has been my schedule....6am up 7am @ work till 3:30pm off and straight to Jetblue starting @ 4pm - 12am home about 10minutes later and in bed (if i'm lucky) by 12:30 or so. Sucks with this schedule its been a lack of sleep, my "me" time usually watching TV, Operah of course CSI/NYPD all that, or chatting it up w/my bestfriend "Banana" my sisters or just chillen with Jayy!! I've been deprived of all that and some!! But i some how managed, and now it seems with just two more days after tonight it's getting HARDER!! Lastnite I was brave & stayed up till 2a.m. had to see Leki and it was good to see him!! The crazy thing is all i remember is saying by to Leki & hearing Jayy tell me to get some rest & off I went to wake up to hearing the alarm going off and it was 6:25 am what the? We have the alarm set at the latest 6:10am so that means the "beep....beep....beep" was going on for about 10minutes..and we were sound asleep!! So you know I jumped and off I went trying to get all ready and out the door to get to work by 7am and guess what.....I MADE IT!! Courtesy of my "Baby JaYy's" skills in driving...and even better there was 2hours available in my department to get off....and I took that mug just to go home & get a lil shut eye before yet another night @ JetBlue!! I think I deserve it...ha..ha...can't wait till this is done with!! Thank goodness I have my little support group my husband, family & friends remining me....its almost over!!

Woo hoo he's OUT!!

2009-05-19T10:00:00.001-07:00

My "Baby JaYy" & the "GENERAL" aka "INFAMOUS"

"Breed" & the "Infamous" Nic's engagement party

Back in 2007 doing a tauolunga for the HELMETS!!

Us @ SOUTHSHORE for Shannon's farewell 7/2007

Leki & Jayy @ the trail back in 2007 woo woo

One year & a few months later & he's FINALLY OUT!! I can't stop smiling!! In the pictures above you should recognize the same individual in all of them. I'm sure your also wondering who could I possibly be refering to if it isn't my handsome husband, or Dad well....its another GREAT MAN that I hold dear to me. ALEKI BLOOMFIELD!!

I've known Leki since Junior High, he was the usual typical "boy" cousin, adding his two cents here & there, buggin @ school, sometimes being intimidated by him but slowly that was grown out of. By Highschool unfortunately he became a part-time student (ha..ha..ha..) anyhow in '97 lost contact with him till about 2000 when I recieved a letter from him from prison. We kept inc contact from there through out my mission in '01-'03 all the time planning or at least attempting to do a visit but never fell through. When I returned from my mission we lost contact for about a year (my fault) but then got back on it in 2005. By this time we were actually moving on up it was phone calls so it was nice to hear him, and know that he was good. We'll through out ALL and I mean ALL that I went through, through out the years he knew about it and it was nice to let it all out. He was even the first besides my bestfriend "Banana" to know about me & his lil brother "Baby JaYy" he was the first to let me know what type of wedding I should have, the first to support me with my "secret" decision and the first to get me a wedding gift....yea can you believe that....he did request for us to wait till he got out to have our wedding BUT like most of you know we decided to surprise EVERYBODY and boy did we, and got married March 19, 2007. We kept in contact with Leki via phone till April 30 '07 when he was schedule for a release. We were the lucky ones to go and pick him up when he walked out those YUCK doors down at the point. I still remember that day I think I was nervous more than him, for one I got there late with his clothes he requested to change into booooo....i know. But all I could think about was 8 and a half years of being pinned up and now coming out to it all changed up. We had a good time with him that day. The whole summer of '07 couldn't have been any better as me & Jayy being newlyweds & spending it with Leki & the rest of the boys, and of course Shannon . All in all we never expected what was to come in '08......

2008 started off pretty good until some unfortunate events George "G-String" returned back to our Father in Heaven & Leki was sent back to prison being charged for the accident in "String's" death. It wasn't the same...all we had was the crazy, fun memories of 2007!! We kept in contact with Leki through letters & phone calls here & there but with beating the case since the tragedy he WON & he is a FREE MAN once again!! I am sooooooo HAPPY it's crazy...I hope the best for him and can't wait to see him...which will be later after I get off @ Jetblue, but I did get to talk to him and so far he's enjoying it!! Love you Leki...

The GOLDEN BEAR.....

