My Happy Place

It doesn't matter where, as long as I'm on the beach, I'm at peace. All of the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders and have been forgotten for a few hours. The sand between my toes and the sun on my skin relaxes me and sound of the waves crashing soothes me.

Ever since I was a little girl, something about being at the beach calms me. I'm happy. No worries in the world. I don't even worry about getting a sunburn (which I did on Saturday, by the way. Haha. I've had worse and it's basically a tan already.)

I used to have to travel 2-5 hours to go to the beach and now I'm just a few minutes away. I can go whenever and where ever I want. I'm surround by beaches. I fall in love with this place more and more every single day. It's where I feel like I belong and I want to be here as long as I can.

Keep Calm....I'm Moving To HAWAII!!!!

    This is a picture of me in Hawaii. I was only 7 years old and I was on vacation with my family. My mom had be cured of her colon cancer and my family spent a couple of weeks to go on vacation to celebrate. I remember being at the airport and my dad rented  a convertible mustang. I thought it was the coolest thing ever even though we had to sit on top of our luggage because not all of it could fit in the trunk. It was pretty funny and one of my families favorite memories to this day. I loved everything about Hawaii. Growing up, I always dreamed that I would one day go back to live there and it looks like my dream came true. 

    Over the summer I attended a church fireside, I'm not exactly sure what the fireside was about, but I remember how the couple who spoke said they met in Hawaii while they were there for school. They talked a lot about their experience there and it really got me thinking about how amazing it would be if I could just move to Hawaii. I never really thought it would happen but I kept thinking about it and talking about it to my friends and family. I wanted to move to Hawaii so bad and I wanted to move there by next summer. Eventually life kind of gotten in the way. I had moved in with my sister, I have had a lot of car problems and I wasn't making enough financially and exverythinfb that was happening made me feel like my chances of going to Hawaii were slim to none. I believed that it wasn't my time yet for something big, like moving to Hawaii. Eventually I gave up on the idea and ended up focusing on other things and getting my life in order.

     Recently, I was hanging out with a friend of mine. We were hanging out in my room talking and catching eachother up on what's been going on over the past week or two. I told her how I was stressing out about finding a new job and how I was struggling to find something that provided good hours and pay. I jokingly talked about how I wish It was possible for me to find a job in Hawaii and the all of the sudden I knew what I needed to do to make that happen. I searched online for a live-in nanny job. It was the first job that popped up and it was an amazing, once in a life time opportunity. I told my friend about it and I called to tell my parents as well. After talking to them, I knew I had to apply for the job, even if it was a long shot. I was brace and took a chance. Within 4 hours, I heard back from the family that I applied for and they wanted to INTERVIEW ME! How crazy is that!? I interviewed with the family via FaceTime and it went really well because a few days later, I got a call and the job was mine! I'm moving to Hawaii!!

Time next month I will be in Hawaii with my mom, moving into my new place that I will be living in for the next year or so. It's crazy to think about! The last few years, I've seen all of my friends have exciting and amazing things happen to them. They graduate from college, get really important jobs, they move, get married, have babies....the biggest thing for me was moving 20 minutes away from home and living with my sister, but still, it's be hard seeing these great things happening to others and I feel like I've been waiting for forever for something big and exciting to happen to me. I know things happen for a reason and I know that a year ago, I wouldn't have been ready for a big move like this. I have grown so much this past year. I'm ready. I'm ready for this big adventure that I'm about to experience. I can't believe it's happening!

I have a lot to do and people to see before I leave. It's bittersweet, but I know I will be back to visit soon. Subscribe my blog and follow me on social media to stay updated on my adventures in Hawaii. 

For those of you who have been to Hawaii, what are some places I should visit and things I should go do? I want to experience it all! 

A LILO & STITCH PROPOSAL

Watch their proposal video here!

Keeping secrets is really hard for me to do, especially from my best friend, whom I tell everything to. I just get so excited about a secret and it kills me to not tell anyone. Although, I do love surprising my friends and this was definitely a big surprise.

A couple of months ago, my best friend's boyfriend, Spencer texted me at 2 in the morning telling me that he had a plan to propose to Cayla and he needed my help. So for a while now, Cayla's sister-in-law, Amber, and I have been helping Spencer plan a proposal that Cayla would love.

For those of you who do not know my best friend, she has a little bit of an obsession with the Disney movie, Lilo and Stitch. Okay, maybe more than a little bit. Spencer bought a Stitch costume and was going to rent a paddle board. Amber and I are supposed to take Cayla to the beach for the day to make her believe that we were going to have a girl's only day. I told the girls that I wanted to do a Hawaiian themed photo shoot on the beach. It all went as planned, for the most part. Cayla was somewhat stubborn, but that is only because she had no idea what was going on. We had bought her a dress that reminded us of Lilo, but she had gone and bought herself a dress that she wanted to wear for the pictures. It was a hassle to get her to wear the dress that we had picked out for her. She had already worn the dress the week before, which she wasn't supposed to do, but we had no way to stop her without her getting suspicious of why we gave her the dress. We kept giving her many reasons why she should wear that dress instead of the other one and she sort of got mad at us, but its okay. She would soon realize why she needed to wear that dress and thank us for it. 

It was a good day. We met up with another girl friend of ours at the beach and had a good time before we had to get ready for the photoshoot. Every time Spencer would text Amber or me, we would say that it was our friend Blake, whom we were meeting up with later that day, was texting or calling us. It was pretty funny and she completely fell for it. Later after shopping and getting ready, we headed back to the beach. We took some group pictures of us girls and then I told them that we would do individual pictures of each of us, but Cayla was first. I was already crying before Spencer got there, but I blamed it on the wind and sand making my eyes water, which she also fell for. She kept turning around to look at the beach and get the wind out of her face and had to tell her multiple times to turn around and face the camera, even if we weren't taking pictures at that moment. We didn't want Cayla to see Spencer paddle boarding towards us. Luckily, she didn't see him until he walked up behind her to surprise her. It was amazing to watch and such a magical moment! This is a definitely a memorable proposal.

It was also a very fast proposal too, which was kind of funny. We were all running late and Spencer and his friend had to run off after the proposal because Spencer had to return the paddleboard at 7 o'clock and he had like 10 mins to return it. But we all met up again at Hyman's Seafood to celebrate.

I am so beyond happy for my best friend! I am excited that we were able to pull this amazing proposal off. Now, I am looking forward to planning a beautiful wedding with Cayla!

Let the wedding planning begin!

What did you think about the proposal?

Do you have any wedding planning tips or advice for the wonderful couple?

Your comments are welcomed below!