It's 3AM chatter....

With the crazy week I've had, I should be sound asleep....but no, I just got done checking my {FB} and now I'm blogging lol. I haven't blogged since baby {E} was born, so here goes an attempt at an update.

I updated my photoblog. The most recent post is pretty deep hehe Now I'm thinking that people might get the wrong impression. BUT I figure, as long as I know what I'm talking about, then it's all geezy {good}.

I have worked about 50 hours this week at my day job (applyki.com). My sis-in-law Megan is now working with me. She's doing a great job and I am happy that she's happy working there as well. Our company is growing like a weed, it's insane. So I'm definitely glad to be a part of this growing company, and under the care of a boss who's AMAZING and down to earth :) I haven't taken any pictures lately, but I plan on doing that probably this weekend because I need pics of my babies.

Noa started school this last Thursday. He is in Mrs. Bethel's class. Unfortunately, he is not in the same class as his cousin Iuli and Tina. But he's ok with that because he has tons of friends from his Kindergarten class, who are now in his 1st grade class. He LOVES and I mean LOVES school lunch! Which, I'm soooo grateful for. He is riding the bus this year, he's been begging us to so we were happy to oblige this year.

Tui will be starting school this coming Thursday. I am so nervous for her. She has her test thingy this coming Tuesday with her new teacher, who was Noa's Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Rodas. She is also SISTER Rodas to us, as she's in our ward too-hollah! LOL Mrs. Rodas is the bomb and I respect her and teachers all around for the work that they do. I appreciate you guys!

Popo is still Popo. He is wanting to play xbox more, due to the fact that he discovered you can download demos for dang near every single game on Live. HAHA I am contemplating putting him in day care while the other two are at school...but still not sure yet.

Mani is still the Director of Customer Support at wholesalematch.com and I'm so proud of him. He hired Natalie a couple weeks ago and he brags about how great she is all the time :) Wholesalematch is growing as well and we're just truly blessed to be thriving in this economy.

Ok I think that's it...oh yeah! And a picture:

This is a pic I took at Omi's workshop. The model here is Angel Moleni. I went to high school with her and her sister Crystal (K-town hollah! lol). Crystal was also a model there. It was great to see them again. I remember how funny they were in high school, every one liked them. Anyway, was feeling colorful and dirty at the same time, so that's what I decided to do with this photo. I think I still like the original better...I'll post that another time.

Ok already, I have to go to bed so I can continue my cleaning spree.

{7}

Rina "Procrastination" Toketa

That's what my middle name should have been. I swear I'm trying (just not very hard) lol. For instance, I have yet to finish my Fourth of July post and it's almost August :( In a nutshell Fourth of July was amazing. My family had so much fun and we truly appreciate and love the Loosle's for their hospitality and love.

I've been trying to finish my photo blog. It's a gift from Jon and Berta and it's a little a LOT more complicated than blogger. I love it, don't get me wrong, it's definitely more professional looking lol it's just all the coding and personalizing that's the hard part. I'm almost there though and will post as SOON as I get that up and running.

Work is good. I'm blessed to have a job, not only that, but a job that I don't HATE and a job that works with my schedule. I'm sooooo extremely grateful for my boss who seriously has my back no matter what. He's so understanding whenever something comes up in my life that prevents or delays me from working. He's such an honest great guy and OH! I got a raise today!! Hello!!!! LOL

We just got back from a camping trip with the Myrick's (Mani's sisters) and we had a blast. Yes the kids were covered in dirt from head to toe the entire time, yes I had to sleep on an uncomfortable air bed, yes there wasn't any plumbing, yes the hike to the bathrooms weren't pleasant and YES YES YES it's not luxury. BUT I wouldn't have traded those memories for anything and I mean ANYTHING in the world. I love Mani's family so much and feel lucky to have them as in laws. I know I am anti social some times, mostly because I'm editing or working on my blog/website but they know I love them (they better) lol. My kids had so much fun with their cousins and it would make my heart melt every time I saw the cousins hug or tell each other "I love you". It's just nice to know that they are so close and I couldn't be happier. These annual camping trips are something we look forward to every year and has also inspired me to try to organize an annual camping trip for my side of the family! Starting next year-yay!

Mani's doing an awesome job at his work. I swear everyone loves him there, well, who doesn't love him? lol Story of my life! Nah, I'm blessed to have such a hard working loving husband. I'm so proud of him and happy that he takes care of his, no doubt.

Hmmm...I think you're all caught up now. I promise to post some pics of camp soon, but probably on my facebook...it's just easier that way!