2009-05-14T05:54:00.000-07:00

I'm sure by my previous post you all know how much I love my Dad!! And if the title of the post is a bit confusing to you....let me explain. Back when we lived in California my Dad took up wrestling down in Orange County, and his wrestling name was....."GOLDEN BEAR" and yes the "bear bug" was his signature move!! Anyhow family & close friends that know us....know that name!! So my blog today is about this man I call my Dad. Everyone I know holds there Dad close to them, but if your like me & the oldest "girl" then you know what I'm talking about when you know you have a STRONG BOND with him. Maybe because your his FIRST lil girl, and in my family I'm his first little girl after 3 boys booooo....j/p. Growing up I always knew my Dad kept me apart from everyone else....now I'm not saying this because it's me....but because its the TRUTH. As far as I could remember he would make sure I knew how "special" I was & my position as being his first & the oldest girl. I know at times I had the special treatment but along with that came a lot of responsibilites.

A few years ago my Dad (being diabetic) had partial of his right foot amputated, & that was a very hard time for our family espicially my Mom. But thru it all my Dad gave us no time to dwell on it, he just kept going. Now this was a man who defined the word WORK to me. Who has said many times to us "work hard for what you want", or " if your going to do something give it your BEST" so many countless counsels. A man who once as a little girl used to take me to "Golds Gym" with him, and I used to sit there & watch him lift, a man who used to bring out all our families to an EXCITING wrestling match, a man who would come home from a full day of work & stayed outside to do his yard work......per his comment "you know how a MAN is by the way his house is kept outside", a man who instilled to me & my brothers & sisters the importance of FAMILY as broke as we were we made sure we attended what functions we could in California or in Utah by driving us back & forth, a MAN I watched for years in magnifying his calling in the Ward or Stake level, a MAN who stood by me ALL the time reguardless of my decisions, a MAN that taught me to embrace my culture & that of my responsibilities of being his oldest daughter. I can obviously go on & on about him but one of the most memorable days for me was the day that picture of me him & Jayy was taken (above). This my dear friends & family....was the first time for my Dad to meet Jayy, the first time for my Dad to see the MAN that had his oldest daughter whooped....but by the picture you wouldn't have even noticed.....look at his smile!! He was created to be my Dad to teach me what he has taught me!!

The "Golden Bear" has been sick for the past few days his left side underneath his thigh & above has a lot of pain and they have diagnosed it as "cellulitis" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulitis he has been bed bound, yet he tries to move around. All I can hope for is for his health to be restored, and I can't wait to get out of training because I have A LOT of trips planned out for us. I LOVE U DAD & I can only hope that my sons will be just like there Grandpa a MAN that holds it ALL!!

Mother's Day

2009-05-12T05:37:00.000-07:00

So another "mother's day" has passed, and it seems that each year as I'm getting older I think I'm FINALLY realizing how much my Mom means to me, and why all those years growing up she had repeated many counsels to me & my sisters. Of course now.....it all makes sense!!!

WOMEN period are amazing....but a MOTHER even more amazing all the things she endures. I can only pray that when the time comes for me to be a mother I will be like the MOTHER I have been blessed with. She's like a sponge...she exorbs ALL that us kids go through when we hurt she hurts, when we are happy she is to, EVERYTHING we do in this life she goes through as well, only that her HEART probably feels it ten times more!! I LOVE my mom Lesieli Ongo'govi Filimoeatu Lapu'aho she is a mother of FAITH, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, PATIENCE, HUMILITY, very very very TALENTED & more!! Along with her & her beautiful sisters Sili (Tua'tonga) Ana (Greathouse) Lupy (Misinale) and Heamoni (Tahi) I hope to posses what they ALL have because of Grandma Ilaisaane's teachings!! Love all my Mom's who have made me who I am today!!

Only the 3rd day........

2009-05-06T07:57:00.000-07:00

It's only Wednesday? Sheesh what was I thinking taking on a schedule like this.....hoi!! Last time I held two jobs was about 2yrs ago but even then it wasn't for long hours like now. And yet it's only the 3rd day of 3 full weeks ahead of this craziness!!

So far my schedule has been 6am the alarm starts trippen & so far if i'm lucky enough the "beep...beep...beep" intertwines with my dream so I just keep sleeping ha..ha..ha..!! But then reality sinks in REAL QUICK & I'm up walking to shower!! I get here to work (AMEX) @ about 6:50 swiping in and trying to slide through with my millions of bags I like to carry...why? I don't know!! Anyhow I'm here till about 3:30 running out the front doors jumping in the truck & off we go me & my "driver" ha..ha..my poor husband. We get there courtesy of "Baby Jayy" no more than 10minutes now thats PRETTY FAST being that JetBlue is pretty far, but my husband has skills....until the lights start blinking!! I get there about 3:45pm and class begins @ 4pm-12am. We get home about 12:20am or so by the time I crawl into bed its about 12:40 or so & I'm out....and I mean OUT, and then before you know it...."beep....beep....beep" BOOOOOoooooooo & repeat all over again. Sad you would think it's been more than just the 3 days.

