kasey ferrell

Leila 1 month

2011-08-14T18:38:00.000-10:00

I can't believe Leila is one month old! Time is going by so quickly! She has grown out of so many of her cute clothes and is getting chubbier everyday! She loves her dad even though he teases her and tickles her she still just stares at him and smiles. We love you Leila.

looking out the window is her favorite thing to do

right out of the tub, with her piggy hat on

First time going to church, in a dress that was too small

her dad likes to pull her pants up as high as they can go

this is how I found them after my shower

she is not a quiet baby, she is a screamer!

Pictures

2011-08-04T13:06:00.002-10:00

so my last post was super long and for those who don't want to read it I'll sum it up for you
25 hours of labor+3 hours of pushing= not fun!

anyway here are some pictures of what the Kaufusi family has been up to since we have been home!

Leaving the Hospital

her poor head!

they love each other

Auntie Raegan before she got pooed on

Big Foot

Leila and Grandpa D

Leila and Auntie Tatu

Saying Goodbye

Hawaiian Girl

First Family Picture

First Bath- She LOVED it!

Love her in Yellow

our attempt at a beach picture

Gma- thats what she wants to be called

Getting fat and happy about it

now thats the face I know and love- she is queen of stink eye

He said She said about labor and delivery

2011-08-04T11:30:00.001-10:00

Ok so here is the dealio Suli being the wise man that he is decided that when I went into labor he was going to write everything down that happened so we didnt forget, yeah like I could forget. But thanks to him this post is a quick one for me! Ill post in blue what Suli wrote and in Pink I'll put in what really was going on! (oh and one more thing I'm not editing what Suli wrote so as he always tells me- Remember English is not my language!

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Kasey Begin of Labor

The day before the beginning of her Labor i couldn’t get much sleep because i was a little nervous about getting ready for Leila to come. I was awake around 3:00am. I don’t know if i was nervous or excited about Kasey. Also today will be the day. But it started up a little tough. We suppose to have an appointment around 6:00am. But when we call they said they are still doing discharge. So, they said to call again around Noon just to make sure the availability. Kasey’s was very upset because she done with this whole prego’s thing. So, Dad suggested to go to the Pali Lookout. But kasey weren’t too happy. So, i decided to go to work for a little bit and wait from there. Today at work nothing went right because i was worried about Kasey. Finally Noon came around and we decided to go. The funny part we suppose to call around Noon to check the availability. But, Kasey the wise one think just to go straight to the Hospital and pretend they told her she will be having her appointment around noon. So, while we were at the hospital they told us that they will have a room for her but we have to come back around 2pm in the afternoon. So we decided to go to Kailua down Town and had lunch. Before it was 2pm we came back to the Hospital. Everything was already ready for kasey. So, they got her dress up and lay in bed. By 3pm they started the Induction with a 3cm dilated. This probably will start the contraction it did but for the longest time what the heck. Yes I was the smart one going into the hospital and playing dumb- I might have even cried a little so they would find me a dang room! I think that was a brilliant plan hey I was almost 2 weeks overdue give me a break!

3pm : Contraction started w/ 3cm I came in and got hooked up to all the ivs and they started my contractions- they were really intense and only about 1 min apart. I was thinking wow this is going great I'll have this baby in no time! every time they came to check how much progress I made I was still exactly the same!

6:30pm: They broke her water. This way will get the whole process faster. My Dr. came in and told me that breaking my water could be a good thing just to get things going faster so I agreed and they broke my water- that was probably the funniest feeling in the world.

9pm : Contraction getting stronger w/ 4cm, plus my grandpa’s brother Henry that i name after came with her daughter Lisa and visit us. It was the best thing of the night. I was really emotional about it.It was so nice that Suli's aunt came to visit us!

10pm: They took kasey to the Bath tub and while kasey was there the baby heart beat was Low and kasey’s was high they try everything and they came to the conclusion just put the monitor on her head so they can just read the heart rate from there. This was panic moment for Myself, Kasey and Sandi. But it was okay. My whole body was shaking from how strong the contractions were and only a min a part my body had no time to rest. So my nurse made me a bath and when I got in that water it felt so good! my body was able to relax and I could actually breath! But then they lost the baby's heart beat, talk about freaking me out. So they decided to put the monitor directly on her head so that meant no more bath for me!

July 14, 2011 Leila’s Birthday

12am: Contraction got worse so they decided to give her the Epidural coz the pain was intense. When Epidural the babe had bad reaction to it and also kasey so they have to give her a low doses. Kasey also got a Fever.By 11:30 pm I had had enough! I asked for the epidural and they told me that I would have to wait 30 min because the girl next door was just getting hers but I would be next. Those 30 min just seemed to drag by. Suli was so nervous about the needle and everything he started asking a million questions and getting all chatty to the nurse because he did not want to see any of it! When the medicine finally got into me I felt great- I was a firm believer everyone should get an epidural, I couldn't stop talking, everyone was telling me to rest but I couldn't. I had a reaction to the epidural and Leila's heart rate dropped so low and mine was racing so they lowered the dose of the epidural and that seemed to help. After that scary business I got a fever it was 102 and I was dying of heat I thought the heater was on, my mom kept telling me the room was freezing but I did not believe her.

2am: She start having worse contraction so they gave her heavy doses. It was good for her. They also speed up the Induction so her labor can be faster. She fall asleep from there until the next shift. w/ 4cm Suli was asleep at this point- but he did a great job of holding my hand and cheering me on- my lovely mother got help me through my back labor. Leila had turned and her head was pounding against the back part of my pelvis- the epidural did nothing for that pain! The pain was shooting up my back and all I could do was cry- I thought I was screaming but my mom said I really wasn't that loud. After two hours of that they came in and upped the epidural and I felt a little better and was able to get some rest.

3am- She dilated into 6cm. We all still weren’t satisfy with her progress. She also got a little fever and the Nurses has to put her on Antibiotic. My fever came back- the Dr. seems a little nervous about it because when she broke my water she said that if I didn't deliver quick enough after that I could get an infection and it could be passed to the baby.

7am: One of the Nurse name Kate came in and check her again she was dilated into 8cm.Nurse Kate- she is my woman ( I guess I just automatically love people named Kate ;) ) She came in and said, " you will be having this baby on my shift!" she was so nice and made me feel way better, she told me she had seen worse stretch marks than mine ( I really doubt that!) and that she had back labor with all 3 of her kids. I think I was still a little loopy from my epidural and I told her that when I was pushing I didn't want her to be nice and tell me how great I was doing, I wanted her in my face yelling at me to push! ( honesty is the best policy) She laughed and said ok.

10am: 9 1/2cm dilated. they decided to practice push with Kate it took them about a Half an Hour to practice.Kate told me that I was almost to 10 cm! yay and that I could try to push a little now and then rest. So I pushed for 30 min and they said I was doing great but they were going to turn off the light and let me sleep because I was going to need all my energy by the time I got to a 10.

11am - they told her to rest and when she woke up they will start the labor.

1pm- Doctor came and check kasey on her situation. They wanted her to rest as much as she can so she have the energy so put leila. But Kasey with Great Confident ask the Doctor she can do it. I really was not able to sleep- all I could do was close my eyes and breath so after a couple hours of that I felt like I really needed to push!

1pm-4pm: Kasey Started pushing. It was the most painful thing i ever seen in my entire life. My poor wife did it even though she was in different pain medicine. During the delivery i almost pass out because i am not really good with blood. Sandi was crying her eyes out and Kasey was yelling at her to get out because she is not helping at all. Kasey was so strong. She push and push. One part the Doctor grab a Vacuum to help pull leila out. It help a little bit. One time the vacuum slip of her head and the blood was all over Doctor, Nurse, Raegan, Kasey, Myself and the room. It was funny we all laugh at each other. I pushed so hard and every time I did the Dr. would tell me how good I was doing and that she could see her head. I pushed forever and ever and she still was not getting past the pubic bone, so she just kept slipping back. the Dr. told me that she would use the vacuum to pull her past the pubic bone and all I had to do was push. I really didn't want to do it but she was not making any progress so we went for it. The Dr. was pulling my poor baby with all her might. And when it popped off everyone plus the walls and ceiling got sprayed with blood- Raegan was so awesome and didn't even flinch. 2 hours passed and Leila still had not come! My mom was bawling and Suli had to sit in a chair because he was going to pass out. So thank goodness for Raegan she manned up and held my leg as I pushed- she got a front row seat of the miracle of life! 4pm Leila was finally came out of kasey with the help of the Doctor cut a little piece of kasey. She has a little tear and they sow her up after all. Leila wasn’t respond when she came out because she was stuck in the Birth Canal for a little while her head was like a cone. All the nurse help get her going. At the end of the day Leila was okay. She just had a little infection and fever just because she was inside kasey for the longest time. She also got some liquid in her lungs. But everything was great. Finally Leila's head was out! but by this time I really had nothing left to give. I was crying that I couldn't do it anymore and I just gave up. That's when Nurse Kate and Raegan started yelling at me to push and just to think of something to get mad about and push. My mom said my face was turning purple I was pushing so hard. The Dr. tried to get me to touch her head so I could see how close I was but I just yelled NO! haha I thought that that was the nastiest thing she could say to me! Finally I said a little prayer and focused and told myself that this last push would be it and I would be done, so I pushed as hard as I could and she came out- I might have said an O sh word but what happens in delivery stays in delivery. I looked down and saw Leila- she was not crying and was blue I started to freak out. The nurses grabbed her and tried to get her to breath and to find her heart beat. The Dr. was telling me something but all I could do was pound my head on the bed and ask why my baby was not crying. They took her away to the nursery to stabilize her and they told me to rest- ya right how was I supposed to rest when I had not even seen my baby breathing! Kate took my camera and went and took pictures of her for me and kept keeping me updated and made me feel like everything would be ok.

This is the pic Kate took for me

After a couple days the awesome nurse Mahina let my family hold her because we thought they were going to leave without even getting to hold her!

July 15, 2011, Friday

This was the Craziest day of the Month of July.

We got up around 5am because i had to go to the Airport and pick up my Dad. He came through hawaii to see Baby Leila and then make his ways to Oakland to his Alumni Meeting. After we got him we went to Kailua down town to get him KFC because that is all that he ask when he came. Today Dave drive us around the whole day. KFC was close so we head straight to the hospital to see Leila. My dad was so happy to see her. I finally got to hold my baby! It was pretty much the greatest thing ever! they told us that she would have to stay in the hospital for probably 10 days because they wanted to make sure she did not have an infection- but they were working on blood tests just to be sure. I was so sad that after all that she had been through that I might have made her sick! The Dr. woke me up at 5:30 in the morning on Saturday to tell me the good news no infection! But they had to get her off oxygen and breathing good for at least 24 hours before we could take her home- So on Monday she would get to come home.

38 Weeks

2011-06-14T11:17:00.001-10:00

Well I really am slacking on this whole blogging world but I am telling ya peeps you're not missing much! Pretty much all my friends here have left for the summer to: get married, move, go to Tahiti, or just go home for the summer. And guess where that leaves me, sitting on my butt watching Law and Order SVU Olivia and Elliot have become my best buds. So I guess that means I should be blogging or doing my portfolio so I can get my teaching licence but that just seems like too much thinking for my brain at the moment. Plus my computer got fried and Suli has not transferred my hard drive over to this computer yet!

Well as you can see I am HUGE I'll be 38 weeks this week! so only a couple more to go! Some things that are going on in the life of the Kaufusi Fam:

My cool sistah Riley is throwing me a skype baby shower, seems kinda funny but also pretty cool of her. this is what she wrote on the invites.(clever girl)

Thank goodness for technology
which allows us to do this electronically
This might sound strange and a little odd
But you see, our Kasey is still abroad
on June 18th at 1 o-clock
we'll have a SKYPE baby shower thats going to rock!
When Grandma Sandi goes to help and support
She will take the gifts with her to the airport
(please keep this in mind)

I taught Relief Society this month...I was sure the stress was going to send me into labor, but it didn't, darn. I had to teach like the most boring lesson ever, you all know it as visiting teaching.
Suli is working 40 hours, and is just now starting to realize we are going to have a baby soon. he calls me all the time to see if I am having contractions. He is worried he wont be home when I do.
I organized my first Relief Society activity/enrichment thingy, we made baby blankets for all the girls in the ward who had a baby this year or are going to have a baby guess how many blankets we made...11 our ward sure knows whats up.
This is what Suli said to me last night:

"Kasey, all you do is eat and eat and eat and you're not even fat! " uhh thanks?

