[wrecked]

...at our latest appt, had to take the glucose drink...
GROSS! but crossing we're good on gestational diabetes. 

I consider myself pretty lucky but it's more along the lines of, simply blessed. Since I've been pregnant I haven't had any problems, besides getting fat lol. No morning sickness', no throwing up, no heartburn, no cravings, etc....oh and on top of all of that, with our doctors appointments we've been blessed with news that baby is growing right and healthy so I can positively say  it's been a pretty smooth kind of pregnancy [insert joyful, relieved, happy face]. 




Now if anything, I've noticed that in the past 3 weeks or so I've been an emotional wreck. I didn't say much because I thought it was the "wedding" stress that was getting to me (even though my wedding wasn't stressful to me at all haha). Then, after the wedding and even with starting marriage and all the changes that have occured I've been a pretty happy camper (you know if you follow my blog and/or instagram haha), it really has been great. But...... dun dun dun...... haha- I've realized that I get emotional about things I don't normally get emotional about.Did that make sense? lol.

For example:
Like I had mentioned in my post prior to this one, we attended Tehamatas Tahiti Fet this past weekend. We got there just as ages 4-5 were competing against each other. I was so excited to see them perform. After tearing up and then trying to hold back any tears, crossing my fingers no tears would fall  (because that would just be so lame if I was crying at a tahiti fet lol) all I seriously kept thinking about was "I can't wait til my daughter enters these fets!!" lol... Or at least starts dancing. I pray that she'll be as passionate about dancing and singing as much as I am... or at least performing. I love performing so I hope if any of me rubs off on her, it's that. hahaha.. and if not then she better be a good athlete and competitive like her dad......lol and if not that then it doesn't matter, I will love her the same.

Another example:
Just between conversations I have with Shawn and others...but mostly with Shawn, I find that I get easily offended by things he would say, or says, which at any other time I totally wouldn't mind it...or I'd probably say something mean back haha. But I didn't, I was just offended. And I KNOW he didn't even mean it like that- it was the way I took it. So after being all depressed and offended for about 2 hours (haha) I realized this had to just be part of the pregnancy....or i hope at least haha.

Then I thought of Wirthlins talk and quote: "Come what may and Love it...." and I thought about my whole pregnancy. I've definitely had a good one that I can't really complain about and above all things just the experience alone has been such a beautiful one. Just the fact of knowing I have a little human being in there fascinates the heck out of me. Feeling her movements (even though they are keeping me up at night now) is such an amazing feeling. My weight gain, which I think has been the suckiest part of this, doesn't really bother me to much because I'd much rather be a fat mama than have an unhealthy baby.I'm glad my family is there for me and to have Shawn by my side the whole way just makes everything perfect.


Over all though, I really had to take a step back and look at this whole experience. I'm blessed and seriously can NOT complain about life at all right now. I will proudly admit praying together as a couple and fasting has really helped A LOT....more than I could ever imagine. And on the days that we forget to pray together.... oh how Satan works us. hahahaha... 

28 weeks...entering my last trimester. 

So if anything, I'm glad that the Lord's opened up my eyes to see my situation in a whole different way. To take a step back and realize that even though I might be feeling a little depressed or offended for a few hours, I really am blessed with the best around me. I have an awesome support system that I wouldn't trade the world for, an amazing companion that adores the heck out of me pregnant and fat or not lol, and a healthy baby girl.
 I still can't even wrap myself around the fact that in less than 3 months we will meet our baby girl. She has no idea how much we're trying to prep for her to meet this world. I don't even think she knows how much in love I am with her and stoked to have her here. I also still hope she is down to enter competitions and just love the stage. ;) haha... So here's to baby girl....in whom we still don't have a name for. lol...

[ National Siblings Day ]

...well with it being National Siblings Day and all.... here's a little shout out to the most amazing siblings EVER...

I've had the privilege and honor of knowing and growing up with the 4 most amazing individuals. Who I find to be the most loving, patience, and loyal people I'll ever know and meet (besides the 'rents of course)....

My SibZ!

Lusiana

the eldest.

She's definitely our second mommy and the one we can depend on for ANYTHING.... i dunno if that's good for her, but it definitely is for the rest of us siblings. (her poor husband right? haha) Like I said in a previous blog, she seriously can do ANYTHING. Definitely a better cook than me, and person all around. She's a bit of a perfectionist and that's the only thing that ever gets annoying... lol. But other than that....her good choices in life and faith and love for our Heavenly Father has been a huge factor in her leading the rest of us by example.

