Rant!

Is it just me or does anyone else feel the same way??

I can't stand when people feel as if their opinion is the ONLY right one. As if because I feel a certain way about something I'm in the wrong and I'll be punished for it. Yes, you have quotes and research from a million different people that back up what you say. But there are also a million other people that feel the exact opposite. And just because that group of people didn't write a book or give a public speech or become prophets, teachers or celebrities, etc. doesn't make their opinion any less valuable! You don't see me going and ragging on every opinion you have that doesn't match mine, do you? No! Because I respect everyone's own thoughts and actions. So please show me the same respect that I show you. Thank you and good-freakin-night!

*End of rant*

Whew now I feel better. =) I just needed to get it off my chest without anyone judging or being biased about the situation. Thank you blog journal thingy!

xoxo

Mother-In-Law

Just thinking about how grateful I am to have such an awesome Mother-In-Law. 

That is one thing I feared before I got married (when I was 🎶Young, Free & Single🎶) is if I was going to get along with my in-laws. Yikes!

Fortunately, I met my best friend & love of my life and he has a great family. Of course they're not perfect...but shiiiii, who is?!? They're just perfect AND crazy enough to be in my life. =) 

Growing up I saw so many relationships between women and their m-i-l's that were so bad that it not only effected the wife's marriage or the husband and mother's relationship but also the children between them as well. Smh all bad, huh? Haha My family is far from perfect but hell what can you do, right? Lol

But we've been using a lot of our free time driving down to Spring City (approx 2 hours from where we live) and spending some QT with her. She's going through a lot of personal things right now and what she needs is our support and unconditional love. "No judging, just loving!" From day one she's always welcomed and loved me with wide opened arms and boy was that a relief for me when we got married. 

Almost 5 years later and we're closer than we've ever been. She's teaching me to quilt, we both love cowboy caviar (but it has to be from Terrell's), we have our own one-on-one personal and inspirational talks & of course we always laugh together! 

Thank you Mom for being such a great woman and another wonderful mother in my life. I love you.

xoxo

4th of July 2013, Mt. Pleasant, Utah

..Father's Day Weekend..

This past weekend we decided to spend in Spring City at my in-law's home. It had been a while since we were there and I thought it would be a good idea for my husband to spend Fathers Day around his family instead of mine for a change; I'm SO glad we did. We had one of the best weekends together in a long time. We didn't do much but the company was great and let me tell you...mostly farms/ranches, it's beautiful! My mother-in-law is the cutest lady. I'm thankful to have been blessed with awesome in-laws! Not very many people can say that. =) Unfortunately my father-in-law wasn't there to celebrate Fathers Day with us due to work out of town, but we were definitely thinking about him. My sister-in-law Whitney and her husband John joined us for our last night there and it made it even more fun. We played a couple of games of Sequence (Stephan *our nephew that lives with my MIL* and I were on a team; won one & lost one). Then of course the usual "talk stories" until we were all ready to hit the sheets. Of course all weekend long was filled with family, laughter & ALWAYS great food!

{our walk around the block in Spring City}

Before I end this post I just wanted to wish a couple of "main men" in my life a happy Fathers Day!

My Daddy-Ricc Muasau

My FIL-Jeffrey Bleyl

My Momma (she played BOTH roles as a single parent raising 6 kids)-Ramona Muasau

My Uncles (who stepped up as father figures in my life when my dad wasn't around)-Pala Vaitu'u, Evans Iosua & Marvin Iloilo *r.i.p*

My Bruvs-Myles Muasau & Chase Muasau

>>last but not least<<

My Hubby-Joseph Bleyl ..we don't have kids of our own but thank you for always being there for our nieces and nephews whenever they need or want something. I know you'll make a GREAT daddy someday. I love you..

{my brothers after their annual Fathers Day breakfast}

Cancer Sucks!!

Welp, a lot of things have happened in exactly a month...both my Aunty Eda & my Aunty Lisa lost their battles to cancer...and within 5 DAYS of each other. Talk about emotions!!

Unfortunately because Aunty Eda's funeral took place 3 days after she passed (that's how I like it) and she lived in California, I wasn't able to make it to her services. From the videos I've seen and stories I heard...everything was beautiful! But I was definitely there in spirit =) #TeamEda #TeamLimeGreen

Now on the other hand...since Aunty Lisa lived here in Utah, of course I was there to say my last goodbyes. Aunty Eda's funeral services were Sunday night and Monday morning. Tuesday morning is when Aunty Lisa passed. We knew the time was going to come...eventually, but nobody knew it would be THAT soon. And although we were expecting it to happen sometime sooner or later, it doesn't make it any better. Someone could have told me the exact date and time she was going to "go", but in all actuality you're NEVER really emotionally prepared. It's hard on your mind and body regardless!!

