with the heart

it's coming. a huge wave of responsibilities and events and assignments and work and just...things.
but really how come all this stuff comes up and now i dont' know where to start and even where i'm supposed to finish.


"Here's my secret. It's quite simple: one sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes." (The Little Prince, p 63)


i'm trying to follow my heart and do the things i know i'm supposed to be doing. then i know i'll end up in a good place. because what i can see right now is not the complete picture. there's more out there for me.

Out My Window

I took a sweet nap in the late afternoon and woke up gazing right out my window to catch the sunset.

























"You know, when you're feeling very sad, sunsets are wonderful..." [said the Little Prince, p. 19]

Today and everyday is not just another day!

So a little while ago I started reading up on articles about "Today in History". Because so much has happened. And every day is special. Every day has a huge significance whether we know it or not.

For example, YESTERDAY...
AUG 4, 1944: Anne Frank, 15, was arrested along with her sister, parents and four other people, after they had spent two years hiding from the Nazis in a building in Amsterdam. Her diary became a famous account of the Holocaust.

Wow...there seems to be something monumental and important on every single day. (Not only is it another day we live and experience something new and old, but think about everything in the world that has happened and is happening!!) Just something to think about.

so....TODAY!!!!
(Kinda another sad event)
AUG 5, 1962 Actress Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles home at age 36. Her death was ruled a probable suicide from an overdose of sleeping pills.

So in honor of her death, I have made a masterpiece unlike any other..................

Ok, so really it was me and my niece wasting a lot of time but having a lot of fun in our tribute to marilyn monroe, photoshop coloring our picture...i do want blue hair though. And yes, we are Monroes.


Lots of other things happened on this day today...
Find out! And lemme know!

film is funn

oookkkkkkkk! so my uncle gave me an old camera of his. it's a minolta 7000 maxxum i think 1985 i'm not sure. but anyways it's just so awesome. i went out with my friend carla and we had a photoshoot day - just like the old days with berni, ryan, and sara! :D (miss you guys!)
you can just tell how horrible my scanner is, because the color didn't come out so well. BUT--I LOVE IT. because it looks vintage and cool.

ok so this is in haleiwa. it was another great sunset. but when i first set foot on the beach, it was like i hadn't seen the water in years. it was glimmering all sorts of colors and it was so calm that it looked like i could just glide right on top of it.

hey, kaihe and karlee, do you remember this spot? :D i love the bench.

this is some tree at sunset beach. one thing i had to try and get used to was the fact that you can't just "preview" film photos right after the shot. so i wasn't sure how these would turn out, but i love the macro shots.

another at sunset beach. the light was great for these shots!

haha carla! this is what we did...all afternoon.

aww. it's carla again. cute silhouette shot in haleiwa.

Cajun Chicken? yessss

[I'm really trying hard to post more often, I promise!!]

So the other night I cooked dinner and wanted something new and creative. Decided I'd throw stuff together for a cajun chicken pasta with veggies...mmmmmMMMmmmmMmmm so good and spicy and flava flav and happiness!

Then I felt like opening my home spa for the night. Tried this face mud mask my friend, Ema gave me! Ahhh it was so great. My face tightened up and hardened like craaazy. Then I washed it off and revealed a new and dazzling me. lol jk. No difference really. Not that I noticed.


Hmm....funny picture huh?
Um that's really it right now. Nothing inspiring or amazing happening.

Goof Troop

Welcome to Cedar City!
Presenting:
The Goof Troop

King. of the jungle.

Loo. sha.

Hot. we got sunburned/tan.

Dew. Arami. i'm not cool.

Troop. loo was embarrassed.

Hagz. Nehongo. don't worry she didn't steal my ice cream.

I learned "how to vacation"

A long period of time full of hard work, stress, drama, laughter and tears...and I finally got a break. I picked up and left to visit family in Utah. I really did feel weird leaving, unfinished business left to be forgotten about. This made me excited and anxious. I didn't have to deal with any of it for a while. So this is why people go on vacation...I see the glory of it. :)

3 weeks, that's all.

Well, so far, my vacation has been interesting...very fun to say the least. But, in a different way. I planned for plans. I scheduled my days in with activities and meals and games and people to meet and places to see. I would wake up in the morning, eat some breakfast, then ask "now what? What should we do today?" Well, I learned a lot. My family kept telling me, "you do NOT know how to relax do you? You're on vacation! You don't HAVE to be doing ANYTHING!"

I was so used to being busy all the time and rushing to here and there and trying to get 5 things done at once for 5 different people depending on me. Then I would be angry because I felt like I was letting someone down...thank goodness I'm on vacation. (Don't get me wrong, I'm not the "serious-guys-dont-laugh-right-now-stop-having-fun" type of person. It's just been a busy last few months.)

So, I am happy to report that I have had a lot of fun going slowly, doing things when I want to, enjoying the couch potato ways of some good fun lounging.

I definitely miss home, and miss making myself more useful. But I feel great, taking time for myself and to spend all my time with family.

Of course we've been making the best out of every moment...adventure. Here we are on the Ranger riding the mountain roads.

We stayed at a friend's cabin - really nice cabin.

After being up in the mountains, we took a trip down to Las Vegas...boy was it HOT down there. So we went from snow and fireplaces to dry heat and swimming pools! :)
So these are just a select few photos from my vacation so far. My break from everything. My lesson of life: to relax and enjoy it.

I'm always having fun - no matter what or where.