in loving memory

can't help but be filled with emotion today. its been 14 years today since the passing of my brother JASON KEAUNUI KEO. thats a little under half of my lifetime. its crazy to think that so much time has passed...but the day itself is still so clear. so vivid. the emotions always seem to come rushing back on his anniversary. but this year it is just a little more fresh...being away from home and not being able to go and visit with him.



and a little over a week ago we lost another beloved member of our family. dick. my sister's dog. it may not seem like a big deal to most, but that dog (the brown one) and his brother pitch (the black one) have been in our family for almost 10 years. their keen senses and positive attitudes towards everyone always seemed to brighten our day. he was diagnosed with bone cancer in his foot, and after amputating that leg, the cancer still seemed to spread throughout his body. so he was put down on Tuesday June 15th and his ashes were scattered later that saturday at waimea bay. so it has definitely been an emotional month.

however, through it all i am even more grateful for eternal families. i know dick is just cruising with jason and all the other loved ones who have gone before us. luv and miss u bro and dicky boy.... :(

the new one...

life.is.crazy

i distinctly remember three months ago i told myself, "i can't wait to start working so i can be busy again." well, if only i could travel back in time and slap myself for saying that, because BUSY is a total understatement. between the two jobs, i have no time for...life. all i've been doing lately is eat.work.sleep.work.poop.work. lol! well...you get the idea by now. but i keep telling myself to be grateful. here's a few of the haps in the past month:

me and ms. raiya at sunset

me and pops chillin' at home

everyone cruisin' at rocky point

the saaga and keo kiddies reunited.

yup...got to finally go home after 4 loooooooooong months. it was soooooo good to be home and more importantly be back with family. now that we (the saaga clan and i) are officially a delta family, we made the trip home for a short visit. it was also nice to just relax and enjoy the warmth considering it snowed the day we left. always good to go home.

happy being me...

looking back on when i started
had a lot of sun and a lot of rain
i had some joy and broken hearted
but now that doesn't mean a thing
i'm living for the joy and laughter
longing for my befores and afters
all in all it's been cool
and there's nothing i wouldn't do
i'm so happy being me



So happy being me I'm regretting nothing about me Too busy living life, Living love, Freely So happy being me

Stop reaching back from your beginnings All those broken dreams that went down stream As we grow, live and know Some things were never meant to be Just like people they come and go Some will live forever and some will never know That's why god gives us memories To leave us to our victories I'm so happy loving me


All those hidden treasures Feeling nothing but pleasure We could never replace, is love (We can't no we can't no) The sunlight leads us to a place and moonlight keeps us in it's grace I'm so happy being me

"Happy Being Me" -Angie Stone-

this song came on the radio on my way home from work, and as i listened to the lyrics i couldn't help but be overwhelmed with gratitude for everything that i have. and i mean EVERYTHING!!! i reflected on my life over the past three and a half months of this year and have realized that i have been blessed beyond measure. the move here has definitely been worthwhile with the car, the internship/job at the hawaiian cultural center, the other job at delta, and having a strong support system here and at home.

don't get me wrong. my life is far from the best, or far from being perfect, but what matters is that i am HAPPY with MY life! i may not have the perfect car, the perfect job, or the perfect family (lol), but i am extremely grateful for what i HAVE, and i wouldn't have it any other way.

i guess...as of lately, a lot of my focus has been on what i don't have and how i need to change in order to achieve the "ideal" me. but then again..what's wrong with me??? lol...just kidding. that's not what i meant. what i'm trying to say is...what is SO wrong that i can't look past that to see what's RIGHT with me??? i may not have the perfect body, income, or lifestyle...but it's MINE. and this song just helps me realize that what matters most is what I do with it, and not anyone else.

so thank you ms. stone for the reminder to be happy being me!!!

Happy Easter

Its moments like these that make rushing all over the place on Saturday trying to find plastic eggs at the last minute, and then going home only to spend the rest of the afternoon filling said eggs with candy and money worthwhile.

Hope you all had a "hoppy" easter!!!

