Friday, May 6, 2011
current thoughts from my heart!!!
feel like i could be doing more with my life.... i want to pour myself into a worthy and productive cause with the tools and talents hibernating within... maybe its the artistic craving to create something epic that molds minds, influence a change of perspective and thus the future of man kind!!!! Yet the only lessons learned are the ones from life its self, with out a paper certificate summing up my accomplishments... when in a world that puts, for a good reason of organizing and qualifying a person, value to such paper validation!!! it pains me that i feel limited by my non paper organizing-qualifying-validation certificate.... I figure i cant remove the structure so i must find my place within it... just saying i want it all and i'm up for the challenge...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Lessons From Tonga
In Tonga we shared the family car which at this point was waiting repair... We wanted to go on a date and visit friends....So Sione found a motor bike to barrow so we hopped on with some day light left to watch the sun set over the blow holes, it wasn't that romantic as we thought it was going to be. It was low tide and the clouds covered the setting sun, so we enjoyed just being somewhere together!!! after what we thought the sun to have dropped into the ocean we hoped back on the motor bike and started over to our friends place a few villages over. As we traveled from one village to the next the head light grew dim to the point we could only see a few feet in front of the bike.... mind you traveling fast on a motor bike at night and the o so dangerous pot holes that would easily throw both of us off the bike. Sione pulled off to the side to tinker around (good old shack and thumping the headlight). We both wanted to visit friend but we had no interest in being road kill either. So we turned around and headed back home. luckily there was a van that passed us so we followed as close as we could but couldn't keep up because of the pot holes!!! so I pulled out my Tongan Phone that had a flashlight built into it. I pointed it towards the ground where the fading headlights would be shinning... It helped so I grabbed Sione's phone-flashlight and pointed it out there too...haha what a sight we where, traveling in the dark on a dimming headlight trying to get back home!!! reminds me of something? O this place called earthly experience!!! We still had some distance to cover before we got back to our village. Sione took us in the direction of passing the Temple!!! I held back the phones as we passed the well lit Temple... I couldn't help but think how blessed I am to be holding onto my wonderful husband and trying to do my best to light our way while he was driving us home!!! when i reflect back on this experience it puts my life in focus as I remember the feelings I had and the perfectly placed experience that God seemed to have placed before me to learn that He is the true source of light!!!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
December 2010
Well... life has slowed down for a little and I feel I have some time to update everyone via this wonderful blog!
After filing and receiving conformation that the petition is in process, We decided to meet in Fiji and visit the US embassy! I arrived in Fiji a week before Sione did. I had fun getting to know Suva and mapping out where the markets are, the best internet cafe for communication, the best and cheep-est place to stay without feeling like bugs are crawling on you!!! In Fiji the international airport is in Nandi and the US Embassy is in Suva 3 1/2 hrs drive form Nandi. You can either take a costly short domestic flight to Suva or a scenic route by taxi or a longer drive by bus. I was fortunate to have taken a domestic flight! As Sione and I where trying to figure out how he will reach Suva. I was blessed to have shared a room at the Fiji Temple Motel with two lovely Tongan ladies. They had found a Taxi driver that was Tongan and he lived in Suva so at a steal of a deal and a fractions of the price they were able to take the drive to Suva. They were leaving for Tonga the same day Sione was coming to Fiji.... Problem solved we arranged to have the Taxi driver pick Sione up at the air port and give the drive the address to drop Sione off at our motel. I told Sione that I will show the driver a photo of him and sione said that he will be wearing a red shirt.... Sione felt somewhat confident but joked that he might be spending the night in the airport because He doesn’t know the Taxi driver and how loose the set up is. I decide to surprise Sione and catch a ride with the two ladies to the airport and spend the day at the airport. With a tight schedule for the driver and the girls wanting to make it there with enough time to check in, we headed off in a hurry and about 30 minutes into the trip the taxi car broke down. Gratefully the diver had a buddy with a taxi car who came out and we swapped cars so we could continue on like there had been no problems! With no other delays we arrived at the air port in good time! I was so tired yet so awake and excited to see Sione in 6hrs... I counted down the time and waited.
As I was in my little world I wasn’t paying attention to the weather and that the departing flights were delayed because of a rain storms!!! with the weather still calm at the air port I walked over to the passenger arrivals and hijacked some wi-fi and as I was sitting in lounge opened to the outdoors as it began to just dump rain with strong winds... I started to film it with my camera to show how fast and intense it had gotten (still not cluing in that this might affect flights).
