sitting at the gate at lax. A whole hour and a half early! Quite different from my last flight. Haha. for those of you who don’t know, we nearly missed our flight back from Colorado—arriving 45 min prior to leaving, without having done a pre check-in or anything. THAT was an experience.
Anyway. Reflecting on my time at home, I’ve come to the conclusion that I really enjoyed it. I’m used to having it go by really slowly, seeing friends here and there, and spending the bulk of my time at home. But this time, I was able to see not only my closest friends from home, but some of my close friends from school as well! I also got to spend yesterday in Irvine with BRENNER (all the way from hi!) & epic hi sp crew 08, as well as nina bonina, sarah, and Kathryn. Had SO much fun. And I would love a repeat again soon. ☺ other than that, I got to spend my last night at home with 2 of my closest friends, tam and j. it was so nice to hang out with BOTH of them at the same time. Even if they had to hang out and watch me pack! Ha.
Now I have the last 5 days of break to look forward to, spent up in norcal. I’m quite excited ☺ although, sadly I do have a few things hanging over my head that I do need to get done while up there. =/ Likeee, finishing my summer project application (only 3 short answer questions away from finishing!), fixing my resume, and writing a cover letter. I had planned originally to start writing a support letter too this break, but I’m thinking that might have to wait until after I figure out where I’m going. Let alone if I even get accepted! Despite all that, I’m looking forward to going to a King’s game (my first NBA game EVER), with roomies Kristin and Jenn ☺. Then NYE at City Hall with Katherine & co., and a splendid dinner planned when I get in tonight! I have a feeling this trip is going to go by rather fast. Whelp, better make the best of it!
Aside from break and whatnot, my parents and I actually talked on the way to the airport about plans for this summer. And it just hit me. I’M ACTUALLY GOING TO DO IT. I’m actually going to live out my lifelong (ha well, for how long my life has been so far) dream. I’m moving to Hawai’i. I’ve always been somewhat adventurous, but this just trumps every decision I’ve ever made. Who would’ve thought? My parents are on board. Grant is on board. I’m clearly on board. And I’ve got an amazing roomie to look forward to when I get there! Now the more particular plans come into play, like finding a place, finding a JOB, and booking my flights.
Now the job thing is just killllin me. I’m PETRIFIED. What if I don’t find a job? What if I’m not skilled enough? Or prepared? I just don’t want to fail. I think that’s why I’m making it a point to get my resume checked, and out within the first month back at school. So there. I said it. ☺ Better get done! If you see me around February, ask me if I did it. If not, tell me I suck. Haha.
On the flip side, I’ve gotta say, I am getting quite sad thinking about leaving everyone behind. I’ve been thinking about that A LOT. Being home made me realize that this might be the last big break before I go that I really have to spend time with old friends, and these next 2 quarters will probably be the last time I see people from school for a while. =/ makes me sad because I’ve spent the majority of my last 4 years with these people, and they’ve become my family. It’s gunna be sad not to wake up next to hi-me<3 in the mo’nin, walk a few houses down to go to the guys’ house, go to zeta rush events, weekly lunch outings, Sundays at reality, running around with my partners in crime, dancing with ito, coming home to my roomies baking. Annddd. Not going to ucsb epic meetings every Wednesday, or core meetings on tues. I’m going to miss it all.
But I guess I gotta grow up sometime. I graduate in just 3 short months. And then it’s real world time. Ready or not, here I come.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Sunday, December 27, 2009
this is the life.
kolohe kai says it best :) "this is the life, and i hope you get to live it too.."
this break has been nothing short if AMAZING thus far. and i still have sf nye and my norcal trip to come! i leave on tues. i am SO stoked to say the least. :) last night i went out with a bunch of my closest childhood friends, and i had a ton of fun! seriously like all my bffs. haha. i never get to hang out with all of them together, unless it's my birthday or something! we went out to a club in agoura. (please refrain from laughing at me now, k THANKS! haha) but chyea. always a good time when in good company. ♥
and tomorrowww. aloha meets cali. haha. i get to see some hawaii friends! and also meet up with my lovers kathryn & nina, and possibly princess katherine as well<3 CHEEEE! wish ray was in the irv so i can see him TOO, but i guess vegas is slightly better. :) but yeah! so taking off for irvine tmro bright n' early, hopefully there's not too much traffic!
this rest of my time at home has been awesome, seeing all my close friends quite a good amount. while still being able to see my fam as well :) good balance, i'd say!
anyway. im a happy girl right now. that is all!