Marrying her sweet husband Will has definitely been a blessing to our family as well. He's such a big sweet heart and does anything any of us ask of him. I personally think at times he's too nice to Lusi or us lol... but I wouldn't have it any other way for her. He's a hard worker and provides well for his family, most importantly though he's given my sis the greatest gift any man could give his family- to be eternal. And he actually LIVES UP TO HIS PRIESTHOOD CALLINGS, that ya gotta be thankful for.



Lusiana Ikatonga Ianeta Fau'olo Maumau and William Bernard Maumau



They also happen to be the parents of the most adorable and monstorous children,

our families BIGGEST blessings thus far.

Pilitisi Empire Maumau

 and

LaVona Zola Maumau

Fuifatu Joshua Teiko Fau'olo

My Older Brother is the best example of an 'older brother' =) He protects me from harm and does his best to keep me and my family safe of anything that might hurt us. We have the most fun doing NOTHING...just sitting at home laughing is fine for us. He does his best to prevent us from looking like "those kinda girls" lol even if we choose not to listen to him. He loves undconditionally and stands by me in whatever I do. My favorite thing about Josh??? He stands up for whats right and leads by example. Josh is just another brother of mine that honors His priesthood and never takes things of our Heavenly Father lightly. I love how he prioritizes his own life by putting his callings first. I hope my sons can be like him.

....My baby sis....

Zola Tise Frankie Fau'olo

who is smarter, brighter, prettier, more helpful, and sometimes funnier than me is a lot of the reason I can honestly say I make right decisions (when I do make em ;p lol). She keeps me motivated whether its making choices that will benefit my life our my family or working out. She seriously kills me in working out...oh and hip hop dancing. This girl can move. We always tease her about her short temper but in all reailty she's the one that actually uplifts us all. She's just so full of life and honestly everything I am NOT....that I wish I was. haha.. I don't know what our family would do with out this white girl. ;) Love you Zola Tise :-*

OH EM GEE....last but not least...

our baby

...Jeffrey Marino Fau'olo...

He's such a joker. He's always either keeping us crackin' up, on our toes, or pissed off. lol... He really is such a sweet kid and helps around A LOT at home. I can say even though it doesn't seem like it at times he really is the biggest help at home, especially with all of us all grown up and away from my parents, he's their big help from the kitchen and house with mom to dads work outside and band stuff. He not only offers so much service to all of us...whether its by force or not lol...he's always the helping hand to ALL OF US including our neighbors and ward memebers. He's just a cool kid who even if he picks on you will be right there standing up and fighting for you when no else is there for you. Jeff is just a fun kid to be around.... he's not even a kid anymore but since he's the youngest that'll just have to stick to him. haha His testimony is amazing. I can't even believe as rowdy as he is his testimonies pretty solid. He's a hard worker and so strong for being so little (even though he's a lot taller than me now). Out of all my siblings, he reminds me and looks like me the most. haha... hopefully he can learn lifes lessons thru ME and not following me. ;) 

I love my siblings and always want the best for them. I'm so blessed to have them in my life and to be the ones standing right next to me at the end of the day- no matter what I've gone through. I know these 4 are the 4 that will remain by my side and stick up for me regardless of what anyone has said to me or about me- these are the 4 that love Leta for Leta and I'd do anything for them, along with my new pair of sibz who I just adore.....

my Asiata Sibz. =)

We've all known each other for a while and know how each of us work. I truly am grateful to have married into a freakin awesome family who is extremely family oriented. Who find true happiness and tons of fun just hanging out with just each other. They don't need a lot of friends...or friends at all, what they have together is sufficient enough for them and I love that. They remind me of my own... no matter what happens between any of us or amongst themselves- at the end of the day it's all laughing and happy happy joy joy. lol. Each of em has a unique love that distiguishes them in their own way. They also happen to be some of the most humble individuals I know (well Sina, Sala and Sega... lol j/k Matt) however, they do have a crazy side so I guess that evens it all out huh?! haha Nevertheless I do find myself blessed to have them in my life and super excited for my kids to grow up having all these amazing, crazy, and fun...just to say the least uncles and aunties.

....Happy National Siblings Day to the most amazing siblings.....

