Eddie Aikau 2009

This is what we sadly missed today because of class/test/work/lack of vehicle.








Sigh.

'Eddie would go'...even if he had a test to take. what was I thinking?!

Courtesy of http://b4tea.com/fun/days/quicksilver-eddie-aikau-2009-photos

wow.

The following text definitely falls into my personal category of best texts of the year:

"This Korean girl was bearing her testimony and started doing the loud awkward ugly cry, and she said she was so sad that she didn't get a chance to marry a Tongan."

to be continued...

Due to school, work, and especially finals (gag), I think I will be abandoning my blog for the next 2 1/2 weeks or so, or at least for the more lengthy and important ones like:

1. Our awesome Thanksgiving break on the Big Island, and
2. Finally a recap in pictures of our adventurous and amazing honeymoon in Europe.

So I just wanted to apologize in advance for the abandonment, but also to not give up hope, because I promise to blog about all of that over Christmas break! Can't it just be break time, right now?? I can't wait.

This is why

This is why I don't keep a journal:

Journal Found in back PCC (by BYUH) parking lot
Journal was discreetly checked for any identifying information. Owner of journal either served a mission under or was released by a President Tautua’a. Please call 675.3446 to identify or come by the President’s Office reception area to identify and pick up.

This little blurb was in our student bulletin email today. Do you REALLY think that it was "discreetly checked"?? Maybe they're telling the truth, but it's a little sketchy. How does the person who lost it know that some guy before the guy who found it didn't read it thoroughly, and out loud? All I know, is that if I kept a journal, something like that would probably happen: lost, found, read, posted all over the university.

And this is why, I don't bother, and why I blog to all of you as a justification, of course.

Near heart attack

So tonight we had a sorta close call. I had two loads of laundry in our little TVA community laundry facility, and as I went to go take our two loads out of the washer and place them in the dryer, both were missing. I started to panic a little and starting searching and found...only one of the loads sitting out on the counter.

Equation:

impatient people + broken washers/dryers (lots a people and not so many working machines)
= your laundry sitting out out on the counter= irritated Jaimie.

heaven forbid I was 5 minutes late getting my laundry out of the washer! anyway, moving on...

so I start to panic more as I realize that our color load of laundry is completely missing, and that someone had already put their laundry into the washing machines I was using. I go to the TVA office to tell them what happened and asked if they have security cameras in the laundry room, and they say no. Hm, funny thing because all the other laundry facilities on campus have cameras, but you. So the best thing they can tell me is to put signs up on the windows and also on the washing machine itself. Thanks.

So that's what I do, I put a sign on the washing machine and pleaded for them to please return our laundry, gave our info, yada yada yada. It doesn't seem like THAT big of a deal, but it was to me, because we are poor college students and can't really just go and by all the new clothes that we were missing! :)

By this time I'm just praying that hopefully the impatient (dumb) person that took out our laundry just made a mistake and re-washed ours, but I made sure to come back right as the load was done, just in case I needed to confront the thief and threaten his/her life with my very intimidating stature and reliable dryer sheet.

Low and behold, that's EXACTLY what happened! I opened the washer and let out a sigh of relief to see our, now super clean, laundry in there. The person who did it didn't come while I was there, but I wonder now if he/she will stress out now, thinking someone stole THEIR laundry.

And that's the story.

Where the rich people stay

This Saturday was fun, I was able to tag along with Wolfgang and the Hospitality and Tourism Club to check out the 3 Starwood Hotels down in Waikiki (Honolulu area). I'm not in the club myself, but it was an excuse to get out of town and hang out with my euro man. It was fun and also I think a good experience for Wolfgang and the other hospitality and tourism management majors to get them re-energized and pumped for their major.

The properties were pretty dang nice, all fancy schmancy and right on the beach. We were a little disappointed that the lady showing us around didn't show us their fancy pants rooms, but they fed us for free, so we can't complain. Unfortunately I didn't bring my camera, but I took pictures on my phone. They are pretty bad quality, but I hope you can get the idea.


fancy little shelter things that you can rent for the day, although in my opinion it wouldn't be as glamorous and it seems, because it right next to several others, and a walk way is right behind you and the restaurant. But who am I to act like I know what I'm talking about?




I don't know if you can tell, but there is a pool that leads to the ocean, and the pool was called "the edge." pretty cool illusion.

This picture was taken from one of their fancy restaurant called "twist and hanohano (which means magnificent)" which is 30 floors up. it was an AMAZING view! I could of sit there all afternoon and just gazed into the never-ending ocean.

These two pictures are better quality which were taken by someone else in our crew

wait for it...

I'm currently planning on what I'm getting Jess for her 30th birthday comin up...It's going to be good...

Mwah ha ha ha ha HA!

:)