lord of the rings movie night

For the past two Saturdays we have been watching the Lord of the Rings movies.

Since this Saturday was the last movie viewing, I decided I wanted to make Lord of the Rings cupcakes.

now... I'm not as creative as my sister Katrina but... here's my attempt at cupcake creativity

The Eye of Sauron!

They actually look a lot better in pictures because the frosting looks more red.

It definitely was more pink.

Sauron had pink eye. Oh well.

snow day in hawaii

This is what I found when I came to school today.

This is where I usually go to class. But NOT today!

Super glad I don't live here anymore! SUPER GLAD!!!

can't get over it

My friend Alex showed me this song and I cannot get over how much I love it.

I listen to it daily, which is a little odd because it's a sad song. However, it's just so passionate. I love it in the music video when the boy is staring straight ahead while the girl is raging at him. It gets me every time.



Alex originally showed me this video first... because the blonde pierces into his soul apparently.



Both videos are very neat. They are right next to each other on my playlist so I get to listen to this song twice everyday! LOVE IT!

competition of the countries

Once upon a time, there was this man at BYU-H who served his mission in the Philippines.

During Spirit Week, this man was wearing his Filipino shirt and found the Filipino flag....

Suddenly, along came a young woman, who had just returned from living in Taiwan for six months.

She also had a shirt, but it was a Taiwan shirt. She found the flag and....

OWNED!

Sorry Philippines!

Taiwan wins every time!

discovery of color

Why have I not discovered colored pants until now? They are amazing!

Not only do they look cool, but they make me feel a lot more confident than before

Gotta love the effects clothes have on your countenance.

It's kind of sad if you think about it too much.

The day of love

This years Valentine's Day was probably the best I have ever experienced.

The question is: Why? Let me tell you.

Instead of worrying about who loved me, I worried about who I was going to tell that I loved them. I made individual Valentines for all of my roommates and wrote notes along with them. From there, I passed out candy to my friends who love me enough to stop and talk to me in the hall. I also took strawberries and chocolate to work so that we could enjoy chocolate covered strawberries while we tutored. It was so much fun. I LOVED seeing the reactions on my friends faces. They would laugh and smile, which made it all the more fun.


Why don't I do this every day? Oh I know, I can't afford it.

However, I can afford to write nice notes for others and still let them know that I love them. I think that is what I'll do for now on. Then everyday can be a day of love.

Oh my life...

This is what is happening in my house tonight.

Yup! I have nothing else to say. Just wanted you to know. We're going to cook it tomorrow at our Ward BBQ! What can I say? My Bishop likes to raise his own meat! (Poor cow) I knew him once.

This is Halloween, this is Halloween!

Introducing the fourth floor crew!

(Nica - the awkward photographer, Sara - who's your mummy, Me - Yo ho, a pirates life for me, Jessica - NERD!, Kaylee - I dream of Genie, Christina - vintage witch, Heather - Elphaba, Rachel - Hawaiian princess diva, Kendra - Fairy Queen)

I pillage and plunder, I rifle and loot. I kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot. Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.

Avast!

What be happening here?

Our crew has gone rogue..... to blow a man down to Davy Jone's Locker.

How does the saying go?

Dead men tell no tales.

Happy Halloween me hearties!

epic

My dream has come true.

photos

I was bored and very un-tired one night and this was the result. :)

This one really should be up and huge! It's my favorite!

My little man!

yellow = happiness

I have always loved watermelon.

It's just such a delicious fruit.

It's sweet.

It's juicy.

And in Taiwan....

It's YELLOW!!!!

One can find happiness in fruit.

adventure book

Once upon a time I met this girl named Ambree. She was an inspiration to me. She has traveled all over the world and has managed to keep a very remarkable journal during her travels. I talked to her about it once, but didn't really take the time to actually do it. (I wasn't going on any real adventures or anything). But then I realized.... I'M IN TAIWAN!! I have lots of adventures to record and remember for all time!

So, I finally made my own adventure book! :) Take a look at the humble beginnings.

It's begining to look as if I'll need to record some taradiddles not only at taiwantaradiddles.blogspot.com but also in my brand new adventure book! :) But I'm glad! I'm stoked to have one and I hope one day I'll be able to show it to Ambree. :)

biebs had it right

I never thought that I would be living in Taiwan.

I never thought that I could be a teacher.

I never thought I had the capacity to travel around the world.

I never thought that I would have such amazing roommates in the world.

I never thought that I would walk into the lounge and find ALL of my roommates watching the Justin Bieber movie.

Well, Biebs had it right.

NEVER say NEVER!!!

just do it.

"The only exercise some people get is jumping to conclusions, running down their friends, side-stepping responsibility, and pushing their luck!"

- Anonymous

My conclusion: Well that's not going to get you anywhere.

Since I'm in Taiwan, I have decided to take this time to better myself in many regards. One of the main ones being, getting in shape.

I am 20 years old

I am 5'2"

I {should} weigh 125 pounds

So what am I doing about it?

I am eating healthier

I am getting help from these two women.

(It was the only exercise video in the lounge and it's actually really fun!)

I am running.

Whether it's on the roof of our apartment building or at a nearby park, I am running.

It's been quite an adventure so far, but I am definitely seeing results.

I am not only doing this to look better, but also to feel better. The greatest rewards are the ones that you work for and then earn. I know by staying determined and working hard, I will be blessed with a healthier body. I hope that Heavenly Father will be pleased with me once I've reached my goals. I know he is pleased with me for trying.

Do or do not, there is no try!

bring it Ted!!!

