I've got the eye of the TIGER! :)

Hey you guys:

(hear in your head a sort of "hey you guys" that would resemble a certain line in The Goonies)

I've been thinking about stuffs lately,

and I want your input.

What would you say

gives someone

depth of character?

I have some thoughts that have been forming in my head about this,

but I want to hear your thoughts too.

Then I shall gather all of these thoughts together

and blog about it. :)

prease and fank you!

life?

life is good. :)

I sure love these people. :)

I am good enough.

I am a runner.

I have always been a runner.

It got hard,

I turned the world off,

and I ran.

I ran to hide.

I ran to avoid.

It got hard,

so I turned away

and I ran.

I'm afraid.

Then I learned to run.

Sometimes I run still to hide,

to shut everyone out,

to drown out all of my confusion,

my heartbreaks,

and my crazy.

[get away]

But mostly,

I run

to heal.

Running makes me happy.

Running helps to clear my desert-mountainous mind.

Running pushes me to do things I never thought I could ever do.

And right now,

I just wanna run.

life?

life is always good, love.

don't you ever forget it. :)

I miss spending so much time with my family. Especially Ink.

Small fact:

I love to drive.

Driving is one of my loves in life. :)

It relaxes me.

It lets me get away from things if I need to.

It takes me to amazing places. 

It's... a good thing. :)

Secret:

One of these days if I ever start dating anyone,

(according to my bishop: if "idiot boys" grow a pair and ask me on a date)

or even if this was a first date or something,

I think a boss date would be to just drive somewhere.

We don't have to go far

(though that would still be cool).

I would love if we just went and looked at sweet houses. :)

Love this line:

*ALERT: CHEESINESS AHEAD!*

(SOMETIMES, it's ok!)

"Take the keys to my car

and the keys to my heart

and just drive."

-The Band Perry

Driving is one of my favorite things to do. :)

...so is running.

Does this make me a runner, like in the figurative sense?

Answer: I think I always have been.

And now I actually, physically run.

FACE YOU FEARS. 

And eat Oreos. :)

life?

life is good. :)

I LOVE FHE :)

OBSESSION LIST

1. Lake Powell
2. Disneyland
3. Imagine Dragons
4. Pirates of the Caribbean
5. Friday Night by Eric Paslay
6. Brad Paisley
7. Pumpkin-flavored ANYTHING. Except for the pumpkin smoothies at Jamba... I mean, it's fine and all, but......................
8. JAMBA JUICE :)
9. HOKULIA! Specifically, guava. 'ees da best.
• Sidenote: Heaven's combination. It's Guava, Li Hing Mui, and Blue Hawaii. LOVE.
• SIDENOTE 2: I am convinced that when we die (or twinkle, cause you know- that sounds fun), we will find that heaven looks like Lake Powell, tastes like Hokulia shaved ice, and sounds like a throng of Polynesian voices.
10. DUCK DYNASTY. And we're heading more and more into the domain of all caps. Let's simmer down now... Duck Dynasty. :)
11. Oreos
12. Thor :)
13. Anything Disney
14. BYU Men's Volleyball
15. Driving
16. Running. My love. :)
17. And to finish it off, (and this one is legitimate): The number 17. :)

Because life is good.

And we should take the time to recognize that. :)

 

JUST DO IT.

miss this kid. :)

life?

life is good.

family is better.

make sure they know it. :)

RS Broadcast. :)

I WANT OREOS ALL THE TIME.

also, I love my mom and my sisters.

I love my whole family. :)

life?

life is good. :)

this kid likes Oreos. :)

Today I was sitting there,

feeling a little beat up.

wasted.

a bit worthless.

and then I had this thought:

I'm a FISO.

Do you know how cool that is?? Do you know what that means??

I'm a FISO!

In Samoan, the way you ask for someone's name is:

"O ai lou igoa?"

Directly translated, it means:

"Who your name?

or,

"Who is your name?"

Because your name is more than a word.

It's your family.

Your ancestors.

Where you're from.

Something along those lines.

And the 'o' in the word 'lou'

means that you are inseparably connected with your name.

Inseparably connected to what your name stands for.

So I'm a Fiso.

What does that mean?

It means that I am a part of one of the strongest forces I've ever known.

We strive for excellence.

We love those around us.

We don't just try,

we succeed.

We are united.

I am a Fiso.

I am strong.

I make an impact on the lives of those around me.

I put others before myself.

I know what's important

and I do what needs to be done.

I am a Fiso.

Inseparably and eternally connected to the ones I love most.

Lo'u 'aiga.

My family. :)

 Now that was a cool moment when I realized all of this.

And now I've realized this:

that if being a Fiso means so much,

how cool is it

that I am also

a daughter of God?
Some food for thought.

:)

life?

life is good. :)

MESS UP MY KITCHEN AND DIE.

SOMETIMES,

I just want to curl up on my couch

with a big-screen tv

(you're like, "it's 2013. isn't that standard?"
and I be like, "uh, you ain't seen my ghetto tv.")

and watch Duck Dynasty.

with Enoch.

and Jamba Juice.

and Cafe Rio.

[pork salad, black beans, everything on it, no guac]
[two tomatillo sauces]

 but sometimes I'm a college student

with a RIDICULOUSLY messy living room

and not enough time

and a ghetto tv

and I'm not at the end of my rope yet

so as to justify buying food

when I already have food in my fridge,

for which I am grateful.

but I just spent good time cleaning my kitchen

[thank you to Michelle and Kristen for lending a hand]

so don't you touch that.

seriously, don't touch it

or I will end you.

But guess what?

It's still a great day to be alive. :)

life?

life is good. :)