Now what keeps me going are two men that I LOVE LOVE LOVE!! Of course my handsome hardworking husband Jayy through all of this has been very supported!! VERY!! He packs my lunch, does the laundry (he's always loved doing that) cleans, cooks, run the errands around, and drives me. Now the list goes on but besides all this....when I'm @ Jetblue...guess where you'll find him? Bet you can't guess.....OUTSIDE!! How about my training class knows him, cause he chills outside and waits for me. I told him he didn't have to BUT he simply says "Just want to make sure your okay" I can't help but LOVE him more & realized how blessed I am. The other MAN of course is my Dad I really can't wait till I'm done with this training to do some fun day trips with him grubbing some seafood in LA or cruise random states....my Dad has done so much for me & my family. But not just that I find my self everyday remember all the counsels he's given me, and I'm proud to say that "drive" I have was instilled by him as a little girl growing up!! I love these TWO men soooooooo much & I'm truly greatful to my Father in Heaven for blessing me with them in life!! With that said I have my husband who lingers in the parking lot or the building till i'm out of training & my Dad who has taught nothing but to WORK for what I want!!

It's here.....

2009-05-04T13:16:00.000-07:00

So it's that time family & friends to embark on this new journey with JetBlue. I start training tonite from 4pm to 12am, and I'm still working my full time shift with AMEX from 7am-330pm so this is going to be interesting. I'm pretty excited just to learn new skills, I've been with AMEX for about 5 years & I LOVE it, but its always nice to try something new. With the economy the way it is I'm just greatful I was able to find another job, espicially one with benefits like this. There is TWO big reasons I count it a BLESSING for me to start @ this airline #1 of course the flight benefits espcially for my parents & my husband. I can't wait to take day trips with Jayy & espicially with my Dad he LLLLLLLLOOOOOOVVVVVEEESSS sea food and now I can take day trips with him around!! #2 because now I can just work @ home....save on gas, clothes (cause you know i'll be chillen in my jami's) food, cause I'll have Jayy make my breakfast, lunch & dinner wow....what a PLUS!!

Like I said what a blessing!! So if my blogs get a little confusing it's most likely because I'm out of it....w/ a schedule that I have ahead of me lets see what is going to happen!!

What the....its MAY already?

2009-05-01T12:44:00.000-07:00

Boy...where does the time...uh probably on my couch when I'm sitting there watching the news, or CSI, COLD CASE, MEDIUM...uh maybe it's gone in the truck when I'm running around shopping, paying bills, or better yet here @ AMEX saying the same things to my clients....REGUARDLESS it's GONE!! WoW is all I have to say!!

So the previous post is the outcome of laziness, and a bit of being confused how to fix something on this blog. So let me explain last Satruday was Dad's 74th B-Day it was funny because when my & Jayy was there in the morning to decorate his room he was wide awake watching us, but as soon as we got there for the party (later that afternoon) he was out sleeping!! Now we haven't seen Dad sleep like he did since he was @ Salt Lake Regional right after the surgery...the joke about that is we think Dad was not feeling all the buzz the day of his B-Day and we know if he were able to talk he would've ripped us one. But the party went on, a lot of good grub, good company & some tunes spinning from DJ Lehi Makoni (Dad's nephew) Nothing much since then has happened other than next Monday I'll be starting my JetBlue training for 3weeks. Woo woo...but my days Monday-Friday will be p r e t t y busy!! I work at AMEX from 7-3:30pm jump on the freeway & off I go to JetBlue from 4p.m.-12a.m. this is going to be very interesting.....other than that nothing much!! Have a good weekend everyone!!

Dad's BIG 74 B-Day

2009-04-30T07:03:00.000-07:00

What we take for granted sometimes...

2009-04-22T07:12:00.000-07:00

So Jayy was a little excited to walk so close the to the temple he clicked to take the pix and i wasn't even ready.

This pix was taken while watching the movie LEGACY Jayy was imitating David Walker in the "sawing the log" part to WIN the dance with the girl in the movie (forgot her name) I had asked Jayy if he would do that for me & he said YUP & started to imitate him!! lol

This picture of the white dress was worn by Bringham Young's daughter Clariss (i think thats how you spell her name)

Inside the "Beehive house" Bringham Young's suit on display

This is when we got there to the city. Jayy could not get over how BEAUTIFUL the TEMPLE is at this view!!

So they say it's my TRADEMARK....