So here is to two more weeks of puking and not being able to breath!

30 weeks

2011-04-25T10:14:00.000-10:00

Since I officially stink at posting anymore I'll just catch you up on whats been happening in the life of the Kaufusi family.

I hit my 30 week mark last week!
Suli got fantastic grades from last semester, and has already started a new term (less stressful so we sometimes get to see each other)
I still throw up every morning, without fail.
We started going to a birthing class every Tuesday night, lets just say Suli is quite entertaining with his comments on videos in that class. And maybe he closes his eyes and says gross a lot. But at least he is there!
Some funny things Suli has said this month: when we were practicing breathing techniques we were doing heee heee whooo and Suli thought it was whoo whoo haaa......then I had to tell him that sometimes that word is not a nice word. We got a pack of Snapple drink at Costco and he was asking me if he could have one of those nipple drinks we got. That boy really makes me laugh.
We try to go to the beach every chance we get, because this will be our last summer here in Hawaii! It makes me sad to think but I am glad we are enjoying it as much as we can!

Kasey, I had a dream last night.....

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and our baby's head looked like this:

thank you Suli for making my day!

names, strollers, and bellies

2011-03-16T13:21:00.000-10:00

Want to see my hubby shake his groove thang with the African Club? click here you get glimpses but the glimpses are golden! (he is the one in the yellow pants) I would post the video I took but I am laughing to hard the whole time! Oh he also danced Tongan Club so if you want to see that click here.

So I think We have come up with a name!

Leila (sounds like Lay La)

but who knows it could change next week like it usually does, but so far thats the one!

We also got a stroller thanks to my wonderful parents, isn't it super cute? I am pretty excited I love that its green and black, I don't think I could handle so much pink in my life.

And the moment you have all been waiting for....prego pics! Well here they are in all their glory me at 25 weeks.

Think Pink

2011-01-27T12:08:00.000-10:00

We found out today we are having a girl! We are sooo excited (well maybe I am a little more excited!) The guy doing the ultrasound had a hard time trying to find out what she was because we got a shy one on our hands! every time he got close she would cross her legs and cover up with her hands...way to be modest! I finally rolled to my side and she moved. I will post the pics later I am just a little excited to be thinking straight right now

First Trimester

2010-12-31T11:37:00.000-10:00

I have not been posting for a few reasons ( you don't have to read this post long and boring about me being sick)
1. School was getting CRAZY
2. My head was in the toilet for the last 2 months

My first trimester of pregnancy is over, and hopefully it brings me some relief from my all day sickness. Now let me start from the beginning.....

Starting in October during my student teaching I was exhausted and moody every day.( Suli especially noticed that) I just though it was those stinkin seventh graders that were wearing me out. Later that month I just had a feeling to get a pregnancy test....Suli freaked out when he saw it in the cart and told me that those things lie and he would not believe anything it said. I just rolled my eyes and kept going. I was too scared to take the test so I waited for a few days and then I did. And within like thirty seconds the stick confirmed PREGNANT! I yelled for Suli to come see and he just said whatever I don't believe it. I called the Dr. office and had an appointment the next week Nov. 8th

The next week I sat at the Dr. office forever! they forgot about me and walk ins were coming in and getting out and I still had not been called in. So I walked up to that dang lady there and was like HELLO I AM STILL HERE!! then I got right in did my duty in a cup and it was officially official again PREGNANT. The nurse figured I was about 7 weeks and then called another Dr. to take care of the rest of my pregnancy at Castle Hospital...about an hour away. I had another appointment a week later.

Suli finally believed me after much convincing and went with me to my next Dr. appointment. As we were waiting I saw all these hugely pregnant women and I got a little freaked. Then they called me in and asked me a billion questions. Then they asked if they wanted Suli to come in for the ultra sound and I was oh yeah thats great. So they went and got him and then the Dr. told me to lay down and we got to see our baby for the first time! it was just a little jelly bean but still awesome! Next appointment two weeks later.

After that first appointment is when I started getting sick. Not just morning sickness ALL day sickness. I had to miss school, I couldn't keep anything down, I thought I was going to die! We went to my next appointment and I had lost 10 lbs. The Dr. was freaking out and I had to take all these extra tests just to make sure everything was ok and it was I just told her my mother cursed me. (love ya mom) We got to hear the heart beat this time and the baby actually looked like a baby! Suli thought it was the coolest thing ever. The Dr. gave me some pills to help with my sickness. they helped but I still threw up at least once a day.

Well since I had missed a lot of school my teacher I work with saw that I was so sick and had no energy he talked to my professors and asking them what I could do since I only had about 2 1/2 weeks left to teach. The professors called me in and told me I can try to finish (I knew I couldn't I almost passed out in school everyday....sorry 7th graders you smell!) or I could extend in January I was thinking oh I only have about 2 weeks left so extending to January wont be bad! but soon as I agreed they told me I would have to extend a month! what the crap how is that fair? I was happy about the decision after because my family was coming for my graduation and that meant I got to spend the whole time with them instead of just the afternoon. So in the end all that drama worked out for the best.

The week my family came was like a miracle, I wasn't as sick and I had more energy I was thinking wow maybe I am getting over this! soon as they left...I got worse. This week I have lived in the bathroom since Monday. Suli keeps shoving food down me because he said " I don't care about you getting food I care about the baby." cute yes annoying at the time very much so! But today is my first day of my second trimester so pray things get better! I have an appointment next Tuesday and we can't wait to see how much our baby has grown!

Birthday Stats

2010-11-08T18:14:00.001-10:00

Who needs cake when you can have s'mores for your Birthday?

23 years old
95 facebook birthday wishes
1 email message
12 happy birthday texts
2 phone calls
and 1 almost surprise party

Thanks to my sistah Riley for making me the most adorable skirt and button bracelet, prickley pear jelly, cute napkin purses, yummy carmel apple suckers that they do not sell in Hawaii, What about bob, and a wicked sweet poem!! I'll post pictures of my sweet gifts later.

Gracias to me madre for TOMS shoes. and a gift that has not arrived yet- I am sure it is great! and for another sweet birthday poem (really a birthday poem is all I need, I love them so!)

My first born is twenty three
oh my, how can that be?
May I say you're pretty swell
I like you better than Peeta OR Gale!
I hope your day is perfect and nice
Just like a cookie from Kathy Rice!!

and to Suli for not rolling his eyes when I got myself an iTouch a couple weeks ago and called it my birthday present!

Now on to my almost surprise party.... My dear friends Michelle, Mindy, Kalie, and Ariel threw me a partay! except they don't know the meaning of quiet and so I heard them about a block away so I knew something was up. I knock and the door and I hear screaming, oh how I love my friends! We built a fire in this little grill and made S'mores and planned out adventures we want to have this year. We laughed so hard we cried and thought we were going to get fined for being so loud. While Suli, Palauni (Michelle's) and Rodney (Ariels) were being anti social and watching tv and rolling their eyes every time we giggled. I loved my party and it totally made my day! Thanks girls

Melancholy Feeling

2010-10-12T11:35:00.000-10:00

I don't exactly know what it is but for the past month or so I am just not so happy. I can't figure out what it is. Do you want to know what I did during my week long break...???? NOTHING, thats right NOTHING I literally sat on my big booty (I know its big because one of my special ed students pointed to me and said BIG BOOTY!) and watched Law & Order marathon after marathon. I think I showered once and changed my clothes twice. ( don't judge me). And my poor husband was so nice and understanding and did not even complain once. (oh how I love him!). Then today began my solo teaching and you know what can you say BOMB! I don't even know why I plan because nothing ever goes according to plan, but I guess things worked themselves out and I gave a boring not so exciting lesson but I survived. On my ride home for lunch I figured out my melancholy feeling and what was bringing it on. I am graduating school and starting a new life, all I have known for the last 17/18 years of my life is school, and pretty soon that chapter of my life will be over and I am not quite sure how I feel about it , cuz I AM GOOD AT SCHOOL. Will I be good at my job? Will I be a good mom? What am I going to do after school? All these uncertainties have left me uncertain of myself. So here is to growing up and moving on!

Sunday Drives

2010-10-03T14:10:00.000-10:00

When I was a kid pretty much every Sunday afternoon my family would head out on Sunday drives. The drives usually started with us going to ED's and getting a Sippie Hoda ( cream soda or grape for me!) and picking a direction to drive. Sometimes we had somewhere to go, like to look at the Pippylongstocking house, to look at the new houses being built on the golf course, or on the back road to Woodruff.But most of the time we just drove with no destination in mind. On these drives we learned to drive stick ,parallel park, and how to drive with our sisters screaming that they are going to die because you are a scary driver ( I think this talent will come in handy when I have screaming children in the back seat.)

One drive that sticks in my mind is the morning after my dad got his jeep we woke us up in the morning and told us to get in the jeep and we were going for a ride! Lucky us it had rained that night we went mud bogging before church but...we got stuck. But that was a Sunday ride I will never forget.

Today I wish I was at home going on a Sunday drive with my family

Sticky,Sweaty September

2010-09-13T18:40:00.002-10:00

September is probably the hottest, stickiest, sweatiest, humidest (yes that is probably not a word) month of the year. This is Suli and his cousin playing at the beach, we went to cool down and to celebrate Suli doing AWESOME in his classes for first term.

Fall semester starts on Wednesday for Suli- I do believe he is taking 20 credits, but I may be wrong. I am still student teaching and will be until December 16 and I GRADUATE on December 17. I can't wait!

Happy late Birthday to my dear Riley- Actually I did facebook and text her yesterday so I was not actually late at all. I love ya sistah!

So Long Sweet Summer

2010-09-06T10:21:00.037-10:00

I decided that today would be a good day for me to catch up on my blog, since my mom is always reminding my through facebook, phone calls, and text messages that she is sick and tired of seeing her face up on my blog. So here goes- its long filled with pictures and if you don't want to read through it I understand- so here is to you mother! enjoy.

JUNE

In June Suli and I got two super cute visitors! Mckayl and Michelle came to visit for the summer. We had so much fun going to:

Buddhist temples
eating shave ice, shrimp, acai bowls, and TEDS. (Mckayl and Michelle ate there pretty much everyday I do believe.)
we took trips to Waikiki and asked how much we cost
Went to PCC and night show almost every night
dances
movie marathons
a couple attempts at snorkeling (the water was murky every time),
collecting shells
tanning
surfing
Michelle's (my Michelle) wedding reception
Plus much much more

Mckayl and Michelle ready to playI guess we had an exhausting day-or we are just waking up-not sure
showing them the scenes
valley of the temples

Chinamans hat

not so thrilled they HAD to stay in Hawaii for the summer- they wanted to leave like two weeks into to trip.
Michelle and Palauni
Emma surprised us by flying from Florida to the reception!

JULY

on the 8th of July we left Hawaii and headed to California for Toa's (Suli's older sister) wedding. there were feasts, dances, and so many cousins, aunties, and uncles to get to know! It was great to meet everyone and party with them-and let me tell you Tongans know how to party- we got the cops called on us for being too loud. Oh and I got called the white girl the ENTIRE time I was there. ("shhhh there is a white girl asleep in your bed don't wake her up!!" Suli's little cousins telling their older brother I was passed out in his bed)
after the sealing I was freezing my but off *note the blue hoodie in the rest of the pics I had to buy it and wear it everyday because I was so cold.
Typical Suli Picture

Aunts, sisters, and cousins boogieing

Our SPRINT down the Golden Gate Bridge- It was raining and cold and us Hawaiians couldn't handle it. (Suli was quite disappointed that the Golden Gate Bridge was not Golden)

Later that night some of Suli's friends decided they wanted to show us the "real" San Fran. So about 11 pm we headed back to the city and did not return till the sun came up. I told ya Tongans know how to party!

