Happy Prince Kuhio Day!

So you're sitting there at your computer

or maybe you're on the ground cause you're cool enough to have a lap top

and you're thinking to yourself,

"Gosh! Today is sooo boring! I mean it's only March 26th, what's so cool about that?

Aha! I caught you! You will have some severe repenting to do later on, just you wait.

I was thinking the same hum-drum thoughts until I had the brilliant idea of asking my dear friend Wik-edy-wack-ipedia

(we're on nicky-name terms for reals)

what's the big deal with March 26th?!

Well if you want to see ALL of the wonderful things that have happened on this day you can go to Wiki and ask him of course, or if you're lazy (like I know you are) you can click HERE

Did you know...

On March 26th, 1830 the Book of Mormon was published in Palmyra, New York.

for reals. Wiki doesn't lie to me ya'll

now I bet you'll all think twice before dissin March 26th again...

On March 26th

Robert Frost

I'm sure this painting looks JUST like him. It is a painting right?

Nancy Pelosi

Heather's real life hero. Just ask her. It's true.

Gosh she looks like a dinosaur...

Diana Ross

Girl, who did your hair? Was the power out? And your make up? Oh you're just on drugs? That makes sense...

Martin Short

Everytime I think about this actor I am only reminded of one thing

"My Little Buttercup"....

nuff said

By the way Martin, this picture kind of TOTALLY freaks me out

Why is your face in only half the picture?

just wanted you to know

Kenny Chesney

He's an OK singer I guess...I can't even remember any of his songs at the moment...and Keira Knightley
Man, if I could be any other person besides me I would be you Keira. Except I would not be flat as board and I would have better looking teeth.

Were born into the world. WOOT!

the world is a better place because of (most of) them :)

Today is also

Independence Day for Bangladesh

Prophet Zoroaster's Birthday- Ever heard of Zoroastrianism? It's pretty cool. Look it up

AND

Prince Kuhio Day in Hawaii

It is one of only two holidays in the United States dedicated to royalty and the other one is also celebrated by Hawaii in honor of another Prince.

Since when did Hawaii have royalty? They must have skipped over that part in the history books...

If you want to read more about this day click HERE

So now you know that today isn't just any old DAY. It's actually an amazing day! Ok, well it's still not that amazing, but today was the day the book of mormon was first published and I didn't know that before Wiki told me. So I hope you learned something new, and have a new found appreciation for March 26th!

Every day is as special as we want it to be!

Kristin

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGELA!

today is...

ANGELA's
BIRTHDAY!

Nicki and I,

since we're sooo awesome, threw Angela a surprise party on Saturday that was the BOMB.com (click!) Here are some pictures of the fabulous event :)

our beautiful decor and delicious food

SURPRISE!

Siarra decorated Nick's glasses so cute! :)

Ok, so this is an AMAZING cake right? right!
the best part is that Nicki made it! ya she did!

We love you Angela!

Have a great one! May this next year be full of mischief and happiness

(for that is the best combination)

Happy Birthday!

Kristin

spring CRAZY break

Ok so MY school is lame and had spring break last week. Don't ask me why they decided to be IDIOTIC, the just did. Nick and I were kinda, ok REALLY, bummed that our breaks weren't in the same week, but whatev. I got a lot done last week :)

SOOOO....

Spring: the season of the year following winter and characterized by the budding of trees, growth of plants, the onset of warmer weather, etc.

Break: a brief rest, as from work or school

Compliments of dictionary.com

Dictionary.com is the bomb and I like to use the definitions found therein on a daily basis...so ya. OK, so let's evaluate. I guess it's spring right? That's what they tell me at least. They also tell me that it was in the 90's the other day so...I think some one's lying to me. It's definitely not winter because there isn't any snow..... * 0_0* and I guess there is what you would call GROWTH of plants. So my point is it's spring. Even though I don't believe it. Case closed. moving on. Break sounds nice huh? No work, no school, just rest. Well put these two together and what do you get? A LIE. That's right, it's a big fatty cheeseburger fried in grease lie. Spring BREAK is not a break at all. At least not in the world of those who are planning receptions and such (that would be me).

It was a fun week, don't get me wrong. It just was so CRAZY busy! I feel another list coming on...

1. PICTURES

I spent a whole morning this week just looking through a GAZILLION pictures for the wedding video. I didn't realize how many pictures I am in with other people. It's hard to find pictures of just me when I was in my awkward blossoming years of Jr. High. I'm not too disappointed that I didn't find many of those pictures. Note to self: take more single pictures of future offspring so they don't get frustrated when creating future wedding video...