2009-04-21T14:17:00.000-07:00

A quick funny post!! I've been told that getting my nails & toes done up are my TRADEMARK!! Funny thing is that is pretty much what everyone does know me by. A lot of people may say its a waste of money, and I could see why they say that espicially at this time BUT to me its important to make sure I don't LOOSE what I love to do for myself because I'm a firm believer once you let yourself go...you really gooooooooo!! Anyhow here are just some random pix's of my nails the styles & color of course are constantly changing. My latest set though which is the TOP picture is my favorite right now. Love my new nail tech she's the BEST & to top it off she speaks ENGLISH, oh yea & she don't try to add her little extra tips on top of what I pay her!! So here's to ALL the nail salons I've walked into for the past 13years & I'm sure till I drop will be when I finally STOP!!

2009-04-21T13:12:00.000-07:00

So I was debating or not if I should blog this & I finally made up my mind to just let it go. It's part of the "progression" process...thats a good one. Ok so like I stated with the previous post me & Jayy had a good Friday nite, and Saturday morning was looking good. It was the usual routine slept in till about 8:30am or so, cleaned, watched some TV and then....there goes that "booming" it gets louder & louder and now it has just stopped infront of our apartment....hmmm.....it's now about 11am who else "booms" that loud & this early in the day? Guess who? No SURPRISE it's Jayy's brother's (friends) who happen to be my cousins. Anyhow I being the nice wife that I am, and also not really wanting to hang out with them at the apartment I let Jayy go with them. We decide to meet up about 5-6pm for my 1st cousins daughters b-day. So off Jayy goes, and off I go getting ready to do what we do best (me & my sisters) watch some RUGBY!!

Anyhow to get to the point before i end up blogging a few pages. Jayy tells me where he's at to go get him to go to the b-day party. We find him and we're waiting & waiting & waiting for him. Now to us it felt like 10-20minutes (us meaning me & my sisters) at this point I'm getting a little irritated...I mean how hard is it to put the bottle down, say bye and walk to the truck? Obviously a little to hard for Jayy. So before he could even reach the fence...uh I had busted a "U" and yelled out the window something very unappropriate to share on this, and drove off & left. Yup...I left "Baby jayy" standing there like an idiot infront of his friends as I was driving "bye...bye..." I know I know what you all must be thinking!! Anyhow "Baby Jayy" must've called me like 10times & each time I kept hanging up on him, and telling him I'm not going to pick him up!! So to make a long interesting story SHORT.....guess what happened? He showed up to the B-Day party & gave me his sad story!! No but really it was sad.....I couldn't believe I left him like that. How easy I let myself get lost in my ignorant prideful ways. Yea..I know he could've hurried it up a little, but how hard was it for me to tell him to hurry rather than to BEEP...BEEP "Bye you mother......" yea I have a lot of growing up to do!! Anyhow as usual Jayy accepted my apology & I accepted his but now I realize how sometimes I make small things big!!

My comment on BEBO "Sometimes I just want to punch my husband in his face"

2009-04-16T07:47:00.000-07:00

So Tuesday night I was so annoyed by my husband & so I logged on BEBO through my phone & left the comment......

"Sometimes I just want to punch my husband in his face!"

Now I really wanted to say......

"Sometimes I just want to stab my husband in his neck!"

Big difference huh? Now what could cause a women like me to say either of those statements let alone to think it? We'll here I go with another one of my "justifications" on that. Now don't get me wrong Jayy is truly ONE of A KIND & of course I still LLLOOOOVVVVEEE him!! But boy......I am often reminded he is still.....a M A N!! So he forgets his "common senses" sometime & thank goodness I'm there to "hit" it back in place!! Like I'm sure you already know we've only been married for 2 years & I can HONESTLY say Tuesday night was the WORSE arguement we have gotten into. I should say the worse arguement that I got MYSELF into. Isn't it like us women, well let me just speak for myself....isn't it like me to want to YELL for FREE even though he just admitted he was wrong & that he's sorry, and blah blah blah...its just not good enough!! Nope I have to keep going on & on & on about what an idiot he is & blah blah blah...and then maybe a few hours, or in our case a night later I calmed down.....sucked it up & LET IT GO!!! So in other words it wasn't anything BIG I think I just take after my Mother sometimes & really know how to belittle my poor husband with what ever mistake he makes. I'm soooooooooooo BLESSED that he is very HUMBLE, & VERY VERY PATIENT with me!! I know I have a lot to work on, espicially that of my dumb immature comments & THOUGHTS!! I LOVE you my "BABY JAYY" & I know with out a DOUBT Satan does LIVE and knows what we HAVE is GOOD & is there to stray us from accomplishing what we have planned!! So there you have it family & friends my lil explanation of my lil dur comment!!

TIME....