I can't believe Noa and Tui will be starting school soon. It makes me want to cry and jump for joy at the same time :)

Love,
7

Can you say S L A C K E R??

SLACKER! Oh my, I am so fired with trying to blog on a regular basis. I have so much to blog about that it's overwhelming :) Easter was a blast, I spent it with the people I love most and that's all I could ever ask for.

Oh wait, good news minute, I GOT A RAISE TODAY!!! HOLLA!

Love,
Rina

Psyche!

Remember when I said I was going private?? Well I changed my mind, more so because my family (the lazy, computer iliterate ones) whined for days about this decision. Therefore, I'm staying PUBLIC---aren't you glad?? hehe

Love,
Rina

Target+Twilight+iTunes=One stoked Rina!!

Twilighters Unite!! LOL ok, that was lame. Anyway, can I just say I am way excited to hear that when you buy the Twilight movie at Target it also comes with a free digital download from iTunes, so you can take Twilight with you WHEREVER your iPod/iPhone will go? Oh be still my heart...can't wait!! You can only get the iTunes download from Target so if y'all be some iTunes+Twilight fans, I HIGHLY suggest purchasing your Twilight movie from Target. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND....wait for it...only at Target will you get a THREEEEE disc special edition with the 3rd DVD being an over 45 minute special with NEVER BEFORE SEEN scenes----I think I just died and went to heaven. AND there's more, the iTunes download is not only for the movie, but for all the extra shiz too...HOLLAAAAAA!! So please, do not bother me on Saturday unless it's an emergency. lol I'm shutting reality out and chillin' with my fanged homies all weekend long. I'll see ya at Target y'all!!


K Goodnight!

Rina

Pay It Forward

"The first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive a handmade gift from me during this year. When and what will be a surprise. There's a small catch though...Post this same thing on your own blog and then come back and leave a comment telling me you're in. Remember, only the first 3 comments receive the gift!"Giving makes me so happy! I hope you first three people who comment will really do this and pass it on to others and find the joy in giving...paying it forward!!

Going Private!

Hey y'all :) Just wanted to let everyone know (you know, all you HUNDREDS out there that read my blog-lol) that I am going to set this blog to 'private' very soon. My photo blog will still be public, of course...so please e-mail me so that I can add you to my readers list, thing...lol

Love always,
7

Another Sisters weekend :-)

So Berta's flying out to Vegas with me!! YAY! Oh my heck we're so excited! We get to go to the PMA convention and hang out with Lini and her girls :-) I'll be taking some family pics for my cousin Mariaha and Lini and her girls as well. Can't wait! It'll be nice to shoot some desert scenes rather than the green grass for a change. LOL! Anyway, we'll be flying out to Vegas next Thursday and will go straight fromt he airport to the convention. Then we'll hang out there for as long as we like and then we'll hopefully eat some crab legs...YESSSS!! I've been freaking craving crab legs like no other! Our hubbies will be driving down to Vegas on Friday night...they think we invited them to hang out for the weekend, but really we just need a ride home =) HAHAHA Totally kidding!

Ok gotta go, on my way to pick up my SIL Jen so we can head over to Dinner Development with Omi.

Love,
7

Twilight DVD Pre-Orders anyone?

Hey y'all! So I've been seeing ads around lately for Twilight DVD pre-orders. Where's everyone pre-ordering from? I was thinking Amazon, but I'll go somewhere else if I can get a better deal. So help a sista out!

Love,
Rina

Honestly, Rina! Very Random Post (VRP)

Last night I made chocolate chip pancakes for dinner. The kids were pretty stoked! They were like, "OH YEAH, You're the BOMB mom!!"-hehe They didn't really say that, but I'm certain they were thinking it!



Mani and Poli have being so committed to going to the GYM every night. I'm so proud of them!

Noa's doing GREAT in school. He said he had a "new" teacher at school today. I asked, "Why?". He said, "because Mrs. Rodas (his teacher) had to take students out in to the hall one by one to read THREE books". He said he did a good job, I'm so proud of him :)

Tui's hair got chopped off, that's pretty much all that's been going on in her life. hehe I flat ironed it today and BOY did it reveal all the 'mistakes' I made when I chopped it off!! But it's still cute :)

Popo is growing like a weed!! And so is that mouth of his! LOL It makes me sad to think that Popo could actually be my last baby :*(

And Rina...hmmm what have I been up to? Honestly, the last couple of days I've been feeling down. Not like depressed or anything like that, just doubting myself, regarding the whole "photography" thing. I know Berta is rolling her eyes reading this post!! LOL But it's true! I guess it's normal to have those doubts at one time or another, right? I sure hope so! But I told myself to GET OVER IT and keep trying! So I'm back on track and still excited as ever, reseraching, learning, reading, soaking up all that I can about photography. Yay!

