It's almost over.....

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!!

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.....

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

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........

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.....

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?

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!!