♥nicky
this break has been nothing short if AMAZING thus far. and i still have sf nye and my norcal trip to come! i leave on tues. i am SO stoked to say the least. :) last night i went out with a bunch of my closest childhood friends, and i had a ton of fun! seriously like all my bffs. haha. i never get to hang out with all of them together, unless it's my birthday or something! we went out to a club in agoura. (please refrain from laughing at me now, k THANKS! haha) but chyea. always a good time when in good company. ♥
and tomorrowww. aloha meets cali. haha. i get to see some hawaii friends! and also meet up with my lovers kathryn & nina, and possibly princess katherine as well<3 CHEEEE! wish ray was in the irv so i can see him TOO, but i guess vegas is slightly better. :) but yeah! so taking off for irvine tmro bright n' early, hopefully there's not too much traffic!
this rest of my time at home has been awesome, seeing all my close friends quite a good amount. while still being able to see my fam as well :) good balance, i'd say!
anyway. im a happy girl right now. that is all!
♥nicky
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
attention all.
princess katherine is coming to visit today!!!
okay, this is pretty sad if this is last picture we took?! this is over a year ago! basically more are gunna go down today. haha. but chyea, it's been 6 LONG months since i've seen this girl. a visit was definitely in order. can't WAIT! ♥
okay, this is pretty sad if this is last picture we took?! this is over a year ago! basically more are gunna go down today. haha. but chyea, it's been 6 LONG months since i've seen this girl. a visit was definitely in order. can't WAIT! ♥
Monday, December 21, 2009
and my wolfpack, it grew by one.
HAHA. i forgot to post this tshirt i designed for the guys. cracks me up everytime. :)
Sunday, December 20, 2009
learning to share.
first things first, colorado was AMAZING. god's presence completely surrounded mine and grant's trip to colorado this past week. we had such a great time with all of my relatives in the frosty mountains of colorado :) first a little eye gulp though: here are some pictures from the trip! you can check the rest out on facebook when i decide to make time to upload them. hahaha.
haha. okay, in colorado i have a total of 12 cousins 6 uncles/aunties, and 2 grandparents. so that's a lot of family! with the addition of my brothers, and my 3 other california cousins, that totals out at 19 grandchildren. nutsss. and we're talkin first cousins, yo. haha. anyway, all in all, a very special trip for sure. i'm really going to miss it, cause i don't know when i'll be able to go back next!
but the real topic at hand has a lot to do with both my trip, and the church service i went to today. learning to share. one of the main reasons i wanted to go back to colorado this winter was to share Jesus with my grandparents. now, i'd known that they'd been attending church with my aunties for a while now, and my grandpa was even going to a catholic teaching class. however, i still didn't know whether or not they were saved. to be honest, i was really scared. last winter i went to colorado as well, hoping to share with them. but instead i chickened out. this time was the real deal! initially i ended up asking my grandpa about his class and how he felt about it and whatnot, but sadly our conversation got interrupted and we didn't get a chance to reallllyyy get into it.