2. REGISTER (ideas)

I'm not visually creative. I can't see how things will fit together in my mind, so I was feeling a little overwhelmed with the idea of walking into Bed Bath and Beyond and registering for things that went together. My mom took me there to ease my mind a bit and she should me how it's no big deal to mix and match and just have FUN. Now I'm really excited for when Nick and I get to go together :)

3. SHOPPING

My mom wanted to look around and see what kinds of dress options were available for my 5 friends, 2 sisters, and 3 soon to be sisters-in-law. We already knew that for the friends we wanted them in back dresses (to match the black suites the men will be wearing) and then we would add one of my colors to their ensemble in some way. SOOO...we went to Dillard's (favorite :) and after maybe 15 minutes of looking around we saw these super cute bright pink cardigans that are just PERFECT for wearing over a cute little black dress. Want to know the best part? There were only five of them and they were in all the right sizes and they were on SALE! So It didn't really look that great on the hanger...MODELIN'!

We're still working on the sister's outfits :) Oh and I also got a REALLY cute outfit for the wedding dinner that I can't wait to wear!

4. DRESS ALTERATIONS

My dress is beautiful. I LOVE IT. I love it more each time I wear it. It's very simple. It doesn't have any sparklies or lace or frill, but that's what I love about it. It's Ivory, which goes really nice with my skin and hair, and it's in an A-line cut, which is very flattering on my figure. My veil? Pretty much Rockin. I wasn't too sure I wanted a veil at first, but when they told me it came free with the dress I was like, why not? Since my dress is so simple I went with a simple, yet lacy sparkly veil. I'm kicking my self in the pants for not ever taking a picture of my dress before I took it in to get altered, but oh well. It was a little big in the shoulders and there was some ribbing down the front that was a little awkward for my "girls", but I already can't wait to get it back. Love that dress. Love NICK more :)

Here is a shot of the veil. And yes that is grass in the bottom left corner! I like being outdoors k?

5. FLOWERS

My soon to be mother-in-law is the sweetest lady EVER. She is in charge of the flowers for the wedding party. Well, I wanted to get a better idea of what I want for my flowers before I actually went with Nick's mom to pick them out. So my mom and I went to Michelle, who is amazing, and got a better idea of the kinds of flowers that I want and what I want the bouquet to look like. Flowers are so fun and they smell so delicious too. Gerber daisies and Kermits are some of my favorites right now. We have some cute ideas, but I don't want to give all the surprises away :)

6. DOCTOR

Yes, that's right. I survived. It wasn't as HORRIBLE as I thought it was going to be, but I'm not going to lie...it was pretty bad. It is just so AWKWARD. But, survivable, bearable, endurable, because you are really doing it for someone you love more than anything. I still think we need to find a different way to get checked. Anybody willing to figure out an alternate route? Figure that out by next March. Thanks.

I also went to the eye doctor. That one was WAY less awkward...thankfully. I got my new prescription for glasses, and I'm sure some of you are shocked because you didn't even know I ever had glasses, but I did OK? Nick and I could have been twinners all this time had I not lost my glasses in my jr. year. My Left eye is practically perfect, but my right eye is weak to the max. I'm not even fooling. I can hardly see anything out of that eye alone. Apparently my right eye has been using my left eye as a crutch for years. It brings a whole new definition to the term "lazy eye"

7. RASCAL FLATTS

One very awesome and exciting thing was that I got to go to the RASCAL FLATTS concert! I really enjoy their music and they are really fun to listen to in concert. My sweet, dear, amazing cousin Amelia TREATED me to the show and we practically had front row seats. I am ENTIRELY indebted to you Amelia! I'll find some way to pay you back for your generosity. Thanks for inviting me! I had so much fun :)

8. NICK

Nick and I have spent every spare moment together. I love him so much. I seriously CANNOT WAIT to be married to him. He is so sweet and kind and would do anything for me. He wrote me a love note and gave it to me last week and I cried it was so beautiful. He is my best friend and it is such a pain to be away from him EVER. Like right now...

9. FLAGSTAFF

So after such a busy, yet so FUN (except for maybe one thing...)week, my family and Nick and I went up to my grandpa's cabin in Flagstaff. Even though we were only up there for a couple days we had SO much fun! It was so beautiful up there. Nick practically froze, but I kept him warm :)

So that is the DL on my SPRING crazy BREAK. It was super crazy fun and I wish I never have to go back to school again...

Kristin

Laugh

Kristin: "So, you are Ok with renting the upstairs at Grandma's house for a while after we're married?"

Nick: "Ya sure. We'll be able to save lots of money." :)

Kristin: "Ok well, we'll get her whole upstairs. There are two rooms and a bathroom and..."

Nick: "Kristin. We're going to be sleeping in the same room..."

