Do I really want to remember????

So I just have to say Thanks Brittany for the trip down memory lane! Holy Smokes. After seeing these pics I don't know if I want to remember (or atleast admit) those old days! Maybe if they were from the 80's or something I wouldn't be so shame... but this was only a couple years ago... hello Fashion Police!!!

Here is a good one of Me, Monica, Margorie, and Ofa (in front). Wooo Monica looking good!



Then we move on to Ice, Inoke (why did I let him out of the house dressed like that???), and Suka.

And last but not least the smiling tripple trouble, Joape, Ice, and Inoke (Now I remember why he got turned into Honor Code so many times... hello can you say C-L-I-P-P-E-R-S).

Me in pictures...

I saw this on a blog and thought it was pretty cool. You can do it too if you like...

Here is how you can play too:

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd's mosaic maker ( I couldn't figure this part out so I stuck them in photobucket and made a slide show that way...).

The Questions:
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One Word to describe you.
12. Your flickr name. (kid version: favorite animal?)

Opinions...

I have been working on a design for a family reunion t-shirt for our trip in October. Here are a few of the contenders. Opinions are welcome. I know it is going to be hot over in Fiji so I figured the shirt either has to be "white" which Inoke is not thrilled with or a darker color (to hide the sweat marks... ).

Tag.. Your It.

OK Amy this is for you.. I will play. I think only six people read this blog anyways... if you read it leave a comment... my record thus far is SIX whole comments... :)
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1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

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2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

Never say never...

So last Friday my old friend Mose got married. Anyone who knows the guy can testify that it was a minor miracle. Not that he would find a girl to marry; but that he would actually go through with it and find "the one." I have known Mose for ten years now; he was one of the original friends I had the first year I came to school in Hawaii. There have been plenty of oportunities for the guy, I am just so happy that he finally found "the one." So here are a few pics from the wedding reception. They had the reception at the Hale Kaua'i and it brought back fond memories of going to Monica & Kali's reception.

Here is the happy couple Mose & Annie Paopao...

Kitione flashing his little signs...


Loren with the double signs... where do they learn this???


Must be a family thing... here is Fetu looking great almost 5 months along...

And last but not least... Inoke looking thrilled as usual at my attempts to take his picture.

Only In Hawaii...

So first of all I just have to say that I haven't been posting all that often, because frankly I don't think my life is all that exciting at the moment. But this morning Inoke was asking me why I haven't posted on our blog in a while (honestly, I was shocked that he even checked our blog) so I figured I would come up with something to say.

That being said, I am going to talk about something that happened to me today at work. Has anyone ever noticed how totally and completley honest Polynesian people are. I mean they just tell it like they see it. Anyone reading this blog that either is married to a Polynesian or has a Polynesian friend will understand my story, and probably even empathize. As a preface I am not looking for sympathy, I am fine, it just cracks me up that after being married to Inoke for 6 1/2 years I am still shocked at some things that people say.

OK, so I am at work this morning and a lady comes in the office. Mind you, I don't know this woman. I have seen her around Laie a couple times, but it isn't like we are friends, I don't even know her first name. So she is talking to me about some things and then she says to me "You know I don't want to be rude....but...." and thoughts flash in my head. OK she doesn't want to be rude...well then don't be rude, I am racking my brain to think of what the heck she is going to say next and then it comes... "You know I have noticed you around for a while and well... you used to be thinner, you should try to lose some weight." Then she proceeds to tell me about how I should start going to Curves and Weight Watchers and any other weight loss program available around here... I had to laugh. I mean seriously, thank you so much for pointing that small detail out to me; after all I certainly haven't noticed that lately I have a little more junk in the trunk than before, but do ya really have to point it out to me lady? At least when Inoke's family makes comments on my size they do it in a code i.e. "Karla you look so healthy!" translated... whoa your putting on some weight girl.

So the moral of the story is... well I don't know it just was funny. So now I am off to work out... oh wait someone just brought in some Ted's Pies maybe that work out can wait...