2009-04-14T09:56:00.000-07:00

So last night I was watching that show "Medium" hope i spelt that right where the main character (don't know her name) can predict homicides or murders...dang I suck but anyhow before her show ended she quoted this about "TIME" & I LOVE the way it was put....of course I didn't memorize it but came into work jumped online & found it online on NBC.COM Gotta love the internet!! Ok it goes like this.....

"TIME...something PRICELESS yet is costs NOTHING, you can do anything with it BUT you can't OWN it! You can spend it BUT you can't KEEP it! And once you've LOST IT...there is NO getting it back!! It's just GONE!"

How about I texted this to my husband and follow right behind the quote was this....."STOP wasting my TIME" I know I know I'm a witch BUT I beg to differ sometimes you have make MEN realize "common sense" things. <-----I learned that from my Mother one of her many life lessons she's counsled me & my sisters on!! Besides all that...I'm hoping to make some adjustments in my life to make sure my TIME is used wisely with no regrets or "what if's or could'ves" and so on!! Time will tell....

2009-04-13T10:59:00.000-07:00

So we finished Easter Sunday @ Mark & Stacy's house with freekin EGG's galore for the three lil ones. Sam & Kelly's family were camping over the weekend so they weren't with us. But there was so many eggs that even Aunty Ruby had a basket to get some eggs......the size fit her!! Anyhow it was a nice beautiful day with family & eggs!! Hope everyone had a good one & enjoyed yesturdays BEAUTIFUL weather!!

2009-04-13T09:31:00.000-07:00

Of course Easter Sunday....church & FAMILY TIME. After church we went over to Mom (Makoni side) and Ita & Seni had the food ready for us. So we had our lil easter egg hunt with the lil momma's & afterwards grubbed on some GOOD GRUB!! Afterwards we all made our way to visit Dad. It's always good to be with family where ever it may be & for what ever reason!! Love my husbands side espicially the lil kids!!

SPARTANS......

2009-04-13T09:30:00.001-07:00

Saturday we of course got ready to watch some RRRUUUGGGBBYYYY!!!! Yea you can always count on my & my sisters to attend a good RUGBY GAME!! Obvious the reasons I attend are much different (being that I have my rugby play Jayy). But just the sport itself is a lot. If there is a SPORT that can define a TRUE MAN I must say its this sport!! My Dad would say "if you don't play rugby your a mahu" yea...that would probably be why his daughters are so caught up in that sport cause BOY does the MAN (in most players) come out!! Despite the RAIN & the COLD we went & watched my brothers team SPARTANS & his old team HAGGIS play and that was a GOOD GAME well worth being out there in the rain & the cold!! Haggis put up a good game BUTT....SPARTANS put up the fight with them!!

Easter 2009 SALT concert, RUGBY, EASTER EGG HUNT, & BBQ's

2009-04-13T09:28:00.001-07:00

So this weekend was pretty busy!! The photo below is of Lu & some random palangi guy ....at the S.A.L.T concert Friday nite. They had a raffle & I swear he won like 3-4 prizes till he had to leave & before he did he came up to Lu & said that before he goes there would no one else he'd rather give his "winning" tickets to any but a HOT MOMMA like her.....what the...but no joke sure enough the next time they read them raffle tickets 3 of them WON!! Sad because Lu had to give up the Park City one night stay to me & Jayy...for OBVIOUS reasons...I mean who is she going to go up there with? And for what huh? ha...ha...ha...j/p But we had a lot of fun @ this concert. Some can say what they want but you can't KNOCK programs that are out there to help our youth & adults out!! They had a lot of Utah reps there like the mayor, the West Valley rep to woo woo Mrs. Robles (don't know her first name) Kontiki, ManaPoly, and a lot of local artist rep'd and we do have a lot of TALENT out here!!

2009-04-10T13:36:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter weekend!! I cant help but remember when all 7 of us kids (me & my siblings) would wake up on Easter Sunday to baskets my Mom would fill up with lots of gooooodddies!! Of course her Princess Sam would have the biggest basket!! Anyhow times are different now, but that is something I DO hope to carry out when I have my kids. The simple baskets filled to the top, and the lesson of the GREATEST gift of that The RESSURECTION of our Savior Jesus Christ....priceless!! Nothing better to follow the General Conference of last weekend w/ Easter weekend!! I hope what ever plans you may have with your families it is filled with memories to last for eternity!! And freek hopefully I'll get the hang of this like i do with BEBO to tie up with my friends & family. So if you can help a sister out like my dear sis Silia (Iongi Tribe) I'd really appreciate it!! HAPPY EASTER hope the BUNNY stops by with lots of TREATS & some SUN!!

