Vakapuna Update!

Hello Bloggers!!!

Came on my blog today and was a little embarrassed because I've been really slacking. All bad!!! :(

So I thought maybe I should blog a little bit about how we are doing!! :)

So, I'm still working for United Airlines! After a year and half I'm finally working from home and loving it!!! United is just TOO GOOD to me! I'm really hoping for part time soon! That'll make my life much better! :) Hahaha...

 I love United. Fili and I have taken a couple trips! Last year we went to Hawaii for my birthday and "just to getaway"!;) It was perfect! The flights were all open (surprising...I know!) there and back! We had the opportunity to stay with my grandparents! My grandpa loves when his grandkids come to town and insist on us to stay with him because he and my grandma love the company!! Hawaii was just great for us! I got to show Fili where my family and I lived and grew up, where everyone that he's met in my family lives and just everything. Basically, where my life started for my family and I! :) Here's some pics from our trip...

Then we went on to California to my Fontana Family! The Hansens! :) Ever since Fili and I have been dating I've always told him stories about my cousins in cali that can sing and that they're more on the big side but not to be fooled by that! ;) So, he got to meet my "big cousins" and he instantly fell in love with them! He's met ONE of my cousins and loved her just as much as I do but never was able to meet the rest of them! We went downtown LA while we were there with some of my cousins. We went to Hollywood and Santa Monica Beach. It was Fili's first time for everything and had a blast!! Our visit there was home away from home! My family loved fili!:) Here's some pictures:)

Another trips we've taken is by far MY personal favorite!!! It'll be very hard to top this trip!!!;) So, Fili was in Chicago doing a tattoo out there for a couple days and I missed him so much I wanted to go to him! (I know I know...I'm a big baby! But what wife isn't?! Hahaha!) I was so blessed to get the days off to go be with him! That's another reason why I love United!...My Coworkers!:) Anyways, so I flew there and we spent the night there and we decided to head to Minnesota for the weekend to visit my sister and her husband because they and my sister in laws and cousins were going to the Beyonce concert! :) Keep in mind this was my first time out that way and I was super excited!! Once we got there it was all fun and we loved it!!! The day we for there was the beyonce concert that night and Fili being the super husband he is surprised me with beyonce tickets for us! I didn't believe him at first but when it hit me that it was real...I was all smiles! I'm so blessed to have a husband like Fili!:) So our weekend was never ending fun and much needed! :) Here's some pictures we took if you don't follow Me or Fili on Instagram!:)

All in all, the Vakapuna's are doing just fine! No baby YET! But hopefully very soon!!:) There's so many things going on this year and we are so very excited! My brother, Elder Atiga will finally be home after a full 2 year mission servered in Anaheim, California in October! My other brother Rob will finally be graduating from Arkanasa University in December! After graduation him and his wife will finally be moving back home to Utah so start their lives!:) It's going to be a great and exciting year for my family and I'm so blessed and happy! 

Until next time....

Love,

The Vakapuna's

The Vakapunas These Days...

So, it's been a long while and not that much as been going on. We recently moved. We live "on the east side of bangeter" now near Granger High School. Its a big change for us from being/living in west valley all this time but it was a GOOD CHANGE for US:) we are currently living with my inlaws which is always fun and I'm truly blessed to have them especially fili's mom.

The other day me, fili, and his sister Athina went to the hogle zoo for the first time ever!!:) it was so fun and I'm glad we went!! :) check out the pictures below;)

Other than that, we are both still working and happily married. No baby YET but we are still trying and waiting around for some exciting news so we'll keep you updated. Hopefully all you followers are still alive and well!

We love you all!! Xoxo

...Weekend Fun...

This weekend was so great and well spent...

I worked Saturday morning until about 230 and headed home to get ready for a bridal shower for my friend Lita Lutui! :) I went with my sister in law and it was a fun time and the shower was very cute! Lita's sisters hosted the whole shower! Lita's getting married this weekend to her eternal companion in the Salt Lake City Temple! So happy for her and can't wait to see her in her dress :)

Congrats Lita! :)

Since me and Fili work all the dang time, we finally had a day together to spend since Fili had Saturday off and it was my "Friday"! :) We decided to go paintballing! It hurt to get shot by those dam things but it was fun! The couple we played with were fricken cheaters and all me and Fili wanted to do was shoot the crap out of them! haha! Can you say poor sports?? LOL! What can I say...they were that annoying and it was our first time! haha!

Anyways-So we played a couple rounds with that couple and then gave up cuz I was hurting so bad and the stupid guy that we were playing kept shooting me and Fili even though we already said we were out! OMG! but it was a good experience. I don't know if I'd do it again but it WAS fun! :)

Fili got shot in the leg pretty good and I got shot in the arm and other places. All the other spots started hurting the next morning but I'm still alive! :) We ended the night off at Applebees and it was of course delicious! ;)

buuuut, That's aaaaaabout it! ;)

Until next time...