Oh yeah, I also went in to take tests for the 911 dispatcher position...oh boy was it crazy! There were 12 different tests ranging from spelling to memory to data entry...and multi tasking is most definitely key!

This weekend is going to be fun. My niece Allie is turning ONE and we're having a big party for her! Can't wait :) I'm also planning on taking Poli's kids' pics again, because last weekend was such a bust (due to the grrrreat Utah weather). And then of course, it's Super Bowl Sunday!!! HOLLAHHH And church gets out JUST in time for it :) BTW, who's playing in the bowl?? LMBO


luvluvluv,
Rina

Sister, Sister...sister, sister, sister sistersister

LOL@my title. But I was a just a little excited that I got to speak with all but one of my sisters today! Teri in Samoa, Lini in Las Vegas and Berta in Logan. The only thing that would've made speaking to each of them better, would be to have been able to speak to them all at once in a conference call. Something we're pretty famous for and absolute hate being left out of-hehe. Gosh I miss them all so much, our lives are so different right now.

Speaking of the chunky devil...I'm talking to Berta RIGHT now! She called as I was writing this post (I'm freakin' multi-talented).

Anyway, she hung up, I forgot what I was going to say...OH YEAH! Berta just told me that someone opened up a Nothing Bundt Cakes in Sandy. It was seriously my dream, a couple years ago, to open up a Nothing Bundt Cakes store in Utah. I'm soooo jealous, but happy that I don't have to wait until I go to Vegas to get one-hehe.

I made some stuff for my Etsy store, which I plan to open at the end of the month *pray for me!* lol.

Ok, nothing else to say for now...

luvluvluv,
me

Tagg'd by Pua! (Sorry so late)

Ok, so when I redid my blog, I totally forgot to add a close friend {Pua} to my blog roll!! Sorry girl and thanks for the tag :)

4 Things I Did Today
1. Played Left 4 Dead
2. Ate Pizza
3. Updated my "other" blog
4. Snuggled with all my babies!

4 Things on My To-Do List
1. Digital designs
2. Make a Chore Chart
3. Find a Job - ew
4. Take a family picture

4 Guilty Pleasures
1. Xbox
2. Blogs
3. PhotoShop
4. Etsy

4 Random Facts
1. I'm afraid of the dark
2. I have an OCD thingy that I will NEVER share with the world (only my hubby knows what it is and I've only told him ONCE before so I doubt he even remembers)
3. I'm a reality TV junkie
4. I did not vote for Obama-lol

Thanks Pua! And now I tag everyone who comes across this post :)

Bring it on 2009!

As we are gearing up for this New Year, I get more and more excited! I have already started (like 2 weeks ago) thinking about my New Year's resolutions and how I really want this year to go, speaking about ALL aspects of my life (Spiitual, Family, Personal, Physical and even Financial).

This past weekend, Berta and Jonathan spend the night on Saturday and hung out all day on Sunday. Therefore, Berta and I were able to write down, or start writing down, our resolutions for 2009. I'm very very excited for this year and a totally new attitude. I hate to admit that I purposely allowed 2008 to pass buy as a blur. But being more optimistic is definitely at the top of my list! I have so many goals and dreams that I am ready to work for this year...it's not overwhelming, more so refreshing!

So bring it on 2009!

Love,
Rina

It's Christmas Eve...

well technically it is. Lately I have been suffering from insomnia, it really sucks! I also haven't blogged in the last couple of days because on Sunday I found out that my step cousin Stacey passed away. I've been thinking about her a lot these past couple days as well as her family. Stacey is my step mom's niece. (I hate hate the word "step" anything...especially if that's not what they are to you, I just sometimes use it so people don't get confused!). My heart, thoughts and prayers go out to the Brunson family. Stacey was a very extremely special girl...

Merry Christmas Eve everyone
{rina}

An audio clip of Ezra Taft Benson from the 60s

**DISCLAIMER**If you bring this up in youtube, don't read the comments, they're hateful and will make you want to punch someone's face. If you're like me, you're very protective of our Church Leaders ESPECIALLY our prophets.

BUSTED!

Ok, if you guys read my post from yesterday, then I'm busted....totally, fully, 100% caught red handed. Reason being is, my friend Kiki didn't post that "post" I was talking about just yesterady, she posted it a few days ago. But I wrote that post the same day she posted hers, I just cheated and did my blogging for the entire week that one day =) Yes, my sister Alberta says I'm a loser for doing that but wait...what's this??

