Thanksgiving 2007!

This year was just another choice of where is God going to land me for Thanksgiving. Another holiday for me to drop where I may.

I ended up at my good friend Michelle's grandmother's house. She lives almost an hour away from me in the state capital Olympia. It was a very nice holiday. I cooked some of my mothers dishes that were a hit. And everything was from scratch. Nothing from a box. That is one of the reason people think I'm spoiled. I made stuffing (not Stovetop) and baked beans (not Bushes).

It was so good. I was very impressed with myself and am more like my mother than I thought. I knew that I could bake but apparently I can cook a few of her famed dishes as well. I was a hit!

Go SEAHAWKS!

Tonight was the first Seahawks professional football game I saw. It was very cool. A friend of mine from work is a season ticket holder. His seats were incredible. They are in the 100 section. We were so close to the field and it was a close game.

The Seattle Seahawks played the Chicago Bears and the score you ask, was 30-23 to the Hawks.

It was a great first game and perhaps it will not be my last! I will put a picture later so you can see where our seats were...

Until next time...

My commute!

So yesterday was quite the day to say the least....

My friend Michelle commute to and from work together on public transportation which on a normal day is fine. The bus is totally fine. But yesterday was a joke. Michelle was sick. I thought she was going to vomit next to me. I had a plastic bag taking some stuff home, so I made it fit in my messanger bag (works like a purse for you men...) and gave her the bag just in case.

So she was tired of waiting for our normal bus and we got on another bus and were just going to walk across the street to the Transit Center that we catch our bus from. On the 30-45 minute bus ride the driver makes an announcement that there is a flat tire and she is pulling over at the next bus stop.

So we get off that bus and get on the next bus. We no longer have to walk across the street to the Transit Center because the new bus we got on actually took us there. Michelle said, "never a dull moment with us!" Amen to that!!

Once we got off the bus she said, "since this day went to pot... we deserve a drink!" Who was she kidding. We had a bowl of soup at Applebees.

That was our EXCITING day yesterday!

My Ohana!

When I went home this summer Maika said: Let's take a family portrait!



So here it is.



Our Family Portrait...

Sorry!

Well, I finally got my computer back after 2 weeks. I had a bad power supply so it was fixed. It's sad but it was hard not having a computer at home. Almost like not having a cell phone when you go out. We became so dependent on these things. And I've been so busy with work that once I'm home I'm pretty down for the count.

So now that I will be able to download my pictures without worrying that my computer will die in the middle of the process, I can send some off via e-mail. I'll try to get that done in the next few days.

Take care and I hope to get this out more regularly now.

All the love...

Light the Night!!!

Tonight is the night that we are walking for Leukemia and Lymphoma society. We had a goal of $2000 for the team. The preliminary totals that we got yesterday as we were leaving work was slightly over that so we MADE OUR GOAL!!!!!

But all the money isn't in yet so when I get the actual figures then I will let you all know.

Personally, I raised on my own $400. Thank you so much for the people who supported me in this effort. It meant a lot to me.

Update!

Hello there people.

I know that it's been a REALLY long time since my last post but this girls been busy!!!!!

Work is going good. I'm doing a lot of new things. Maybe a promotion is in the future... :-)

Next month I'm going on the one day cruise over here. That'll be fun.

And lastly I came home for a visit last month for 10 whole days. I have pictures and will post them at some point. I'm not on my computer right now so that will have to be later.

Hope all is well and I'll talk to you all later.

I love you....

Until the next time!

Happy Independence Day!

This morning I worked 5am to 2pm. It was almost a free day. Not too many calls and it was nice and easy. It feels similar to a weekend but in the middle of the week. I'm SSSOOOOO close to my vacation I can taste it. Thank God that my job is busy. Time is flying for me to get home!

Walk for cancer!

This morning I had a 5K walk for cancer. It was 6 of my boss', 2 other ladies from my company in different departments and myself. We were team Princess Tours and the speaker at the end of the marathon said the top three fundraisers for individuals and teams. We were in 3rd place for teams. The first place for individuals raised over $8,000 and for the team it was over $14,000. It was amazing.

There was something that you could buy called a tribute patch. You buy one (a donation) and put a name on it of someone your walking for. Then you wear it throughout your walk/run and at the end you place it on the wall. I got one for my Auntie Lei. She died of Leukemia years ago. My very good friend (who also happens to be my boss) Carla made one for her mom Pilar and my other supervisor Shannon made one for her husband Greg.

Here's one more step towards a cure...

Life...or something reflecting it!?!?!

It's interesting how life is. I have worked a lot lately and have been BEAT by the time I get home from work. I've taken almost 100 calls today and some of those calls were long and complex problems that travel agents think that I'm some kind of miracle worker. Good thing I have lots of good friends in many different departments. I can most times make things happen. What a job I have...

God is good and put me in a job that I'm great at. Who knows, one day I might get into another department that will be better for me. Whatever God has in store for me is the path that I will take gladly.

Everthing happens for a reason and I don't look back. No regrets. God is with me every step of the way. I pray that everyone in my life is happy, heathly, and has God in their heart like me. I don't know where I'd be without him.

The Boys in my life...