Update...again...lol

Has it seriously been 21 days since my last entry??? I guess its safe to say that work has totally been keeping me preoccupied. Not to mention that I got a totally cool new toy that has kept me away from my laptop for weeks. LOL! Yes...I am officially a member of the cool iPhone club. Thank you very much. But needless to say, life has been busy. Both at Delta and the Hawaiian Cultural Center. With Delta training coming to an end (WOOT WOOT), I am ready to embark on the wonderful journey of taking calls. It has been a week so far since we've been released to the "wolves", but life has still maintained its serenity...so to speak. I owe it all to my amazing coworkers who help me forget about each frustrating call. Their crazy antics in and out of the workplace always seem to keep me on my toes. LOL.

Anyhoo...life is great. The parentals flew out here last week...finally taking advantage of their flying benefits. Did I mention how AWESOME these benefits are? Lol. Ok...I'll stop. Dad and Aaron celebrated their birthdays today, and since they were both in separate states, they each got their own cake. Precious. The Center is doing great. We've had a few activities the past couple weekends, and I've been seeing new faces coming around, so that's always a good thing.

I've been staying in Salt Lake most of the time, so I haven't been able to see the family as much, which is a bit of a bummer. But its been really helpful on my wallet. But man...these kids never cease to surprise me. The other day I got a text from my cousin, who was taking her daughter, and my niece along with some other girls out for her daughter's little birthday party. Her daughter, Briana, has a little friend, of whom I'm not the biggest fan of. In an attempt to prevent this girls (her name is Clarissa) attitude from rubbing off on my already cheeky niece, I told my niece, "you better not let that girl boss you around. And better yet...you better not act like her, or you're gonna get it." So this little piece of friendly advice was offered over a month ago. Little did I know that my niece would take that to hear, let alone remember it.

So...as my cousin was picking up her daughter's friends, what happens to escape my niece's mouth as Clarissa gets in the car?????

"My aunty said she doesn't like you!"

Ahahahahahahaha....oka...my cousin just about died. She text me the incident and I was rolling. So it's totally true what they say. Children are MORE than impressionable...and they do say the darndest things. So be careful what you say in front of them, because it just might bite you in the butt! LOL!

Taking Calls....

Lately in training, I've been thrown onto the phones...taking live calls. This...surprisingly is the highlight of my day because it allows me to put all that I've learned so far to work. Also, it exposes me to the different kinds of callers I get each day. From people who need assistance with simple tasks such as having a ticket reissued to having their pets cleared to board the plane. But the most entertaining calls, are the ones from the "special" people. They are the BEST!!! LOL! I know its mean...but its their crazy antics that make me appreciate this job more and more.

For example:

Today I got a call from a woman who needed to make sure that her service animal was cleared to sit with her in the cabin. This is absolutely allowed on any of our flights, so in order to better serve her, I needed to get a little more information from her. And it just showed that even the simple things, like spelling your name, can be a bit of a difficult task for some.

ME: "Could you please spell your name for me, phonetically?"

CALLER: "What do you mean by 'phonetic'?

ME: "You know...like S as in Sam...C as in Charlie, and so forth"

CALLER: "OK...sure. So my last name is S as in Sam, C as in Charlie, H as in Harry, I as in Igloo, N as in.........N?......hmmmm....N?.........hmmmmmm.....n.....(and it was quiet for literally 30 seconds).

ME (thinking): Are you serious?????? Buahahahahahahaha

CALLER: "What starts with N?????"

ME: "Do you mean N as in Nancy?"

CALLER: "YES...YES!!! Nancy Nancy!"

Oh man....its callers like these that make me LOVE my job! LOL!!

Utah-an

The past few weeks I have been a lone ranger on the road, driving to and from work everyday. This has left me with a lot of time to listen to the radio (which btw...Utah stations suck!), listen to my iPod, and at times listen to my thoughts. It wasn't until early this morning, as I was driving home from the airport (picking up some stuff my friends so graciously brought back from Hawaii) that it finally hit me. OH-EM-GEE....I'm a UTAH-AN!!!!!!! I don't know why I haven't realized this sooner.....but ummmm...yeah...I am! As far as how I feel about this...I'm not so sure. I'm still trying to process it, but I'll let you know when I figure it out.

I guess for the past few months I've been transitioning exceptionally well given that I live with my sister and her kids, which pretty much makes up HALF of my family. Not to mention I've been working at the Hawaiian Cultural Center all this time, which makes me feel like I'm back home everyday I'm there. It's uncanny.

But as I drove down 12600S on my way to Draper to pick up an Orange Dream machine, the realization finally hit me...I am LIVING in Utah. LOL!!!