The Little Things

When I sit and think about how stressed I am with...LIFE,

it's the little things that I tend to forget.

I have to realize them and be grateful for them.

* Another beautiful day *

Some people weren't able to do that...just...wake up.

LIFE IS TOO SHORT!!

Don't take a day for granted.

* My husband *

I am the luckiest woman...EVER!! 

I have an eternal companion. 

A husband that holds and is worthy of his priesthood.

One that goes to work every single day to provide for NOT just me,

but MY family too. What kind of man is okay with providing for his in-laws??

Lol...there's not many out there like that & I'm proud to say that MINE is one-of-a-kind.

He does everything in his power to make me happy, he believes that "A happy wife, is a happy life". =)

He makes me smile/laugh every single day.

I cherish the time he takes to give me a kiss EVERY morning before leaving to work...

even when he's running late.

He is my everything...I love you,

♥Joseph Christopher Bleyl♥

* My family & friends *

I am fortunate enough to be very family oriented;

and blessed enough to have great friends.

My Momma is still here with me and recently I have come to realize how much I NEED her here.

She is my rock & my inspiration. I'd be lost without her. I ♥ her soooo much!!

I have all of my siblings,

and with them...thee BEST nieces and nephews.

My friends are always by my side...

whether its been a couple hours or a couple of years since we've last spoken,

I know that no matter how long it's been, 

that the next time I see or talk to them,

we'll pick up just where we left off.

* The gospel *

Isn't this everyone's blessing?!?

We'd all be lost without it.

I love my Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ.

I'm thankful for the plan of salvation;

to know that we can be with our loved ones again.

Families truly are forever!

* My job *

There are countless people who don't have jobs.

Who can't provide for their families;

and therefore don't have food in their tummies or clothes on their backs.

No matter how hard my job is,

how difficult/annoying/obnoxious a guest is being,

how long of a day it is...

I'm grateful to be able to assist my husband in taking care of our responsibilities.

Can't forget the amazing benefits =)

Knowing that if my husband or I get sick,

we can go to the Dr's office and not worry about paying a "million" dollars.

Also, the hotel discounts...those are always AMAZE-BALLS too!! =)

* To be free *

I'm so proud to be an american!!

In our country we have freedom...not many other countries do.

I'm very grateful for our soldiers that have lost and put their lives on the line for ME.

We are the land of the free

 and I'm going to make darn sure everyone knows that I'm happy to be a citizen of the 

United States Of America!!

What are some of the things that you tend to forget in your everyday lives?

Think about it... =)

I love my life...everyone AND everything in it!!

Story Of My Life

"ONLY AN AUNTIE...

Can love you like a mommy, 

Keep secrets like a sister, 

Behave like a true friend 

& can kick your butt if needed!"

Let me be completely honest with you, I really can not wait to have kids of my own. My husband on the other hand...I'm sure he can wait for a while longer (even though he tells me different). Which is probably the reason why Heavenly Father hasn't blessed us with any yet, because He knows that one of us isn't quite ready. I am in no way pushing or forcing it on my husband because I know that someday-sooner or later-our time for babies will come. I trust that my Father in Heaven will send them to us when we're both good and ready. =)

Because truth be told, financially, we're far from being ready. People tell us all the time, "What are you guys waiting for? If it's to be financially steady, it's NEVER gonna happen." Which is true. You'll never have enough money unless you're a millionaire...and let's face, we are nowhere close to that. In fact, we're quite the opposite. Haha but money isn't what makes US work. We live with what we have and try to count the blessings we are blessed with daily. It's easy to forget how much we truly have when we're worried about worldy things. Another thing, we really enjoy our alone time. Not having to look for a babysitter when we wanna go out. We like our freedom to up and go without having to worry about if it'll be okay for the babies or not, etc. So that's another reason why we're not too bummed about being "late" parents. =) Even though we dated for 5 years prior to getting married, and have been married for almost 2 years, we're still learning so much about each other. So we have confidence that the Lord knows what he's doing. He's telling us, "Fear not. Trust in me." That...we are doing. =)

But the saying above inspired me to post a blog because since I'm not a Mom at the moment, I can still be the BEST Auntie to my nieces and nephews that I can be. So this is to all my babies...

