Happy Day!

Amy and Adele

Amy is one of my favoritest people in the whole world. For some reason or another though, we can't seem to get together often enough -- even though we live only blocks away from each other.

When Amy and I were able to finally connect and have lunch, it was a happy day! We had so much to talk about; I don't think we stopped talking from the time we said hello to the time we said goodbye.

Thanks for such a fun time, Amy! We need to do this again before 2009! LOL.

My Love Dragon

This is Dustin, one of my favorite people in all the world. When he attended Julie's birthday party last year, he brought a "pumpkin for [his] pumpkin."

One hug from Dustin does wonders for the soul. Add to that his constant sentiments of love, such as "I SOOO love you, Nadele" (which is what he calls me because he can't --or refuses to-- pronounce my name as Adele) or "You my love dragon"... it's enough to melt a girl's heart. I miss seeing him every day and receiving the constant boosts to my self-esteem.

Hey, Dustin -- I SOOOOOO love you!

I Am a Saint

It's true what ya'll have been thinking all of these years: I am a Saint.

Er, or, well, actually there is a saint named Adele...and she has a special saint's day on December 24. That's close enough, right?

And I also discovered that there's a place named after me (or something like that) in Canada: Sainte-Adèle.

Loco for Moco

Loco for Moco at the Hukilau Cafe in Lai'e

Being best friends with Julie has some definite perks... like going to Hawai'i twice during a six-month period. Granted, I had to pay for my own airfare and other sundries; however, the majority of expenses were paid for while she attended meetings at BYU-Hawai'i. Mahalo nui loa, Julie!

When we visited Oah'u in March, Julie's sister Amy traveled with us. On one of the mornings when Julie was working, Amy and I attempted to find some breakfast. We stumbled upon the Hukilau Cafe in Lai'e. There we sampled some of the finest home-cooking on the island--"ono food, yeah?" as they would say there.

We returned to the Hukilau Cafe again the next morning and were treated like locals: the waitress recognized us Haoles among the sea of brown people and even remembered the drinks we'd ordered from the day before. For the first three times we ate at the Hukilau Cafe, I ordered the famous local dish, Loco Moco, which is essentially two scoops of rice, 2-3 cooked eggs, meat (usually spam or hamburger), all covered in delicious brown gravy. It was yummy -- but soooo filling!

After the third breakfast of Loco Moco, I thought I might never be able to eat it again. But now that I'm writing about it, I'm getting a craving for some ono Loco Moco -- but I'll only eat it once, not three days in a row.

Are You Ready for Some Football?!

I love football, especially BYU football. (Gooooooo, Cougars!) I love BYU football so much that when I heard about the BYU Women's Football Clinic on July 31, I registered at once--and then convinced my friends Amy, Melea, Julie, and Alicia to attend with me. We, along with the other women in attendance, will get to have a tour of the practice facilities, hear from coaches and players (in addition to the coaches attending, Max Hall, Fui Vakapuna, Harvey Unga and Austin Collie will be there as well), and participate in football drills. Talk about getting an insider's look at BYU football. I'm soooo excited!

Along that vein...my friend JasonO sent this YouTube video showing a referee dancing to C&C Music Factory's "Everybody Dance Now." I never knew that a referee could get his groove on!

Adele Has a Star!

If only my surname was Jergens, this would be perfect! I always knew I deserved one of these.

For those who are curious (like I was) who Adele Jergens is, click here for more about her.