A contagious smile.......

2009-04-09T12:24:00.000-07:00

So this is "Baby JaYy" my husband...of course!! Anyhow isn't his smile the BEST!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE when he smiles...he doesn't look so mean, or like his lil "gang" member friends weh...i mean his "tokoua's", nor does he look like the "animal" or monster some people may know him or heard of him as....nope as cute as you see him in this picture...is as CUTE as he is in PERSON seriously!! The few times I ran into him before I became his little "girly-friend" for the LONG WHOPING 28days & then I became the ONLY Mrs. Nydegger...I didn't think he was that nice, nor did i really care. All I knew about "Baby jaYy" was he got out of DRAPER (COLLEGE...the POINT) back in March '06....and that he was at hit agian with his lil "toko's". Anyhow that ALL changed obviously on Feb 21, 07 yea...this SMILE is what got me!! Ha..ha..ok and maybe a little more. Anyhow I wanted to blog about his smile & how contagious it is because YESTURDAY was a sorry day for the both of us. One thing lead to another and this & that and I ended up wanting to STAB him yup you read right STAB him (must be my momma's blood) no but I really did!! Anyhow "Baby JaYy" as usual never FAILS to amaze me. About 12n after I told him & texted to not pick me up & blah blah this & that I hung up on him!! Didn't answer his calls, nor text and thinking I was doing so good about 3:20pm I get a text from him stating "I'll be there in a few minutes" and of course I reply " For what, I don't want you to come you $#%@$#%#!(!!!" yea sad....and I stayed inside of work!! So I get another text..."Hey LOVE...I'll be waiting out here for you okay!" and this time I decided to be just a little bit nicer & replied "we'll you'll be waiting for a long time" & I took my time inside....about a half hour rolls by....and I get another text "I'm still out here" & being that i was getting a little hungry & tired of just sitting inside...duh like anyone else would come get me if they knew Jayy was outside this whole time....i decided to text back a nicer comment "Ok i'm coming out in just a sec" & this was his sad reply "Ok dang I thought you busted a sneaky & left out the side door or something" when I read that I couldnt help but laugh, & so I SWALLOWED that freekin PRIDE of mines and mademy way out. Now you think I would STOP being the little witch that i can be sometimes BUT NOPE....I walked out & walked straight to passenger door, got in & sat down. "Baby JaYy" just laughed & pulled out, asking the usual "How was work?" and I just shrugged my shoulders & sat there out my window. Now picture this a grown A$$ women sitting behind her husband as he's driving trying to make conversation. I swear....anyhow we get home & I wait for him to get out because of course I have places to go...(yea right) he gets out & rather than get out & walk to the driver seat...what do i do...pretend I'm skinny and crawl to the front. Ok now we have an expedi it's big but still for me to climb over...its not BIG ENOUGH!! Anyhow I make it to the front & while I'm trying to get all comfy before I can shut the door...who manages to run back to get me....uh yea "Baby JaYy" & with that SMILE....do you think I lasted being a WITCH? Probably for about 2-3 seconds & then I busted a crack...freek...it's coming...a freekin SMILE w/ a lil girls giggle!! It never fails his SMILE will crack the inner most monster...witch....what ever you wish to call me THAT SMILE breaks me DOWN!! I LOVE Baby JaYy & thank my Father in Heaven for BLESSING me with such a KIND....PATIENT man!!

GOLDEN BEAR.....

2009-04-07T06:32:00.000-07:00

This is a SPECIAL post because it's about a SPECIAL MAN!! My Dad the GOLDEN BEAR!! Yesturday my Dad was admitted to the IHC. He suffered a minor heart attack, only thing i was told from my Mom & sisters is the past few nights he has a hard time sleeping or laying down, but I also found out last night for the last month he has been having a hard time breathing. Where the HELL have I been.....HOI!! Anyhow he stayed the nite up at the hospital so they can moniter his heart. I know I know everyone has the BEST Dad, you'd have to be an ignorant person if you don't recoginize someone special like your DAD. My Dad there is sooooooooo many things about this man that I can go on & on about. But one example of a GREAT FATHER is when I chose to get married to my husband. Now just think of raising a daughter like me....a BRATT one who got away with a lot. I had been of my mission for about 4years, working two jobs, to busy for church, home & family just doing me. At the time I was the only one working for my parents, and the two babies of the famil were out serving missions. On a Friday nite well actually a Saturday early in the morning my Dad couldn't go to sleep why? Because I wasn't home & he knew I should've been. We'll to cut it short I talked to my Dad later that Saturday afternoon only to confirm to him my decision of getting married!! Uh yea and get this......to a MAN he had never met, and then when he did realize who he was all my Dad remembered was working with Jason's Dad & the horror stories about him & prison and all that good stuff. Can you imagine the HEARTACHE my Dad must've felt.......BUT you could've never have noticed when they met for the first time. Dad was ALL SMILES like literally.....and was always the POSITIVE support for me & Jayy from day one!! I LOVE THIS MAN w/ all my HEART & my wish & dream in this life is to make him happy...I know he will get better!! Love you Dad!!

