Oooooh, La-la-la

I can't believe that I've been so MIA this weekend!

It was quite the eventful weekend, so that's my excuse.
Some highlights from this weekend are:

*I went to a YSA dance on Friday night (and stayed out until like 3)

*My family & friends threw me a SURPRISE party on Saturday!

*I baby sat my favorite cousins on Sunday

*I joined 24 Hour Fitness yesterday (and really worked out for the first time in a long time)

So, as you can see, this weekend has been awesome!
And things are seriously only going to get better!

Anyway, how about some Tuesday linkys?

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1. What is your favorite childhood memory?

Going to my Tutu's house on Thanksgiving and Christmas with my entire family. All of my extended family would be there as well and all us kids would play and then of course we'd eat. On Thanksgiving, we'd all pull a name for secret santa, then on Christmas Santa would come and deliver all of our presents.

2. What is your favorite quality about yourself?

I'm a good listener.

3. What is your favorite thing that your child does?

I don't have children, yet.

4. What is your favorite thing to do to relax?

Lay in bed and do nothing. Or perhaps now it'll be going to the gym and walking on the treadmill with a good book in hand!

5. What is your favorite restaurant? And what is your favorite thing on the menu?

I love all restaurants! OK, no not really. I do have a top three...Zippy's is my all time favorite, I love the chicken cutlet, but my go to meal is saimin (ramen) with a side order of french fries! Then Ken's which is the best diner ever, it's on the Big Island of Hawaii, I try to get something new every time I go there because 

6. What is your favorite piece of jewelry (besides your wedding ring)?

The necklace that I got for my Papa for fathers day when I was one, I have it now.

7. What is your favorite night of the week M-TH? And why?

Hmmm....I like Wednesday and Thursday nights.

8. What is your favorite dessert?

Pretty much anything with peanut butter, lol.

9. What is your favorite item in your make-up bag?

Currently, it's my color pallet, it's flippen' awesome!

10. What is your favorite smell?

I so just answered this question here

1. Are you married/in a relationship/single? For how long?

I am single & currently enjoying it! Single life has been fun and happy for me, so y'know, I'm good! I'm working on me and improving myself so that's working wonderfully. I've been single for like  eight months now. Woah! I didn't even realize it's been that long :)

2. What do you do for a living? Do you enjoy it?

I'm currently a student. I love school! But I hate paying for it.

3. In what state do you live? Where were you born and raised?

I live in Hawaii and currently, I'm living in the exact same house that I was born and raised in.

4. Do you have children? If so, how many? If not, do you want them?

I do not have children yet, but I definitely do want some one day!

5. Who is your favorite blogger to follow and why? 

Grrr....I can't choose just one! Seriously, I love all of the bloggers that I follow!

Well, I have to go get some hw done,

then I'm gonna head out to the gym! I'm soo good, I know!

Post B-day Link ups

I had a wonderful 21st birthday!
Thank you all for the awesome birthday wishes!

In true Tuesday fashion, here are some link ups before I post the "Tasia's 21..." list...

Go link up at Chelsea's Blog

1. Do you decorate for Valentine’s day?

When I lived in the dorm, I used to. When I get married/start a family, I probably will. I love decorating! It's the cleanup part that I hate haha.

2. Does your desktop have a picture or computer graphic? Is it organized?

It's organized (cause I'm OCD like that), but it doesn't have a picture. It was a picture of Taylor Swift with a quote from her Fearless album (yes, that's how much I love tay), but I restarted my computer one day and the picture was lost. Hm...maybe I need to go find a picture of Chuck Wicks and make that my background...

3. Do you use a paper planner, electric planner or no planner at all?

In this world of advanced technology, ipads, and iphones, I'm more of a paper planner person (say that 5 times fast)

4. Do you change purses or bags often or stick with a good thing?

I'm a huge bag person, so I switch pretty often.

5. What’s your favorite YouTube Video?

I have to go with Potter Puppet Pals "Mysterious Ticking Noise". IDK, I can watch that video choke (local word, it means "a lot") times and not get tired of it. Watch it here.

6. Do you use Turbo Tax or a real person to pay your taxes?

My mom does them for me, but she uses Turbo Tax, haha.

7. How many states have you set foot (or tire) in? Which ones?
This won't be too hard, I haven't been to many places (that's what I get for living on an island). OK: Hawaii, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Florida, Texas and Colorado!

