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And did you know that 40-250 wallabies live on Oahu, due to an escape in 1916? Bishop told us on the temple trip the other day. He’s practically all knowing.

Did you know this? I hope so.

Did you know I am eating a yummo homemade acai bowl as I blog and do homeworks?

    Then we go upstairs to get ready for bed and I hear Stacy scream in her room. Another big roachie just scurried into her closet underneath stuff. I do not want to deal with this. I do not want to spend another hour tearing apart a bedroom to hunt down a stupid scary cockroach.

     But we find him under a duffel bag and Yesenia kills him like a true Amazon woman. Then she searches through the rest of the stuff making sure there aren’t more. What a lifesaver she is. 

Flew over to the Big Island with some ward members to go to the temple again, since the Laie temple won’t be open for a while still. Woke up at 2:30 am after four hours of sleep. Flew from Oahu to Big Island at 5 am. Jack and Ayako looking fine and dandy.

Got to the temple. Did baptisms. It was beautiful helping save souls. Met a wonderful woman at the temple. We exchanged addresses. :)

Tried to take some group pictures at the temple. Slightly unsuccessful. Go. Danny. Brandon. Laurelle. Ayako. JJ! Moi. Bishop. And Jack, Andrew, Bro. Camp, and the Remunds not pictured. 

Driving around the island in a sweet huge van. The Big Island is so crazy cool. So many different climates. So many different beauties. 

There’s even a zebra!! Why? No idea. It was just penned up like the cows and stuff. Random. I was so excited to see this. But I feel bad. Zebra might be kind of sad with no zebra friends. 

We went to Volcano National Park where I used to second most cool bathroom I’ve ever used. The coolest one of course being in Petra. But this one here was just like in sweet jungle rainforest green beautifulness. 

Had fun with dear Ayako walking through Thurston Lava Tube. This lava tube reminded me a bit of Hezekiah’s Tunnel, or of the billions of cisterns we went through in the Holy Land.

Enjoyed the best nature walks I’ve been on in a while. Slightly reminiscent of some Jeruness.

I saw some neato plants and animals allllll day long. There were sweet awesome huge ferns and fiddleheads and such. 

I even got to frolic around in a dress in a volcano!

Felt some hot hot steam. Volcanos are cool, except they’re hot.

It was especially great playing with my Jerusalem amigo, JJ/Gigi, all day. Very good.

Spent four hours in giant sweet van so the peeps just slept. That’s boring. I stayed awake the whole time jibber jabbering away to anyone with eyes slightly open. I got to see so much Big Island beauty! Did some lovely talking with Bishop too, trying to keep him awake. 

I had a great plane ride back. Sat next to a cool beans Canadian couple. I like airplane rides. Twas so nice to have a beautiful rainbow welcome us back to Oahu. 

I am so grateful I went on this trip. I didn’t really want to spend $146 to go, but it was so so worth it. So fun spending time with all these exceptional people.

Je n’ai pas eu de classe si bien sûr je suis allée à la plage! Avec ma soeur et notre ami. Je dirais que c’étais un jour amusant.

Had class today from 7:30 – 12.

is most definitely NOT the best place to study tonight.

Service Project at Pounders Beach.

Funny stalker picture of 20th ward bishopric. They’re the greatest.

Alex and Brother Camp moving big sticks

I had a lovely morning serving.
Now I’m just working on getting visiting teaching set up again and planning the Relief Society lesson for tomorrow.
Tis a delightful Saturday.
I’ll be so sad to leave all this.

Every five minutes, New Yorkers (and other people) waste 3615 pounds of textiles.
This dude turns it into art.
Cool beans.

Into The Fold, Brooklyn Borough Hall from Derick Melander on Vimeo.

This is JJ. We went to Jerusalem together.

Day after day
sick in bed I lay.
Nothing to do.
No one to talk to.
All I want is sleep.

No food.
No movies.
No energy.
No life.
No fun.

Just me.
Just my sickie self.
Just laying lifeless.
Just looking at
the super long hair on my arm.

It’s really long.
And it stands up.
Can you see it?
Now that’s kind of fun.

Found at a really great etsy shop.

is

and goobery.

Not awesome.

I can’t wait to go home in a month and play with these two little darlings!

Excited to become best friends with this good boy again too, and of course to meet the new chickies.

So many good things to look forward to. But I’m gonna be one sad girl to leave this Hawaii land and sad to leave being RS prez. At least I’ll be coming back someday soon though.

I’m still a sickie girl. It’s been five days. This is dumb. I’m coughing like a fool today. Annoying. Popsicles are still helpful.

Thanks to Jordi for sending me these happy pictures. Wishing a very happy happy birthday to that old man. So very glad he’s my brother in law. He’s just brought so much goodness into our family, and especially to my dear sister, which is most important.

Each Thursday, Sister and I like to write on these pretty heart shaped post its some things we’re especially thankful for.

Today my list includes:
-popsicles, and yes, I’ve had 6 today
-yummy green soup
-new incense and incense holder
–Priesthood blessings, and those friends worthy to give them
-cell phone, to always call the parentals
-sweet awesome box of goodies from Hayley
-facebook of course
-Mary-Kate and Ashley movies
-mission prep class
-pictures, and ones that don’t get deleted
-new doggy friends
-Robby Reeves
-my callling and working with Bishop
-and of course my dear roomie, Stacy boy

I am sick.
No energy.
No motivation.
Sore sore throat.
Don’t want to swallow anything.
Spent most of the last three days in bed,
trying to sleep, just laying here.
But I’ve got so much to do.
This is no fun.

By the way, my wonderful grandpa has been gone a year now. We all still miss that good man so much. But he’s in a much better place now, and we’ll see him again.