Yearly Post...... Okay maybe it's been a little longer.....

So I know it has been FOREVER since I have posted anything on this. And maybe even a little embarrassing considering that my last post was full of promises to do much better, o'well. Anyway, I guess I will go ahead and update you all on what has been happening around the Lutu house.
Last June Chris FINALLY quit his job that he didn't loathed, not because of the people but more because of the stress. Most people would think that I would be freaking out, being the sole provider now these last 9-10 months. However, I wanted him to quit his job about a year before that and in fact told him that if he didn't quit his job I was either going to kill him myself or he could find another wife. The stress and mood swings it was causing him to have was just too much for him and me. I am one of those people that strongly believe that a job should be something that you enjoy doing. Especially since it will be taking up a significant amount of your time and life. Since leaving that job he has been much happier, less stressed, and more pleasant to be around. He has been dabbling in writing (Scripts, novels, short stories, etc.), acting, and whatever else it is that interests him. This has made him considerably more happy and in someways more healthy.
These last couple months he was able to work on the weekends for a young kids acting camp held on Friday nights and Saturdays up in Lehi. He loved this job and being able to teach and be influential in young peoples lives. Last weekend was his final weekend working at the camp. When he told the kids that it was his last day there were a lot of kids that started to cry. One little girl walked out with tears running down her face while her mother was walking in. When the mother asked what was wrong the little girl, not being able to fight back the tears, said, "It's Xmas' last day." This was a little unsettling for the mother as well because she was wondering why there had been no notice. That made Chris feel good and appreciated and even though he would never admit this publicly he had a little bit of a hard time letting go too.
He has also been working on a film called 120 hours (or something) with James Franco. It is about the guy down in Moab who got his hand stuck between a rock wall and bolder in the Narrows (I think that's where it was) and ended up having to cut off his hand. Chris will be playing the part of the medic/polite. I think he is more excited about going up in a helicopter then the actual part itself. He will be finishing up that project at the end of April. During the Summer he will be working on some projects to help get funds for some other things he wants to start doing. I am hoping it works out for him and will find his niche in what he wants to do.
As for me I am still working at my same job. I will be coming up on three years in July and am still enjoying what I do. Many people look at me, strange at times when I inform them of what it is that I do. Then they tell me it must be hard, they look at me even more confused when I tell them it isn't. Is it really that hard to believe that I enjoy what I do even though it is working with Juvenile Criminal Offenders (Convicts to those who might find that difficult to decode).
I am also working on getting ready for girls camp which will be at the end of June. Being director is more enjoyable then I thought it was going to be when I first got the calling. It is something that I am looking forward too. It is ward girls camp this year and with only 12 or so girls it makes it fun and more personable.
Lastly I will finally be finishing up my Masters Degree at the beginning of June and will be glad to have that over and done with and have some free time to do nothing. After I survive June I will be working on painting the rest of my house. With the paint that I have had for over a year. Probably work more in my yard and flowerbed and spend more time with my dogs, who will not be having puppies this year. I felt that If I had puppies on top of everything else that I will be dealing with I may end up either drowning them or having a nervous breakdown. It's just a good idea all the way around. So next summer we will have puppies and maybe next time we will get a couple girls out of the litter rather than 9 boys not that they weren't adorable.
Well here's hoping that I will be able to keep up more with this blog but I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you. :)

IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!!

So it has been forever since I have written on my blog. A lot of that is because I have discovered facebook and all the people I can communicate with there. But I thought it might be nice to update this a little as well. I have just finished up another semester of school which will leave me with Autumn and Winter terms left and then I will have my Masters. I am definetly looking forward to that. In December Chris and I will be venturing to Hawaii where we will be visiting friends. Since Chris is turning 30 this year he wanted to go on a trip somewhere so we decided it was time to visit Hawaii since it has been a couple years. Nothing else has really happened lately but I will try harder to write on this page a little more often....

I punched my husband!

So Chris and I were watching comedy central the other day.  There was a comedian who said that women have the ability to make their husbands think that they're retarded.  Thus getting them to agree with whatever or believe whatever they say. One of the jokes was that women probably lay awaking looking at their husbands at night while they are sleeping, gapping mouth and snoring and think to themselves “How did I end up here with that?”  He went on to say that the women could probably punch the husband at anytime, waking the husband up, and make him believe that it didn’t happen, you know because they are retarded.  I tell you that story to tell you this story.

So the last few nights, for whatever reason, I have not been sleeping.  Finally last night I fell asleep without any problems and was enjoying my deep slumber.  Typically I am a very sound sleeper and have never assaulted my husband while sleeping.  (The same cannot be said for him)   Anyway, apparently I had turned over facing him and stretched my arm out to either slide under my pillow or his, which is something I typically do.  However, he was closer to me then I knew and being 75% asleep still I ended up punching him, at this time I was unaware of where I had punched him.  I remember lying there for a second and thinking “did I really just punch him?” (A little giggle escaped my lips)  He didn’t say anything so I figured it wasn’t that bad.

