So I completely failed at blogging my Hawaii experience. Definitley did not work- but that's why I blogged Mary's post because she summarized beautifully all the fun things we discovered on the island! I still can't believe I've been home for 5 months. It is crazy how the time flies. My experience in Hawaii honestly flashed before my eyes. I still can't believe it's over. Sometimes it feels like a dream. It was honestly the best time of my life though. An incredible experience that I will truly cherish forever. I learned so many things, and saw so many incredible things. It was definitley the place I needed to be at that time in my life. Pictures truly cannot capture the beauty of that island, and I can't wait to go back. I feel like I left a piece of me there :) . I don't know when I'll be going back- but I can't wait to return! To give you a glimpse of my hawaii experience read some of my facebook posts throughout the journey!
right before i came home, April 10:
"it's like the best days under the sun, every emotion rolled into one. A little of this, a little of that; kinda happy, kinda sad. we only had a few days & a whole lot of memories to make. oh man we were livin'. didn't waste one minute." Officially done my first year of university. so bittersweet! hates goodbyes! i'll miss you warm sun, ocean breeze, & aloha spirit. hawaii you'll always be one of my homes :) ALOHA OE!
April 3rd, 2011:
"is so blessed & had such a great weekend, soaking up the sun at sunset beach, meeting 2 little hawaiian boys who called me "auntie" and played frisbee with them on the beach w/ my girls, then enjoying an acai bowl from ted's, picking up some fresh mango & sugar cane, then relaxing at the pool @ turtle bay resort, just to finish it all off with the wonderful messages of general conference. what a beautiful thing. :) "
March 27, 2011:
" :( last sunday in my BYU-H 18th ward... kind of depressing. lovely walk to the temple and walk along the beach and good news from candace to make the farewell to hawaii not so harsh!! gonna miss this place."
March 25, 2011:
"has been up since 1 AM and hiked the STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, and loved it. Hawaii i love you. and p.s- happy birthday to my beautiful bestie, Darby Wasdal!!"
March 19, 2011:
"does not like the disgusting discoloration of skin I have going on.. on my back. i believe it's because my skin is not use to all this extra sunligh it usually doesn't see in canada for about half of the year. hmm. fancy that. but! today was great. i love sunsets at waikki."
March 13, 2011:
"laying out on the beach.. getting basically a third degree burn, going to kahuku grill, then strawberry/banana smoothie while hot tubbing @ turtle bay with my girls. .. this day = success. livin' for the weekends."
March 11, 2011:
"8.9 earthquake hit Japan and generated tsunami wave. Hawaii is now on tsunami watch.. scheduled to hit the island at 3 AM. Please keep Hawaii & those suffering in Japan in your thoughts & prayers. Looks like no sleep tonight."
March 3, 2011:
"JUST LISTENED TO AVRIL LAVIGNE'S NEW ALBUM GOODBYE LULLABY AND FELL IN LOVE. i love you long time avril lavigneeeeee. gahhh happy day. :) :) :) no, my love for my role model avril lavigne has not faded since grade 4. don't judge me."
Feb 24, 2011:
"had such a great time today at the hawaii wet n' wild waterpark with the girls!!!!!"
Feb 13, 2011:
"loves disney movies, loves my girls, loves food fest, loves teds bakery, loves multiple waterfalls rushing down the beautiful hawaiian mountains while driving on the interstate, and loves shopping... too much. i need a shopping fast!!!"
Feb 5, 2011:
"thank you P90X for making my legs feel like bricks today, thank you mary burtenshaw for being amazing! i love you! thank you pandora for bringing music back into my life, thank you air canada for allowing me to fly direct back to canada and bringing me home april 11th, and lastly, thank you pacific ocean for giving me a facewash today. :) "
Jan 30, 2011:
"had a great cousin date with Tiffany Lowry today at the Cheesecake Factory, and finished the day off while some amazing thai food!!!"
Jan 16, 2011:
"absolutely loves sundays."
