January Highs 2022

This week I was able to get back into my routine after the holidays. It sure felt nice to have busy days and to be back around the kids. 

When I first walked into the school the Star class saw me and ran up to give me a big hug. They were so excited to see me. One of my favorite students Mana was smiling super big. I asked him how he was doing and he said "Aunty I know that you have a boyfriend" and he ran off. It was so cute. And YES I do have a boyfriend but he is now my fiance! And I miss him a lot. 

This week I started working on my paint by numbers that I ordered back in September for General conference. But it took 4 months to ship because it came from China. It's very detailed and very small. I've been catching up on This is Us episodes and just enjoying all the free time I have with no class or homework. Seriously feels so good. 

On Friday I was at the beach with Stacy when we decided we wanted to visit Jansen and Kaiwiola. When we got to her house she was standing in the corner holding the baby sweating and screaming out of control. She saw a huge spider on the ceiling and started freaking out. She hates spiders. I was pretty freaked out to kill the spider because it was HUGE and so fast. But I couldn't let Jansen and baby down so Stacy and I worked as a team and killed it. Jansen was so relieved. 

Once the spider was gone and we got our act together we decided to go to Roys Beach House for dinner. I had never been to Roys only because it's super expensive. But Stacy gets half off and free appetizers and desserts. 

Roys has such a fun vibe. It's outside/inside but you can hear the waves crashing and we watched the sunset over our beautiful Island. We had such a fun girl's night. Stacy's boy was golfing, Jansen's husband was running errands and my Gavin was in Colorado. So it was super fun to be together and catch up. 

On Saturday the weather was beautiful. So sunny and warm. I went to Hukilau beach and read my book and swam. After I rounded up a bunch of my friends for a hike up Pride Rock. This hike is seriously so beautiful. The group that came was Sarah, Anna, Jaden, Izzy, Heather, Sam, Jansen, Kaiwiola, Braden, Maddie and I! It was a pack! We took our time going up the mountain and just chatted about anything and everything. I really do have the greatest friends here on Oahu. I just can't believe that I will be leaving this place soon. I just think of all the wonderful memories I have had everywhere on the island and the amazing people I have met. I was just feeling super grateful for the blessings I have received and the time that I have been able to spend here. 

The night ended with watching the Harry Potter 10 year reunion at the twin's place. I feel like the Harry Potter movies were a big part of my childhood. The end of a wonderful week! 

How I saw God in my life this week was defiantly through nature. I saw a beautiful sunset and really felt so close to him while I was hiking. I think one of the tender mercies this week was on Friday. All-day I really wanted popcorn. I just felt like chomping on some popcorn. But didn't get around to making it because I was so busy. Anyways, I stopped by the boy's house in Laie to drop off some hot dogs and Kat was there and offered me a big bag of popcorn. It made my night and was just the taste I was looking for. God really is mindful of all my needs.