but God is oh so faithful. he gave us another opportunity. and it happened to be the night before we left! naturally i was a little anxious, but the Lord completely covered that. the conversation opened right up again, and it seemed as if my grandpa really wanted to talk about God this time. but surprisingly, it took a bit of a turn--in a good way, that is. i was expecting to talk to my grandpa about it, and then my grandma later. but the Lord was speaking through someone else that night :) i began asking my grandma questions and learning about her past, while my grandpa became increasingly interested in what Grant had to say about the Lord. before i knew it, grant and my grandpa had moved into another room to talk! for those of you who know grant, this is huge. and for those of you who know my grandpa, this is huge as well. long story short, my grandma and i had an amazing conversation and although she didn't accept christ into her life that night, a seed was definitely planted. i told her about lee strobel's a case for christ book and she seems very eager/interested to read it. i'll be sending that out to her shortly :) and as for my grandpa, quite possibly one of the most skeptic people i know, he truly took a baby step into faith. they shared an amazing conversation. grant helped him to see things a little differently, and truly urged him to seek the lord earnestly. for once my grandpa was stumped, and for once he truly considered it. the Lord unexpectedly used Grant that night, and it was unbelievable. and now, we PRAY. pray daily, weekly, monthly. because now it's in God's hands--exactly where it should be. ♥
so how does this tie into today's service? well, today pastor shawn really hit home with me at the end of his sermon, when he talked about telling the story you have. ironically, we went over luke 2:8-20, which happens to be the book i just started :) but he reminded us today that the Lord just wants to knock our socks off and bless us. but we just need to be ready to receive it. i'm not really going to go into detail about the sermon as a whole, but on the part about sharing: God really convicted me this service. maybe i don't have the craziest story to tell. maybe i haven't been through earth shattering events in my life, but i do have a story. we all do. God makes the things in our lives happen so that we can share them. and bring Him glory. don't forget, we're a part of HIS story, and not the other way around. But what today really made me realize, was that i haven't shared enough with my family. we're close, but not that close. there's things my parents have no idea about me. and i just felt god nudging me to share MY story. to show them how God has worked in my life, and has saved me from all of my sins. because i've changed A LOT. and some may not see it, because i was never that wild child that got into trouble. but praise God for that--that he's kept from that. just because i didn't necessarily have a crazy outward transformation, didn't mean god wasn't turning my world upside down inside. soo basically. i've got a story to share. and i'd better share it. :)
♥nickkayyy
haha. okay, in colorado i have a total of 12 cousins 6 uncles/aunties, and 2 grandparents. so that's a lot of family! with the addition of my brothers, and my 3 other california cousins, that totals out at 19 grandchildren. nutsss. and we're talkin first cousins, yo. haha. anyway, all in all, a very special trip for sure. i'm really going to miss it, cause i don't know when i'll be able to go back next!
but the real topic at hand has a lot to do with both my trip, and the church service i went to today. learning to share. one of the main reasons i wanted to go back to colorado this winter was to share Jesus with my grandparents. now, i'd known that they'd been attending church with my aunties for a while now, and my grandpa was even going to a catholic teaching class. however, i still didn't know whether or not they were saved. to be honest, i was really scared. last winter i went to colorado as well, hoping to share with them. but instead i chickened out. this time was the real deal! initially i ended up asking my grandpa about his class and how he felt about it and whatnot, but sadly our conversation got interrupted and we didn't get a chance to reallllyyy get into it.