[ oh marriage! ]

I can't believe it's just over a week since we got married....and we're still married....so we should be good right? lol j/k Marriage so far has been aaaammmaazzing! I love it, I don't know why I took so long to get married. ;) We haven't even had our first fight.........yet lol but I'm pretty sure it's because Shawns been a wonderful cooperative husband. I'll be the first to admit it was kind of weird at first spending ALL our time together. We didn't, or shall I say haven't taken our honeymoon yet, I mean do we really need one in our situation?? lol... With it being our wedding weekend we knew a lot of family would be here from out of town so we wanted to spend time with them before they headed back (and that we did). It also happened to be General Conference weekend so what better way to start off marriage than to seek council from our beloved prophet?? (and that...we did as well) 

So instead of taking a honeymoon my best friend Kerri-ann booked us a room for the weekend at the hotel she works at. It. was. beautiful. - I guess it really is all about who you know and what they know... we got hooked up with a nice couples sweet, decorated and all to fit the occasion, complimentary meals & room service, along with gifts and goodies everyday. =) We were pretty spoiled! 

(Thanks K and the Hilton family) 

We definitely needed it for the weekend and glad we took up the offer. 

catchin up on my instagram "photo of the day" lol

Since then life's been pretty sweet. We really try to spend a fair amount with each family. As much as I love the "married life" I do find myself homesick. Meaning, I miss my parents house and being home with everyone. I miss my siblings at the house and all our late nights even though Shawn and I live less than 5 minutes away haha. I guess I'm more lucky since they're right there- where with Shawns all live out in Bountiful, but even with my family 5 minutes away trying to get everything situated and in place has really cut time with both families. Hopefully we get everything settled in and situated SOON that way we can see our families more. I can't even imagine how it'll be when the baby gets here....but i'm sure we'll be ready by then. 

I thought maybe it's a good thing that we just barely got married and aren't that use to being around each other 24/7 that way when he does leave to football camps for weeks at at time it won't effect me too bad. But even if it does.... THANK GOD for flying benefits right?? That'll be our lifesavers... but til then I'm gonna soak up all the time I have with my husband. =)

That's just a short update on us. We're looking forward to our next doctors appointment for our baby girl. She should be about 14.2 inches long and a little over 2lbs.... I swear she weighs more with all the weight i've gained. hahaha.... Our last appointment doctor said she was healthy and doing good, but we're crossing our fingers this next appointment because we're checking to see if we have gestational diabetes... =/ So far everythings been working out perfect keep us in your prayers. 

Have a happy week!!! =)

[ Misses S. Asiata? ]

March 30, 2012

...we wedded...

our wedding party was so much fun.

see...look how cool they are. haha


the 2 that stand by our sides no matter what :-*


the decorations were amazing, thanks to my sis Lusi and the "A" team.
(Kam, Kass, Ipo, Rosie, Ta'u, Connie, Dahni, Uila, and everyone else that made it possible)





....food was onollliiiicccious....





....island time II......
rocked it as usual
I LOVE THESE GUYS =)


...the dancers...



....the cultural things that took place...

....the Samoan side....
(thank you to my grandma Lusi, Aunty La, and Aunty Oreta [from Samoa] for our traditional wedding attire)












....my wards presentation....




....the cake....




i know he was dying to smash it in my face haha

....and the tongan traditions....

crazy Aunty Pauline always keeps the fun going








....daddy/daughter dance...
:')

 love my daddy



...and the rest...


the hot cake ladies ;)


uncle Toas Elvis!!!
(a must have)


..Asiata Tauoluga...



...song to my husby... lol



...its simple..
the day was perfect. the most important people were there to share it with us (minus the feingas ;p) lol... I married my best friend and ready for our life together. =)

From the time we met, courted, and became engaged we've truly seen the Lords hands in our lives. We've been humbled in MANY ways and are still learning from our mistakes in hopes of becoming better as a couple for our family and for ourselves. March 30th, along with the days of preparation that led up to it were just beautiful and perfect for me and Shawn.
(of course because my sisters and mom did everything lol, that's why i say EVERY girl needs a sister, mine are freakin awesome)

A day we will never forget and forever cherish. =)
We are most definitely blessed with the best families and friends. Our day would not have been possible with out any of them.