Delynna Aso-Rae

Marvin Gafatasi

Marli K

Riverlina Lise

Chubba (Pesi) Eteuati

Mahonri Moriancumer

I love you all so very much. You mean the world to me and even when I have kids of my own, you guys will still hold a very special place in my heart. I'm always here if you need me and I'll also always be here to kick you in the rear when you need it. Follow your dreams, always remember where you come from and who you represent.

Love Always,

Aunty Chrislynn

P.S.

A big thank you to my brothers and their wives for letting us borrow their kids whenever we want!! 

Lol

I ♥ My Family!!

Okay, so I guess we can all say that I am NO GOOD at keeping up with blogging. LOL

It's summa summa summa time...and I hate it. I've never been one to like the heat. I am truly my father's daughter!! Yes, I love the beach and sunny California, but being here in Utah where there is NO beach...it is NO BUENO!!

I usually like to take my nieces and nephews to California for our annual Fuimaono family reunion, but since we were unable to make it there this year...this was my alternative. If you don't already know, my nieces & nephews are my life (after my husband of course). Since we don't have children of our own, we like to spoil them as if they are ours. So I recently planned a "fun" day for my family (Me & my Hubby, Momma, my siblings and their families) to go to our local water park called Cowabunga Bay. 

We've never been there before and we didn't know anyone who had gone yet either. So we were completely clueless as to what to expect. I had planned it for Sunday, July 24th (which here in Utah is a holiday called Pioneer Day).  Being LDS...we are supposed to be in church on Sundays!! Yes we already know...but I figured that Sunday would be the best day to go because we all had the day off and I wanted to beat the holiday rush that they would have on Monday. So we did it!! We broke the sabbath to go to the water park. The way I look at it is...if you're spending quality time together as a family and you remember to always keep in mind our Heavenly Father and his many blessings, it shouldn't matter what day it is. But to each his own!!

*This was the end of the day...but it's the best pic with all of us in it (except me)*

Anyways, we got there at around 10am (the park doesn't open til 11am, but we wanted to get a really good spot...again, I'm like my Daddy). We were the first in line...yippee!! If we can only be on time to everything else. Haha The kids were so excited to go inside...and that alone made my day. After all, I did plan it with them in mind...so it was all for my babies!! We all had our new SWIMSUITS on (that was a HUGE surprise to us and was VERY different because we're so used to wearing tank tops or t-shirts with basketball shorts to go swimming). But we rolled with it and we were feeling GREAT!! (That is until we saw all of our pictures at the end of the day...but that's a different subject for a different day!!) LOL =) We finally went in and got a really good spot (btw, this palagi family heard us talking about it and tried to outrun us to our spot...I was thinking, you're kidding me right?!? Well, sorry bout it cuz we got it. Lol). The only downer to our party, was that we were missing *Marli K* (she's spending the summer with her "other-one" Aunty NaeNae in California) & our Daddy, *Ricc Muasau* (he lives in New Zealand) =( But we made the best of it and had enough fun for everyone!! The babies were everywhere and had smiles on their faces all day.  

 *Mahonri Moriancumer*

 *Delynna Aso-Rae*

 *Marvin Gafatasi w/River*

 *Riverlina Lise*

*Pesi Eteuati...aka CHUBBA*

We all had soooo much fun and we decided that we would definitely do it again in a heartbeat. We (as in us adults) got really sun burnt and are still suffering from it...but all agreed that it was well worth it. I love my family to pieces and would do anything for them. It's the little things that count and matter most...and sometimes it's also the big things that make it worth it as well.

Therefore, since summer vacation is almost over...I've planned for the rest of our family (all of us, Mom's sisters and their whole families) to go as well!! So if nothing else...I'll for sure be back on here to post that up in 2 weeks. Wish us luck!!