I suck at blogging, I know, but I got a job!

Please don't hate me, I love you guys. And I know, I'm supposed to be updating MORE but my blogging muse has been seriously lacking as of late. Plus with school and other life stressors, I haven't been able to blog as much as I'd like. School ends in a few weeks though, so I'm not making any promises but I would like to be back and updating more often.

But I need your help on a few things if you'd be willing to help out. I just want to know, what kind of blogs would you like to see from me? I know I still have to start my vacation blog series, but other than that I am open to writing about pretty much everything. I also kinda want to improve on my writing skills in general so I was thinking of posting short stories on the blog. What do yo guys think of that idea? Would you be willing to read my stories displayed on this blog? Seriously, any ideas will be HAPPILY accepted at this point!

As for my life, well it has just been a rush to the finish line as school comes to an end next week! I cannot wait for summer. I am so OVER school it's crazy. I've decided to take a semester off, but I don't know how to tell my family. How would you go about doing that? I also decided that I'm going to apply for BYU Idaho ^_^.

And I got a job! It's just at my parent's auto mechanic shop working in the office on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays but it's a job! I can't complain, can I? So now I won't have the excuse of not having enough time to get on the internet and blog, because in reality I now have all the time in the world. Since I usually do all the actual work stuff when I get here in the morning.

Okay, this post is getting a little lengthy so I'll wrap it up here. Really, any ideas will be welcome here!
One more thing, for my LDS followers. I started a new blog on tumblr about waiting for LDS missionaries. But I was just wondering are there any LDS folk out there who waited for a missionary either succesfully or not? I was thinking about having guest posters over on that blog about waiting and the outcome. For more information or if you'd like to participate just shoot me an e-mail and let me know!

I'm going to be a GREAT mother (one day...)

This past weekend my Uncle & Aunty went to LA, leaving me home with three of their four kids.   


It was my Uncle's birthday (he turned 40, don't tell him I told you!) and my Aunty originally wanted to surprise him with tickets to a Laker's game. The Lakers are my uncle's favorite team. My grandma and I found out back in December when we were on our trip in Florida. She arranged everything, including calling his job to arrange his vacation days, booked everything, and even got him a Lakers jersey. But the surprise was ruined when the stadium screwed up and sent the confirmation tickets for the game to my Uncle's phone instead of my Aunty's. Anyway back to the point of the story. Off they went for about four days and I stayed at their house watching their three wonderful girlies.

Okay, to be honest, those girls are my favorite cousins anyway and  I would have had fun with them no matter what. I went by myself because I wanted to prove to myself that I could handle four days with them. I wanted to know that I could handle bedtimes and wake ups and sending them off to school (including one field trip). I needed to prove that I could do the after school homework sessions, entertain them, have dinner on the table and mostly that I could handle any problems should they arise. I wanted to prove that when the time comes I'll be a good mother. And I know, it was kinda cheating because the girls are a little older (7, 9, 13) and they can really take care of themselves, but still.

And you know what? I did a flippen' AWESOME job. Seriously. I was really proud of myself. I got the girls up everyday, made sure that they were fed breakfast and that they were out the door on time. I made sure that Aysia had everything she needed for her field trip. I made sure that the house was clean during the day. I made dinner every night and monitored the homework doing. And I even pushed through a mini-crises! I succeeded in proving to myself that I will one day be a great mother. And I had a lot of fun doing it.


I love these girls:

Seriously, I do. They are the best cousins ever. And honestly, I know it'll be a few years before I become a mommy to my own beautiful girls (or handsome boys) but I can go into it with the confidence that I can at least make sure that they will survive. I know it'll be different when I have my own kids, but it's good to know that I can keep 'em alive, right?

Steak.

I'm bored. And I don't want to go up to the Chapel for Scouts tonight, so I'm even MORE bored. Gaaarrr. So even though it is Thursday, here's a Wee Bit of Me...



Also, I want steak. I've had it for dinner the past two nights in a row and now I'm craving it. Haha. Andrew makes freakin' awesome steaks. I think I'm in love. With the steaks. Not Andrew. That's gross. Moving on with life...