but God is oh so faithful. he gave us another opportunity. and it happened to be the night before we left! naturally i was a little anxious, but the Lord completely covered that. the conversation opened right up again, and it seemed as if my grandpa really wanted to talk about God this time. but surprisingly, it took a bit of a turn--in a good way, that is. i was expecting to talk to my grandpa about it, and then my grandma later. but the Lord was speaking through someone else that night :) i began asking my grandma questions and learning about her past, while my grandpa became increasingly interested in what Grant had to say about the Lord. before i knew it, grant and my grandpa had moved into another room to talk! for those of you who know grant, this is huge. and for those of you who know my grandpa, this is huge as well. long story short, my grandma and i had an amazing conversation and although she didn't accept christ into her life that night, a seed was definitely planted. i told her about lee strobel's a case for christ book and she seems very eager/interested to read it. i'll be sending that out to her shortly :) and as for my grandpa, quite possibly one of the most skeptic people i know, he truly took a baby step into faith. they shared an amazing conversation. grant helped him to see things a little differently, and truly urged him to seek the lord earnestly. for once my grandpa was stumped, and for once he truly considered it. the Lord unexpectedly used Grant that night, and it was unbelievable. and now, we PRAY. pray daily, weekly, monthly. because now it's in God's hands--exactly where it should be. ♥
so how does this tie into today's service? well, today pastor shawn really hit home with me at the end of his sermon, when he talked about telling the story you have. ironically, we went over luke 2:8-20, which happens to be the book i just started :) but he reminded us today that the Lord just wants to knock our socks off and bless us. but we just need to be ready to receive it. i'm not really going to go into detail about the sermon as a whole, but on the part about sharing: God really convicted me this service. maybe i don't have the craziest story to tell. maybe i haven't been through earth shattering events in my life, but i do have a story. we all do. God makes the things in our lives happen so that we can share them. and bring Him glory. don't forget, we're a part of HIS story, and not the other way around. But what today really made me realize, was that i haven't shared enough with my family. we're close, but not that close. there's things my parents have no idea about me. and i just felt god nudging me to share MY story. to show them how God has worked in my life, and has saved me from all of my sins. because i've changed A LOT. and some may not see it, because i was never that wild child that got into trouble. but praise God for that--that he's kept from that. just because i didn't necessarily have a crazy outward transformation, didn't mean god wasn't turning my world upside down inside. soo basically. i've got a story to share. and i'd better share it. :)
♥nickkayyy
Friday, December 11, 2009
colorado bound.
leaving todayyy. :) be back on thursday. gunna hit the slopes brah! hope everyone is hangin in there with their last finals. hi-me, i'm thinkin of you<3
updates later! paycee.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
can't fight the feelin.
what can i say? here i am, 4 m o n t h s l a t e r. still missing it like crazy. you would think that feeling would fade, or i'd get over that "high".
but oh no, not me.
still got that hunka hunka burnin love for hi ♥!
and it's looking more and more each day like it will soon be my new home. still praying about summer project, which, i am happy to say i've finally decided to go on! still praying about tokyo vs. hawaii though. but so far i feel like God's been nudging me towards hi. :) gimme your input too, ya? i'm always down for advice &/or feedback.
anyway, just reminiscing & longing for waiola, honus, plate lunch, fm100, night swimming, surfing, & warm rain. mmm ♥
ALTHOUGH. i do love it here. and i sure am going to miss it. but we'll save that for later...no need to get weepy now.
leaving for colorado on friday. super stoked! gunna cruise with the cousins & many many relatives i have out there. aside from hawaii & california, colorado is where another large portion of my relatives live. way random, ya? haha.
but yeah. heading home tomorrow morning, so i better get some rest. just thought i'd share my thoughts.
aloha nui loa,
nickkayyy
Sunday, December 6, 2009
sooo stoked.
jfdlafj HAHA. so essited for some of the gifts i'm giving. :)
jamie and i are doing a driveby today. gon' hand out all our goodies!
i love love LOVE giving people gifts & watching them open it. sadly, i won't be able to see their reactions today since it's a driveby, but i'm sure i'll hear about it.
anyway. i'm beaaattt. baked for like 5894375 hours last night. finished at 3 in the am! ridic if you ask me. well worth it though. toodless<3
jamie and i are doing a driveby today. gon' hand out all our goodies!
i love love LOVE giving people gifts & watching them open it. sadly, i won't be able to see their reactions today since it's a driveby, but i'm sure i'll hear about it.
anyway. i'm beaaattt. baked for like 5894375 hours last night. finished at 3 in the am! ridic if you ask me. well worth it though. toodless<3
Saturday, December 5, 2009
you can call me betty.
betty crocker!
just started my baking escapades this evening, and i believe they will continue into tmro! still gotta make gingerbread cookies, but sadly i just realized i needed to buy a cookie cutter for that =/ and i have one at homeee. but not here! boo.