Love,
The Vakapuna's :)

Quick Update...

Hello Out there!! :):)

Just a quick update on the Vakapunas...We're doing FABULOUS and growing strong! :) I started training for United Airlines a couple weeks ago and I'm halfway through and loving it! :) It gets hard when you're sitting around all day but it's all good. Fili got a job too at a company called MTS and loooooves it! I was so excited for him when he started. We are so blessed to have jobs and trying our best to keep up with eachother since our schedules are so different right now. My training is from 6am to 230pm and Fili works at 1pm to 10pm or even later so by the time He or I get home we're sleeping or already gone for work. So we only see eachother on our days OFF which is good but sucky at the same time. We take advantage of the time we have so we're good :)

I went to see our Midwife last week to see how everything was going with my body so we could start trying again sooner or later and everything went well! I was so glad when she told me that everything was good and it made me feel A LOT better about eveything and not having to worry so much. So we'll be trying again sometime :)

Nothing is really "NEW NEW" with us we're just surviving like everyone else out here in the world and we're being HAPPY is all! :) Fili's good friend Andy Lutui got married and my grandpa's brother passed away last weekend so it was a busy weekend for us on top of work. It all worked out though. The wedding was small but cute with a lot of family there. I was really glad I got to see my grandparents last weekend especially since we've found out my grandpa has Colin Cancer it's hit me and I worry about him alot. He's just such a health guy I couldn't believe it when my mom told us. But he's fine and waiting for surgery/treatment to get rid of it all since it's in the early stage.

Anyways-All is well....until next time-----

Love,

The Vakapunas :)

Baby news...

I keep thinking over and over again to myself if or when to talk about this or not because I NEVER thought it would ever happen to ME! I question all the time WHY and things run through my head but all I say to my self is..."stay positive! everything happens for a reason sweet, you'll have you're time when it comes". It really hurts thinking about it but what more can I do about it???

Here goes...

So, last week I was at work and started to bleed but it was very light so I thought I was maybe "spotting" for the first time. But I got so scared I called Fili and told him and he had his mom call me to calm me down. Sure enough she said it was just probably my first spotting, that it was normal and that as long as it wasn't "really really red" I shouldn't worry.

Well, the bleeding got DARKER and HEAVIER after work and while we were at my sisters having dinner. I told fili that we should call our Midwife and she told us we should be okay and to go in and meet with her and run tests the next day and if we thought it got worse or heavier to go to the ER. After we talked to her everytime I went to the bathroom it got heavier so I asked fili if we could just go to the ER! I was so worried and scared.

When we got to the ER we checked in pretty fast and sure enough we were in a room with a nurse taking blood and waiting for a doctor to see us. They wanted to do a ultrasound and other stuff to see what was going on with me. When it was time for the ultrasound fili and I were so excited (but I was still very worried)because this would be our first time seeing or hearing baby's heartbeat. When we got to the room to do the ultrasound she was typing and changing the screen over and over looking for baby and found it but COULDN'T find any heartbeat!! My heart dropped so bad and that's all that stuck in my head and when the nurse left the room I just cried while fili wiped my tears away telling me we were fine and that everything would be okay.

We went back to the room to wait for our doctors to come back with my blood and ultrasound results. We were 7 weeks last week and they said that baby looked to be 5 weeks and couple of days and that it might have been too early for a heartbeat. Then said that we should go to our midwife to see what she could do for us as far as retesting my blood to see if my HCG levels go up or down or another ultrasound. When we left the hospital all I could do was cry cry cry and cry! I was so hurt.

When we went to see our midwife they took blood again and our midwife said that she would call us with the results the following day to tell us if my HCG levels went up or down. The next day we were at a family BBQ and we got the call and found out we had a miscarriage! :( We left the BBQ and drove to my sisters house and right when we got there all I could do was cry and cry. It was just me and fili there too which was good but I was so hurt and I didn't know what else to do! Fili's mom called and talked to me and I cried harder just listening to her.

We slowly started to tell our family which was so hard for me And fili because we were so exciting for everything with baby and finally starting a family then this had to happen to US? I was so heartbroken.

This has got to be the hardest thing I've ever experienced in my life and I never thought it ever happen to me. Im just so thankful for the gospel and what it has taught me and I know I haven't been the best with going to church and everything but I do know that heavenly father has a plan for everyone and this happening to us was apart of that plan he has. Everything happens for a reason and Blessing will come to those who wait and waiting is what we will do.

I'm glad I have a Husband that is so strong and keeps me going everyday. He has done so much for me and I love him so much. Our families have been there for us throughout everything no matter what and we are truly blessed to have them in our lives.

It's all about going UP from here and we're starting fresh with nothing but POSITIVE attitudes and we'll try again when its time :)

Until next time...

Love,
The Vakapuna's :)