Jan 15, 2011:
"lovessss rommate bonding time. haha. shopping, 3 hour bus rides, waiema, crazy people, hitch hiking, sharks cove grill, kahuku grill, chocolate chip coconut banana bread icecream sundae, frozen cellery, accidental tastes of facewash... late night chats with the besties. ahh.. great weekend!! & ps- thank you mr. sun for finally coming out to play :) . I missed you :) "
Jan 8, 2011:
"use your smile to change the world, don't let the world change your smile. :) "
Jan 5, 2011:
"back to reality. looking forward to 2nd semester though. also loving how hale 5 now has a guitar. excellentttttt :)."
Jan 3, 2011:
"life's a beach, i'm just playin' in the sand."
Jan 1, 2011:
"A little bit depressed now that my familys gone... :( "
Dec 31, 2010:
"just went back into my dorm room after 2 weeks of vacation... ya.. welcomed by a disgusting amount of ants everywhere!!! ... and i mean everywhere. good thing my mom was here to help me do a little clean sweep of the room. raid + ant baits + lysol wipes. hawaii, i love you- but sometimes you can be really gross."
Dec 29, 2010:
"IS THE AUNTIE TO A BRAND NEW BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL!!!!! Congrats Scott and Lacey!!! :) :) :) "
Dec 24, 2010:
"went parasailing today & finished it off with a visit to a black sand beach! on a plane and back to oahu tomorrow. goodbye big island and happy christmas eve everyone!!!"
Dec 22, 2010:
"went swimming in the deep blue kona sea with wild hawaiian spinner dolphins!! coolest thing ever!!"
Dec 19, 2010:
"is on the big island with my FAMILY!!!!!! and i LOVE it. Happy holidays everyone!"
Dec 18, 2010:
"had a little road trip adventure with my little hawaiian love Rachel Grace Pugina and found the beautiful, laniki beach, went shopping in kaneohe, & somehow found our way back to campus with very little complications. we are so good for not getting lost. sad day when i had to say goodbye to her. now i'm the last one here who hasn't left for break. all alone. so sad. but doing last minute laundry/packing. blah!"
Dec 16, 2010:
"enjoyed some yummy dole whip this morning, & got up surfing this afternoon!!!! :) so fun."
Dec 15, 2010:
"had a lovely day getting burnt at the beach :) then for a nice bikeride to foodland and now baking cookies with rachel just to finish it all off with watching blue crush tonight!!! :) "
Dec 14, 2010:
"IS FINISHED ALL OF MY FINALS!!! FREEEEDOMMM :) & fun in the sun. & best friend Candace Rae Cornish and family on saturday! Sooo happy."
Dec 13, 2010:
"Rachel Pugina is my most favorite person in the world!!!!!"
Dec 11, 2010:
"Chocolate coconut peanut butter. you will be the death of me."
Dec 10, 2010:
"just experienced the craziest storm I have ever seen. i survived my first hawaiian FLASH FLOOD. so happy my room didn't flood. interesting night to say the least. men in the hale. overflowing water everywhere. thunder. lightning. line up of girls shoveling water out of our hale with garbage bins. hahaha. and now it's midnight. makes me laugh."
Dec 8, 2010:
"hitch hiked with mary to the PIPELINE VANS TRIPLE CROWN surf competition today!!! sooo sweet. :) i love hawaii!!!"
Dec 7, 2010:
"hates white glove!!!"
Dec 4, 2010:
"hiked laie falls in her barefeet today. yep. champion. such a good day!! :) "
Nov 28, 2010:
"not looking forward to spending my day in the airport/in the air/on a bus. blah."
Nov 27, 2010:
"so since it was american thanksgiving weekend i guess i should say what i'm thankful for! i'm thankful for airplanes for getting me to my great country! and i'm grateful for snow & family & for thanksgiving dinner. i'm grateful for wasdals & for all the friends i got to see in the short amount of time that i've been home. emma, ashley, steph, nicole, lara & radu's, everyone at LCHS. i love you all."
Nov 26, 2010:
"loves home. :) loves coming home to the snow, loves seeing my dads face waiting for me in the airport, loves the feeling of christmas in town, loves my mother for taking me out for thai food, loves getting her hair cut, loves going to her best friends house, loves driving a vehicle again, and loves laying in my own bed. gah i'm not gonna wanna leave sunday!! :( "
Nov 25, 2010:
"wishes hawaii was closer to canada so the flight wasn't so long. my flight got delayed so instead of going to san fran i'm in denver and i don't get home at noon.. i get into calgary at 3. i caught a plane last night at 11 pm and still haven't slept. yep. you could say i'm a little bit exhausted. can't wait to be home."
