Keolanani Kinghorn

There is nothing worse than cheep and rough toilet paper for a nose that just won't quit running. I finally broke down and bought the good stuff:  Ultra Soft Kleenix tissues with aloe lotion. It's like butter, it's better than butter. My nose is recovering, as is my body from a pretty intense cold. Thank goodness for Nyquil. Well, Adam and Meghan have officially left Hawaii. They are in Maryland now :( :) I had to put a sad face and a happy face because I am sad they are gone and SO FAR AWAY, but I am so excited for them and the new adventures that await them there. So, lets see, what else has happened lately. Oh yeah, today I got called as my ward Relief Society President. Yeah. Phil was so kind as to announce to his family this evening at dinner, "Everyone, Keola, has some exciting news for you." Thus implying that I am pregnant, because apparently that is the only exciting thing that happens to married people. Everyone snapped their heads towards me wi...

IT'S DONE!!!!!!!!!! THE PLAY IS OVER! This past week, The Winter's Tale showed at BYUH-Hawaii. I have heard many different reactions to the 3-hour play. Some found it emotional and full of depth, while others couldn't quite get into it. With the small and intimate seating it was very apparent that every night there were audience members who left at intermission. There were 88-seats available to the audience and it was sold out the last two nights. Leading up to the performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday we had intense dress rehearsals every night from 6:45-10:30 p.m.  I played Dion, an assistant to King Leontes. The play had a modern take on it, so we were dressed in modern outfits. As a professional, I was dressed in an 80's Power Suit: complete with extra-large shoulder pads. Don't worry, I gave up on looking good in this play a while ago :P Monday was March 14 a.k.a. PI day (3.14). I was really excited for this day because, first of all, my h...

What a week!!!! Another tsunami!!! I say another because the last one hit April 2010. Luckily, this time we weren't living 15 ft from the ocean. However, this one decided to keep us up all night. We got the word about 9 p.m. the night before. Within about a half hour the tsunami watch was updated to a warning. The actual tsunami didn't hit until about 3 in the morning. We were evacuated to the 2nd floor of our apartment complex where we spent the night with our lovely friends, Ben and Rachel Erbe. We stayed up until about 2 a.m., watching the devastation in Japan. :( Eventually, we decided it was time to hit the sack, at least until the tsunami hit. Well, we didn't manage to wake ourselves up until 7 a.m. The tsunami turned out to be pretty small, luckily for us. SOOO... we went back to bed, in our apartment. Phil skipped his first two classes, but it was fine, because his teachers did too. I am pretty sure no one in Hawaii got much sleep that night. A few hours late...

For the past few days we have been celebrating  my mother-in-law's bday. Don't worry mom, no numbers will be mentioned ;) It has been a fun weekend with lots of exciting news :) Today, the girls got together to celebrate her birthday. Here are some pictures...

                                                                        This week BYU-Hawaii's steel band had a performance, the second one of the semester, and we have four more this semester. It is so fun performing and playing with such talented musicians. I have absolutely fallen in love with the sound, swing and rhythm of the steel pan, along with the music that can be created with it. It's so fun, its impossible to not like...to not dance while the music is playing. There is nothing like it. I am going to miss it a lot when I am gone from BYU-Hawaii. My talented husband, Phil, has also played in the Steel Band, but not this semester. However, he is performing with the Salsa Band.         Just in case anyone wants to attend any of the performances this semester...