..updates for 2012..

Sorry bloggers, I've been laggin but first off, HAPPY NEW YEARS! LoL, I know it's nearly the end of March and I'm barely starting to blog again! Yikes!! So anyways I'll get straight to it, I apologize but I'll have pictures posted hopefully by tomorrow:)

So Christmas 2011 was by far the best! Reason being is because my daughter got everything she wanted and a little, ok not a little, but alot more than we anticipated. Also my family seemed a lot more closer than before. 2011, unlike any year brought a lot of tension and distance between us all, sad I know but what family doesn't have a little drama right?! LoL. All jokes aside, the ending of 2011 was swell, a very nice way to come into 2012.

Right before Christmas my favorite cousin Jordan Reupena came home from serving the Lord in Minnesota. Time flew by so fast, I noticed I only wrote him once and the rest of my letters are still in my folder waiting to be sent off. Ha, ya so fired! We flew back home (garden grove,ca 714:)) it was so nice to see everyone again but most of all, to reunite with our Elder! He is skinnier than a crackhead! Really though, he dresses way more preppier, and talks weird. LoL, he has this weird accent that I can't really describe, sounds kinda Irish-y?? The thing that caught my attention was his attitude, if you know my cousin before he left on his mission, he had a really bad temper not to mention a FOUL MOUTH! LoL, he's become more humble and patient. You're probably thinking, well duh he went on a mission, they're bound to make some kinda change right?! Don't judge me LoL. It was a nice weekend away from home. We ate awesome food, sang old jams, played vball,  and ate more food, but most importantly we enjoyed each other's company! It's always a good time when we're together:)

Ok this is probably nothing special lol, my parents and siblings made it a family tradition to go to the 7's in Vegas and rep for Manu Samoa. This year, Kasey and I decided to sit another year out and just enjoy ourselves with our daughter. So my family left Thursday morning and I got word from my sister that my cousins from Cali decided last minute to go along as well. I was somewhat kinda jealous lol, tried to brush it off but I kept thinking about how much we were missing out on! Gosh that feeling sucks, so with that being said, Kasey got the approval to have Friday off. We got our car tuned up, packed what I thought was light, filled up our tank, and we were on the road to Vegas!! Talk about last minute right?! LoL, we got to Vegas and had the time of our lives! My daughter enjoyed herself as well, which made my trip even better. I love seeing her happy! I'm glad we went, it was nice being with everyone!!

Last update, we went bowling with the WHOLE TAFI FAMILY! It started out as just a family home evening outing, but then we all got excited and told all our cousins, aunts, and ya one thing led to another, before you know it our whole Tafi side was at All Star Lanes!! LoL, it's always such a warm feeling having all of us together, there were 3 teams and things got way competitive! There was great pizza, fries, and cake!! By the end of the night, we were all restless, said our goodbyes, and got rested for church the next day:) awesome much!!

One more update, I'll save that for my next post! Pictures will be up soon!! :)