The funeral services were on Thursday night and Friday morning. Thursday was more of a life 'celebration' (indeed it was...singing/dancing, etc). Friday's services were simply beautiful!! We laughed, we cried, we sang and of course we ATE. Her final resting place is in Bountiful right next to the temple. The view is crazy pretty and although its way far, we know exactly why she chose that specific place. #TeamLisa #TeamPurple

Of course when "tragedy" strikes we get to see our family from near and far. It was so awesome to see everyone. Even my cousin Kimmie and her amazing parents came for the funeral. =) She is simply so amazing and beautiful!! It sucks that it takes hard times like these to bring us together, but that's life I guess and I'm going to try to change that!! =)

Even though some of our family members have passed on, I'm so grateful to have been born and raised in a religion where we can all be together again someday through the plan of salvation. Families truly are forever and eternal! Now it's OUR turn to do our work and make sure that there are "No Empty Chairs". *My mommy's favorite quote*

Enjoy the people you have in your life and cherish EVERY moment you have with them, because life is SO short and tomorrow is never promised.

I love my family!!

Xoxo

Yay Mylo!!

Just a quick congrats to my lil BIG bruv, Myles Nofoaiga Muasau on his new job. I know you'll do great. Keep up the good work so you and your family can achieve the goals you guys have planned. Love you big guy!!

...fyi...

Okay, so I wrote my last post about a week or so ago and I was meaning to post it then, but I kept forgetting to take a pic of the huge MESS of a house I have. So an update to my last post...

*My husband got the job at WCF and started this week...he loves it so far and he feels like this company has a lot to offer him/us. The benefits are amazeballs (even better than my job's...I didn't think that was possible, but it is what it is). I'm happy that he's happy!! ♥

*Aunty Lisa was discharged from IMC and was home for about a week until this past Sunday when she was rushed to St. Marks Hospital because of a blood clot in her lung that caused her heart rate to sky rocket. We went to visit her last night. I can't believe that in such a short amount of time, how much her health/energy has plummeted. She even talks differently now...saying she's just so tired and is ready to just "go". We were all in the room (the tiniest of rooms by the way) and I couldn't help but cry, so I had to excuse myself to the restroom. My emotions are all out of whack right now. I can't help but think about my Aunty Blue =,( All I can do is pray that our Heavenly Father takes her pain away and trust that the plan of salvation will bring us all together again someday. Aunty Eda (in Cali) is in the same position (health wise) as Aunty Lisa, but she is immobile. She's staying in a hospice care place for the time being. I wish I could be with her too. It really makes me want to take care of my body from now on. I need to lost weight and get healthy...ASAP!!

*My house is still a hot mess!! Lol no joke. We have exactly 9 days til our move and I'm super ecstatic, but at the same time really stressed (financially). I know that it'll all work out though >>keeping the faith<<

*Just want to throw in that I absolutely LOVE my family. I know that we all don't see/do things the same, but we've been through ups & downs, thicks & thins, rain & shine. I'm glad I have them all in my life here on earth and the life after. I don't ever want to take them for granted!!

Be Happy xoxo

Balancing...LIFE!!

Yup!! That's how my house is looking right now. It's horrible! I hate clutter and not being organized...so all this "stuff" everywhere tends to put me in a bad mood and I find myself locking myself in my room most of the time. Not only that, but my apartment complex wants to do all this maintenance crap right in the middle of my move. What's up with that?!? All I can do is take it one day at a time. Other than that, life is good. Still working and packing.

Speaking of work...my husband interviewed for a job position at WCF. He wants to start working 2 jobs so that we can get all of our debt taken care of. Not sure how I feel about him doing it because we hardly see each other as it is. Not saying that one is more important than the other, it's just hard to balance family, work and church as it stands now. I don't know how we'll do it if he works 2 jobs. We'll just have to wait and see what the verdict is. I appreciate my husband and all that he does. He's an amazing man!!