We got to visit Snowflake for the 24 celebration-

We were busy playing softball, volleyball, rappelling, eating, swimming, riding horses and four wheelers( Suli squealed when we saw a chipmunk), painting, feeding missionaries, going to plays, rodeos and parades and catching up with loved ones- oh Snowflake you are so beautiful to me!

At the Rodeo: Grandma Me and my mom all matched aren't we so adorable. This was Friday night at the rodeo, we had to miss the one on Saturday because we were headed back home. We had so much fun I think Suli's favorite part is watching the bull riding, but my favorite part is watching for the weirdies with their super high do's and super tight pants!

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER

August: Kasey started Student teaching Suli started First term. we barely survived. We never saw each other and went to bed at 9:30. Got Addicted to 24 so on the weekends we lay around watching it all day we are now on season 3.

September:

Friday September 3 was my last day of work (I worked at PCC for 2 1/2 years), these are the AWESOME people I work with-they threw me a party it was a lot of fun.
Can you believe that today has been 3 years since I met, and fell madly in love with my hubby?

So as you can see we have been busy these last 3 months. I am trying to be better at blogging but please remember student teaching=NO LIFE. Happy Labor Day!

A special thanks to The Format and Mae for helping me get through this post!

Its Birthday Time

2010-05-16T11:37:00.006-10:00

Mom, Sandi, Sandra, or Frieda,

you're the greatest no one can beat ya!

You love Sonic Diet Coke with lime, and extra ice that is,

and you wont drink it if there is not enough fizz.

Hawaii is where you long to be,

to soak up the sun and swim in the sea.

Suli thinks your awesome cuz you steal chairs,

and you make Mckayl pull out all your gray hairs.

You taught me how to shimmy and shake,

and you are quite possibly the best jet skier at the lake.

Bosom buddies you have many,

Joan, Kathy, Cindy, Paula, and Penny!

Your kids are the smartest, cutest, most talented around,

and you have a dog that is as tall as she is round!

So sit back, kick up your feet and relax,

and enjoy your Birthday to the max!!!

Love ya mom!

True Greatness

2010-05-09T12:22:00.002-10:00

"A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us when adversity takes the place of prosperity when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine, desert us when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts."

--Washington Irving

I love you mom! you are my best friend, and the greatest mom.

Sweet 16

2010-05-08T10:15:00.003-10:00

It is my baby sisters Birthday today, she is 16! I cannot believe it. I just want to tell her how much I love her and miss her everyday. She was always my best little buddy, writing me notes and hanging out with me all the time. I am so proud of the young woman you have become, you are so beautiful, and smart, well when you want to be! I wish I could watch you play ball, but maybe in the next two years so keep it up for me because I want to be your #1 fan just like you were mine! Have a great day I love you Raegan!

I did what needed to be done, no regrets

2010-05-07T15:02:00.002-10:00

So I have been absent for quite awhile, its not because I don't have time on my hands, because I do. I just have had to deal with a very bad situation at my work and have been trying to figure out how to best handle it. I did what needed to be done, and today was my final meeting. I have no regrets, because I did what was right, even though nothing is being done I can still be at peace knowing I did the right thing. Thanks mom and dad for always teaching me to stand up for myself and to speak out when something is wrong!

“Everybody in this life has their challenges and difficulties. That is part of our mortal test. The reason for some of these trials cannot be readily understood except on the basis of faith and hope because there is often a larger purpose which we do not always understand. Peace comes through hope.”

James E. Faust

I just found this quote and it made me feel better than I have felt these last three weeks.

Happy Birthday

2010-04-10T14:44:00.002-10:00

DAD!!! happy birthday! I just wanted to post a few pics of the best dad in the world! Thanks for all you do for me. I hope you have a great birthday.I don't know why these ones are so small....but these are from back in the day with my mom!

Well you are officially an old man...how could I resist posting that picture, so precious!

Love ya

I guess its that time of the month again....

2010-03-30T22:58:00.003-10:00

to write a post that is! I notice that I am good for a post about once a month, you know with school and work being pretty much the same ol story everyday! Next week I will be done with my O & P and will have the summer off to prepare for full time student teaching. December please come soon! Can you believe I will be graduating in DECEMBER!!! holy cow these last 4 years have just flown by!

Well some fun things we have been able to do in between our homework and work are

Go to Suli's work culture night ( cant see the video on here because it is too big but if you are dying to see it check out my facebook page)
Go to Target for FHE!!!
Gone surfing (Suli)
Finally got around to changing my name, and got a Hawaii drivers license.
Hosting super duper fun parties at our house! ( I finally hung up stuff, so hopefully Saturday I can give you the grand tour)

All Clear

2010-02-27T14:32:00.002-10:00

So I packed our clothes, canned food, bottled water, and a 72 hour kit my friend gave me before she left the island. Then I waited, woke Suli up and waited. Then there it was at 6 am the Warning siren going off all through the island. Packed the car and then waited till about 9 am and then we decided to head to higher ground. People went to the Temple, CAC, Stake Center, and The Hawaiian farm behind the school. That is where we decided to go. We set up our tent and then all our friends somehow all showed up to the same place! so we all got together and talked and napped and played ukulele under the shade of a tree.( oh and dug a latrine because there was no bathrooms!) As 11am drew nearer everyone got a little nervous was it going to happen? were we going to be ok? can we really eat tuna, corn and beans for the next however many days? Then nothing....so we waited some more and at 1:30 we got the all clear to head home. It is a weird sight to see everyone coming down from the mountains wearing their backpacks and heading to the empty town, but thank goodness we are ok!! Pray for those in Chile!

tsunami warning

2010-02-27T04:47:00.002-10:00

About 3 am the elders quarm presidency came knocking at our doors. "There is a Tsunami headed our way, at 6am there will be a warning siren be prepared to evacuate." Hello can you say SCARY!!! I am up pacing my house thinking of things we might need. Suli is asleep in pain and I am not sure he can even evacuate if he needs to! Well pray for us today!

better late than never!

2010-02-22T21:53:00.004-10:00

WOW I officially stink at blogging! Well its not that I actually stink at it, its just that I don't have anything new to blog about! Everyone asks whats new and nothing is...school, work, teach, repeat. BUT there are a few things that I have learned being married for 2 months!

1. sharing a double size bed SUCKS, especially when you share it with someone that kicks, steals covers, and head butts in their sleep (I have a fat lip to prove it!)

2. sick husbands are the worst!

3. my hair+bangs+Hawaii's humidity=not so cute ( every year I cut bangs and they are super cute for about 10 min then the humidity sets in and I have stringy sweaty bangs all day)

4. I thought I would have my house all decorated and cute....wrong still nothing up on the walls (thats why there are no pics of my house yet MOTHER)

5. cooking for a Hungry Tongan is a lot of work, especially when they cry because you make them eat green beans!

Well thats all I can think of right now and I have to study for midterms! Happy Tuesday/Wednesday

2010-01-29T09:54:00.010-10:00

this is our friend Oak he took some pictures for us on our wedding day... enjoy I am still picking the ones from the photographer... more to come

Time Flies

2010-01-26T12:14:00.002-10:00

It has been 1 year since this:
Everyone thought I was crazy...11 month engagement, way too long! It was hard, and we had our moments but

You were worth the wait! I love you Suli

slacker

2010-01-25T10:44:00.002-10:00

We hit our one month mark on the 19! It is just going by so fast, we are having fun and loving the married life! School keeps us really busy and we hardly see each other because our schedules are so different. We gave talks yesterday in church! I was freaked out because it had to be a LONG talk well mine was only seven minutes but still that is three minutes longer than my other talks! Suli loves talking so he had no problem. After church we had a big dinner at our house and a bunch of friends came over and we ate and just talked and had a nice Sunday evening. Besides that nothing new has been going on!

sink or swim

2010-01-07T23:01:00.002-10:00

So it has been super busy in the live of the Kute Kaufusi family. We had quite the eventful New Years....let me just say out here in Hawaii they really know how to party. There were fireworks going off from 6 pm till the next day. Laie was covered in a smoky haze from everyone lighting off fireworks, I thought it was amazing since we always had to do it illegally!

Well as the night went on we went outside to watch the "BIG" show. Some people asked the nightshow boys to do fireknife outside their house at midnight for the whole neighborhood, of course they were excited and couldn't wait to dance. BUT one man decided to jump the gun and start lighting the fireworks before they were done dancing and one of the huge fireworks tipped over and exploded people were running and yelling it was pretty much a mass confusion/stampede. In all of the confusion our good friend Fehi got hit in the EYE!! We went to the ER and sat there till 3 am and turns out he is ok!! thank goodness...lets just say that is a new years we will NEVER forget!

School started WAY to quickly and I am already done with my first week, and I am already swamped and stressed with everything I have to do! I started my O & P at Kahuku Highschool I am teaching PE to the 7-8th graders they are funny and so far so good... When I introduced myself to the class I had the hardest time telling them my name was MRS. KAUFUSI! sounds so strange so when they say my name I look at them so confused. But I am sure I will get the hang of it.

So it is a requirement I take a water safety instruction class for my major, in this class we have to know all the strokes and be able to teach it to someone, and as you all know no one learns how to really swim in Snowflake... I mean we swim but don't know the doggy paddle from the breast stroke. and I have to know all of the strokes and be tested on it Tuesday! So I will be teaching myself how to swim through youtube or Google! Wish me luck!

12-25-09 Christmas-backwards

2009-12-29T10:22:00.003-10:00

So I hate trying to move the pictures around on here because its hard and takes to much time so you get to see our Christmas in reverse.This first picture is at sharks cove the waves were HUGE on the north shore and so we drove up and down a few times just so see the waves it was awesome.This is at the Diamond Head Cemetery, this is where Sulis great grandparents are buried. This was his first time going This great grandpa is the one he is named after.

these are of us bored driving around the island.

Thanks mom for sending us presents! This was my first Christmas away from home and I was having a really hard time, I cried like all year about it. But I made it through and ended up having a good day. Christmas eve I begged Suli to watch a Christmas Story with me he said ok but passed out right at the first so I just watched it alone and we went to bed. Then in the morning we got up and opened our presents. we got some sweet matching LOBO outfits that we wore ALL day long and some stuff for our house it was nice to have something to open in the morning.

So sad we had no tree, just a bowl full of ornaments! Then we went to Sulis parents and ate a huge turkey feast for lunch.

12-19-09 honeymooners

2009-12-29T10:10:00.002-10:00

Well I don't have any wedding pictures yet...but hopefully soon. The wedding was great small but perfect. I am so glad my friends Kalie, Emma, and Michelle got to make it! anyways we shall save that for another post! So on Sunday me and Suli decided to drive to Hilo to see some sweet waterfalls and black sand beaches...but soon as we left the weather was NASTY there were flash flood warnings and storm advisory but we wanted to at least make it to the black sand beach so here are some pics we took along the way...yes timed pics and having the camera on the car=magical pictures! this was at the most southern part of Hawaii, and also the USA

the black sand beach

after our drive we came back and went boogie boarding because the waves were so nice. Suli got sick while we were there and slept for 15 hours! I sat in the room and watched locked up haha.
On Tuesday we got to spend time with my family at the beach and eating out for my Grandpas birthday! I am so glad that they got to come I love my family! Then Tuesday night we flew back to Oahu and moved into tva on Wednesday!