i'll also be making some more of my peppermint bark. :) oh and my strawberry mascarpone cupcakes! eeee!
anyway, today was aiight. woke up on the late side, probably because i went to sleep late. hehe. tonight i need to do some mad coding & preparing for home! also baking. haha.
supperrr excited for church tmro though :) haven't been to reality in a while, so i'm stoked! hoping to check out the stockton one in tracy when i go up for new yearss.
gunna finish up the baking though. but one last thought! I MISS HAWAI'I. sooo much.
just started my baking escapades this evening, and i believe they will continue into tmro! still gotta make gingerbread cookies, but sadly i just realized i needed to buy a cookie cutter for that =/ and i have one at homeee. but not here! boo.
i'll also be making some more of my peppermint bark. :) oh and my strawberry mascarpone cupcakes! eeee!
anyway, today was aiight. woke up on the late side, probably because i went to sleep late. hehe. tonight i need to do some mad coding & preparing for home! also baking. haha.
supperrr excited for church tmro though :) haven't been to reality in a while, so i'm stoked! hoping to check out the stockton one in tracy when i go up for new yearss.
gunna finish up the baking though. but one last thought! I MISS HAWAI'I. sooo much.
learning to fall more in love.
with jesus.
funny how right at this moment, it feels like time has slowed down yet sped up, all in one instant. while it seems like i've experienced A LOT since the school year started, i also feel like it's on the verge of passing me by.
so far i've finished one of my two quarters of my LAST year in college, and i can't believe it's almost over.
i'm not ready. not anxious. not excited. i've just turned 21 and am having the time of my life. and i have GOD to thank for that. tonight (epic ugly sweater/winter party) really made me think. Epic means SO much to me. And seeing most of the members of my happy family truly bring joy into my life. Just the thought of leaving them all behind saddens me!
my growing heart for ministry has just been unfolded to me in the past year, and perhaps that's why i feel that i'm not ready to leave. there's still more work to do. still more people to serve. still more God to share.
but maybe that's why He's making it more and more clear to me that i not only want to go on summer project this summer, but more so that i NEED to go. any way you look at it, i have a heart for unsaved people. and it'd be selfish of me to keep that to myself. i guess now it's a matter of figuring out where i should go? signs are starting to point to/reaffirming epic summer project HAWAII. still praying though.
aside from all that future talk, i have to say that i've been pleasantly pleased and happy with particular people in my life. i'm truly feeling the love from them, and it's making our friendship just SO good. i'm thankful that i can be my weird, goofy, ridiculous, sinful, crazy, selfish, silly self around them, and they're still there to love me and care for me! God is so good. He truly does answer prayers, and truly does bless us with the friendships in our lives that we NEED. and let me just tell you, i NEED this person. :) they know me better than i know myself sometimes. and just lately, it's been so genuine, so fun, so amazing. sometimes i sit and catch myself smiling about this. HA. k enough. i'm getting way way way too sappy mushy. she probably knows who i'm referring to anyway. lol<3
THANK GOODNESS my spirit can be uplifted. cuz my body sure ain't. haha. been getting sicker by the day my friends, and i am not having it! i can't decide if it was the flu shot, my lack of sleep, my prior sore throat, or all of the above? either way, it sucks balls. ima handle it like a boss though before i take off for colorado. :) hahaha. 1 week and counting! so stoked to see all the litto cuz's, auntie's uncles, and grandparents. which reminds me: PLEASE PRAY FOR MY GRANDPARENTS AND I! I will be attempting to share with them this winter. I'm praying they already are saved. :) either way, i just gotta know. haha.
but yeah. time for bed now. gots work + lotsssaa baking to do! yay for finally updating with a REAL post. <3
payce y'all.
funny how right at this moment, it feels like time has slowed down yet sped up, all in one instant. while it seems like i've experienced A LOT since the school year started, i also feel like it's on the verge of passing me by.
so far i've finished one of my two quarters of my LAST year in college, and i can't believe it's almost over.