The next morning I new something was wrong because he typically kisses me goodbye when he leaves for work.  Today he didn’t.  I text him asking if he was mad at me, he said, “YES”.  I asked him “Why” and he replied by saying, “Because you punched me in the face!”  Apparently he thought that what I did was intentional.  He thought that he had been snoring and I had, had it and punched him. Thanks to Mr. Comedian this has been in the back of his head not helping my case.  Because I had been so tired I was unaware of everything that had happened.  Apparently after I had punched him and giggled he had sat up and asked me if I had just punched him?  While giggling I had told him “No” then I started to pet his head and told him to go back to bed.  So with him wide a wake and knowing exactly what had happened but not knowing that it was not intentional he became very mad.  From 1am-7am he continued to get more and more irritated.

I explained to him that if that punch had been intentional it would not have happened while I was lying down.  I would have made sure to be standing squared up with him so that I would be able to put the weight of my body into it.  I also informed him that I would defiantly do it in a well-lit area so that I would be able to see the expression on his face.  Finally, I informed him that over 6 years I have been hit, kicked, elbowed (in the face) while sleeping thanks to him. Through all this time I have never been angry with him because I knew that it was unintentional.  This was the only time I have ever done this and he couldn’t handle it.  He finally realized that I was not lying about it, being unintentional, and apologized.

This is the end of my story.  Hope it brought you a little bit of happiness.  

Time Tag

Back In Time Tag!

 

1 minute ago... I was adding a Disneyland countdown widget to my Blog.

1 hour ago... I was putting on my makeup

1 day ago... I was hanging out at the hospital with my Dad waiting to get the results of his head scan and the stroke that is trying to be.

1 week ago... I was getting ready for a final for school.

1 year ago... I was getting ready to go to Disneyland and being consumed by the Twilight series.

3 years ago... We had been home from Hawaii for 6 months and I was going to school at UVU.

5 years ago... I was living in Hawaii having the greatest experience of my life and meeting some pretty awesome and unforgettable people.

7 years ago... I had been dating Chris for about three months never expecting what has happened to happen.  Hahaha. Life is funny, isn’t it.

10 years ago... Getting ready for high school graduation.  Fight with some friends (I think Shawndra & Liz), and hanging out with Kale, Melissa, Joey, etc.  Time Fly’s.

This is for anyone that wants to do this.  Thanks for reading KT

Christmas Letter

As 2008 passes and we look forward to 2009, mainly because it puts us closer to Disney World 2010, we reflect on the adventures of the passing year. 

We ventured to Disneyland in February where we also experienced Knotts and Universal studios.  Even though there were some husbands who felt that they could have done without Disneyland for a while they loved us enough to come.  However, if it came down to it we would have been just as happy to go without them. J

At the end of March I decided to further my education, mainly because I am a little nuts, but also because I am an educational miracle, as my mommy calls it.  It has been really time consuming and Chris feels a little neglected at times.  However, he has been pretty good at being patient and understanding, but he would appreciate it if I would not go for my PhD or at least wait a while before doing it.  With the way things are going I don’t know that he has to worry about that too much. My anticipated date of graduation is in March or April of 2010, just one more year.

During the summer Chris put together a couple of Polynesian shows for some friends.  This event put us back in touch with some old friends that he haven’t been able to get in touch with because…. well there is really no good reason. But we were able to get in touch with the Tongi’s.  They joined us for a few shows and we were able to catch each other up on our new additions, their little boy and our little puppy. 

In August we were able to take some time out for us, and head down to St. George.  It had been a few years since I had hiked for a few miles it was good to see that I could still do it will minimal aches the next day.  Also in August we purchased a home.  He has been enjoying having a home and a yard for the kids (dogs) to play in.  Chris has been working hard and enjoying fixing things up that need it.   We spent Thanksgiving with the Chris’ family, the Jensens and survived the family tradition of Black Friday.

Chris continues to work at American Lending as a loan officer.  Most of you might think that would be dwindling but the company he works feel is still going strong.  Due to some recent rate drops he has been busier and working longer to try and get people refinanced.  He has also taken up hunting this year.  From September to November it is hard to find him because he is usually scouting or hiking over mountain ranges in search of that perfect deer.  We had the opportunity to go hunting with Chris’ sister Carli and brother in-law Brian.  After experiencing their hunting I informed Chris if he hunted more like them I would be more likely to go with him.  Their theory is if you can’t get to it with a four-wheeler, truck or minimal hiking/walking don’t bother they will eventually come to you.  This theory seems to work because they usually always get something. 

I continue to work at Slate Canyon Youth Center and also continue to love my job.  There is never a dull moment and there is always some new event that is changing everyday with the residents.  There is also the ability to make fun of the residents who are from Carbon and Emery County.  They always think I am being mean until they find out that I, too, am from Carbon and it is always fun when they find that my husband is from Emery.     

No, we do not have any children…..Maybe one day. 

We hope you all had a wonderful 2008 and that you have a wonderful 2009. 

Coming Soon!

So after reviewing every bodies blog I have come to the conclusion that I may be a little behind....Okay, Okay like a month behind. Since we are not sending out any Christmas cards, because "We just did one last year", according to Chris, "there is not need to do one this year" and because I was lazy I just went along with it, I thought I should at least blog to let you know what is up and happening in the Lutu home. Thanks to those of you that sent us a christmas update Burks, Dimicks, Carlsons, Jennifer (and family). So by Tuesday, but planning on Monday, I am hoping to have a new post. Wish me luck... :)

TTFN