12-10-09 m + p

2009-12-29T10:06:00.003-10:00

My dear friend Michelle got engaged! AND I totally tricked her, she had no idea I knew it was happening. We went to Turtle Bay and waited in the bushes for them to come and when he popped the question we popped out of the bushes and took a billion pics! YAY it was so fun and I am so excited for them~

12-09-09

2009-12-29T09:58:00.002-10:00

Well no one got to hear about my great gift I gave Suli. I thought he was onto me because I got him a longboard, so I decided to be sneaky and get him a distractingpresent. snorkeling gear! so we had everyone out for his favorite German chocolate cake and ice cream. I told Suli to open his present and when he took out the snorkeling gear he said oh thanks! and acted all excited it was so funny then I told him to go put the gear in the trunk so we didn't forget it.....and when he opened the trunk there was the longboard. He just stood at the car shaking his head so happy! and he has been riding the thing ever since!

see the oh so thrilled look about the snorkeling gear?

At Least i Know MY Place In Life!

2009-12-11T23:27:00.006-10:00

Mickey D!
holy cow you are 18!! I can't believe you are that old! I remember my 18th birthday like it was yesterday~ Well my dear I am so glad that you are my sista you always kept things fun! Here are a few of my favorite memories with you!

your 9 ex husbands
doing the naked dance on a grave
looking for lice
when you would make me and riley pet your toungue like free willy and mom made us do it cuz you would cry
kicking the snot out of that one girl
laying out our 101 dalmation blanket and making you and Raegan fight on the blanket.
you being so fat you couldn't crawl
you wearing your plastic high heels and lace table cloth as your hair
you saying to a grungy looking man, "LONG HAIRED MAN!"
when you got stitches from falling off your bike
you wearing your minnie mouse dress like everyday
you passing out when you were chasing moms car down the driveway
you rolling down our big hilled driveway backwards on our bigwheel
that time you decided to climb in the tub in your diaper and fully clothed
having sleepovers the night before christmas in your room
when you drooled in my lap at church
your roller skank outfit
all our many dress up days and playing on the black road.

HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY! love ya like crazy

What I Like About You

2009-12-09T08:46:00.003-10:00

Suli! Its your birthday today! I just want to tell you Happy Birthday you old man! I know you would rather be sleeping and me not posting anything about you....but what fun would that be? Anywho here is a list of 25 things I like about YOU

1. you are a friend to everyone

but sorry Suli, you cant invite the WHOLE school over to our house!

2. you love your calling

ward mission leader woo!!

3. you love your family

4. you love my family

even if you think we are weird cuz we do the worm

5. you love working out

yes I do see you checking out your muscles in every picture we take!

6. you love dancing

7. Your haircutting skills

I never see you because there is always a long line for you to cut every ones hair, at least your keeping the boys looking good!

8. you make me Laugh

"Come on kids, hop in the car, lets go to the JACKASS farm!"- this was Suli making fun of my answer for scategories letter J -Farm animal.

9. you were in band!!!

10. we play sports together

yes I still remember the time you spiked the ball in my face in front of everyone!

11. You will eat ANYTHING

am I lucky or what?!

12. You like to sleep on the floor

YES!! I get the WHOLE bed to myself!

13. Your big soft, squishy lips

14. How you always tell people I was the one that CHASED AND KISSED you first!

so not even true!

15. You love to read the scriptures

16. You are never late for church

you make it up by being late to everything else!

17. You love snowflake

18. your Ukulele playing skills

19. your longboarding skills

20. How you hug me after work, when I smell like smoke and dirt!

21. You give great advice

22. You will drop everything you are doing to help someone else out

23. you love Mexican food as much as I do!

24. You always smell good

and...

25. You told ALL your friends that I am ALWAYS right!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SULI!!!!

a day in the life

2009-11-25T09:01:00.003-10:00

I am a slacker, everyone knows this so don't be surprised that I only post once or twice a month OK. Well this has been a crazy fun past couple months we had songfest, my birthday, and a special visitor come to PCC.....Can you tell who it is? Elder L Tom Perry!! He came to regional conference and while he was here he came to watch the night show. After the Show he stayed and talked to us and shook everyones hand! He is such a cute funny man who loves to say ALOHA as loud and as often as he can! yeah these pictures aren't very good but you get the point!

Nothing says Happy Birthday like a cake in the face.......thanks Suli This is us after song fest! It was alot of fun this year. the first pic is with some fun cute freshmen girls that we became friends with. Ariel, Hannah, Taylor, And Mindy. Mindy and Hannah play softball, I love those girls!

Me, Kalie, Michelle, Emma, and creepy looking Suli we were bored.

My funny friends Michelle, Emma the giant, and Kalie

After song fest Emma sang in Fiji Club, I sang for Tongan club, Michelle sang for Samoan club, and Kalie sang for Hawaiian club, yeah we are so full of cultural now!

Love

2009-11-18T09:12:00.002-10:00

I love this boy he sure knows how to make me happy when I have had a bad day

I love my dress
I loved spending the day with Suli on my birthday
I love my brown converse I got for my Birthday
I love that I am getting married in a month
I love Riley for posting a super cute and nice blog about me on my Birthday
I love that school is almost over....almost
I love my invitations Kate designed
I love softball, but I had to quit because of school next semester
I love my Professor that told me my life wouldn't end when I quit softball

Smooth move

2009-10-28T01:40:00.003-10:00

So life has been crazy and tonight just proved to me how I am so dazed and confused. I took a shower. I get out of the shower.....and realized I only shaved one of my legs, and I don't even care!

I have missed my lovely ladies lately....and I want to wish Kate a happy birthday!

Dear Kate,
Tomorrow is your birthday!!! I left you a long comment on your profile but even the little words I used cannot even express how dear a friend you are to me! I miss you and hope you have a great day! Pinkies up.
ps. this just makes my day whenever I see it...sorry its sideways

Miracles

2009-10-20T16:34:00.002-10:00

Today in class we were talking about miracles...then I got a text from Suli saying we got into TVA!!! Now that's a miracle!

Good News Minute

2009-10-19T14:20:00.002-10:00

-my group got the only 100% out of the two classes my teacher teaches

-less than a month till my birthday

-two more months till I get married!!!

-only a few more practices

-my mom has two surprises for me

-we made Otai yesterday!

This is how I feel right now!

2009-10-15T00:50:00.003-10:00

Between school, practice, work, group projects, song fest practice, homework, class reading, I barely have time to shower and brush my teeth before I move on to the next day!

I Guess I've Still Got It.

2009-09-25T16:23:00.002-10:00

Well no one has known what I have been up to in awhile. School started with a BANG, I have already done a group presentation on the first week of class! School and work are good but keeping me busy. Then on Monday I got a student bulletin email saying there are going to be softball tryouts, and a new coach. That got me thinking about how much I really miss softball and just doing something I love. Then I started thinking about Kate and how she is trying out for choirs so yes, Kate was my inspiration! I was going back and fourth all week about trying out I asked my mom and Suli what they thought and they were just like yeah whatever you want. So I went and got my physical and everything ready just in case I wanted to try out. Today I woke up so nervous and not even sure if I was going to go through with this. I had never been nervous about trying out for ANYTHING, but I am a little rusty in the softball department. Right when tryouts were about to start is when I made my decision, JUST DO IT or you might regret it later! So I went, tried out, and conquered I MADE THE TEAM!...........what have I gotten myself into?

I cant believe you are 20!!

2009-09-12T17:18:00.003-10:00

Oh Riley dear I can't believe you are 20 today! you are too little to be that old! I'm too young to be older than that! I missed you today, I wish I was there to take you out and do sister things. I hope I get to see you at my wedding, if not it wont be the same, I hope you had fun camping! I love you and I hope you had a happy birthday!!

You're nothing short of my everything

2009-09-03T16:45:00.002-10:00

Can you believe it has been {TWO} years since I have dated this wonderful man! I just wanted to say I love you and cant wait to spend forever with you!

{THEN}
{ & NOW}

A good snapshot stops a moment from running away

2009-08-27T14:25:00.005-10:00

My superfly friend {Kate} did such a good job on my engagement pictures. We had so much fun taking them and were lucky we didn't get poured on! And even though Suli said he didn't enjoy himself....just look at the pics, he is LOVING it! So here is a little sneak peek of the pics...if you want to see more they are on facebook~love ya Kate

Guess what today is?

2009-08-19T14:20:00.002-10:00

Today is the 19th and that means in {FOUR}months I will be a married woman!
So the situation with the dress... thanks everyone for your advice! I have talked to four people that said it would be really hard to put sleeves on the short dress and have it look right. When I get married I want to look right! So i decided I am just going to go with a long dress....now to decide what one!

Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself!

2009-08-18T00:03:00.004-10:00

OKAY so this is what has been keeping me up late at night..until at least 3 am {EVERY} night. Since the wedding is going to be in Hawaii it is going to be so humid and hot! So me my mom, and Kate were thinking about maybe me wearing a {tea length} dress. So we started looking at them and they are sooo cute! but one problem, no one makes them with sleeves. And I am not so sure I can pull off this look! I try to picture myself wearing the dress but since I was little I pictured myself in a long wedding dress! BUT I think it would be fun to wear the short one with cute accessories like a {birdcage veil} and a pair of cute heels. I keep going back and forth on my decision so I want your opinions on what I should do!!!
{Tea Length with Veil & Shoes}

OR

{ one of my two favorite long ones?}

ah the decisions!

Post Overload

2009-08-08T15:54:00.003-10:00

Sorry about the last two posts! Novels I know. I just wanted to remember everything that we did! Writing it made me miss home so bad! I loved being with friends and family!!

Last night me and Suli went on a date! We set my friend Michelle up with a guy Suli works with. We took these as we were walking up and down Waikiki Before we went to Cheesecake factory!

Pictures

2009-08-08T15:32:00.006-10:00

All My little blond cousins

Our Quilt

Grandma and Grandpa Ferrell

The cookie girls
me at the center of attention

Kate took these pics at my shower Aren't they soo cute?!?!

My besties, Kate, Kendra, Misti, Chelsea, and Ashley

Meeting Sulis Favorite Companion

Just before leaving

Elder Workman

Where oh Where Have I Been?

2009-08-08T14:07:00.007-10:00

I am just going to start off by saying the trip Home was AMAZING!!! We had so much fun, and the time went by too quick! The day I got back from Arizona I started school yuck...so basically everyday I am doing my statistics homework because it takes FOREVER!!! BUT lets not talk about that because it is depressing to even think about.

Wednesday July 15, 2009 11:30 pm:

We landed in AZ it was so good to be on the ground and I couldn't wait to get off that stinking plane, anyone who knows me knows I can not use the restroom on the plane, so lets just say I was anxious to get off. BUT NO we had to sit on the plane for 45 min!! Finally we got off the plane and could start our journey to Snowflake! We got home at 4 in the morning, Raegan had slept on the couch so she could be the first ones to meet us! She woke up gave us a hug and went back to bed! Oh how I love Raegan!

Thursday July 16, 2009:

We woke up and began our crazy week. Early in the morning 3 teenage boys are pounding on our front door. They want to give that Suli guy a good talkin to. I said ok let me go get him. So they are all following me down the hallway and Suli walks out of his room. The boys get wide eyed and start backing down the hall. They all sat very reverently at the table and just stared at him. It was so funny, those boys ended up loving suli and wanting to have sleepovers with him! After that we gave Suli the GRAND tour of Snowflake, lets just say that took a whopping 5 min.We also got to meet Grandma and Grandpa Ferrell today! Then Suli wanted to do something fun so Kirk said we could go play volleyball at his house. So we went and ate some great Bitz and Pizzas and then went and played volleyball. There he got to meet Kendra and have fun with everyone. Later that evening Riley went through the temple so me and Suli decided to make Otai for everyone who came over for treats that night. Me and Raegan had so much fun making it with eachother. And let me tell you the drink was a hit! After that Me, Suli, Kate, Chelsea, Joe, Kendra, Randi, Misti, and Stratton all went to the softball games. It was so much fun hanging out with all my girls again!