Nov 23, 2010:
"OH CANADA!!!! SEE YOU SOON!!!!"
Nov 21, 2010:
"went to the Dole Pineapple Plantation today and got Dole Whip (pineapple icecream!). Soooo good. Also, President Monson is in Laie! The Temple re-dedication is tomorrow."
Nov 17, 2010:
"loves reading all my canadian friends status updates about snow and the cold. :) definitley makes me happy to be in hawaii at this time of year!!!"
Nov 15, 2010:
"Finally my life long goal is coming true :) . i am learning the scientist by coldplay on the piano!!!"
Nov 9, 2010:
"went surfing for the first time today!!! so fun!!!"
Nov 8, 2010:
"finally after 2 long weeks of straight rain, the sun has proved to still be in existence. :) beautiful day."
Nov 7, 2010:
"had a good shopping spree in honolulu today! and oh my heck! why are people in that city so psycho?! there was an old woman who climbed in some bushes and peed at the bus stop!! in public.. in some bushes..?! like is that necessary? no!! Blah."
Oct 29, 2010:
"so grateful for the weekend. homework, homework, homework. and i'm mad how being a freshman i get the left over classes and crap times and full classes. ticked. hoping my schedule works out for next semester."
Oct 26, 2010:
"Went through the Laie, Hawaii Temple today. Beautiful."
Oct 25, 2010:
"FREAKING BEST DAY EVER! TAYLOR SWIFTS NEW ALBUM IS OUT PEOPLE!!! a marked day in history i would say. :) Why is that woman so genuis? Her music is like heaven in my ears. mmm. i love today. yes i do. i also love mail and how i got TWO PACKAGES TODAY AND A POSTCARD. loveeeeeeee <333 .... study?? ha.. about that. :) "
Sept 19, 2010:
"first sunburn.. accomplished. sick tanlines..."
Sept 18, 2010:
"just got home from first college dance partay partay. but has to be up in like 5 hours for the circle island tour tomorrow. i think imma die."
Sept 17, 2010:
"so today around campus was probably one of the most stressful days i've had in a while. running around for 2 hours like a chicken with it's head chopped off! so grateful everything worked out though! oh and our hale is the best. just sayin. good ol' girls night til 11pm getting in trouble past quiet hour talking about weird things said in sunday school then watching the bachelor pad... goooooood times :) "
Sept 16, 2010:
"umm... first day of classes... umm.. english = the death of me. :( soon to be followed by math and bio tomorrow. Sad day."
Sept 13, 2010:
"just got back from the beach with tiff tiff."
Sept 12, 2010:
"Soo everyone I got a mailing address here at BYU-H and if you're ever bored you should write me a letter! Cause everyone loves mail!
Jenny Parkins
BYU-H #1072
55-220 Kulanui Street
Laie, Hawaii
96762"
Sept 11, 2010:
"dying from heat and humidity."
Sept 9, 2010:
"well the day has come. peace out lacombe."
Sept 8, 2010:
"oh man we were livin, sittin there reminiscin. we sang and talked and travelled back in time. we laughed until we cried. it's like the best days under the sun, every emotion rolled into one. a little of this, a little of that. kinda happy, kinda sad. oh man we were livin', didn't waste one minute. we talked and danced and said goodbye; we laughed until we cried."
Sept 5, 2010:
"PACKING SUCKS. I HAVE WAY TOO MANY CLOTHES TO HAVE A 50 POUND WEIGHT LIMIT/SUITCASE (which already weights 10 pounds may i add.. puts me to only 40 pounds now) HOW AM I TO GET MY WHOLE LIFE TO HAWAII WITH A FREAKING 50 POUND WEIGHT LIMIT?!! ughhhhhh packing i hate youuuuu. this is soooooo frustratinggggg."
Sept 4, 2010
"had such an unreal time last night. thanks to everyone who came out to say goodbye. i love you all. camp fire, micky d's run at 2:30 am, joyriding with alex josh and darby... 110 residential.. golf course... backwards... 5 way stop.. doughnuts... yeah enough said. good times, great way to end off summer. i'm gonna miss you all. such good memories! <3 see you in a year."
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