"A Home should be as sacred as the TEMPLE"

2009-04-06T10:54:00.000-07:00

A temple...a HOLY TEMPLE!! Sad to say but I can't remember the Elder's name that spoke about it...but I'll find out when the Ensign comes out. This past General Conference was like said about ALL of the past ones...SIMPLY the BEST!! We stayed home Saturday & Sunday and watched the sessions. All of the talks hit me in ALL aspects of my life, but like always there is something that hits you right in the HEART!! And for me it was the talks on TEMPLE's the importance of attending, of remember our covenants, the blessings we recieve there....EVERYTHING that could be said about HOLY TEMPLES was said. ALL of it hitting home for me!! There is no way I can really explain the way I feel when I'm on temple grounds or inside that HOLY PLACE, the thoughts, the peace, reflecting on what TRUE HAPPIENESS is and where I can be reminded of where I'm headed. I don't want to ruin the talk that I heard infact I think it was two talks back to back that I loved. So I'll just end with this.....I WILL be back in that HOLY PLACE this year!! One statement that was said & that I will strive to accomplish is this "Our HOMES is as sacred & can only compare to that of a HOLY TEMPLE"....what the...sorry boys can't come over anymore with that rubbish & that is probably why I haven't decorated my home...so I can hear this talk & make sure all the decor's or pictures leave that type of immpresion a HOLY HOME..where one can come and feel of his SPIRIT!!

PAKASTAN.....

2009-04-06T09:58:00.000-07:00

So this picture was taken @ the YSA Saturday nite skit/dance. Yes...it was the YSA thing but being that our Stake did a AWESOME job with there country PAKASTAN (hope i spelt that right) dance number....we HAD to see it agian. There are a feel people missing the picture like my Mom who is behind Morena thought she was to cool to be in the picture..ha...ha..j/p I think she was tired. Later in the night the beautiful Sinai & Big Momma Sipola joined us!! Love my sisters & greatful to have them ALL in my life!!

GENERAL CONFERENCE...woo hoo!!

2009-04-02T14:10:00.000-07:00

Well before I head out for the weekend, yup I get a FOUR day weekend!! Thank goodness!! I usually set it up that way every 6months. Everybody knows being "spiritually fed" can take a toll on you & that I am meaning in a GOOD & REALLY NEEDED WAY!! Whats all the hustle & bustle about well...families coming in from out of town, new faces out & about, downtown is crowded with suits & sunday best attire, resturaunts filled, and the list goes on & on!! It's GENERAL CONFERENCE woo hoo time for some REALITY CHECK PLEASE!! Love this time...nothing beats hearing the leaders of the church reveal what our Father in Heaven is in need of from us. Nothing beats the counsels, the tips, the lessons just ALL of it to help us in this crazy world we all are living. Nothing beats being REMINDED WHERE & WHAT NEEDS to be DONE to feel & reap the ETERNAL BLESSINGS!! Can you feel my excitement? Ha..ha..I LOVE this time if you can't tell already!! So my schedule this week & I share this now because I wont be able to blog till Monday (being we are limited on funds & do not have a computer @ home) Tonight it's kids nite at our place Moala Si'i, Silia Leka, & Benson will be spending the nite. Tomorrow is all day field trips with Aunty Ame or "TIA" & Uncle Jayy then drop offs back to there real parents about 5ish or 6ish & then just maybe I'll hangout with my husband & his oh so "cool friends" ha..ha...it can be fun sometime. But then Saturday a sleep in till about 9am get up & get ready & then by 10am THE FIRST SESSION woo hoo its on....we might take a little break & watch brother Mark play some RUGBY woo hoo SPARTANS whip some STEELERS butts!! And then continue with conference or whats left for Saturdays session. That night the YA with TRI Stakes have some talent night & the baby sis of the family Lupy & Yvette will be performing so we'll have to go support that!! Now Sunday the best...go to the TEMPLE and find a nice spot to watch Sunday's session. During the lunch break find a nice quiet good spot to have lunch with all the family that meet up with us, and then later that evening just reflect on what needs to be adjusted in our lives and for the next 6months try our HARDEST to apply it!! We'll thats my novel for now...till Monday everyone have a good weekend and enjoy General Conference!!

