just one of those days

at work yesterday we were selling jambas for a $1 and the WHOLE day felt like this...

it was the most atrocious day of work ever, i really don't think i've felt more stressed and freaked out at a smoothie store.

and the line was seriously ^that looooooooong^ ALL day. i was going nuts, i really wanted to break down and cry. and there were many times i almost did, but there was just no time. no time to sit down for 2 seconds. it was seriously H.E.L.L. when my shift was over i ran to the car where brett was waiting and couldn't believe i wasn't in jamba anymore, i was SAFE. i actually liked working at walmart during black friday better, at least i wasn't having to make anything. it'll be interesting to see how many jambas we made though! so then i get home, turn my scentsy on and brett just held me. and life was great again. also some nice phone calls to my mom and sister, a visit to steve and gwen (they ALWAYS make my day) and lots more big hugs from brett made me completely better!

you know after the horrifying jamba ordeal brett and i talked and we thought that waiting in that big of a line for so long was definitely NOT worth a $1 jamba. not. at. all. but no offense to those who came, it was REALLY refreshing to see smiling faces i knew and said hi to me! thanks.

so at our pca meetings every now and then someone would give a little presentation on one of the polynesian islands. and today my friend marco talked about new zealand and the maori people. and what i found to be really interesting was that the maori people was REALLY into their family history. i find it inspiring that ancient cultures from LOOOOONG ago kept such amazing records of their geneology. and one way the maori tribes kept their records was on their face by a form of tattooing. its called the ta moko and they actually chisled the ink in their faces creating grooves instead of a smooth surface. like so....
i am very glad that we don't really have do that nowadays. can you imagine our family history class? brett and i just tattooing some faces? haha

the maori tribes also preserved their family history through these ancient weapons called the taiaha. its that long pole thing the dude in the pic is holding. it was a way for the warriors to bring their ancestors into battle with them. it reminds me of stories i've heard about past wars where knights would go into battle with the virgin mary or Christ on the back of their shield as though they're with him. so with the maoris they had their ancestors on the their side. i mean, would you want this guy comin at ya?

its just so cool how the ancient people preserved their family history, pretty much like how the Old Testament and the Book of Mormon is. marco also talked about how on some people's faces they would have a circle tattooed, representing eternity and that families are together forever. seriously, how amazing is that?