Hard work and good attitude.

I have always been taught to work hard and have a good attitude, whether it came from my parents, or at church or the people I associate with, it seems to be a reoccurring theme. Yet, no matter how many times they have told me I never thought about until today. Yes, I know all of you are gawking and saying I told you so, but I haven't not paid attention, I have applied it and done what you all have said:  but, I never really thought about why I do it.

So thank you for teaching me great principles and attributes.

 I have known people who work hard with a bad attitude, whether it was at church school or in any other form, and have found they are not pleasant to be around, and even though you appreciate their work, you feel like you could have done with out the attitude. I have known the double negative, bad attitude and bad work ethic, and wonder to this day how those people will survive in life. Then there are the people with the good attitude and bad work ethic who to be frank drive me crazy. Last, I have known people who are the double positive, which are the people I remember the most. The ones where if I have to do something hard they are the ones I want by my side to get the job done.

So I have decided to be the double positive all the time, I know I work hard all the time but don't always have the best attitude So I  found a way to improve myself, and the atmosphere around me.... so here is to a new start and a better person!

a sense of fulfillment

I posted the pictures of the Arrangements I did for the St. Regis , here is a special treat for me anyways, on my adventure today I went to the st. Regis and took pictures of my arrangements there. I felt so good knowing that I had done them, with help obviously from MartinRoberts Design, all credit of any flowers at the Grand Hyatt or The St. Regis, is due to them. 

the front

there they are!

the front entry way  on the four tables are the picos I did

here is a close up!

at one of the restaurants

last at the spa!!!

Pretty amazing huh? That I get to help design the image of the St. Regis. I am so grateful for the opportunity that I have to design!

Kalaheo!

Here are some pictures of he little city I live in,

Here is the ward building I go to!

I live in that cluster of houses on the hill,

an amazing view!

the most stairs to a front door I have ever seen! 

the outside of the house I live in , and the BiRd in the front driveway

and me with the house, and last but not least,

the amazing sunsets!!!!

Adventures in the "BiRd" Round 2!

So today was my third day off and you guessed it, I went on another adventure!

I jumped in the BiRd around 10:30 and no plans. I wore my swimsuit in case I saw an amazing beach, that was calling out at me to stop and layout! I grabbed a towel, sunscreen, my book, a snack, my shades and my ipod.

 I was off for a great day! 

I hadn't been to the north shore of the island, and with an inspirational text from my dad, finally had a destination, Hanalei Bay. 

Since I don't own a map of the island, and have never been there, I felt super brave following a road that got really desolate soon after Kapaa! Its astounding how anyone just trucks-off into the unknown without a map, I for one don't recommend it, but then again, I  got very nervous when my phone GPS system couldn't find me and there were no other cars in site, and I was on a "highway. I guess its just not my cup of tea so to speak, the whole not having a map thing I mean. I love to go to new places, but I feel more comfortable when I know geographically where the location is I want to go. Here a are few pictures to help you understand my personal discomfort :D ... 

First off, you cant se anything because all of the trees are this tall!

then you see this out your window, and you just want to stop and admire. 

then the trees get bigger

and the views more elaborate 

which means its time to get out and take a picture

then there are these mountains the have waterfalls down the center and all over

then after I conquered all of these mountains and trees, I reached my destination! Hanalei Bay!

of course being Kauai, there is a chicken on the beach, 

a coconut,

 and me, 

with my hair in my face, I know but the couple that took this picture for me had to go. So its all I got!

after, this I drove back into to the town of Hanalei, and grabbed some lunch and shave ice!

 yum!

I laid out, read my book and swam for 3 or so hours at the best beach yet! Then headed to a few others places which you will here about in the next blog entry sometime soon! for now, heres the last picture, me in the BiRd!

until next time!

Arrangements for the St.Regis

Here are the ones I did for the front desk at the St. Regis!

The other four go on coffee tables in the waiting area!

My Arrangements!

Mother's Day stuff here are just a few I did today!

The front

the back

happy colors!

the customer wanted sleek and sexy so here is sleek!

and here is sexy :) 

Happy Mother's Day! 

adventures in the "BiRd"

Today was my first day and my first real adventure! I drove in my car a thunderbird, hence the "BiRd"( pronunciation guide: say it just like Bambi does.. b-ur-d-uh!) out to Waimea which was fabulous, there was a craft fair in the main square and the local elementary school faces the ocean. All I could think, is that if my classroom faced the ocean I wouldn't learn a thing! Since there is nothing after Waimea, I took the next left turn and drove until I hit sand, literally!! Heres a few pictures at that beach!

So once I had turned around and started back toward civilization, I took a few picture of the desert looking landscape since it is opposite of where I live which is 15 miles up the road!

Here's an idea of what it looks like, 

A lot like a green Phoenix, AZ.

So I decided I needed a beach bag bad and drove into Lihue, to the local mall for those of you familiar with the Mission Viejo mall I am sure you could fit there whole mall into our Nordstrom. that's where my mom and I had seen this sign last weekend and I had forgotten to post it with the pictures of the house and this picture of our huge dessert! 

Nervous? Yeah me too!  That they have a whole fair for mental health makes me worry about how many people actually need the services of this fair!

Hungry? We were!! It is coconut ice cream and fresh mango ice cream with strawberry sauce and whipped cream!

Now, back to my adventures, I was going to go to the Grand Hyatt and crash their beach, but there were cars parked everywhere turns out there is a golf tournament. So instead I went to the beach I went to yesterday with my Friend, Katie:) here are some pictures!

The water is so blue and the weather cleared up! 

I decided to head home early because the weather was rolling in, here is how fast the weather changes!

Now, I am home and about to cook dinner lots of fun on a great day!

my new abode!!!!

Hey everyone!
I am in Hawaii! and am completely in love already! Here are pictures of the house I live in. Keep checking in for more pictures!!!

  

The bedroom is mine and this picture is the banana tree out my window! yum!