{one} what is one food that, as an adult you love, but as a child you said you’d never touch?SUSHI!!! And Kim Chee. Sushi is the weirdest one because I've always loved raw fish, but I don't know. I'm a weird child.
{two} did you go to college? if yes, what was your major?Currently still going to college. And I hate it because I'm not studying what I really want to be studying.
{three} what’s the most wild animal you’ve seen in real life (not counting the zoo)?I guess an Eagle...haha. Come on, I live in Hawaii. The wildest animal we have here are mongoose or stray chickens.
{four} have you ever been to a fortune teller?Nope.
{five} can you juggle?Only with two.
{six} hardwood floors or carpet?Hardwood.
{seven} is it called “soda” or “pop”?Soda.
{eight} what was your first car?Well, I would like my first car to be a Toyota 4-Runner, but that's not gonna happen.
{nine} what is the most decadent dessert you’ve ever eaten?Peanut Butter Volcano cake from Chilis. OMG. Amazing.
{ten} how often do you rearrange your furniture?Not that often. I'm actually good with the way my furniture is arranged now.


Really, I still want steak. But alas, I suppose that I will have to settle for saimin. Hmph.

Spiritually Uplifted & Also, I NEED a Job.

Hey guys! How was everyone's weekend? I hope it was wonderful and full of rest and relaxation.


As for me, I spent most of my weekend curled up on the couch, notebook in hand, listening to the inspired messages of the general leaders of my church. Most of you know that I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (or mormon). Heck, a lot of you are LDS yourselves :). Anyway, every six months our church holds a general conference where we have two whole days of listening to the leaders of our church. It's really amazing and a really uplifting time. I enjoy it. It always helps me to get back on path.

Anyway, this year, the speakers focused A LOT on marriage. Crazy right?! Especially since I've been marriage hungry, haha. I'm pretty sure that marriage is around the corner for me. Even though I'm not really dating anyone specifically. Well...we'll see. Overall, conference was really amazing. I feel like my spiritual cup is completely full and overflowing. I got all of my questions answered and it was just really good.


However, I'm feeling a little down today. Not spiritually, but temporally. I really need a job. And I have been searching!  But nothing! At least in Hawaii. Everyone continues to get laid off and less and less people are being hired. Getting a job is hard, but I really need one! So what can I do? Anyone out there hiring? Haha. I want to search on the mainland as well, but I think it would be hard to leave my grandma at home. Heck, I've found jobs in Utah that I could apply for but I'm too scared because I don't really want to leave my grandma home alone. Huhhh...what can I do?

Backtracking: Tsunami '11.

I have nothing new to write about. Seriously. Life has been boring (unless you count the sudden influx of RMS that have appeared at my chapel). Other than that though, seriously I have nothing else to say. So, why don't we talk about the Hawaii Tsunami '11.


It's kind of scary/sad that I can now categorize Hawaii Tsunami's by year. Hmmm...


Anyway, let's backtrack a little more to 2010. During HI Tsunami '10 I was on the Big Island away from my family. More specifically, I was in Hilo which suffered extensive damage from a huge tsunami that took place years ago (under the same circumstances of HI Tsunami '10). Needless to say, I freaked out.


This year, I freaked out even more. That's what "freaked out" is bolded. It was a Thursday night and my grandma was at Cub Scouts, so I was home alone, in my room, tumblr surfing. When all of a sudden a post popped up on my dashboard saying that there was a MAJOR earthquake in Japan. My mouth dropped, my heart began to race and I began to shake.

In fact, I did look exactly like that (via).

Numbly, I made my way down the stairs and turned on the news. I tried not to cry as I saw how big the earthquake was and the damage that the earthquake alone had caused. They announced a tsunami watch for the Pacific Islands as well as the West Coast of the US, but I barely heard that announcement as I made my way back upstairs to google the Honshu area of Japan and which districts that included.

A map appeared on my google browser and there in the corner was the one thing I didn't want to see. Nagoya was in the Honshu area. I began to freak out even more. For those of you who don't know, one of my very good friends (and also a potential husband :P) is serving his mission in Nagoya, Japan. My grandma came home shortly after that and we began to make preparations to get out of the house since we live in an evacuation zone. But really, all I could think about was Elder K and wonder if he was okay.