[ new beginnings & the lost ones ]

Holy heck....it's only been ONE month into 2012 and within that period of time life hasn't slowed down one bit. Sad that the groundhog saw it's shadow, I seriously don't know how I'm going to deal w/the next 6 weeks of winter.. (shoot me now!) Although January was crazy, I had a little break (meaning an open weekend) at the beginning of the month which was much needed. Just spent time with family and my main squeeze ;) haha

We started the B.O.M. like I had previously mentioned in my 'Scripture Power' blog....and we are still reaping the blessings of doing so!! =)

As the second week approached the "busy-ness" picked up quite a bit. My little cousin/sister Elisa "Sweetie Pie" tied the knot after 5 years with her boo thang. ;) Tangi threw her a beautiful shower. My sisters and I helped with the games, which turned out more fun than we expected hahaha. Thanks to all those that participated.

**MyLeTaMoMeNt: I have this thing with people that go to showers and don't like to participate. Obviously you were invited for a reason....because you know the bride and/or her family.....so be considerate of the bride and those throwing the shower and flippin' participate! Ya know what I'm sayin?? If not, then you're just there to be faikaz/fie ilo so STAY HOME! ;) 

Sweets wedding was as beautiful as her. I'm excited for her and Fili and their new future together &  wish them all the best of luck =)

The following week I went to beautiful sunny SoCal for a quick fixer upper.....hence my last post. Well...it wasn't suppose to be, it was suppose to be a "business trip" but it was more like a fixer upper. The only bad thing is, I think it actually made matters worse, I'm dying to go back.....or to Hawaii.......or Jamaica......or anywhere above 60 degrees.

When I was in L.A. I got a call from mom that the nurse had just left my grandmas house and had just informed them that Aunty Lita only had that week left. Mom asked me just to grab her some material from the alley downtown for the funeral since now we were facing funeral preps 'for real'. We did. As soon as I got the material I got the text from mom that Aunty had passed. =( My heart dropped...I was so sad I didn't get to say goodbye to her. I was frustrated that I stayed back to get material instead of catching my flight. I found myself irritated that the nurse had just told us that Aunty had about a week......and instead she passed right after the nurse left. UGH! On top of that Shawn and I weren't having the best day. So getting that call just made the whole day suck. We hadn't been back to Lisas place when I got the call, we still were running around doing errands and dropping people off here and there so I couldn't just cry like a baby. lol... We finally got home and I jumped in the shower just to shed a few tears here and there, I was thinking more than crying. Grateful that Aunty finally was at peace and no more pain. As soon as I got out of the shower I noticed I missed 8 calls.... all from Shawn. hahaha.. I answered the 9th call and all he said was "I'm so sorry about your aunt babe...." OMG- i lost it. I couldn't even hold it in anymore.... lol so ugly I'm sure. I know Lisa probably already knew what was going on so she left me alone for a minute. Just hearing his voice always calms me. He was the exact person I needed to hear from that actually eased my pain of losing yet another aunt at the time. Anyway....before I get carried away even more and no one really even cares lol... to make my long story shortER (haha)....

my aunt passed away Sunday, January 22nd in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her mother and sisters (one being my mother). Because we knew her death was coming Aunty had planned out everything she wanted for her funeral from her program to who she wanted to sing and everything. Aunties funeral was beautiful. Just like her, so simple.

Of course I was sad to lose Aunty Lita and I know I will miss her and her sense of humor dearly. I am at peace knowing shes at peace...no more pain....no more cancer....no more fighting or suffering....nothing. The most comforting thing is that she was more than ready to return home. She was a faithful member of the church, who even to her death she fulfilled her callings....literally....from her death bed. =) I can just imagine how excited she must be to reunite with my grandpa and other family members who have already passed.

did i mention that I have the SWEEETEST ward ever?

...oh and employer...??

Saturday after Aunty Litas funeral a bunch of us headed out to Vegas for Tinas farewell. Vegas was short and sweet. We went to dinner at one my favorite sushi places when I got in. I had to treat my two faves... Tini and my dear namesake for their birthdays.




We stripped a little and called it a night.


Tinas farewell was beautiful- still can't believe she's actually a missionary. haha I'm so excited for her and can't wait to hear from her. Her missions been something she's looked forward to for years and she's more than ready to be out there.

We sent Sister Mapu off to the MTC this past Wednesday. We are so excited for her and wish her the best of luck in spreading the good TRUE word! :p

As crazy as it's been, it's been a lovely start to the new year, and I'm still excited for 2012. Staying busy is always a good thing right? Well here goes nothing.... haha