8. How many countries have you been in? Which ones?
Mexico, Cayman Islands (that counts, right?), Canada, that's it.

9. How many pillows are in your house? (Sleeping or decorative)
Uhm, like a bazillion.

10. How cold is too cold for flip flops?
Well, I walked around Vegas in 33 degree weather in slippers (local word for flip flops), so I guess I can handle it being pretty cold!

1. Do you wear glasses or contacts, if so for how long?
I wear both! I've been wearing glasses since I was in the 5th grade (of course, technically I didn't really start wearing them until 9th grade. I was rebellious. I hated them. I thought they were ugly. Catch my drift?) And I got contacts when I was in 10th grade.2. What was your favorite board game as a kid?
Chutes and Ladders! OMG, I loved that game so much! I even had a Chutes and Ladders kids book that I read until I was like 10.3. What is a word that you use all the time?
flippen', freakin', dude. Haha, I have a lot of words.4. What is your favorite day of the week?
Honestly, I do love Mondays. It's the whole brand new start to the week thing that I like. I also love Saturdays and Sundays.5. Did you graduate high school from the town you grew up in?Nope.

"Podagee" Tuesday

In Hawaii, people will call you "podagee" (portuguese) if you talk to much. Because, apparently portuguese people like to talk and share their life styles with everyone. I am portuguese, which means that people automatically assume that I can talk a lot. Which, of course, I can. Which is why I'm nicknaming today "Podagee" Tuesday, since it's link up day! And I will be "talking" a lot :)

1. What’s your favorite color to paint your nails?

Funny you should ask this question, since I just splurged (okay, not really splurged, since they were only 93 cents each) on three new nail polish colors! It's been forever since I've gotten new nail polish. Anyway, I love painting my nails red, usually. But this time I bough a hot pink and a dark pink (and sparkly!) so I'm excited to try out the dark pink...

2. Do you like to sneeze?

Not really. I'm a kid who has suffered from allergic rhinitis throughout my years. And I would sneeze a lot. And I hated it.

3. How often do you fill up your car with gas?

every week or two weeks or so. It depends on how much we drive.

4. Were you named after anyone?

No. My first name is from a dream my mom had when she was pregnant with me (and in the Hawaiian culture, it is said that if you dream a name, you have to name your child that). My middle name was given to me by my mom's kumu hula (hula teacher).

5. Have you made any good recipes lately?

Er. No. But I've been dying to try out a few good ones!

6. What’s an easy money-saving tip that you use regularly?

Go to Wal Mart. LOL. I love Wal Mart. Seriously, they do have the lowest prices, and the Great Value brand stuff is pretty ah-mazing. Also, make sure you compare prices at places.

7. Would you rather have a sore throat or an ear ache?

Neither. Haha, well I guess sore throat. 

8. Do you have any scars? What are they from?

I have scars on my legs from jumping (and falling) out of trees, as well as some from cheerleading and the typical childhood accidents. I also have one on my shin from a razor cut when I first started shaving my legs (it was traumatic enough to make me not want to shave for a while). Those are it really, for the most part, my scars have healed very well.

9. What are you “known for” in your circle of friends/family? 

In my family, I'm the smart one who got in to Kamehameha. I'm also the baby sitter. Among my friends, I'm the one that you can count on to get excited for you no matter how minor the event is. My friend texted me because she thought that she'd missed 11:11 on 1-11-11, but it turns out she was on the phone with the guy she liked at the time and she told me because she knew that i'd get excited with her about that :)

10. How do you like to eat your pancakes?

I actually don't really like pancakes.

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1. Do you use an alarm clock or some device to wake you up, or do you wake up on your own?

I can wake up on my own. My internal body alarm is ah-may-zing! I can just look at the clock and think "Okay, I'm going to wake up in15 minutes" and I can fall asleep and be up in 15 minutes. But sometimes, only if it's for something important, I'll use an alarm.

2. If you could go on any game show, which won would you choose?

Ahhh!! I love Game Shows. I want to go on either Lingo or Deal or No Deal. Or 1 Vs. 100. I love that show! I'd go on Baggage too, but not really. And the Newlywed Show, when I'm married one day. Yeah...I love GSN. Haha.