I woke up this morning missing Hawaii. I miss surfing! I miss the ocean! I miss the warmth!!! And most of all (well maybe not most, but alot) I miss Chocolate Haupia pie! So, i decided that i could fix the pie problem......

I made my own Chocolate Haupia pie!!! :) And it is delicious!

It's not as stiff as Ted's... but it's just as delicious! If not more!

Funny Tsunami!!!

I have now survived not one, but TWO Tsunami's!!! :) Yay me!!!!

Now, this Tsunami was TEN TIMES better because it was sooooo HILARIOUS!!! Here's the story.....


So, the warning started Thursday night around 10pm. They shut down everything. I ran back to the hale, took care of some stuff and then left for the Temple. It was me, Kaylee, Marcus and Landon. (Marcus is Kaylee's boyfriend and Landon is his roommate). Anyway, we camped out behind the Temple with two blankets, four pillows and backpacks. We were there from 12-5:30am. The Tsunami warning was officially called off at about 3am but we were too exhausted to move.


Unfortunately, at around 5:30 it began to POUR!!!! We had all been sleeping for the first time so we were a little delirious. So, this is what happened. Marcus wakes up in a panic. He begins gathering stuff and shouting "Wake up! Wake up! Go! Go! Go!" Kaylee and I jump up, grab what we can and start booking it down the hill. I grabbed my backpack and one pillow. Kaylee grabbed the first blanket, one pillow and her backpack. Marcus.... he had his backpack and one shoe. (We have no idea where Landon is at this point) While we're running down the hill, Marcus suddenly stops and starts freaking out. He was like "I dropped me phone! Shoot! I dropped my phone!" He runs back up the hill with one shoe and his backpack, looking for his phone. I got my phone out and tried calling his phone. Somebody answered: "Hello Kylie, I am on hill." (I thought it was Marcus but I found out later that it was Landon) I then was like "OK, good!" before hanging up. Then Marcus comes running back down the hill with his phone and his backpack, but no shoe. We make it down to the pavilion and put everything down before Landon comes limping down the hill to join us. Soaking wet and extremely exhausted with enough stuff in his arms to cover his face, Landon slams everything on the table and says "You all abandoned me!"


I couldn't stop laughing. He was soaked! he then started unpacking everything and saying very tiredly, "I have two pillows, a bag, a very large water bottle, and your pants." hahaha! (The water bottle was mine and the pants were Marcus's) [he had changed them earlier in the trees] Landon had been carrying a sleeping bag full of two pillows, one backpack, and pretty much the rest of our stuff. He also had the second blanket draped over him like a Caesar robe. (I thought it was very fitting).


Then, poor Landon, made me laugh even harder. He looked down at our stuff that we had grabbed, which was looking very pitiful next to his load, when he said "Thank you my friends for getting my things ALL wet." We looked down and realized that we had grabbed HIS pillows and HIS blanket, both of which were soaked!!! We were like "I'm sorry Landon." He kind of ignored us and was like "I'm going to bed." before he gathered everything up in his arms again and started for home.

Later that day, we found these following status's on Facebook.


Kaylee: Just in case all of you land-locked people were wondering... tsunami's suck! But class after a tsunami... even worse. It should be illegal. Just saying.

Me: Us vs. Tsunami (us 1, tsunami 0) Later.... Us vs. Mini rainstorm (rainstorm 1, us 0!!!!!!)

Landon: When the next Tsunami comes I don't recommend Marcus, Kaylee and Kylie to go up the hill with. They tend to steal your shoe and abandon you with everything else when it rains...

And these were our comments on Landon's:

marcus: I stole one shoe one accident while trying to save the most important and water sensitive items from the massive rain storm that was beating upon us suddenly, and I'll never live it down...

Kaylee: We were in a state of panic... what did you expect? Haha but I am sorry all of your things got wet! Kylie and I will make it up to you somehow!

Me: In my defense, I was pretty much asleep and I was just reacting to Marcus's shouts of "Go! Go! Go!" Totally understandable!

Anyway, it was super funny and I still laugh every time I think about it. Hahahhahaha Poor Landon! I'll have to make it up to him here in the near future.

Thanks for all of your prayers and concerns. Please continue to pray for those who were affected by the Tsunami and by the Earthquake in Japan. Thanks!

things that make me smile

I was reading my friends blog, where she listed things that made her happy, when I decided that I wanted to make a list of things that make me smile.

• Jesus Christ
• Pictures of my niece and nephew (they're more adorable than any other children in the world!)
• Family in General (Parents, sisters, brothers, in-laws, cousins, etc.)
  
• Kaylee and Charli (My Roomies)
• Tangled
• Ice Cream Sundae's with Rainbow Sprinkles
• People who hold doors open for other people
• Mail in my mailbox (especially letters from missionaries!)
  
• A's on papers
• Compliments on my eyes (Thanks - I got them from my mom and dad! Aren't they great parents!?)
• Funny comments on fb
• Those who appear to be following their dreams
• Surfing
• Chocolate Chip Cookies
• my hair (most days - Thanks Britt)
• music
• Senior Missionaries
• You

Thanks for reading this. Just know, a lot of things make me smile, but these are the few I could think of right off the bat.
~ Love Ky

surf's Up!!!

I officially have my very own surfboard!!! And I love it!!!!!!

Here's my new baby! Thank you mom and dad for this unbeatable Christmas present! (Also, thank you Erin for picking it up for me! And thank you Max for teaching me how to surf!)


I went out with my board for it's first time and I stood up for a long time. It was the longest I have ever stood up before. Unfortunately, it was hard to get a picture of it because it happens at random!
Now I go out lots! I love it and cannot wait to go again... every time! Surfing is unreal!!!!!