First cup of the season

It's just about mid-october and it is freezing outside, it feels like November weather here in Utah. So instead of going for a little walk- Tai and I stayed inside, read some books, and had our first cup of hot chocolate for the season. Times like these makes me really appreciate Utah and its ever changing weather. However I know I will get sick of it in a couple of months, but for now I'm enjoying it!

Tagged

I got to brag about my husband because he did the cutest thing yesterday. He has been planning with his sister to get me a ticket to the NKOTB concert, and I spoiled his surprise yesterday. When I found out what he was doing I told him it was too expensive, then thought of the other things I could have gotten instead of seeing the NKOTB in concert, then he told me "can't you just except that I want to do something nice for you". My wanna-be tight wad thoughts went away, and then realized I'm actually going to see NKOTB live in concert wahoooooooooooo! I cannot believe my husband would do this because I would not spend that much money on myself, and Vete is not the type to surprise me in anyway- he is very predictable. I'm so excited and cannot wait, I'm the biggest fan of all boy bands- I was a huge fan of NKOTB when I was young, and then a huge fan of backstreet boys but more so NSYNC when I was in high school- right Harm-lol. I am now counting down the days until Nov. 15th. But I told Vete that next time he wants to do something nice for me he can do things that are free, like wash the dishes for a month, take the trash out wo/ me asking 10 times, or give me a back massage- and he stated, "it's ok I would rather buy you things"- lol, luv u Vetz!
Where did you meet? In sep.2000 after a BYU football game
How long have you been married? We dated too long 5 1/2 years, and married for 2 1/2 years
What is your favorite feature of his? his eyes and lips
What is your favorite quality of his? I luv everything about him, I luv how he is very composed when it comes to his emotions, he is very easy going, very very very patient- something he learned to be after marrying me!
Does he have a nickname for you? eh suga j/k, just Betty but it has many different tones depending on the mood.
What is his favorite color?Blue
What is his favorite food? Anything many different types, but mostly Samoan
What is his favorite sport? Football
When and where was your first kiss? In his old jeep
What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? Spending time with our son doing fun things, watching Tai smile, and do something new.
Do you have any children? Yes, 1 very spoiled boy
Does he have a hidden talent? Yes. great singer
How old is he? 30
Who said "I love you" first? He did
What is his favorite type of music? Samoan
What do you admire the most about him? He knows how to make me smile when I am mad, very motivated once he sets his mind to something, very family oriented, great father and husband!
Do you think he will read this? probably, later on
I'll tag anyone, it's fun to brag about yo hubby or significant other!

Happy 31st B-day Jim!

My brother turned 31, and we had a get together. The food was good as always and Tai had a lot of fun playing with his cousins. Congrats Jimmy on another year down and many more to come, and I mean this with much optimism!

Birthday Dinner!

This year everyone has been so busy that no one on the Ho Ching side has been able to get together to celebrate any b-days. So we all went out to dinner to celebrate everyones b-day, it was funny because the waiter asked what we were celebrating and Vete's sister Leiutu stated our birthdays that were 5 months ago. It was fun thanks Mom and Dad, here are some pics of Tai, Leiutu's twins and of course thier fav aunty Nica.

100 Calories my apples......

Everything is bigger on camera, especially this brownie, for real it's tiny!

It's been about 2 months since Vete has started with Total Health and Fitness, and he has lost 26 lbs. This has been bittersweet because I'm happy for him however in the same amount of time I have only lost 4 lbs, and still 16lbs away from my goal. I get so frustrated however I know what is holding me back- my "SWEET TOOTH". I tend to buy sugar-free snacks however I go way overborad to the point where I might aswell have eaten a king-size candy bar. I went to walmart to find alternative snacks that could help me curve my sweet cravings. I love little debbies and I saw that they had a 100 cal. brownie, I bought it cuz I know for a fact that if it's little debbies it has to be good. After grocery shopping for about 2 hours my stomach was growling, I quickly grabbed the little debbie brownies and ripped it open like a hungry wild animal. When I saw the size of these things I was so disappointed, no wonder it's 100 cal.- it's snack sized made for an infant. I cannot believe manufacturers make these things and expect people to continually buy them. I mean it's almost like they took one of thier regular brownies and cut them in 4's or maybe 6's - and now it's suppose to be figure freindly because it's 100 cal.- well I can cut a brownie myself I don't need the manufacturer to do it for me and then wrap it up. Oh man, so I ended up eating 6 peices because 1 just didn't do it for me- my stomach is not pea-size. Anyone out there know any figure friendly snacks that taste good and are filling please help. I hope this doesn't sound angry- I have to make a note to myself to not blog while hungry!

Cornbellies!

I promised I would take my neices and nephews out to do something fun, and The Cornbellies at Thanksgiving Point was the perfect place. Tai had so much fun playing with his cousins, going on the rides, and playing games. We would have stayed till closing but Tai was turning bright red from the heat and I forgot his sunscreen. I was too scared for all of us to do the David Archuleta maze, I feared I might lose one of the kids for good- the thing was huge. However it was a fun filled day and the best part was admission was only .97 cents- what a deal!

Locked out.....

It seems like Vete and I just love to learn the hard way- thats seriously the story of our lives thus far. Yesterday we were in the car coming back from Provo and Vete wanted to go home and eat and I needed to run a couple of our errands- so we took off the house key so Vete can get into the house, and I could run the errands. Vete told me that the time he was home he kept saying to himself - "put the house key back on when they get back", he stated that in his mind he kept repeating it so that he wouldn't forget. Well- he forgot and we got home about 11:30pm from eating dinner with the hoching fam bam- we were exhausted, Tai was hungry and cranky, and I was ready to dive into my bed. Well as soon as we got to the front door, Vete froze and we both realized we didn't put the house key back on the key chain. First we though Nica had a spare, then realized last time we were locked out we used the spare and forgot to return it. We brainedstorm some more, then thought maybe we left a window or the sliding door opened, and checked- they were all locked. We tried the credit card thing because the dead bolt was not locked- and of course plan failed. So we initially thought of a lock smith but figured it would be too expensive. So then we thought it would be cheaper to replace the door knob then to call a locksmith- so then Vete tried to kick the door handle off, thinking that the lock would break off too. Well another swell plan failed, at that moment we decided to call a locksmith. They stated that they would be there in 15-20 min., however they were there in less then 5 minutes. The guy picked the lock in no time but had a hard time opening the door because Vete kicked the door handle and jammed the door. So because the guy was built like a 15 teen year-old boy, very scrawny guy -he had Vete ply the door open with his tools, and yay- we were inside. The locksmith ended up costing 69.00, and because the door handle is jammed to replace the entire door fixture it will cost 30.00. So I know Nica we should have listened to you and hid a key in the back, and we should have given the spare key back to you - but we love learning the hard way, it's the streak we cannot seem to break!