i'm not ready. not anxious. not excited. i've just turned 21 and am having the time of my life. and i have GOD to thank for that. tonight (epic ugly sweater/winter party) really made me think. Epic means SO much to me. And seeing most of the members of my happy family truly bring joy into my life. Just the thought of leaving them all behind saddens me!
my growing heart for ministry has just been unfolded to me in the past year, and perhaps that's why i feel that i'm not ready to leave. there's still more work to do. still more people to serve. still more God to share.
but maybe that's why He's making it more and more clear to me that i not only want to go on summer project this summer, but more so that i NEED to go. any way you look at it, i have a heart for unsaved people. and it'd be selfish of me to keep that to myself. i guess now it's a matter of figuring out where i should go? signs are starting to point to/reaffirming epic summer project HAWAII. still praying though.
aside from all that future talk, i have to say that i've been pleasantly pleased and happy with particular people in my life. i'm truly feeling the love from them, and it's making our friendship just SO good. i'm thankful that i can be my weird, goofy, ridiculous, sinful, crazy, selfish, silly self around them, and they're still there to love me and care for me! God is so good. He truly does answer prayers, and truly does bless us with the friendships in our lives that we NEED. and let me just tell you, i NEED this person. :) they know me better than i know myself sometimes. and just lately, it's been so genuine, so fun, so amazing. sometimes i sit and catch myself smiling about this. HA. k enough. i'm getting way way way too sappy mushy. she probably knows who i'm referring to anyway. lol<3
THANK GOODNESS my spirit can be uplifted. cuz my body sure ain't. haha. been getting sicker by the day my friends, and i am not having it! i can't decide if it was the flu shot, my lack of sleep, my prior sore throat, or all of the above? either way, it sucks balls. ima handle it like a boss though before i take off for colorado. :) hahaha. 1 week and counting! so stoked to see all the litto cuz's, auntie's uncles, and grandparents. which reminds me: PLEASE PRAY FOR MY GRANDPARENTS AND I! I will be attempting to share with them this winter. I'm praying they already are saved. :) either way, i just gotta know. haha.
but yeah. time for bed now. gots work + lotsssaa baking to do! yay for finally updating with a REAL post. <3
payce y'all.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
<2 days until winter break.
gosh it's late. i'm up drawinggg. like a fiend! gots tons of sketching due on Thursday, and I'm not feeling so hot. =/ at least i get to sleep in a bit tmro. eee!
but yeah. winter break is right around the corner! it just snuck up on me so fast. i'm really excited, but not as anxious as i usually am. maybe it's because we just had thanksgiving? i dunno. but dang i have so much to do! (so little time).
i have a photo show tomorrow.
my portfolio due on thursday.
and 2 programs i need to finish/fix by thursday.
YIKES.
i think i got this though? i've been having this extremely dry throat as of late, so that's been kind of lame. but i found out today that it's not strep, so i'm pretty stoked about that :) and i also got curious and had 2 flu shots today! even though i physically feel the same, i somehow mentally think i'm somewhat invincible. hahaha. figures?
anyway, really need to update this soon! got lots of thoughts to blog about. just been so busy! anyhoo. good luck to everyone this week & next<3
but yeah. winter break is right around the corner! it just snuck up on me so fast. i'm really excited, but not as anxious as i usually am. maybe it's because we just had thanksgiving? i dunno. but dang i have so much to do! (so little time).
i have a photo show tomorrow.
my portfolio due on thursday.
and 2 programs i need to finish/fix by thursday.
YIKES.
i think i got this though? i've been having this extremely dry throat as of late, so that's been kind of lame. but i found out today that it's not strep, so i'm pretty stoked about that :) and i also got curious and had 2 flu shots today! even though i physically feel the same, i somehow mentally think i'm somewhat invincible. hahaha. figures?
anyway, really need to update this soon! got lots of thoughts to blog about. just been so busy! anyhoo. good luck to everyone this week & next<3
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