Right after I stopped filming a huge bolt of lightning cracked next to us and I screamed so loud that it rang thru the entry way... I didn't know I was this kind of girl to shrill this loud... being embarrassed and looking at all the male taxi drivers I collected my things and causally walked away! It was then that I started to think about how in the world does a polite fly in this kind of weather... By this time I should have heard form Sione that he is boarding the plane in Tonga to Fiji. Then the phone rings and he is asking if I can check to see what is going on with the delay... He still doesn’t know that I am at the airport hopefully... I told him about the rain storm and that I will give a call to the airport, haha or just walk over to the departures desk and ask!!! Call Sione back telling him that the flight is still departing just delayed and that it will reach Tonga a lot latter than expected.... so more waiting!!! The sky had opened up as fast as they had dumped rain so I headed back to find that barrowed wi-fi that kept me entertained!!!
Time went so slow! I scouted out a perfect seat that was partly hidden yet I could still see him coming thru the doors without him seeing me first.... when the plane landed I kept a locked gaze at the arrival doorway that he would walk thru.... As I was waiting a, Fijian man was sitting in the same location and was asking all kinds of questions and I told him I was trying to surprise my husband. Every guy that came thru he would ask ‘hey, is that him' I was kind of annoyed by him! Then my heart jumped into my throat I pulled on my backpack as Sione walked thru the doors. The guy that was talking to me started to wave his hands and distracted Sione for a min as I walked up to him. As I watched his head turn searching the crowd his eyes caught mine and I could see him start to melt as he just stood frozen!!! ‘YES! I thought to myself’ I do know how to surprise Sione!!! We hugged in front of all these people waiting for friends and family but we didn’t care... we shortly found the taxi driver and headed back to Suva. I will never forget that night. The roads where still wet and winding around the island, the driver looked like he hadn’t slept in a long time as he pounded down his second red bull... I said at least three prayers in my heart that night and was so grateful to have reached our motel in Suva in one piece. we aslo spent our first Christmass there in Fiji and we where able to skyped family back in Utah on Chrismass day!!!
After filing and receiving conformation that the petition is in process, We decided to meet in Fiji and visit the US embassy! I arrived in Fiji a week before Sione did. I had fun getting to know Suva and mapping out where the markets are, the best internet cafe for communication, the best and cheep-est place to stay without feeling like bugs are crawling on you!!! In Fiji the international airport is in Nandi and the US Embassy is in Suva 3 1/2 hrs drive form Nandi. You can either take a costly short domestic flight to Suva or a scenic route by taxi or a longer drive by bus. I was fortunate to have taken a domestic flight! As Sione and I where trying to figure out how he will reach Suva. I was blessed to have shared a room at the Fiji Temple Motel with two lovely Tongan ladies. They had found a Taxi driver that was Tongan and he lived in Suva so at a steal of a deal and a fractions of the price they were able to take the drive to Suva. They were leaving for Tonga the same day Sione was coming to Fiji.... Problem solved we arranged to have the Taxi driver pick Sione up at the air port and give the drive the address to drop Sione off at our motel. I told Sione that I will show the driver a photo of him and sione said that he will be wearing a red shirt.... Sione felt somewhat confident but joked that he might be spending the night in the airport because He doesn’t know the Taxi driver and how loose the set up is. I decide to surprise Sione and catch a ride with the two ladies to the airport and spend the day at the airport. With a tight schedule for the driver and the girls wanting to make it there with enough time to check in, we headed off in a hurry and about 30 minutes into the trip the taxi car broke down. Gratefully the diver had a buddy with a taxi car who came out and we swapped cars so we could continue on like there had been no problems! With no other delays we arrived at the air port in good time! I was so tired yet so awake and excited to see Sione in 6hrs... I counted down the time and waited.
As I was in my little world I wasn’t paying attention to the weather and that the departing flights were delayed because of a rain storms!!! with the weather still calm at the air port I walked over to the passenger arrivals and hijacked some wi-fi and as I was sitting in lounge opened to the outdoors as it began to just dump rain with strong winds... I started to film it with my camera to show how fast and intense it had gotten (still not cluing in that this might affect flights).