On the other side of working and moving...we've been trying to spend as much time with my Aunty Lisa. She is battling terminal cancer and although her spirits are VERY high, her body seems to be wanting to go the other direction. She has been through chemo and radiation and is still trying to fight. She was just released from the hospital a couple of days ago after being in there for over a week. As if cancer isn't hard enough to fight, she has a large mass in her stomach that is growing and causing her a ton of pain. I hate seeing her hurt and she doesn't like to see people feel sorry for her, so we all try to be strong with her. The doctors basically told her that there wasn't anything else that they could do for her but make her comfortable. They insisted on her going home and being on hospice (giving her 6 months or less), but she decided to continue to fight and go to the Huntsman Center. After a couple days, she changer her mind and decided to go ahead with hospice and she's now home. I wish I didn't have to work so much...that way I can spend more time with her. The few days off that I have from work, I try to do all the duty's of a wife...laundry, packing, cooking, cleaning, bills, etc. and by the time I'm done with those things, I find myself back at work NOT having gone to visit Aunty Lisa. I've cried so much lately just thinking about my Aunty Blue, Aunty Lisa & Aunty Eda and all that they have gone and are going through. I don't know any other way to cope with it besides crying...and sleeping. I hope and pray that her spirits will continue to be lifted and whatever our Heavenly Father's plan is for Aunty Lisa, I hope that she doesn't have to suffer with pain and she may know how much she is loved.

I guess that's it for now. =) Keep smiling and BE HAPPY!!

Watch Out Now...Here's An Update!! Lol

Helllooooooo again!! Lol I'm horrible at this, but please bare with me...

So far this year is FLYING by! I'm not really sure how I feel about that. The summer heat is totally kicking my butt!! I told my husband that I don't think I've ever been so excited to go to work so that I can sit in a freezing office all day. =)

On the other hand, the faster the year goes...the faster I'll be able to see my Daddy and lil sibz this winter. We'll be meeting up with them in Vegas and then coming back home on a lil "stay-cation" just to catch up on life. I can't wait!! It's been almost 3 years since we've seen my Dad and ages long since we've seen my baby sister (never met my baby bruv yet). I'm sure we're all gonna have a blast!!

Life so far is going okay...work, family, church, holidays, etc...

We are expecting some new babies in our family soon (NOT from me though lol). My brother Chase & sister-in-law Davynna are due in November with a little baby boy; and my cousins Josh & Lini are also expecting a little baby boy...YESTERDAY (but still no luck yet). We're all just playing the good ol' waiting game. Yay for new babies to spoil =)

Me and my household are in the process of packing up our home...we finally made the decision to split our household up again. Therefore, we are moving from ONE 3-bedroom, 2-bath apt to TWO 2-bedroom, 1-bath apts. My husband and I have been thinking about it a lot in the past couple of weeks and we've come to the conclusion that we really need our own space again. It was really only 5 months after we moved out of my family's home and on our own that my Mom and 3 little siblings moved in with us. I LOVE having them with us, but after 2 years...I think it's time that things change for my husband and I. Now even though we'll be in separate apts, we're still going to be very close to each other (literally, neighbors). Which we absolutely DO NOT mind. As long as they have theirs and we have ours, everything is GOOD!! It was a hard decision to come to because in our culture, it is the oldest daughter's responsibility to take care of her parents. I even told my Mom that that was what I plan to do in the future, but for the time being when she still has 3 teenage kids with her and my husband and I not being able to experience the newlywed life on our own at all...that's what should be a priority in our lives first and then once we've taken care of all of that, then we can look forward to her staying with us again. I know she's kind of nervous about being on her own again, but we've made sure that she stays really close to us so that if or when she should need anything, we'll be right there for her. I was really scared and worried that once we brought up the idea of us moving into separate apts, she would feel neglected or abandoned...which is the last thing we wanted and if she was NOT okay with being on her own, we would not move forward with the plans and look for different options. But fortunately after some crying, laughing and story telling, she said it was fine. So here we are...PACKING! Not knowing when we're going to move because we're waiting for 2 apts to become available close to each other...is a pain in the muli. So I've decided to pack everything that we don't use or need, that way when we do find out a specific date, we can just call the movers and we'll be done. Finito. I'm so grateful to have my Mom so close to us...we LOVE her and her crazy spirit!!

Moving on...4th of July just passed. We were invited to a family/friends BBQ by Aunty Goober. I was really excited to go watch the firework show with my family because we usually spend this specific holiday with my in-laws. But this was a good change =) I'm glad we got to hang out at the park to laugh, eat, sing, eat, go to the carnival, eat and just enjoy each other's company...oh and EAT again. Lol the firework show was REALLY nice!! I miss watching a firework show like that. It was a whole 30-35 minutes long. We had a really great time and I'm glad my husband enjoyed himself as well.

So...I guess that's all for now. Hopefully I can keep up this time. My cousin Lini is gonna have to keep on me to update on here every so often, because she's really good at it. =) We'll shall see...but, until next time...LATERS!!  <----If you've ever read 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' you'll know where I got that from...(excellent book btw) ;)

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!!