I'm here!!!

It has been a crazy, non-stop time for me. Nathan left for Hawaii on May 6th and I was in San Marcos trying to finish off the school year. I had so much work to do the last couple of weeks and it was tough having no help. I was trying to get my apartment packed up, sell whatever I needed to sell on craigslist, pack up my classroom ALONE, and dealing with "flakers"( the people that say they will buy your stuff but never show). I really never had time to breathe, it was always go, go, go. As soon as I graduated my kinder kiddos I was heading to Laredo to spend some time with my beloved Papi. Gosh I love that man so much! He makes me laugh more than anyone in the world, sometimes because he's funny and sometime because he's just straight up goofy... but I love him regardless. We got to spend a lot of time together, time that I really needed with him. Ever since the divorce my Dad hasn't been himself for obvious reasons. His heart is shattered which in return breaks mine too. But we talked about it and I think we both needed to do some venting and share our emotions that we tend to keep to our self. I had a great time with my Dad, I always do! I really am Daddy's little princess so who wouldn't love that special attention, haha?
From Laredo I followed my grandpa to Del Rio since he was coming in from Mexico. I wanted to spend some quality time with my grandparents too before I came to Hawaii. They are such wonderful grandparents and love me dearly. Santana and I are the only grandchildren so they are very special to me. I love spending time with my Grandma, she always wants to go shopping and I always learn something about cooking . Although, the cooking thing doesn't stick very well... but I love the quality time regardless. She always gives me random hugs and tells me how happy she is that I am there. I also love talking with my grandpa, he always has these stories from his life. I hope to write many of them down one day so I will never forget them. Someone could write a book about his life it's so interesting. I also spent time with my Aunt and Uncle who just recently bought a new wolf. Her name is Sarabi, she's beautiful! I spent some quality time with them as well and enjoyed swimming in the lake in Del Rio, I'd be swimming in a beach in Hawaii soon enough.
I went back to San Marcos and packed up my little apartment. I couldn't help but be so thankful to God for giving me a successful year. I had lived in my own apartment this year and really got the whole "real world" experience. I also was about to embark on a new adventure... one that would be a different chapter in my life. I was very nervous, apprehensive, and for some reason I didn't want to think about the actual move to Hawaii because it was a bittersweet feeling. So, after burning off thousands of calories from loading the Uhaul going up and down my 2nd story apartment, we were ready to head back to Mom's.
I had a task of somehow fitting all my boxes that were staying at my Mom's in Santana's closet. By a miracle I think, it actually all fit! I got to spend some good time with my Mama. I knew she would be taking it just as hard as me just knowing I wasn't in driving distance. I love my mom so much, I have a lot of her crazy spirit which she says scares her. But regardless, she's taught me a lot. The week goes my fast, I am woken up by my Mom at 2:30am after sleeping only one hour, I needed to get ready to head to the airport. I had to tell Mom bye at the door that which I had called home for years and years. I got emotional but I wanted to be strong for her, and I think she was doing the same for me. We shed a few tears but we definitely were holding it in because we knew we would break down if we lingered on for any longer.
Jorge took me to the airport for my super early flight and helped me unload my 68lb and 70lb bags, which by another miracle only cost me $125 because by their policy I was supposed to be charged $325. So thank you to the lady who cut me a break or doesn't know their baggage policy. I walked toward my gate and I boarded my plane a bit later at 5:35am. I was fine, I wasn't crying... everything was ...fine. I sat next to a man who I could tell was a business man but his true passion in life was traveling. He told me all about his traveling experiences to exotic places. It made my 3 hr flight to Phoenix go by so fast. He was encouraging me to travel to Thailand and Malaysia. I could tell that now that he was married with young children, that his passion of traveling has to be put on halt for a while and comes with a lot more sacrifices. Thailand... I'm not sure I'm ready for that but who knows, maybe one day. A visit... not a permanent move, don't worry.
OK, so I land in Arizona and arrive so tired. I only slept that one hour and I had another 8 hours on a plane to fly into Honolulu. I was blessed to get a window seat on my way to Hawaii which I was very happy about because I wanted to see the island as we flew in. Amazingly, the seat next to me was empty so that gave me so much space to relax and ability to take a good nap. Did it happen? NO... I slept for like 20 minutes and that was it. But as I was sitting in the plane it FINALLY hit me. "OH MY GOSH!!! I am MOVING to HAWAII!!! Oh my gosh, oh my gosh for YEAR!!! What am I doing??? A WHOLE YEAR". It was as if it never occurred to me what I was really doing while I was packing. And when I would tell people about moving to Hawaii I would say "It's JUST a year". Just a year?!??! Oh my gosh... a year is a freakin' LONG LONG time. All these thoughts were running through my head. I started to tear up and I was having to breathe calmly to stop myself from having this meltdown that I had not allowed myself to have unconsciously at home I guess. I finally calmed down and sort of kept myself occupied by watching 50 First Dates on my laptop, reading Cosmo, and attempting to close my eyes in hope of falling asleep. The trip wasn't as long as I thought it would take, it wasn't bad at all. But I was spoiled having all that room to myself. So, the pilot announces that we are arriving to Honolulu in a few minutes. I am glued to the window as I see this land fast approaching. It's very green and I could see mountains and the waves in the ocean. I land and after walking a long time I finally arrive to the baggage claim. I knew that Nathan would be on the other side of that door as I was pushing it and all I wanted was his embrace and comfort. It's not long before we meet eyes and he's wearing his linen pants and a blue shirt that compliments his beautiful blue eyes so well. He has a purple lei around his neck. We hugged so tight and all I could smell was this wonderfully smelling plumeria lei around his neck. I was SOOO excited when he put the lei on me and the aroma just captivated me. He handed me the roses that I hadn't noticed he was holding. They were beautiful and I felt so special. I had missed him and finally we were together again. As we drive around, I fell in love with all the trees and flowers here. They are so beautiful! We eat at a Mexican restaurant... I know, I know... Nathan totally misses Mexican food so he's in search of trying to find a good Mexican restaurant here in Hawaii. We head to our new apartment. We get to the door, where he decided he's going to pick me up and carry me into the apartment. It was so sweet!! I LOVE our apartment, it's small but perfect and our view is just so awesome! Hawaii... it's my home now.