Friday July 17, 2009:

Me and Suli woke up at 6:30 so he could go ride a horse! He was so excited he said if that was the only thing he got accomplished on his list he would be happy. When we were driving out to my uncles house Suli started to get a little nervous. I asked him if he was ok, he just said he was scared the horse was going to kick him. So my uncle saddled up good ole Bucky and off Suli went. At first the horse took off so fast and Suli was hanging on for dear life. Then he got control and had a fun ride for about an hour. I went in the house and slept! After that we came home and went swimming with my little sisters. Its a good thing we had that pool to keep us entertained! Later that night was my Shower. It was so much fun I loved it. I want to say thanks to my mom and her friends they did an awesome job! It was so cute and the video riley made of me and Suli is so cute. I got amazing gifts and had some great cookies! Later that night one of my good friends/cousins Speedy/Aaron came over to visit! He had just got back from his mission and we sat and talked for hours!

Suli on Bucky, Learning how to ride!

Saturday July 18, 2009:

Today was the "big" pioneer day parade! We woke up and went out and watched the parade, It was fun to be around all our family and friends, I am not quite sure what Suli thought of it but I think he enjoyed it. After the parade We went over to the craft fair and got Suli his Navajo Taco he had been craving! But to his disappointment it had no meat in the beans. Oh and lets not Forget We also Saw Steve Reel!!! We didn't have the camera with us at this time but we met him oh yes we did! After that we came back to the house and swam with all my little cousins. It was so funny to see Suli with them Because they are all little blondies. Kate called us and said that we could do our engagement pictures that day so we hurried inside and started getting ready. The storm clouds started rolling in!! So Mckayl was curling my hair/doing my makeup as fast as she could! then the power went out. So we hurried outside and took some amazing pictures! kate did such a great job! And she really took charge of the whole Suli and his hands situation! Suli was twitching his had to do the shaka sign in all the pictures! Since he was so good We decided to do one picture with us doing it! After We got done taking pictures we went to the Rodeo! It was such a fun Rodeo to go to. Suli really liked the bull riding. In the middle of the Rodeo The announcer says "Well I hear we have someone here all the way from Tonga, Can he please stand up." Suli grabs my arm and looks at me and says, " How do they know I'm here?" Lets just say he was quite honored and excited to have him say that! Thanks Uncle Jay for calling in!! After the Rodeo Riley and some of her friends wanted to just go check out the YSA dance....Suli was NOT impressed. Rustin my friend and his sister Cordae and her husband called us to go spy on the little kid dance with them, so we got in the car and went to my house and filled up some water balloons. Rustin and Suli bombed the dance and got chased by cowboys. Suli was laughing and having the time of his life!

The Navajo Taco with no meat

One of the great pics taken by KATE LINES

Sunday July 19, 2009:

We decided to go to my family ward for church. Suli was so funny because he was sure everyone was staring at the "brown" boy! But really they were, I told him because we were just so good looking people thought we were famous! After church we went to another ward to hear Speedy sing! It had been so long since I have heard him sing and it was AMAZING!!! Speedy told me that him mom was going to cook dinner for me and Suli she was going to make him the good Navajo Tacos! She is the nicest lady ever! That night was Rib night at my uncle Jasons house. My Aunt Roni and all her family came over too. We ate so many ribs I thought we were going to pop! Suli LOVED the ribs he couldn't stop eating them! After dinner we had our crazy family tradition of doing the WORM! I knew Suli would really enjoy this one, He could not stop laughing I thought he was going to die, Suli also got down and did the worm.

the Delicious Ribs

Monday July 20, 2009:

I had the worst sore neck and back when I woke up! So my dad called and made me an appointment at the Chiropractor. So me and Suli went to Showlow. After I got fixed we went and watched Harry Potter Suli fell asleep. After the movie we went to Native New Yorker and got HOT WINGS!!! Suli was amazed that they had different flavors and ate about 25 wings! When we got home me and Riley and Suli went to Speedys house to go eat Navajo Tacos, they were delicious!!! AFTER that we had a HUGE family/friends party and guess what TONS of food. I thought I was going to explode! I begged Suli to dance for everyone and he did! everyone loved it and wanted to watch him all night!

Tuesday July 21, 2009:

This was Sulis last day in Snowflake! it was soo sad I wanted us to stay forever. We woke up and went fourwheeling! He loved going over jumps and sharp turns! He told me I was pretty good at that. We went all over the back roads of Snowflake. Suli kept saying how beautiful it was! After that We opened up my Grandma and Grandpas wedding presents they made me and Riley. They made us the cutest quilts! I am so excited about them! We took some family pics and headed to the valley. When we got there Suli had talked to some of his friends that lived there so he went and played rugby in the 110 degree weather. While I got dropped off at my Pantie Party with my friends! Oh my Friends are CRAZY that is all I will say about that. I love you Ashley, Sarah, Rachel, Cordae, Traci, Kate, and Chelsea!!! After the party we picked up Suli and went and met his FAVORITE mission companion Elder Workman. He has the cutest little family. It was fun to get a chance to see them! After that we went to Riley and Kirks apartment and spent the night.

Wednesday July 21, 2009:

We dropped Suli off at the airport at 7 in the morning. I was so sad to see him go! I just wanted to have him with me the rest of the week! Me and Mckayl and my mom went to one wedding dress shop to see if they had anything I liked, and then headed home.

The rest of the week was so boring to me! I missed Suli and wanted him here! On Friday was Rileys big day! She looked so GORGEOUS!!! Kate took her pictures as well! We had all the little kids at our house before going to the temple so it was me Mckayl, and Raegans job to take the kids to the temple. We made it just in time for Riley to come out. I stayed and helped Kate and Riley with her dress for the pictures. After that we went strait to the reception. So many people came and it was alot of fun! After that me Kate and Ashley had a girls night. Me and Kate slept on the trampoline and talked for hours, it was so good to catch up with her and have it be like the old days. Saturday we drove down to the valley, we got caught in a huge rain storm and had to pull off the road for like an hour!!! After that we started looking for wedding dresses AGAIN...not my favorite thing ever. Then we had Mexican food for dinner of course and I stayed at Kates house that night. Then Sunday I was back to Hawaii!!! I just want to say thanks to EVERYONE who made this trip home so SPECIAL AND FUN!!!

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort. ~Jane Austen

2009-07-14T15:15:00.002-10:00

This time tomorrow I will be taking off from the airport on my way home! I cant wait to see everyone!

"No, I'm freakin' starving! I didn't get to eat anything today."*

2009-07-04T23:22:00.000-10:00

Happy 4th of July everyone! It was my first one away from home weird! I missed not having a rodeo, going to the Heber fireworks, and also making homemade ice cream at Aunt Roni's! Instead me and Suli went to our friends Michelle's house. We watched the fireworks at Turtle Bay and then came back to play with the kids and eat. Michelle's mom had made all kinds of food for us, she had made tater tots for the kids. Suli starts eating them and was like what are these? these are so good! haha I cant believe he has never had any tots! Anyways we had a great day and cant wait to come home in 10 days~

*Napoleon Dynamite man I really want to watch that movie now! GOSH

Suli's To Do List

2009-07-03T11:37:00.000-10:00

This is what Suli hopes to accomplish while in Snowflake
1. Eat Navajo Tacos

2. Eat hot wings
3. Go riding

4. See my school? yeah there isn't much to see

5. Meet Steve, ok he didn't actually say that, but seriously he needs to meet STEVE

6. Eat Ribs

7. Ride a horse, or was it eat a horse? So as you can see most of Suli's hopes and dreams revolve around food, so mom I hope you are ready to keep this boy full!

It feels like Christmas!

2009-06-30T15:45:00.000-10:00

I know it has been FOREVER since I last posted, and a lot of crazy things have been going on. Just let me tell you I had the week from hell, (can I say hell on here?)

Monday- Rehearsals till 2:30 in the morning, call from suli saying ummm kasey....don't get mad....your longboard got stolen.

Tuesday- Late night rehearsals again

Wednesday-late night rehearsals again till 3 am this time!

Thursday- wanting to go snorkeling so we grab our things and head to the car, car wont start later that night Michelle comes over to jump my car... put the jumper cables on backwards (hey my battery wasn't labeled or color coded!) explosion of the wire, wire melting to my car. But the car starts so we go get ice cream

Friday-go to drive somewhere in the car, completely dead!

Saturday-catching up on sleep because I didn't get any all week!

Sunday- Some lovely girl stole my engagement ring. I bawled tore my room apart looking for it had two friends over to look for it and it is still not found. So yes it was stolen.

Still life must go on, that's what Suli told me after cried for the whole next week. He was so wonderful about the whole thing and didn't even get mad even though I know he was. It breaks my heart because he really doesn't get the whole wedding ring thing and thinks its dumb he doesn't like attention or gifts on his birthday, so weird but he knew that it meant something to me so he got it for me and now its gone.

The next week got a little better. We went shopping for clothes for Suli to wear home to Snowflake! he is a babe! He has been going to the gym everyday faithfully to work on his six pack...haha this boy is crazy when he works out he pushes himself so hard and the results he has gotten are amazing. where there was no six pack before, there is one now. He told me a little secret don't tell ok (he said Kasey, every time I see myself in the mirror i like to check myself out and flex) But that's ok he has worked so hard to get that hot bod! i think he just wants to impress everyone in Snowflake!

The countdown has begun! I am so dang excited to be home tomorrow there is only 15 days until I am on that airplane flying home! We are so excited and all we can talk about is everything we want to do when we get to snowflake! I keep telling suli he has to dance or something, i think it would be fun. He hopefully gets to ride a horse for the first time and meet everyone!!! I am so excited for everyone to meet Suli!!

Oh and Kate, you might have a little challenge with Suli and his love for the shaka sign. I am not exaggerating when i say that over 90% of pictures with him he is doing some sort of thing with his hand! One of the Rice boys asked why he always is doing the "call me" sign in all his pictures!!!

Wedding Plans

2009-06-02T11:06:00.000-10:00

Who knew that my dang wedding plans would change so much! It has been so hard because people will always ask me how our plans are and when we are getting married and where, I just smile and say I have no idea. BUT...We do have where now! We are getting married in Kona Temple, on the big island. Not my first choice but it will do, I guess I can always brag and talk about how I got married in Paradise yeah so all you guys can be jealous. (nana nana boo boo)The date we are getting married is still up in the air but I am rooting for December 19th a Saturday, the day after graduation.

Oh and one other thing I have my dress, well its actually Hailey's dress she so kindly is lending to me. It is perfect! Ill put the two pics I took of myself on here so you all can see!

Mahalo

2009-05-26T14:27:00.000-10:00

Well it has been awhile since I have posted. I just want to give a big MAHALO to my dad for his trip out here. He totally is my hero, he fixed my car and my friends car and still managed to have some free time a the beach. I loved having you here and I know you really enjoyed everyones reaction to you " oh you are so young" "are you sure your not a student?" Anyways dad thanks a bunch!

When my dad left I got so sick, I was out for a week! It was miserable and I just wanted to go home! Suli being so nice and caring went and got me flowers and wrote note, it totally made my day better. Thanks babe~! I am getting better now I still have a mean cough!

2009-05-16T09:30:00.000-10:00

Since I know how much you love pictures of you I decided to post a few more! Lets just pretend I made that yummy treat for you ok! My mom and her Buddies, she never leaves their sides!

My mom and dad!

The reason I wanted to come to BYUH

Oh cute my mom and dad when they are 12!!! haha jk rock the mullet mom

Its Your Birthday Shout Hooray!