Ahhh yes, that's it...right there. Do NOT make me zoom in! Who's the loser now suckah?

Ok, I totally got side tracked. Anyway, I myself do not hate on people who are smart and do ALL their blogging in their spare time. Now, if it happens to be on a Sunday and you have nothing else to do because your hub is whining to watch the game, that's totally fine by me. It's actually encouraged, if you ask me.

You guys DO know about the "post options" right? If not, it's a life saver. For someone like me who doesn't know what the day will hold. So excuse me Alberta, for being so stinkin' smart to blog for the WHOLE week on ONE day. I'm sorry I'm not as fortunate as you to blog once a day about that day...hehehehehe

Love,
Rina

P.S. I'm writing this post "yesterday" and posting it "today" (you feel me Rfoo?? HEHEHE).

"You are a Peters." Said the Stranger...

(Me @ 17 yrs old)

My friend Kiki posted this story on her blog today. It reminded me of a similar incidence that happened to me when I was only 16 years old.

I was at my first job and this Samoan guy comes up to me and says "You're a Peters". He didn't ask this as if it were a question, it was like he was stating a fact. And it was a true fact, but I didn't have a clue who this guy was. I was dumbfounded, I must have looked really stupid with my mouth hanging open for what seemed like an eternity. After I got over the shock, I nodded and mumbled something that confirmed his previous statement. He then did the thing that us Poly's are famous for....the "Do you know...?" game. Don't laugh, y'a'll know what I'm talkin' about! LOL Apparently, he knew my grandpa Iuli as well as my Uncle Leonard. I, to this day, do not know who that was nor do I know how he knew I was a Peters. It can't be that I look like a Peters, because I look like my mom. I don't think I look anything like my dad or my dad's side of the family.

Anyway, this story has stuck with me since and it wasn't until I read my Grandma's Biography that I understood how this stranger could possibly know my roots. You see, my Grandpa Iuli was a great man, and that is an understatement. He touched many lives while living in Samoa/Hawai'i and more importantly, while serving the Lord. It is because of him and my grandma that our name is known throughout the Samoan community. I like to think that I have a little bit of my Grandpa's light shining in me, and hopefully by my actions, some people notice that too.

My Grandma has gone on to serve SEVEN missions and she can speak FOUR languages. The latest language she learned was Tongan, she served in the Nukualofa temple and LOVED every moment of it. How that woman learned to speak Tongan in her late 70's is beyond me...I mean, I can barely speak English! The other languages she speaks are Fijian, Samoan and of course English. I'm grateful to all those before me, who have laid the foundation for my faith and testimony. I'm truly blessed to have come from people who have the most love and respect for the Gospel.

Love,
Rina

Pandora...my new obsession...

Have you guys heard of Pandora? It's kinda like streaming your favorite radio stations online, however, YOU get to choose what you listen to. For example, one of my playlists is totally devoted to my fav female artists. From Aaliyah to Alanis Morisette, it's amazing. I used to do the Playlist.com thing, but that was annoying because I had to add each and every song myself. With Pandora, you create a "new station", then add an artist or song and from what you add, it pretty much can tell what kinda music you like. So you don't have to keep adding and adding music to your playlist. Another thing I like, is if perhaps they do play a song you don't like you can give it a "thumbs down" and they won't play that song again! Also, it will immediately stop playing that song and go to the next. With that said, you can also give the song a "thumbs up" and that helps Pandora figure out what kind of music you like.

I'm a music freak, it's in my blood, I swear! So if you're like me, you'll LOVE Pandora.

Love,
7

Roadtrip!

Alright, dear siblings, you can relax for the time being. I am going on a road trip tomorrow morning to Las Vegas. Me and AL-B (#5) will be going to visit Lini (#3) and her baby girls. Don't worry, I'll be thinking about you, and what other memories I can come up with!

'til next time...

Love,
Rina #7

1 is the loneliest number...

...unless they are two 1's put together which makes 11! That's right y'all, I have TEN siblings, and I wouldn't trade them (well, most of them) for the world-lol JUST KIDDING!

I am totally, 100% dedicating this blog to THEM =) I basically want this blog to be about, well, US! As well as our childhood, our family and blah blah blah. Like my Blog Title states, I love my siblings...too much! This is the honest truth, we are seriously obsessed with each other.

Well, I promise to post at least every other day on this blog. But I've been on here forever just trying to think of a title and create a banner for this blog.

*Stay tuned*

Love,
Rina, Number 7 =}