Kristin: "HAHAHAHAHA"

Happy Wednesday :)
Kristin

Thoughts for Thursday

What has Kristin been thinking about lately...

1. I love to see the Temple, I'm going there in less than 72 days...

I can't wait to go to the Temple. It's like you prepare your whole life and finally you are less than 72 days away from actually going! Not only am I excited about getting married to the love of my life, but I'm excited to learn and grow and feel closer my Heavenly Father. Nick and I have had the opportunity to go to the Temple together many times and each time it has been wonderful. Instead of going through a Temple session, he comes with me to do baptisms so we can be together. Nick is the best :)

2. Wedding TO DO list

So my mom has been so sweet and has done so much for the wedding/reception planning, but she also has given me a list of things that I get to do. With the assistance of my sweetheart of course :)

1. Guest list – Ok, this is almost done we just need to add Nick’s ginormous list ;

2. Make Labels for announcement - which can't happen till #1 is finished

3. Doctor’s appt. (AHHH!) - let's move on...

4. Meet with grandma - soon to be our new landlord :)

5. Temple dress, garments - Which I can't get until I have a recommend...

6. Wedding Video with Grandpa - YAY! Now Nick and I just have to gather all the pictures so we can start
7. Wedding license - workin on it

8. Nick’s ring - got it covered! ;)

9. Temple recommend, living ordinance recommend - can't get that for a while

10. Bridal registry - YAY! I'm so excited for this! I'm going to go to Target and register for all the movies :)
11. Meet with photographer - haha this is the only thing that is actually done on this list...

3. Haley's Tag

Haley I know you tagged me forever ago but at least I got around to it right? here's the fourth file's fourth picture


haha this is a picture from last summer when me, Heather, and Noel carved watermelons. it was soo fun and tasty! My watermelon has the coolest mustache, and has pretty cool eyebrows too, but the brow is hard to see in this picture.
To haley: I'm so glad that you have your plane tickets and that you are going to be able to make it! You're awesome. Thanks for being such a great friend :)




4. Gorgeous Weather!

Can you believe this weather? It's perfect (in Arizona at least ;). I am currently in the habit of automatically rolling down my windows every time I get in my car. Every morning after I either pour myself some Honey Bunches of goodness, or cook me up some cream of wheat, I take my bowl and spoon to the back yard and just sit. I love it right now because it's so nice and chilly in the shade (under a tree in grass of course :) and yet so pleasantly warm in the sun. I wish it stayed like this all year round in Arizona...that would be awesome. Nick doesn't though, he really likes the heat of summer. He's lucky that there are WAY more days of heat in AZ than anything else and that it's not too far away. I have to soak up this gorgeousness while it lasts

5. "Maybe you should chew, ON MY FIST!"

"There is no charge for awesomeness...OR attractiveness"

"I know you're trying to be all Kung Fooie and all..."

"No, but If he could read my mind he'd be like...what?"

"Legend tells of a legendary warrior, whose skills were the stuff of LEGENDS"

"we should hang out" ... "agreed"

"So like, Ugway was just a crazy old turtle after all"

"One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it"

"Panda, we do not wash our pits in the pool of sacred tears"

"Dad, sometimes I don't think i'm really even your son..."

"I accidently tweaked his facial nerve! And may have even stopped his heart" (poke, poke)

"Stop! That tickles. Stop, I'm gonna pee. Don't...don't..."

"The warrior said nothing for his mouth was full. Then he swallowed, then he spoke"

"SHAKABOOIE!"

"The wooshie finger hold! Not the Wooshie finger hold!" "Oooh, you know this hold?"

"You're bluffing! Sheefoo didn't teach you that!" "Nope...I figured it out. SKADOOSH!"

6.BABIES!
Two new babies were born into my extended family within the last month and it got me thinking about babies. I'm not planning on have children for a while because in dental hygiene school they suggest you don't get pregnant since you use x-rays a lot. I have been thinking about what baby names I like though cause it is so fun! My only problem is that every time I think of a name it isn't good enough for my future baby. I have yet to find a name that strikes me as something I would want to use. Any suggestions?


7. Blessed
I am so blessed. Life is so happy for me right now. I am grateful for a loving family and loving friends. I am so grateful that Nick is in my life and that he is so perfect for me. I am so glad Nick has an amazing job, that I even have a job, and that we both go to school. I am just so happy right now. It's THURSDAY! The weekend is practically here! Not only that, but it's also my spring break next week, and not that I have a hectic schedule or anything, but It will be nice to have a break from school. It's a bummer that MCC is way lame and has a different spring break schedule, but it's ok. Nick and i are slowly getting over it (not really).

Have a good one! Happy Thursday!

Kristin