2009-05-16T09:14:00.001-10:00

Mother Dear:
its your BIRTHDAY TODAY!!!!! I wish you were here so we could go get you a yummy shave ice and go to PCC, your favorite place in the world. I hope you don't mind I stole a few pics from your facebook profile, I just wanted to show everyone how adorable you were in the 80's. You are the reason I wanted to come to school here at BYUH. I always loved looking at your pics and thinking one day I will be there, and look me now! Only one more year till I graduate! Mom you are the best mom ever, last week I got to talk about you in church! That was one talk I wasn't dreading, I think everyone was jealous of you being my mom. Thanks for calling me or texting me everyday you are amazing like that. You are always there for us kids no matter what. You also taught us to be naughty, like sneaking into the BYUH pool, yes I did it too, but I DIDN'T GET CAUGHT! well I sorta did but I didn't get a ticket, my friend just got fired. I cant wait until July when I get to come home and hangout with you, because you know I will be following you around the whole time, I hope you don't mind, I just want to learn to be as cool and funny as you! I just want to say Thanks mom for all you do and I love you and I hope you have a wonderful day. Sorry I didn't call, my voice is gone.
MY MOMS ID CARD, HAHA SO CUTE MOTHER!

FLIRTING WITH THE GUARD AT PCC, I NEVER GOT THAT SKILL ( remember mom you told me I'm too easy)

MY PARENTALS! ARENT THEY SO CUTE! haha

MY MOM and HER BEST PALS PENNY AND JOAN

BEING NAUGHTY AND SNEAKING INTO THE POOL ( remember you told me when you got caught you felt like the naziz found you, like on sound of music?!)

HAPPY BiRTHDAY RAEGAN DEAR

2009-05-11T23:41:00.000-10:00

{RaEGAN} you are my baby sister and you have grown up so quickly! I love you so much. You have always been my little side kick, we are the best at doing nothing and having a blast. Remember that time we just sat in the drive way and threw rocks and talked? (my friends even came to pick me up and I just stayed with you)I love jumping and swimming with you because we make up the coolest tricks that I always talk you into trying first because I am too scared. Remember when I taught you how do do a backhandspring at grandmas house?You are the greatest athlete in the family I'm jealous of your mad skills. I'm also jealous of your perfect shiny dark hair, and Asian eyes. Remember when Nick Farr asked if you were adopted? Raegan you are so beautiful and just plain awesome I hope that I have always been a good example and sister to you! I love you so much and I'm so glad everyone loved your board and I wish I was there with you girls to go have sushi and hang out with just the sisters. I started to cry when you told me you all got to go hang out just you guys. I feel like I'm missing so much! I love you Reggs a babe! I hope you had a great one!

A car with no name

2009-04-23T23:18:00.001-10:00

This is a picture of my car of what it probably looked like back in its prime. But now it just seems to be falling apart round me. First day I had it I took it to the car wash the antenna broke. Then my front tires went out. Then my back. Then the ac broke. Then the ceiling leaked when it rained because its rusted so I fixed it with some glue stuff. Then the gas flappy thing fell off. My brakes squeak like no tomorrow and the defrost doesnt work! And now its over heating...but I figured out the solution to that one the blankety blanks at Firestone didn't even check my coolant or anything when I left it for a week and told them to look at EVERYTHING, and fix it. Ya they are pretty much at the bottom of my list of people to like. So tomorrow I will put my own coolant in the car and probably fix my brakes haha jk on that part! Oh and now since the lovely rain we have been getting my roof is leaking more and more, so now my car smells and is wet and I'm sure going to cave in anyday.But for now I will dream of a day when I can do this to my car! HURRY UP DAD I NEED YOU HERE!

* now dont get me wrong I love my car! I think it is awesome when it is working, and has led me on many great adventures and memories, I just wish they could last forever. But I think its time my car got taken to big junkyard in the sky.

Happy birthday Misti!

2009-04-22T12:06:00.000-10:00

Misti,

It is your {22} birthday! can you believe it? you are getting so old! haha jk. You are such an amazing person, you are my hero you are a superstar basketball player (click here for story),
plus you are probably one of the funnest and funniest people I know. I remember when we were younger and I would always want to go swimming because it was the one thing I was better at than you. And how you only became my friend because I was smart, or was it because I was the coolest most beautiful girl in all of 4th grade, wait that was Chelsea. I am so glad I am your friend and was able to get you through school, and to teach you how to wash your feet!

love

Kasey

{Glorious}

2009-04-20T12:53:00.000-10:00

{Glorious} it was the word of the day last Thursday. Me and my friend Kalie, (who I also happen to work with) decided we needed a little break from our 40 hour week. We decided to take a trip to get acai bowl(delicious purple mess with mango on top of course!)-Now I have eaten acai bowls the whole three years I have been here and this one was the BEST I had ever eaten, it was {Glorious}

After our tummies were full we decided to work on our {Glorious tans we got going on} we went to Waimea (yes mom I am name dropping to make you jealous) It was a surprisingly sunny day, we were so glad because it had been rainy and not fun for pretty much a month. The waves were too big to swim but they were fun to watch.

After of getting our fill of the {Glorious} surf, sand, and sun we drove back to Laie, but.... on our way back we saw a {Glorious} exotic fruits stand haha. We had to stop. So we got mango, pineapple, and sugar cane. and man was that exotic fruits {Glorious}.

Happy Birthday DAD!!

2009-04-10T13:49:00.001-10:00

Today is my Dads Birthday! I just want to wish him a Happy Birthday. My dad is awesome he is probably the coolest dad I know. All the boys growing up would come over just to listen to my dad tell stories of his younger days, and to get ideas of destructive things to do! He always had our back when we would go do something, like when he called us to go and park the car because the cops came to the house looking for us. He sometimes would be the one to drive us around and light off fireworks..He is the one that taught me the art of toilet papering, and pranks My dad is amazing because he can still do a back flip on the ground and he is {44} today! Well dad I hope you had a great day today and got to take a break from all the hard work that you do for us! I LOVE YA

{crushed}

2009-03-30T11:31:00.000-10:00

Today I broke Sulis heart. We went and at breakfast this morning and he was all excited talking about me cooking him breakfast when we get married. I set down my spoon and crushed all his hopes and dreams of me ever cooking breakfast for him. I said, " Suli, we don't DO breakfast in our house. Sometimes my dad will cook breakfast and that's it. We are on our own and that's how its going to be. Breakfast for the Ferrell's is a glass of OJ and maybe a granola bar. " So he got the honest truth and you should have seen the look on my face when he told me I sucked, priceless!

CULTURE NIGHT {2009}

2009-03-21T14:12:00.000-10:00

This was after we danced, Toa, Suli, Me, Hema

Suli with and evil look in his eye ^

Suli again with his head down ^

Me walking and dancing, mom aren't you proud!?

This was when the dance started I'm in the second row

Since February I have been practicing with the Tongan Club for Culture night, I didn't want to write about it because I was such a white girl and couldn't pick up the dance, I was pretty sure I would be told I couldn't dance! Well I kept going and didn't miss a single practice and a month and a half later BAM I could do it some what good. At least they stopped laughing at me, and at the last practice I got a {GOOD JOB KASEY!}

Anyways, Last night was culture night at BYUH. Let me tell you this was probably the scariest thing I have ever done in my life!!! There were hundreds of people there and I danced in front of them all! I don't remember anything actually just that as the spotlights came on I was blinded and forgot the dance. I froze, then the music started and hopefully I did the right moves.

Getting in our costumes was so fun, The boys were so funny because they wore these red hat things on their heads and they looked silly, but our dance was probably the crowd favorite of the night! I am so glad I stuck it out and did it.

SULI WAS OH SO PROUD OF ME FOR DANCING

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A277L5bqVSs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKaIYlnlJ0s
and here are the links to watch the girls and guy dances!

my mom is da bomb!

2009-03-09T23:15:00.000-10:00

I just wanted to tell my mom how much I appreciate her! I know I annoy her all the time by calling her everyday just to talk to her about nothing, but she is on of my best friends! My mom is so dang funny, she sends me police reports from back home just for fun, and lets me hangout with her and her krew when I come home for visits. I hope one day I can be just like her. She is being so awesome about this whole planning a wedding thing so far away and its hard and she comes up with the best ideas EVA!!! Thanks for teaching me all the important things in life like: how to shimmy, how pickles and potato chips are the best combo ever, you can just vacuum the floor instead of sweeping, and how to be the best friend ever! Mom just want to say I love you !
love
kasey damn

My feet arent so bad!

2009-03-02T15:10:00.000-10:00

So I would just like to say to my mother my feet aren't that ugly it was just my toe being funny that day! I have normal non arthritic feet! oh and plus I got these super cute shoes at Wal-mart woo hoo!

David Archuleta, Cheesecake, PCC, & Bling

2009-02-28T16:42:00.000-10:00

The day after Suli popped the question We took the gang and went to Cheesecake Factory to celebrate Ana and Princess Parkers Birthdays! We ate a ton and had alot of fun trying to jump and take pics, its alot harder than it looks, and yes me and Michelle are special people!

Isi, Ana, Michelle, me, & Princess Parker

I Blame this on Suli Waiting for the food

One day at work I found out that Troy Polamalu came for a visit back stage, I was so disappointed because everything exciting seems to happen on my day off! But my friend Kalie said she had even better news for me today, that DAVID ARCHULETA was coming! He was so dang cute, he talked to all of us backstage and was so nervous, then he sang us stand by me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLEiF2BqAdc not very good quality but I bet you guys are still jealous! Then they let us take a few group pictures with him. That was one of the coolest nights ever!

It had been such a long time since I went and walked around PCC I decided to make a day of it. I went right when canoe show started and took some pics of Suli hard at work...I'm not sure he does much but look good. haha the it Started raining but i got to watch the Tongan Village show, that's my favorite. When they get those guys up there drumming and screaming with them! I love PCC you get to see some great people there!

Ok now its the moment everyone has been waiting for some pics of some bling I have recently acquired Drum roll please...Haha I'm so bad but part of it is because I have ugly hands and I didn't want to take a pic of them! So I put it on my toe, on my dresser on my knee and finally on my hand!!!!

EW don't look at my hands!!!

Enjoy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR CHELSEA

2009-02-15T15:14:00.000-10:00

{CHELS} you are one of my oldest friends! and today is your birthday! You always had the coolest parties! You are such and amazing beautiful person. You are so kind and generous to everyone around you. I am so glad that we became friends. We have had so many great times, going to creeks, riding your moped around town, dressing up all the time, making up dances to do in front of the class, Lake Powell trips, Randy playing pranks on us when I slept over, building awesome forts, going four-wheeling everyday after school(me breaking your arm on accident), catching horney toads,trying to fly off your hill, driving to showlow when we didn't even have a license,playing sports, talking about boys and prank calling them, playing night games, cutting through your field to get to your house, when Clint asked if me and you were sisters ( i was so happy he thought that, you are a babe!). Chelsea I hope you had a great birthday! I am so glad that we have stayed friends for all this time! I cant wait to see you again!
love
kasey

pics

2009-01-27T11:09:00.000-10:00

haha ok here are some pics.

me finally seeing the people that were taking pics and watching everything

some of the people that came to suprise me

Toa (sulis sister) me and suli!