It took us about 2 hours to get all of our stuff together as well as the dogs and get out of the house. On the way out, we stopped at a friend's house right down the road to find out where they were going and ended up deciding to go with them. We were originally going to go to my mom's house, but the roads out of the area where I live were crazy! So up we went to the Valley. 

My friend's fiance's dad is one of the counselors in the Stake Presidency so I actually felt really safe where I was at. I knew we'd be okay if anything were to happen. His wife made us 'ono (delicious) spam musubis and she was so nice and kind. Plus, their other son, who I went to school with (but he graduated a year before me) had just come home from his mission and I got to meet (or re-meet) him, so that was cool.

We stayed up most of the night, watching the news and waiting for the wave to come while also being shown footage of the Japan Tsunami. Which I couldn't watch. But anyway, the wave was thankfully small and damage here on Oahu was very limited. We were grateful that there was no further damage. And at about 4:30 we went home. And I slept until about 9:30.

When I woke up, I immediately checked lds.org to see if there were any updates and thankfully there was! The church released a statement saying that all but a few missionaries in the Sendai area were contacted and accounted for. I breathed easily for the first time in hours.

And that is my tsunami story. I want to do something to help Japan but I don't have any money to give, so I was thinking of maybe sewing blankets or something for the cause. Do you guys think that's a good idea?

I know my ABCs!

Hey guys *insert shy wave here*! I know, I know. It has once again been forever since I've updated. Life has just been so busy for me lately (kind of, not really...). But I'll explain my extended absence in full soon. I think mainly I just needed a blog break.


But I'll be back fully soon! I'm trying to get back in the swing of things by checking my google reader, which may take a while. I have over 1000 posts to catch up on! In the meantime, you can check out my tumblr, since I've been pretty active there. Or you can just enjoy this lovely filler post of random facts that you probably already know about me which I stole from Jen's blog!

Age: 21! Fun, right? :)

Bed size: My bed is a luxurious queen size. And yet it is too small. LOL. I like to spread out when I sleep.

Chore you dislike: laundry. Well, actually, I like washing clothes, but I hate folding clothes because it takes FOREVER. I'm a perfectionist when it comes to folding clothes. And I really hate washing dishes. A dishwasher is definitely a must have in my future house.

Dogs: I have two right now--a poodle/shih tzu named Merlin and a chihuahua/shih tzu named Lady. In my lifetime I've had a lot of dogs, mostly chihuahuas. Hoku, Mahina, Makali'i, Keiki Boy, Ke'oke'o, Daniel Boy, Ikaika, Nani, Kala. Yep.

Essential start to your day: Checking my phone!

Favorite colour: green and lately it's been purple as well.

Gold or silver: white gold?

Height: 5’2″. Although everyone says I'm only 5'1". Well, everyone is WRONG.

Instruments you play(ed): I don't play instruments, really. I can sort of play guitar and 'ukulele but not well enough.

Job title: student.

Kids: one day, but not yet. I have names picked out and everything though!

Live: Hawaii. Lets not get to specific on the town though. Hint: it has the word "Wai" in it. (Basically a town with the word Wai in it is like....I don't know...*insert awesome analogy here*

Mom’s name: Novena

Nicknames: Tasia, Tay, Taysh, Keiki, Titah.

Overnight hospital stays: Never, actually. Unless you count when I was born...

Pet peeve: when things are uneven, when people aren't on time, being pestered to do things.

Quote from a movie: "She knows everything about everyone. That's why her hair is so big, it's full of secrets"

Righty or Lefty: righty

Siblings: i'm the oldest, then i have a sister who will be 18 in june, a brother who is 16 and my baby brother is 6.

Time you wake up: whenever i feel like it :)

Underwear: i live for cute undies!

Vegetables you don’t like: cauliflower

What makes you run late: nothing really. i'm always on time. unless there is traffic.

X-Rays you’ve had: teeth, chest, knee.

Yummy food you make: peanut butter cookies. and pretty much any kind of dessert.

Zoo animal favorite: tigers!

Well, I hope y'alls enjoyed that. Talk to you guys soon <3!

I'm Alive!

Hello friends of blog land,


I just wanted to stop by the blog and say hello. I know it's been for-EVER since I've updated, but this little break from the bloggy world has been much needed! I definitely miss the bloggyland and I plan on coming back in full force very soon, but for now the break from blogging (and being constantly worried about reading your blogs) has been nice!