3. Do you prefer the weather to be hot or cold?

In between? I love cold weather at times, but I also like warm weather. 

4.What color of clothing do you wear the most?

Green, usually. But lately, I've been wearing a lot of blue.

5. What is your favorite color? 

Green!

Today is Special!

Why? I don't know. Every day is special really. But today is extra special because it is 1-11-11. Did you get to make a wish at 11:11? I did, and I have one more 11:11 to go! No, I will not share what I wished for, so there :)


Now, it's time for some awesome link-ups where I get to answer questions about me. So here goes!

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1. Is there a band/artist that you HATE? 
I don't really like screamo bands/artist. That is definitely not my cup of tea, but I can't think of any band or artist that I truly hate off the top of my head. Hmm...

2. What do you do when you get a gift that you do not like? How do you react?
I get excited about every single gift I get because IDK, I'm just awesome like that. Even if I didn't like something, I'd be incredibly grateful for it. A grateful heart is a happy heart.

3. How is your work office/cubicle decorated?
Well...seeing as I don't work....

4. Do you use all of your vacation every year?
Like I said no work=no vacation. Well, I guess technically it means that I'm always on vacation, but you know...

5. Did you have a real or fake Christmas tree?
Real! I love real christmas trees, but they're so expensive. I think I'll probably invest in a fake one in the early years of my marriage.

6. If you could have anything for dinner tonight, what would it be?
Chili and hot dog and rice. Which is, in fact, what we're having :)

7. Do you bite your fingernails?
Nope. Never have. 

8. How many cups of coffee do you drink each day?
zero. 

9. Do you have a nervous tick?
Uhm...well, I usually get the hiccups really badly whenever I'm nervous.

10.  How often do you vacuum?
Never. My bedroom floor is wood so I just sweep and mop. But when I did live in a house with carpets, I'd vacuum like every week, sometimes even every few days.

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1. Are you fond of cooking? 

I'm more of a baker than a cook. But I actually do like cooking, kind of. I like it if I have all the ingredients in front of me and ready to go. 

2. What kind of food do you prefer eating when you are out? 

my favorite restaurant of all time is Zippy's. It's a Hawaii restaurant and they serve all kinds of food, so i change up my order depending on my mood.

3. Which do you prefer, sweet or salty?
both!
4. Where is the last place you ate out at?
Golden House Chop Suey for dinner last night!5. What's for dinner tonight?
Chili, rice and hot dog! yum!

Linky Tuesday!

Oh hey! It's tuesday again. And it just so happens that i'm procrastinating right now. Which of course means.....linky parties! Haha. Enjoy!

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1. What type of home do you currently reside in? (house, apartment, etc.)
I live in a town house. The same exact house that I've been living in since birth.

2. If you could completely redecorate one room in your home, what room would you pick, why, and what would you do to it?

Well, I'm in the middle of redecorating my bedroom, so I've got that one covered. But maybe the kitchen. Or the bathroom! Both rooms are in serious need of a make over!

3. What is your favorite place to gain inspiration for your home decor style?
All of these blogs I follow! Everyone has such beautifully decorated homes! I'm always like "Oh yeah! I wanna do that in MY house one day." I also watch a lot of HGTV.

4. What is your favorite piece of decor in your home?
Currently it is my desk. I love it. It's small, but it's absolutely perfect for me.

5. What do you want visitors to feel when they visit your home? Do you think your home gives off that feeling?
When I have my own home, I want people to feel comfortable and like they're in their own home. I've always dreamed that my home would be open and welcoming, somewhere that people would want to come to all the time! That's what I plan on doing when I get my own place.

6. Describe your home in one word and explain why you chose that word.
Memories. I grew up in this house. All of my childhood memories come from this house and this neighborhood. It has played a big role in who I am today.

7. What are some predominant colors or patterns in your home?
Eh, the house has no theme really, but in my room the predominant color is green (favorite color much?). When I have my own house, I can see myself using different shades of yellow and green a lot.

8. What is your favorite room in your home and why?
My bedroom! It's the only place I can really go to get away from life, especially since my family moved in and they have 5 kids under the age of 12. It gets pretty crazy, but my room is MY place, no one can come in unless invited.