It's officially official

2009-01-26T17:12:00.000-10:00

yes today I Kasey Dawn Ferrell got engaged! I just want to write down all the details so I can remember all the details and to get everyone caught up to date! Yesterday Suli told me it was his little cousins birthday and that the family wanted us to come to the beach and have BBQ. I said that we could between my classes because I had a couple hours. I didn't think much of it... fast forward to 12:30 pm today, Suli calls me and tells me he is in the lounge and we were just going to wait till his cousin called to go to the beach. So we start talking about school and work and just how our day was going. Suli tells me he is really frustrated with school and he emailed his dad and he told his dad that he wanted to come home for a couple semesters, or maybe go to New Zealand to stay with his sister. This totally shocked me and made me sad/mad, and he knows it does because I pretty much give him a lecture of how important school is and how he needs to stay and finish because if he leaves he will never come back...blah blah blah. So we get in the car to go to the beach. this is the beach were we first met! We look around for the party and then Suli gets a phone call, he tells me its his cousin saying they went to go get the kids from school and they were going to be there soon. So Suli leads the way to the beach and we are walking down the beach holding hands and talking about his decision to leave and then Suli starts pointing out places we swam at the beach, where we came and hung out with all his friends, the tree he started talking to me under...etc. We get to the end of the beach and he says, "Kasey, do you remember what we did here?" I was like, "No, Suli, we never did anything here it was probably one of your many girlfriends." I roll my eyes and kind of get more mad. Then he said "Kasey, I know I can't live without you..." me...thinking....oh my gosh is this really happening...Suli gets down on one knee and pulls out a box...me..oh my gosh oh my gosh, why cant I hear what he is even saying?! I cant BELIEVE THIS IS FINALLY HAPPENING. I'm bawling by this point and I'm pretty sure I said yes. Then I hear a wave of laughter and screaming and clapping as all of our friends come running to congratulate us! They took tons of pics and then Suli made me go back to my last class! Ill post pics lata! gotta go to work!

hot like a mango?*

2009-01-26T11:38:00.000-10:00

My week was quite uneventful, Friday night was the Tongan Club dance. Suli and his friend Will were the DJs. So since Suli was the DJ that gave me permission to sit at the dance! woo my favorite thing to do since I am very uncoordinated on the dance floor and get laughed at, I just missed out on the dancing gene I guess. So I got to be VIP and sit with the DJs in a blocked off part of the dance floor behind some trees it was quite exclusive. I also did some sneaky peeky spying on Michelle and her LOVER boy {Palauni Seumanutafa}yes it is a mouth full so from now on I will refer to him as Paul, or P as I like to call him.(and he hates it so I will probably do it to bug him) They are super duper cute together! after the dance I promised Michelle we could go to Jack in the Box so we jumped in the car and went, we had a fun time just laughing and listening to music the whole time.

{Suli cares} is what i would like to entitle this little rambling of mine, I was just thinking of how silly he is sometimes because last night he leans over to me so serious and was like, "Kasey, lets wear matching clothes tomorrow." I started laughing and didn't take him serious, well he was and here I am wearing my white shirt and dark jeans to show him I care.

This pic is of Suli when we first started dating he wanted to impress me and climbed the TALLEST coconut tree on campus!!

2. He gave me his laundry card on Saturday without me even asking to borrow it, and guess what he even put money on it!

3. he gave me a king size snickers bar yesterday, but then made me give it to his cousin, cuz he thought he wanted it more.

4. he is concerned about my health... suli:"Kasey, please don't wear those thong things" me: "why not?" suli: "because they just look so...so unhealthy."

5. he cooked for me last night, chicken and rice! so good

6. he tries to teach me tongan

7. he tries to teach me how to dance, and not laugh too hard at me when i look like a nerd

8. He always asks me why I'm right all the time

9. he rubs my feet when they are cold in the movie theater

10. * he tells me i look hot like a mango haha what does that even mean

I <3 the office

2009-01-19T11:03:00.000-10:00

Well I have to write a paper for one of my dang classes that I hate and cant stand the teacher. It has to be about our philosophy as a teacher/coach or whatever we are going to be. I have had to write this paper 3 times for her in previous classes and she gets mad if you turn in the same one, I don't know why because shouldn't our philosophy stay pretty much the same? but I was watching the office and it was like inspiration hit Michael talked about his philosophy so I think I could quote him in my paper what do you think?

"My, philosophy is, basically this. And this is something that I live by. And I always have. And I always will. Don't, ever, for any reason, do anything, to anyone, for any reason, ever, no matter what, no matter where, or who or who you are with, or or where you are going, or, or where you've been. Ever. For any reason. Whatsoever"
-Michael Scott

new year new calling

2009-01-18T18:05:00.001-10:00

Yes it's true I got a new calling in my ward. Anyone want to guess what I am....Relief Society Greeter. When the Bishop asked me I got this huge grin on my face and started to laugh, then I was like "of course, you know bish I have wanted that calling since I have been here!" I think I got called to it because I am the last one there every week, because we have relief society first, plus I'm not that friendly of a girl. This calling should help me be nicer to people especially girls and not give them dirty looks that I am guilty of giving.
On another note, my break was just too short and school started way too soon for me! I had a fun time during the break even though I completely bugged my mom about it being boring. I was so glad to see my family and a few friends. I was so happy to dress in warm clothes and see some snow! I got back a day before school started and man I have been going crazy ever since. I have a seven o'clock class! (I also hear its the hardest class to pass! he only usually gives one A). I go to class and soon as I get out its like I completely forget what was even said! But other than that I am loving my classes, you really start to get to know everyone because we are all in the same major now and everyone helps everyone out.
This week was my friend Michelle's birthday, and the only thing she wanted was to be set up on three blind dates. If anyone goes to school out here at good ol BYUH they know that no one wants to go out on dates here!! So I got some help from Suli to find an awesome guy to take her out on her birthday. Suli actually pulled through and got the perfect guy! lets just say they hit it off and have been talking and seeing each other ever since!!
Other than that my life is the same school, work, and trying to have a little fun!

Missing you

2008-12-22T14:49:00.001-10:00

This is what I usually stumble across when I go to visit Suli at work. Him playing his Ukulele and singing a song. Then when he realizes I'm there he will sing to me, I love this I want him to sing to me everyday! I miss you Suli!

HAPPY LATE {17th} BIRTHDAY

2008-12-16T10:51:00.000-10:00

DEAR MCKAYL,
I'm sorry I forgot to post about your birthday, but I did text you and Suli called you. I am glad you understood at least half of what he said. I'm sorry you were throwing up on your birthday. but I'm glad you got super cute snowboarding pants. Mckayl you are awesome and funny, have super shiny long cute hair. A perfect smile, and oh my gosh i love your roller skank out fit. I am glad you can fight good, your laugh when you get really hyper, you are an awesome dancer and you need to bust moves more often, I love you and hope you had a super cool day and got feeling better
love
kasey

ADVENTURES

2008-12-16T10:39:00.000-10:00

Who knew coming home could be so difficult! On the way to the airport my car decided to stop running. We were stuck in a ghetto town across the street from the Jehovah's Witness church. I was crying Because I thought I was going to miss my plane and mad because I had to use my whole pay check to get my car towed. MERRY CHRISTMAS KASEY. Bo was my hero because no one at my house was answering their phone because they were all at church, He went in search for them and found my dad! Thanks BO! I finally got to the airport and got home safely thank goodness the plane decided to run better than my car! Yesterday me and Riley were going shopping with the little money I had and the first time we got to the mall I realized I left my wallet at the house so we went back and then went shopping. We decided to go to another mall with Forever 21 in it. I guess we were both super excited or something and as we were getting out of the car Riley yells lock the car and get out! (since her car is so cool and has no automatic locks). As we are walking away from the newly locked car we both stop and realize one VERY important thing. IT WAS STILL RUNNING! Yes we are smart and go to college. So we sat outside in the cold and waited and waited for her roommate to rescue us. so we took some pics while we were waiting. The first one is showing my birth place hehe.

FREEZING RAIN WEATHER

OOPSIE

WHAT IS THE CAR STILL RUNNING?!

The Rain Came Down and the Floods Came Up!

2008-12-11T15:50:00.000-10:00

At about two in the morning it started pouring it didn't stop until like 3 pm today! Houses got flooded, finals got cancelled, and we were all locked in the school because the roads were blocked off! So all of you who are jealous of me in Hawaii...don't be I am in my room reading and doing laundry. And I'm not playing in the water because it is contaminated with the sewer..yum

2008-12-05T12:37:00.000-10:00

School is finally done

I'm headed to the beach for some fun.

I'm Just a Little Black Rain Cloud

2008-11-22T09:25:00.001-10:00

It has been raining for a week! My cute little duck umbrella broke last Friday when all this madness began...and I still have not gotten a replacement. So basically I am cooped up in my room wishing I was home so I could wrap up in some blankets and read. Hopefully it stops raining so I can have some beach time before I come home!

Novembers News

2008-11-19T23:53:00.001-10:00

Well November has just flown by so fast. So much has been going on with class and other activities. Songfest was on Friday the 14. I was so scared our whole gym was pretty much packed and I was standing in the second row thanks to some girls pushing me back there! I was mad because I practiced to hard on our stomp and I had it perfect and the other girls messed it up! But other than that it was fun and we got some Tongan food after! The next day I had to take the PRAXIS test! I was so stressed and I couldn't sleep at all that night. But now its over and I find out the results in 4 weeks! Mckayl sent me words of wisdom: {you don't learn how to love its just automatic.} thanks Mckyal you really inspired me. Riley being the awesome sister sent me an awesome birthday present see pic two...my Dunder Mifflin hat!!!! yeah we were being really weird in that pic..late night McDonald's runs are so much fun. I am working on 3 papers and that means its the end of the semester and I cant wait for that. I get done with finals and I will have a week to play before I come home to the wonderful cold weather. Next picture is me and Michelle at our ward conference lunch. We were hungry! that week we had tons of activities leading up to ward conference, we did a service project for the Methodist church and we had a ward talent show. My goal before coming home is getting a tan, I am in desperate need of one.

one year older and wiser too

2008-11-07T17:16:00.000-10:00

{Me trying to show you I'm 21 it ended up as 12}
{yummy chocolate haupia pie with Reese's pieces on top}

{after I changed out of my cute dress cuz I was so excited apple cider kept coming out of my nose}

{Yay for apple cider and yay for being 21}

{ Thanks Suli and Michelle you totally surprised me}

I just want to say thanks for all the phone calls, texts, blogs, and emails I got today! you guys really made my day! It is my 3rd birthday away from home and it gets kinda lonely on your birthday but my awesome mom sent me the coolest presents, I got a little party in a box. She sent me everything to have my own party {hats, candles, cupcakes, the blow things, and balloons}
I also got a super duper cute dress and shoes! After I opened that Suli called me and said he wanted to see me before he went to class. Well little did I know he was only distracting me from what him and Michelle were planning all week! They decorated my room and gave me candy and a card signed from everyone I know. So when I came back into my room I just screamed! Then Michelle came with the chocolate haupia pie from teds bakery, and that's what we ate for breakfast/lunch. We also popped open a bottle of bubbly hehe {apple cider} we played with all the presents I got and then layed on the floor sick from all the junk we ate. Then I checked my email and saw a I got this one from a teacher here on campus, but I wasn't even in her class. {Sis Frampton} emailed me and said that my mom reads her blog sometimes and she wanted to make me some cupcakes for my birthday and take pics to surprise my mom on her blog! She is the sweetest person ever! When she came I almost started to cry because that was so thoughtful and nice for her to do that for me! So all in all being {21} isn't as bad as I thought it would be! So ttfn I'm off to Cheesecake Factory for another round of Food

It's official!!!

2008-11-06T20:44:00.000-10:00

It's official, yes indeed......Kasey Damn is OLD!! This is your mother, and I am so proud of myself for figuring out how to bust on this thing and post a HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISH TO YOU!! I hope your day is filled with sunshine and guava juice and acai bowls and a break from D. Chun! We love you so much and miss you and hope you have a GREAT day. xoxo

FHE fun

2008-11-04T14:00:00.001-10:00

For family home evening last night our activity was to run around campus and take pictures at certain places. our group was the biggest and so much fun. we were all laughing and just having fun. My ward out here is so much fun and everyone gets along so well!
{In front of the little theater; serious}

{In front of the medical building}

{with a coconut tree; yes foni we can see up your nose, nice double chin kasey}

{in front of the aloha center; jumping; yes it took a few tries this is the best we could do!}

{in the hallway; pyramid}

Happy Birthday x2

2008-10-28T11:00:00.000-10:00

I just want to tell my friends Kate {20} and Kendra {21}Happy Birthday!

Kate-I am so glad to call you my friend. You are so talented in everything you do im jealous! I wish I was there to give you a bosom hug!

Kendra-You are a crazy woman I miss you everytime I see someone climbing up something or doing flips, I always think how you could do much better. You are such a cute mom!

Do you guys remember in 7th grade when we were walking at lunch, and Mr. Platt came and told kate she was growing? I hope you guys have great birthdays!