Here are some things that I've done while on my little vacation:

• nothing, nothing and more nothing.
• read the entire Hunger Games series in 3 days. Yep. 3 days.
• And then became obsessed (of course) with the series.
• Fell in love with Peeta Mellark (also a mark of my obsession).
• Picked out my perfect Hunger Games cast (which I shall share with y'alls later)
• Added a Hunger Games Fanfiction to my FF.net account (I'll also share that later)
• Wrote a flippen AWESOME essay in 4 hours. 
• watched a Jersey Shore marathon.
• got sick and then got better
• Started re-reading the Hunger Games again.

And yep, that's what I did. What have you guys been up to? Let me know because I really miss you guys!

Fill In the Blank Friday

Hi guys. I am so sick right now. I could barely muster up enough energy to do this post. Literally. As of right now, I am lying on my back in bed with my laptop propped up against my knees, wanting sleep.

Turns out this horrible strain of the flu is going around, and although I did get my flu shot (and I have the immune system of a super hero, yay working with germy perschoolers!) I am not immune to this strain. And the worst part is that it is just in the beginning stages.


But I haven't blogged in so long and I miss you guys, so I figured I'd at least try to get enough energy to do a linky party! 

1.   I am currently obsessed with       Glee RPG. I cannot even begin to explain how much of a closeted nerd I am. I am also currently obsessed with the song Pretty Girl Rock by Keri Hilson and all things Ke$ha.   .

2.  Today I am    tired     because,    well, because I'm sick. My throat is killing me, my head is sore and my muscles are in pain. I need a nap just thinking about all the pain my body is in.   .

3.  The age I am is    21     and the age I feel is    perfect. I think that being 21 sometimes means that you will feel grown up, and sometimes you'll feel not so grown up, and that's exactly where I am.     .

4.  My favorite place is     my bed. So soft and comfy and perfect for just me.  .

5.  Something I have been procrastinating is     school work. I've been so extremely lazy this week because I don't feel way and I haven't done ANY school work at all. I know, shame on me.  .

6.  The last thing I purchased was        uhhm....dinner.   .

7.  The thing I love most about my home is       that it is my home. I grew up here. It's the home that my mommy brought me home from the hospital to, it's the home where I lost my first tooth (from rollerskating in the house). Most of my fondest memories are connected to this home. In fact, I can even see myself bringing my first child home to this house too...    .

Happy Weekend Guys! Stay Healthy!

ignore rest of post:

I'm a lucky girl

I wanted to share my weekend happy list through pictures. I also want to show you why I am a lucky girl.


I have been the recipient of so many blessings in my life, but no blessing has been more important to me then the people that I get to share my life with. So this weekend, all of the beautiful, wonderful, amazing, crazy people that I get to call friends are on my happy list...

 'LexaAnne & I

 Alexa, me, Ash

 ladies + jeb!

 jeb & shari aka the most awesome married couple EVAR.

 Oh, hey guys. Meet my best friend, Brandon!

 Alexa, Pua, & Ash

 homies at Bucca Di Bepo!

 my faves<33

 we're gorgeous<3

 pretty bathroom + pretty ladies = pretty pictures!

my beauties<33

I am so lucky to have the wonderful friends that I have. They are truly amazing and I am entirely grateful for them.

They are my Happy List this week. What's on yours?

Confessions of A Tasia

I'm just gonna get this confessions action started by saying, I confess that it's 2:15 in the morning and I am still awake and totally tweeking on the computer! But I just got back from a lovely gym date with two of my favorite girls!


I confess that I am watching the Suite Life of Zach and Cody. It's the one from when they were younger, so it's pretty lovely.


I confess that I am feeling a little love sick lately. It's kinda stupid, but yeah. I just need somebody to loooooveee!!!


Speaking of needing somebody to love, I confess that I totally fangirled over ever single aspect of Glee on Tuesday night! I mean, c'mon-Justin Bieber, Puck playing guitar in his undies, HBIC Santana. I loved it all!


I confess it has taken me a really long time to truly love and appreciate my body. I used to look at myself in the mirror, hating everything about me. Now, when I look at myself in the mirror I have a greater appreciation of my body and of who I am. I am glad to say that my self esteem has really improved over the years.