Here are my nephews, Maika who will be 8 next month and Mika who was born the end of April. I can't wait for my trip home to see them again. I can't believe how many nieces and nephews I now have.

Unfortunately my nephew Mika has had a long road so far. He's not yet out of the hospital. He has a hole in his heart/heart murmur, hole in his intestines (that needed surgery with a follow-up surgery later) and now they found that he has a broken collarbone.

I'm sad for him because my poor nephew can't seem to get a break but he's strong. He can handle whatever life an throw at him.

Birthday Wishes!

I had a friend who's birthday was on June 1st. Here's a happy birthday to him... (Erik) and my niece Ki'i became 18 years old on June 2nd. She also graduated high school. A lot happened for her this weekend.

As everyone knows, my birthday was just 2 weeks ago. Gemini's all around. Another friends birthday is coming up (Molly...pic below) is on June 13.

Happy Birthday to all!

My birthday weekend!

Molly, Erin and I

This weekend I spent it with my friends. I got a hotel room at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront. It was a beautiful room and on the balcony you could see the pier. The hotel gave me a bottle of wine, ice cream, flowers, and a mini box of chocolates. All for my birthday. It was very nice.

Then my friend Erin took me out to dinner at Metropolitan Grill. Very nice downtown restaurant and worth the money that is spent there. My night in Seattle was great. We met a bunch of friends and spent the night out. Didn't get back to the hotel until 3:30am. A long night out but fun. A friends Molly and her teenage daughter hung out with us at the hotel and we walked around the pier, had lunch then home sweet home.

This was a good, fun birthday. I wish that few more people could have spent it with me but that's ok. Another day.

My day!

Yesterday was my birthday. I turned 25 YEARS OLD!!! OH MY GOODNESS....

A co-worker of mine sang a "singing telegram" to me. It was hilarious. And someone bought me lunch. My job always give birthday cards too so I got one of those. This weekend I'm spending a night at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront. It was something I won from my company Christmas party and what a perfect occasion to use it.

For some reason I do feel that year older though. Before it didn't make a difference. A birthday was just another birthday. I can now rent a car on my own... HAHAHA! That's the last thing that anyone has to look forward to (and maybe cheaper car insurance); but after that everyone says it's only down hill. I don't see it as down hill.

I'm looking forward to what the rest of my life has to offer. Where will I be at 30, 40, of even 50? Married? Kids? None of the above? Who knows.... Here's the next phase of life....

What's new?

Well, this week I've moved into my very own first apartment. It's been an adjustment but I'm sure it'll be cool to be in my own place with my own rules. I'll tell you how things go...

Until next time...

I'm an Auntie AGAIN!!!

My sister Misty gave birth early Friday morning to a baby boy. That was April 20th. My cell phone started ringing at about 8:45am and I was thinking...HOLY CRAP!!! WHAT'S WRONG?!? It's only about 5:45am in Hawai'i. I was at work so I couldn't get to it until a little later and heard the message to get the news.

I am in charge of giving the baby a Hawaiian middle name. The clincher was that by the earlier ultrasounds we were all under the impression that is was a girl so I have been looking for a girl name this whole time. Now I had a couple of days for the birth certificate to be finalized. I have been looking for the past 2 days and came up with it. Here is the finalized name for my newest nephew and a part of the family:

Mika Na'auao Manaia Tausaga (and my last name)

He's just like my nephew Maika (his older brother) with the 5 names... Poor guys!

Oh well, welcome to the family little one.

FYI: Na'auao in Hawaiian means intelligent/knowledge and Manaia in Samoan means Handsome. (I don't know if I spelled Manaia write...I'll get back on that!)

Happy Easter!!!

It's been quite a long time since I've wrote a blog. I've been busy, lot's of changes so I'm taking a chance to stop and take a breath.

Today I'm teaching my friends 14 year old daughter how to bake my strawberry cupcakes. It's my day to rest. Everyone needs one. They of course came out good. It's a good relaxing day.

Thank God for everything that He's done for us. I think that I'd be lost.

What a weekend....

What a weekend this has started out to be. Well, let's start out to the beginning of this week. My office has moved buildings. I'm now on the 27th floor of a building that if I go to my window I can see our pier. Our first day there was monday. It's a beautiful place to work. Much nicer and bigger than the previous digs that we occupied. Anyway, with all the business and that nasty flu bug that's been going around...(my house not excluded) I FINALLY got it. I had no choice but to stay home from work yesterday and I literally couldn't get out of bed. YUCK! I hate being sick but the flu bites even more. Hope you all stay happy and HEALTHY!!!

Until the next one...

Another Year...

My oldest nephew Cody turns 14 years old today. Man I feel old. They are all getting so big. My first niece is graduating high school and is already a mom this year. Before you know it the next 2 will be right there. They graduate one year apart so that's 2 visit's back home...one after the other. God, where does the time go?!?

My weekend

This weekend was the first time that I saw my friend Abbey's baby. His name is Kamea and I named him. He's already 6 months old but he's SSSOOOOO cute and so adorable. Kamea is a very happy baby and took to everyone. He loved playing with Cori. That's Edith's 14 year old daughter. He kept laughing at her. He thought she was funny. And she is...

I'll post pictures soon. I just have to download them from my camera. Until next time...