So after moving back here to Hawaii, Mosi and I planned to get back into school and hopefully get into TVA(married housing at BYUH). Things didn't go quite as planned. Took Mosi a while to get a job but he finally got hired at Bobby Benson, a youth rehab center. School somehow wasn't at the top of our priority list at the time and we were just trying to save up money. Then we got a car. Stupid car. We will be paying that car off for the next 4-5 years. There goes our money saving. But having a car is a must for us. We figured might as well get a good pre-owned versus a cheap used one that would cost us more to get fixed somewhere down the road. Anyway, love our 2009 GMC Acadia. Hate the payments.
So we live at Mosi's grandpa's house, with his grandpa, his mom, his oldest sister Tuli and her husband and now 3 kids. It's a lot. It can be nice sometimes, but can also be a bit much. I think especially for us- we were fresh out of high school, went to college, where he was still living at home and I had just started living on my own in the dorms. Did 2 1/2 semesters before getting married and then lived with my mom while I was pregnant with Losi. Then moved in with his family right after. We just didn't have the normal experience most newlyweds get- get married and live on your own. But that's what we get for doing things backwards. It's nice not having to worry about rent and bills, but at this point, I'm craving it. We're ready for the independence, the responsibilities, the bills, the privacy, the quiet, and our own bathroom, of course. We are beyond grateful for family and all they do. We obviously wouldn't be where are now without them. I have had a lot of agreement from people on the following quote, 'You can love family, but you don't have to love living with them.' True story. Our situation is pretty common actually, especially here in Hawaii. But we just aren't those kind of people. I think every couple or family just need their own space. When people hear of our situation, the popular response is, 'I know how that is.' Glad to know we aren't the only ones going through this. Getting to the point, we have been praying for over a year for an opportunity to gain independence. With a monthly car payment over $400, it's impossible for us to find our own place here in Hawaii. The cheapest place we've found is $1000 for a studio, a frekin studio! We need at least a 2 bedroom for now. There is just no way, unless Mosi gets another 2-3 jobs. But then he would have absolutely no time do his schooling. Mosi had applied twice to get back into BYU Hawaii and was denied both times. We took this as a sign. So we thought, hmmmm how about Utah? We've heard it's the place to go if you're broke. Everything is dirt cheap, especially compared to Hawaii. Tuli and her family had moved from Utah to Hawaii a couple months before us. They said they had a 2 bedroom apartment for only $400 a month, are you kidding me?!?! That's how much most BYUH students pay for a shared room off-campus. That shizz cray. So we have been looking into Utah as an option. We decided we were gonna go for it. We were finally gonna move out. Mosi had 2 promising job interviews scheduled- one of them doing the same thing he's doing now with a slightly bigger pay, full-time, and the other at Nike. Can't go wrong with a side job that gets you free Nike gear. Everything was falling into place and we totally thought it was an answer to our many prayers that this was the right decision and it was meant to be. So he was ready to fly out for the interviews when, with the encouragement of my awesome mother-in-law(Love her!!! She's so awesome), we decided to give BYUH one more shot. We went in to see the head of admissions at the school and was told that Mosi would need to write a letter to appeal the original decision to decline. So Tuli helped(when I say helped I really mean she did all the work), write an insanely well-written letter and Mosi sent it to the head of admissions. He told Mosi that the next school board meeting he would take his letter and plead Mosi's case. We will hear their decision May 6th. That is in 2 days!!!! So we will find out our fate on Tuesday. If they let Mosi in(fingers, toes, and eyes crossed), we will be staying and hopefully get into TVA. We are hoping to get a position as hale(dorm) parents which means that we would live free while monitoring dorm life pretty much. Along with dealing with annoying, needy college girls. Hoping to get the job in married housing instead. That would be ideal. If Mosi doesn't get back into school then Utah it is! He'll just do online classes or find one of the many schools there. So stay tuned to hear which direction our lives will be going! It's gonna be a big one!
Til next time..... Peace out my niggahs :)
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