I confess...I just ate three barbecue wings, and it was delicious.


And also, I confess that I have yet to shower. But now I shall head off the computer so I can get a good shower and then go to sleep while my arms are not yet in pain.

Night all!

Oh. Hi...What's Up Guys?...

I've been completely M.I.A. the past few days, and trust me, I feel badly about it. What have I been doing, you ask?


....Uhhhhmmm....noooothing. Literally. Haha, I've been up to nothing and yet I have been too lazy to update the blog. But I know that you forgive me, because you love me and think I'm awesome, right?


If it makes you feel better, I finally had inspiration and I now have an idea for my very first book!! Writing a book is one of my Day Zero Project goals, so I'm really excited about this. I'm actually loving where the plot of my book is going and I'm already in love with my main character. It's going to be really exciting! And, the idea came in the coolest way ever! Through a dream! So, I feel like I was meant to write the story.


Also, it turns out that I've done 7 out of the 101 things on my Day Zero Project list! Woohoo, go me!!


In my absence, I also managed to secure an award! How awesome is that? It's the Stylish Blogger award from the wonderful Delina of Dew This!

Thank you, Delina! I am way too overly happy about this award :). And, uhm, if you're not following Dew This, I suggest you hele on over to her blog and follow right now. Go ahead, I'll be here when you get back........(5 minutes later)....Back? See, I knew you'd love her blog!

The rules for this award are simple. First, thank and link back to the person who gave you the award. Then share 7 things about yourself. And finally, tag 15 other bloggers and let them know that you've given them an award! 

So here are my 7 facts....

1. I am easily excitable. Seriously. I'll get excited over the littles things.
2. I also have an addictive personality. Once I like something, I REALLY like it. Or if I don't like something, then I want nothing to do with it. There are no in betweens.
3. I am seriously considering being a wedding/event planner. I mean, I'd always have a job, at least in mormon world...
4. My favorite song to dance to on Just Dance 2 is Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne.
5. I have no idea where my recent obsession with heels and the color purple has come from. I think I've been hanging out with Ashley a little too much...
6. I am way too invested in my characters on this website.
7. My tummy is rumbling right now because I haven't eaten anything since breakfast, but it's not time for dinner yet...sigh.

So yeah. That's 7 things you currently did not know about me. Unless you did know it, then you're probably stalking me :)

And I'm giving the award to these awesome people: Jia, Steph, Rachel, Celina, Mamarazzi, Ash, Holly, Angela, Jen, Kelsey, Elise, Brandi, Krysten, Kalina, and THE Impulsive Addict.

I'm pretty sure that I stalk each of their blogs every day (or whenever they update....) and after reading, I'm pretty sure that you will also want to stalk their blogs every day. So, get on going and check out their blogs.

As for me, I'm going to do more research for my soon-to-be WONDERFUL book. I'm pretty sure it's gonna be a national best seller one day. Pretty sure. :)

this weekend in the life of tasia...

I feel like this weekend was WAY busy, but I'm pretty sure that I did hardly anything....well, whatever :)


Friday:
Valentine's Day Singles Dance which was WAY fun! Pre-gaming at Denny's was awesome, and so was Post-gaming at Denny's haha. We're poor singles, keh. 


Saturday:
Gym in the AM with brother.


Pearlridge with brother (where I got The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown in hardcover for just 5 bucks! Amazing!)


Bowling/Denny's adventure with girls & Abe


Sunday:
Church.


Nap.

Nawtin.


This Weekend In Reading:
Well, I finished two Pretty Little Liars Books (Killer and Heartless) does anyone want to buy me Wanted? Haha.

I know...I need to finish The Last Song and The Hunger Games so I can write reviews, but whatev, I'm obsessed with PLL. I friggen need to find out what happens next!


This Weekend on Tumblr:
I'm doing this challenge on my personal tumblr:

This Weekend In Life:

Best Friend came to Oahu! He's here for 2 weeks! I'm so excited, it's crazy. Can't wait to see him! 

But, I do think it's a little fishy that he decided to come the day after I told him that an ex boyfriend of mine wanted to pay for me to go see him in Cali, when I've been trying to convince him to come down for FOREVER. 

Happy Valentine's Day Y'alls<3