9. Do you take a hands-on or DIY approach to projects around your home or do you enlist or hire help?
I'm definitely more of a hands on person. I do take note from other bloggers and people on the internet, but for the most part, I can do things by myself. I inherited a lot of skills like that from my grandpa. Usually, I can just look something up and teach myself how to do it.

10. Where is your favorite place to shop for home furnishings?
Craigslist or thrift shops. I do want to buy at least the living room furniture brand new after I get married and have my own home. And of course, I think I'd want a brand new bedroom set eventually and definitely a new nursery set when I have my first kid. But I can deal with hand me downs for the most part.

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Top 2 Favorite Items from 2010! 

1.  My Ollivanders Wand!

I've never shared this baby with you guys yet, so aren't you in luck! I love that I got to pick my own wand when I went to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. My dream was to have a wand of my very own and I absolutely love mine!

 isn't she beautiful? i'm finally a real witch!

2. My MacBook

At the beginning of the year, the screen on my old macbook got cracked and I freaked out majorly! So, my grandma bought me a new one. It's the white plastic unibody one and it is amazing. I really couldn't go back to a PC after having a mac for so long, so I was so scared when the old one broke.

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1. Did you make any New Year's Revolutions?
It's not really a resolution, more of a goal. My goal is to be a better me every single day.2. What are some goals you have for 2011?

Uhm. To be a better me every day? Haha, other than that, I'm teaching myself how to sew (which is interesting so far), so I want to get better at that. I also want to do more crafty things more often. 

3. What is something that you got for Christmas?

My sewing machine! I love it soooo much!

4. Did you see any good movies over the holiday season? 
TANGLED. Need I emphasize anymore? That movie is the cutest thing I've seen in a while and I already adore Disney! Flynn Rider is my man!

5. Do you do your own taxes or have someone do them for you?

My momma does it for me :)

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It seems that's all for this Tuesday's linky party! I hope you guys all link up too :)

Tay Tuesday!

Is it really that time again already?! Time for some Q&A today. And since I like to combine all my linky par-tays (haha, see what i did there? no? ...okay...) into one gigantic post, I've decided to call this section on Tuesdays "Tay Tuesdays!" 'Cause, my name is Tay...and it's Tuesday...and I'm answering questions about myself. ya'know? OK, well anyways...here we go!


First up this Tuesday is Ten on Tuesdays by Roots and Rings!

1. What are your plans for the holidays? Do you travel at Thanksgiving? If you celebrate Christmas, do you travel then, too?
This Thanksgiving I will be celebrating in Florida with my family! I don't actually have family in Florida, but we're going on a 7-day Disney Cruise right after Thanksgiving, so we're going up a bit early. We'll be in Florida/Disney World on the actual Thanksgiving day!

2. How do you make the plans for the holiday? If you have a significant other, how do you decide which family to visit?
Well, we don't really have actual plans. Usually, we spend it all together. When I was younger, we used to go to Thanksgiving Dinner at my Tutu's house, that's my mom's grandma, but not anymore.

3. Do you have your Thanksgiving meal at lunch or later in the day?
Lunch, and then of course, the left overs for dinner!

4. Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving tradition?
Going to my Tutu's house use to be my favorite tradition, but we don't do that anymore :(

5. After a big meal do you lounge around or get up and take a walk?
Lounge, of course!

6. Do you shop on “Black Friday” or do you avoid it?
I haven't ever been Black Friday shopping, but I would so do it! Maybe later on in life though, when I have my own family, and a husband, and my own income, ya know?

7. When do you usually finish your Christmas shopping?
We got our Christmas shopping for everyone done this year!

8. Do you and your significant other exchange gifts? Is there a budget?
No S.O. so no gift exchange! haha.

9. When do you decorate for the holidays?
After thanksgiving.

10. Do you go “all out” with the decor or do you keep it simple?
SImple. But one day, when I have my own house, I'd like to do more! We use to go all out when I was younger, like huge tree, cute christmas village figurines, the whole 9 yards, but we haven't done that in a while....

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Next up is Hoo Are You? Tuesdays via Leslie at Night Owl Crafting.

1. Name 5 things you are grateful for!

Family, the gospel in my life, a good education, the fact that I have a house to live in and food on the table, & friends.

2. What is you favorite dish at Thanksgiving dinner?

Stuffing! I looooveeee stuffing. And mashed potatoes, especially the lumpy kind!