Breathe.....

2009-04-02T10:12:00.000-07:00

HHHOoooooiiiii....(sigh....) so court is done with....for today at least!!! Unfortunately the prosecuter (she) somehow found two other cases to throw against us..BOOOOOO!! So she says all she needs is the end of this week and if there is NOTHING she can build her case on with the two charges she found Sam then they'll DISMISS the case!! But if she does find something then we are to be continued till June 2nd urgh....regaurdless you take what you can espically when you really have no control over it, and we'll enjoy our time till we find out more!! So for now "Bruno" is out and still free with us!! Thank goodness for his annoying lawyer!! Until then family and friends we can all sit back and BBBRRREEEAAATTTHHHEEE!!

Are you serious....MONOPOLY

2009-04-01T13:57:00.000-07:00

Yea are you serious...does my husband look like he'd be into playing MONOPOLY? We'll guess what....if they needed a spokesperson for the game he would definately be the PERFECT ONE TO DO IT!! So this pix was taken on the 3rd day of playing, yea the 3rd day!! When we first brought the game home (courtesy of the Pauni family) I have to admit I was pretty excited but then...HOLY talk about COMPETITIVE!! At first I was winning I mean technically I still am I have most of the property, a "FREE" get out of JAIL CARD, and some "ends" so i'm not doing to bad, but then came the 2nd day and "Baby JaYy" had his "game face" on BOOOOOOOOOO so yea he is up on the "ends" portion but the game is still going. Luckily I was able to put the game away in our bedroom closet (for now) , out of sigt because for that last few days it was chillin in the living room waiting & waiting for us to take it out. In the picture you can see "Baby Jayy's" set up...yea only he can set his stuff up & leave me to the corner...ha..ha..jerk!! J/P No but our little tournament is pretty fun!! I just never would've known that a MAN like my HUSBAND would enjoy it the way he does...but then again he's not just an ORDINARY type of MAN!! Thats one of the MANY qualities that I LOVE of him is he's a "kid at heart" and you can NEVER GROW TO OLD to enjoy that!!

2009-03-31T07:49:00.000-07:00

The "Infamous" the ONLY ONE of them BOYS that I TRUST my LIFE with! Miss & love him can't wait till he gets out!!

2009-03-31T07:48:00.000-07:00

Kia & "JJ"

2009-03-31T07:46:00.000-07:00

Baby JaYy & BREED

His TOKOUA's (brothers).....H O I!!!

2009-03-31T07:33:00.000-07:00

So if you know my husband you have to know that he has a GROUP of "friends" (thats what I use to think) but he'll clear that description real quick for you...there his "tokoua's" in english his brothers. I'm related to the majority of his lil click but I've grown up with ALL of them. I thought I knew them and there ties to eachother BUT.,...NOPE being married to my husband has opened my eyes to them in many ways. Both on good & bad sides but the positive that I have seen these past two years with them is the LOVE they have for eachother....the BOND and I mean they really have a BOND with eachother!! Watching them is really like watching me & my sister we fight, talk ish, argue and what not but when it comes down to it......NOTHING tops being around them!! Despite seeing them every single day it seems like, or getting the "collect calls" or the letters from the famous "college" they like to attend....I have admired how far they have come, and the LOVE they carry for eachother!! So here's to you "dumptrucks" ha..ha..j/p lots of LOVE & THANKS for playing a part of molding my husband "Baby JayY" to the MAN that he is today!!

!! C O U R A G E YW General Conference 2009!!

2009-03-30T13:03:00.000-07:00

My beautiful niece Leslie, (sisters) Mino Kofe, Lupy, me, and Ana Bessie Satini. We attended the YW Conference this past Saturday @ the Conference Center it was the BEST!! Nothing beats hear leaders of the Church give messages from our Father in Heaven. We had a good time, lots of laughs, memories that will last FOREVER & learning more of what kind of WOMEN the LORD inteneded us to be!! Love my sisters they are the BEST!! And of course my "mini me" Leslie

Baby JaYy & Meliame NyDegger

2008-06-24T13:13:00.000-07:00

Thanks for visiting....our family consists of my husband Jason Alvin Nydegger but everybody seems to know him as "Baby JaYy", myself. We've been married a little over a year & as most people would probably say were still on that "honey moon" phase & we LOVE IT!!

Our lives revolve around our families.....the Nydegger's, Makoni's, Lapu'aho's, Filimoeatu's & of our course our close friends. We love them all and are greatful for there example's, support & unconditional love they show us.

Were not perfect but with the help of our Father in Heaven we know it's possible!!