Right after I stopped filming a huge bolt of lightning cracked next to us and I screamed so loud that it rang thru the entry way... I didn't know I was this kind of girl to shrill this loud... being embarrassed and looking at all the male taxi drivers I collected my things and causally walked away! It was then that I started to think about how in the world does a polite fly in this kind of weather... By this time I should have heard form Sione that he is boarding the plane in Tonga to Fiji. Then the phone rings and he is asking if I can check to see what is going on with the delay... He still doesn’t know that I am at the airport hopefully... I told him about the rain storm and that I will give a call to the airport, haha or just walk over to the departures desk and ask!!! Call Sione back telling him that the flight is still departing just delayed and that it will reach Tonga a lot latter than expected.... so more waiting!!! The sky had opened up as fast as they had dumped rain so I headed back to find that barrowed wi-fi that kept me entertained!!!
Time went so slow! I scouted out a perfect seat that was partly hidden yet I could still see him coming thru the doors without him seeing me first.... when the plane landed I kept a locked gaze at the arrival doorway that he would walk thru.... As I was waiting a, Fijian man was sitting in the same location and was asking all kinds of questions and I told him I was trying to surprise my husband. Every guy that came thru he would ask ‘hey, is that him' I was kind of annoyed by him! Then my heart jumped into my throat I pulled on my backpack as Sione walked thru the doors. The guy that was talking to me started to wave his hands and distracted Sione for a min as I walked up to him. As I watched his head turn searching the crowd his eyes caught mine and I could see him start to melt as he just stood frozen!!! ‘YES! I thought to myself’ I do know how to surprise Sione!!! We hugged in front of all these people waiting for friends and family but we didn’t care... we shortly found the taxi driver and headed back to Suva. I will never forget that night. The roads where still wet and winding around the island, the driver looked like he hadn’t slept in a long time as he pounded down his second red bull... I said at least three prayers in my heart that night and was so grateful to have reached our motel in Suva in one piece. we aslo spent our first Christmass there in Fiji and we where able to skyped family back in Utah on Chrismass day!!!
Friday, November 26, 2010
Spouse Visa
Good news! I found a Visa that allows Sione to come over while the petition for US residency is being progress! I sent this off about a week ago and I have received information that it is being processed! YEAH, SO now we wait till this is handed down the line to Fiji (the closest embassy to Him). My focus is to have all needed documents completed and be ready to jump when they give us the green light!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Petition WOE
I Came home mid September to file the petition from here, because there is no other way....... and because we had tried to sumit the petition while I was in Tonga and found that I needed to be in the States to properly file the petition! Being home is bitter sweet and it has taken me about a month to get back on my feet. I feel so incomplete and alone and it sucks!!! But I must do what needs to be done so we can be together again.
We call and text alot.... and that seems to keep us going and fuel me the next call or text!!! I knew we where going to be apart so its not at-all tramatic just really tuff!!! I just want every one to meet him, it's weird to be home married and no extended family or any friends have meat him!!!...so I just pray and take a deep breath that he is here by next summer to have a party around our 1yr to celebrate him being in America and an open house reception!!! so stay tuned!!!
We call and text alot.... and that seems to keep us going and fuel me the next call or text!!! I knew we where going to be apart so its not at-all tramatic just really tuff!!! I just want every one to meet him, it's weird to be home married and no extended family or any friends have meat him!!!...so I just pray and take a deep breath that he is here by next summer to have a party around our 1yr to celebrate him being in America and an open house reception!!! so stay tuned!!!
Monday = Laundry day
Laundry!!! Well it takes most of the day and I physically do the washing, well my husband helps too! We use a large bucket and a plastic pip to mash/ agitate the garment and on occasion use a hand scrubber for those tuff stains... The rinse cycle is in another bucket, and using what strength Is left in my arms I attempt to wring out the water as much as possible so it can dry faster on the cloths line....
I tried to trim down the clip and sorry if you cant read what its saying, the video posted small on here. O well, I'm just proud of myself of getting it to work!!!
I tried to trim down the clip and sorry if you cant read what its saying, the video posted small on here. O well, I'm just proud of myself of getting it to work!!!
where we live
Shortly after family left we moved into the house he grew up in and turned the boys fale into our home!!! My mother and sister-in-laws helped clean out the house....we painted the inside of house put down flooring and bought a gas stove to cook on!!! We filled a nice little house into a home!
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