3. Do you have any family traditions for Thanksgiving?

We use to go to my Tutu's house for thanksgiving every year, but that kinda stopped after she passed away. Kinda makes me sad :(

4. Are you staying home or traveling for Thanksgiving?

This year, we're traveling. Actually, we'll be in Florida on Thanksgiving Day! My family is spending a few weeks on the mainland (Florida--Disney Cruise, Disney World, and Wizarding World! & Vegas!)

5. What else do you do on Thanksgiving day besides eat?

Watch movies, sleep, watch football, sleep. Yeah, mostly sleep!

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If you want to play along, just go ahead and click and link up!


In other news, we leave for Florida TOMORROW! I am so excited it's crazy. This is my first time going to Florida and we get to go to Disney World AND Wizarding World of Harry Potter. I'm way excited about both, but of course I know I'm gonna go absolutely nutso in HP World. Especially since I just saw Deathly Hallows. After Florida, we're going to Las Vegas. It's my first time going there too, which is just crazy since pretty much every Hawaii person considers Vegas the "9th Island." I'm pretty stoked! We're gonna be gone for three weeks, but I'll try updating as much as possible.


Today, it's all about finishing up some homework, washing and putting away all my bedding, and packing those last minute items. So, I'm off for the day!

XOXO,

Questions on a Tuesday

One of the blogs that i absolutely loves does "Hoo Are You" Tuesdays. First of all, you guys know that I love, love, love answering questions about myself. And secondly, how cute are the little owls on the Hoo Are You icons? I adore owls. Anyhoo--haha, see what i did there?--here are my answers to this weeks questions. If you want to play, go ahead and link up at Night Owl Crafting!

1. Do you ever burp out loud in private or public?

No, I don't! It's not that I think it's rude or anything, but more like I just don't have the ability to burp. Ever. It's so strange, I know, but it's true.

 2. How often do you get sick each year?

Maybe 3 or so times a year. But if I count colds, sinus infections, and allergies...well, I lose count already!

3. Would you rather paint a room in your house yourself, or have someone else do it for you?

Myself! I think painting is so much fun!

4. If you get 30 minutes to yourself, what do you do?

Lay on my bed and just relax. 30 minutes is actually the perfect amount of time to just sit and think

5. Do you allow people to wear shoes in your house? 

 Well, I live in Hawaii where it isn't appropriate to wear shoes in the house. I grew up learning to take off my shoes at the door of someone's house. It's very cultural, I guess. So obviously, when people come to my house, they'd take their shoes off. No matter how dirty my floor is!

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Here's another rad question meme thing. I adore question memes! Haha. This one is from Roots and Rings, who is another awesome blogger. Want to do her link up? Click the image below and find out how!

1. What is your favorite breakfast pastry?
I love glazed and sugar donuts. And donut holes! Homygosh, I love donut holes! I also love cinnamon roles, fresh out of the oven!

2. Were you ever in a Thanksgiving or Christmas play?
I was in both! Multiple times, actually. When I was in elementary school, my school always put on Thanksgiving and Christmas plays for the community. I was an Indian for a Thanksgiving play once, and an angel in a Christmas play.

3. What is your favorite clothing accessory?
Headbands? Are those a clothing accessory? Well, it should be because I adore headbands. Also, scarfs are cute too.

4. What is your favorite item of clothing?
Dresses. I adore dresses and skirts. 

5. What is your favorite color and why?
Green in pretty much every shade. I don't really know why or when I started liking them. I think it's because it reminds me of Tinker Bell and I love TInkerbell.

6. What is your favorite type of Christmas cookie?
The peanut butter cookies that my tutu used to make for Christmas every year!

7. What is your favorite scent (food, perfume/lotion)
Man. I can't pinpoint the exact smell, but I like when boys smell good, or even when they smell somewhat sweaty. I also like the smell of baked goods, and brand new books.

8. What is your favorite household cleaner?
Pine Sol. The blue one.

9. When you were a kid what did you want to be when you grew up? And what did you actually grow up to be?
I wanted to be the person that drove the fire helicopters and dumped water on mountain fires. I also wanted to be a lawyer and an astronomer. And a momma. I am none of those at the moment, but I'd like to be a momma soon. Oh and I'm a teacher.

10. What is the last song or album you bought?
Taylor Swift's CD, Speak Now!

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