2008-10-27T17:09:00.000-10:00

To start off my weekend was rainy and cold. Friday night the Tongans wanted to go fishing so we left the school around 10 pm. The way they fish is so scary! they get this huge net and go out into the ocean with it and spread it out and scare the fish into the net! It was dark rainy and creepy to see them all out in the water, I was positive someone was going to die. So me and Michelle just kicked it on the beach. After they went out a couple times they had about 10 big fish, so we left and went and cooked it, we didn't get home till 6 am! The next day was really rainy so we just caught up on sleep. Sunday our friend had their baby blessing so we went to it and then hung out all day at their house eating and holding the baby, I finally got a nice steak here! I was looking at dresses online and I really like the one I found at old navy! OK now for the story of the week. this morning about 7 am I got up to wake Michelle up like I do everyday. except I heard this buzzing noise by my head...Well my bed is right under the window and good thing the curtain was down cuz all I saw was the biggest shadow of a bee I have ever seen. I jumped out of bed so fast! This bee was like no ordinary bee, it was one of those huge black ones they have here, they chase people! {different story} So Michelle grabbed the bug spray and I pulled back the curtain and we sprayed it till it died! Then we decided to clean our rooms really good cuz we kinda tore it apart trying to get away from the bee! Ok I guess that's not a very exciting story but it was when it was happening!

Random thoughts

2008-10-23T01:02:00.000-10:00

{1.} I was sitting in class today and I started thinking how irrelevant this class was to anything I am going to do as a PE teacher or a coach and wondering why it was part of my major classes. No one can stand the class and the test are way to difficult for such a useless class. Then I thought that I guess it can be useful to my life because we all have to do things we don't want to in life and its just best to suck it up and do it. a character builder...right mom.

{2.} I want to wear only dresses and skirts. But the tom boy in me does not want this because I don't want to miss out on all the "fun" stuff I cant do in a dress or skirt. I know dumb, but I thought of a compromise, just wear spandex shorts under so the graceful me can run, jump, and even fall and not be embarrassed.

{3.}I miss the fall weather, yes I love the fall/winter season, its just my time. as Caleb once told me..."Kasey you are a winter girl" I have firmly believed and lived up to these words.

{4.} I miss Snowflake friends, you guys just get me.

p.s. my boyfriend is a stud

Green Team Pics

2008-10-14T16:16:00.000-10:00

Pretty fly for a white guy

2008-10-08T23:47:00.000-10:00

Boy oh boy, song pratice is the highlight of my week. Tonight they decided to move it up a notch and add some excitement to our performance. they decided to have each team stomp, and each teams just flows on to the one before. Of course im on the last team that goes and OF COURSE it has to be the HARDEST one to learn! I am so glad that even though they all laugh at the white kids trying to have some rhythm they still love me! BUT eventually I got the moves and we are good to go!

Go big GREEN

2008-10-01T23:11:00.000-10:00

Well it is kind of a big deal at BYUH. All the clubs have songfest. So of course I am in the Tongan Club and we started practices last week. It is alot of fun because the Tongan Club is one of the biggest on campus and one of the best in songfest. I am sorta learning the words hopefully I can remember them by the time it comes around. The club is divided into four groups the red, blue yellow and green team. Bet you cant guess what team I'm on! Somehow we are going to like stand during our parts or dance or something so it will look really cool. I will try to get a video of it when we sing! Thats about all I have been up to since it has been raining everyday!

V8

2008-09-29T14:31:00.000-10:00

Dear V8,

I am sorry I still gag when I try to drink you. I tried to be mature and healthy and drink you, and since I am 20 I thought I would give you a try again. But I still hate you.

love kasey

roller skank

2008-09-24T15:06:00.000-10:00

If any of you are wondering what a roller skank is here is a perfect example of one, thank you mckayl* for being so willing to share with the world your roller skankyness.

*she would like you all to know she worked very hard on this and you should all be very impressed with her skills

catching up

2008-09-22T11:01:00.000-10:00

{Saturday} another picture perfect day in paradise! Me and Suli had the day off so we started off the day by playing volleyball outside with the boys, then we decided to go to the beach to cool off. We brought boogie boards and a football. the waves were pretty good to go boogie boarding on and Suli was having fun wiping out and "catching" waves. Later that night was BYUH idol, it was pretty good and since there isnt much to do in little Laie at night everyone went. Nlow it is Monday and back to the reality of school and homework.

{Thursday} It was a beautiful beach day on Thursday. I wanted nothing more but to go and lay out and swim and enjoy the nice weather. It was my lucky day! my last class got cancelled so I ran to my room and grabbed my huge beach towel, ipod, and tanning oil and I was out. It was perfect no one was at the beach and I just relaxed and enjoyed my free time. After the beach I decided to go get an acai bowl, my favorite treat and I hadnt had one in months and it was so good a great way to top off a great day.

Island in the sun*

2008-09-22T10:49:00.000-10:00

Well it has been awhile since I have posted anything! I have been very busy with school and work and having fun of course. these pics were from when I went to wiamea bay with Parker, Isi and Suli. We had fun jumping off the rock and just relaxing before school started. Parker and Isi were both scared to jump off the rock but I teased them enough they finally did it. And Sulis feet got so dirty from his flip flops it was so gross but he thought it was the coolest thing ever and I had to take like five pics of his feet.

Happy Birthday Dear Riley {19}

2008-09-12T10:49:00.001-10:00

Riley~I just want to wish you a Happy Birthday and tell you how much I love you! I know sometimes we dont get along {its only cuz Im jealous of you} You are such a smart and creative person. You have a great sense of style and I love to shop with you cuz you can actually put up with me! you got some mad hopps and are an awesome softball and volleyball player. Church Ball was fun this summer with you. I wish we got to play together more! It is crazy to think that you are going to college and turning 19, I still feel like we should be in our backyard climbing trees and burying dead bugs in our dead bug graveyard. Or maybe rollerblading down the black road. Anyways I hope you have a great day shopping with mom and party it up! I love you and HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

my friend Michelle

2008-09-10T10:29:00.000-10:00

{MICHELLE}

This is my friend/roommate Michelle. She is from Snohomish, Washington, an art major and tons of fun! We became friends right when I was about to come home from the summer. The reason we didn't become friends earlier because I am a total brat. She came for the spring semester so I was like oh she is one of those girls that just comes for a good time! But then one of Sulis friends liked her so Suli said I should get to know her better, so what did I do? I looked her up on facebook, haha wow I sound like a stalker. As I was reading her profile I noticed she liked the same music as me so I left her a message that went something like this: "I noticed we like the same music and since everyone here thinks our music sucks we should be friends." The rest is history, we hung out once and we couldn't stop talking, we have alot in common. So now we are roommates! We long board, make smores, draw tattoos, lay out, eat, and make fun of people,{see we are the same!} So I guess my lesson learned is not to be a brat to girls because I could be missing out on a great friend!

Mamma Mia!

2008-09-03T16:01:00.000-10:00

Cindy . Kathy . Joan . and Sandi

hanging out with you this summer was quite dandy.

Owens pond, movie nights, and Sonic trips,

playing truth or dare, we learned you ALL had hot lips.

Mamma Mia made our nights,

we planned a trip around Snowflake to see all its beautiful sights.

We learned Joans ambition is to own a shrimp truck,

dont forget the green tube top, just for luck!

In Kathy's eyes Brittish actors are the best,

Daniel Day-Lewis and Colin firth are a step above the rest.

Cindy oh Cindy with your hair so curly,

this is a "nice" reminder not to leave work early.

Last, but not least is my dear sweet mom,

I just want to tell you, you are the bomb!

So thanks once more,

My gang of four.

Love.

kasey.

It's always better when we're together

2008-08-28T22:17:00.000-10:00

Since I have been back I have moved twice, gone to the beach ONCE, had my computer freak out, and started school. To get all caught up I'll start with monday, sometime over the summer I had a great idea to move back into the dorms, so my mom called to see what to do, the people in the housing said I would be on a waitlist so on monday I went to sign a contract and to be put on the waitlist. Then the lady hands me a my room assigntment, lucky right? wrong I was in the process of moving into a house off campus, so I needed to find someone to buy out my contract, long story short a miracle happend this girl needed a house and it just so happend her friend lived there so she took it! Tuesday me and Suli went and had a relaxing day at wiamea beach my favorite I love looking at all the tourists and jumping off the rock! After we swam jumped and just layed out we went and ate in haleiwa, we stopped on the bridge and took pictures because I love looking at that view its awesome, so dont mind the icky beach look I have got going on!

Wednesday I started classes, I am going to have a busy semester I have alot of papers to write! I am excited because I am finally taking classes towards my major its crazy to think I am halfway done with school it has just gone by so fast. Riley also started school this week, its so crazy she seems too little to be going to college, but she is going to do great! I miss her so much, I wish we could go to school together. Anyways I just am so greatful that everything has worked out for me this week, someones watching out for me!

4girls+3boys+cute dancers+fire= my job

2008-08-25T02:34:00.000-10:00

I am so grateful that my supervisor let me keep my job while I came home for the summer. I love my job working backstage at PCC. The people I work with have got to be the funnest group of people and possibly the oddest group. We have 2 Cambodians Solaen and Nak, 1 Milasain Edward, 2 Philiipinos Kim and Roxanne, and one fijiian Shelveen and ME! For my job we basically hand out props to the dancers and we light torches and put them out, we light the fireknives too, and we are reponsible for changing all of them before the show, that takes forever. We also pull drums on stage in the dark talk about scary. The boys posing are some dancers, before the show they all like to lift so the look big and tough on stage, they are so funny they were begging me to take their pictures how could I resist~ the other two pics are of the show, I love watching the show no matter how manytimes I see it I love it everytime. So tomorrow is a big day for me I move into my house and start work. happy sabbath day.

kasey ferrell

Leila 1 month

Pictures

He said She said about labor and delivery

38 Weeks

30 weeks

Kasey, I had a dream last night.....

names, strollers, and bellies

Think Pink

First Trimester

Birthday Stats

My first born is twenty threeoh my, how can that be?May I say you're pretty swellI like you better than Peeta OR Gale!I hope your day is perfect and niceJust like a cookie from Kathy Rice!!

Melancholy Feeling

Sunday Drives

Sticky,Sweaty September

So Long Sweet Summer

Its Birthday Time

True Greatness

Sweet 16

I did what needed to be done, no regrets

Happy Birthday

I guess its that time of the month again....

All Clear

tsunami warning

better late than never!

Time Flies

slacker

sink or swim

12-25-09 Christmas-backwards

12-19-09 honeymooners

12-10-09 m + p

12-09-09

At Least i Know MY Place In Life!

What I Like About You

a day in the life

Love

Smooth move

Miracles

Good News Minute

This is how I feel right now!

I Guess I've Still Got It.

I cant believe you are 20!!

You're nothing short of my everything

A good snapshot stops a moment from running away

Guess what today is?

Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself!

Post Overload

Pictures

Where oh Where Have I Been?

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort. ~Jane Austen

"No, I'm freakin' starving! I didn't get to eat anything today."*

Suli's To Do List

It feels like Christmas!

Wedding Plans

Mahalo

Its Your Birthday Shout Hooray!

HAPPY BiRTHDAY RAEGAN DEAR

A car with no name

Happy birthday Misti!

{Glorious}

Happy Birthday DAD!!

{crushed}

CULTURE NIGHT {2009}

my mom is da bomb!

My feet arent so bad!

David Archuleta, Cheesecake, PCC, & Bling

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR CHELSEA

pics

It's officially official

hot like a mango?*

I <3 the office

new year new calling

Missing you

HAPPY LATE {17th} BIRTHDAY

ADVENTURES

The Rain Came Down and the Floods Came Up!

I'm Just a Little Black Rain Cloud

Novembers News

one year older and wiser too

It's official!!!

My first born is twenty three
oh my, how can that be?
May I say you're pretty swell
I like you better than Peeta OR Gale!
I hope your day is perfect and nice
Just like a cookie from Kathy Rice!!