So I got engaged...

UNDER THE EIFFEL TOWER IN PARIS!! lol Yeah, no big deal right?

I still can't believe that happened! What a fairytale engagement!

So the fairytale story goes like this:

Once upon a time...

I flew to Paris in March 2011 to visit Seta because he had a few days off. It was kind of a spur of the moment trip. I just happend to have a few days off and so did he so I jumped on the plane and flew first class direct to Paris(thank goodness for flight benefits!) Seta took a train up from Montpellier and met me at the train station in Paris where we hopped on the metro to do a little sightseeing around Paris before our train to Lyon to visit Mata and Romu.

Our first stop was the Musee du Louvre...




The architecture of the museum was so pretty!

It was incredible to see the glass pyramids in person after seeing it in movies and stuff(The DaVinci Code lol) We didnt have time to go in but I WILL someday soon because hello the Mona Lisa painting is there! haha and a lot of other famous artwork ;)

Next stop was the Arc de Triomphe...


Seta and the Arc de Triomphe


and I...

This was a lot bigger than I thought and absolutely beautiful!

Our last stop on our quick tour was THEE Eiffel Tower... Ok now everyone knows what the Eiffel Tower looks like. It's one of the most famous structures in the world! BUT when you see it for the first time in person, it is absolutely breathtaking!


in awe of the tower--before the proposal


island boy made it all the way to the Eiffel Tower lol

Built in 1889, it stands at 1,063 ft and held the record for the tallest manmade structure in the world for 41 years until the Chrysler buildings were built<---ok that was a random fact for ya haha Anyway, so ya, very very tall and amazing!! I caught a glimpse of it from the metro before we got off to see it and got so excited like I had just seen a celebrity :)

After walking around this amazing structure, we stood underneath it and were talking. At that point, I had an idea but when Seta actually knelt down and opened the little box with the ring, OMG I got very emotional and then I pulled him to stand up because I didnt want everyone looking at me haha He proposed, I said YES, and now am ENGAGED :)


yup, just after I said yes :)


Good job Seta!!



And they lived happily ever after.
THE END.......for now.. :)

Bonjour!

First trip to France to visit Seta
Accompanied by Ms Lavinia Mounga
October 2010


in awe of the arc de triomphe in Montpellier...


La Comedie in Montpellier. This lady was trying to earn money with some pathetic fire twirling lol


Cruisin Marseille harbour. I loved it there!


oh just in the laundromat lol


graffiti on the streets of Montpellier lol


My first breakfast in France :)


We went to the bakery EVERYDAY! Crossaints were my favorito


Bastille..these structures in the mountains were for for WWII. There were all kinds of hiding places and stairs and stuff..pretty coolio


Grenoble


Bastille hike in the French Alps-Grenoble, France


3 Tongans meeting up in Grenoble haha this is where Chelsea lived. It was GORGEOUS there! Probably my favorite place we went to in France


Pacific islander at the Mediterrenean Sea :)


Cathedral in Narbonne



Our Narbonne tour guides..Samoan and Fijians that play rugby for a club there


Sailboats in the Mediterranean sea=LOVE


Aigues Mortes-a city surrounded by ancient castle walls


Notre Dame de la Garde-cathedral at the top of the city of Marseille


Mata Sanft, Romu and kids William and Elizabeth. They came down and spent a weekend with us. This is the harbour in Marseille.


Colloseum in Nimes


Overlooking Marseille


View from Seta's first apartment in Figuerolles

And this is only a few of hundreds of pictures taken between the 2 of us! lol

Bula vinaka!

June 2011- trip to Fiji! Seta flew in from France and I flew in from the U.S. We met in Nadi and drove down to Suva and stayed with his parents :)




Swimming in the river with the boys

Some water filtering building that the locals jump from in Sawani. Usually the water is clearer but it had rained the day before. We jumped and than floated down a ways and played touch in the shallow water and stuff. Goooood fun!!


Good ol' taro patch


the whooole crew


boys love their wrestling lol


Seta


floating down


boys being boys!


this is how these kids get home from school everyday..cool!


jumping


climping up

This was a ward activity at the beach. It wasn't the cleanest, prettiest beach...pretty in its own way lol but it was cool

Kali


rugby on the sand


lol...




out of breath lol

Colo i Suva! I loved it here..so much that we went twice! I even gave Colo i Suva one of my DIAMOND earrings...ya don't ask me why I didnt take those off before swimming and jumping in over and over. Ah well lol




ME


Ropate


Kali


Seta


me again


Seta, Tomu, Kali and I




South Sea Island: a day cruise we went on the first day we got in. It was a little island with snorkeling, submarine rides, volleyball, entertainment and all you can eat and drink all day..definition of PARADISE!



south sea island


south sea island


relaxin'


submarine ride(notice my eye..got hit in the face with a rugby ball and had a blood spot on eye half the trip lol)


cute little girl next to us on the boat ride





on our way to island

MORE FIJI.....

Natadola Bay


I got higher hops ;)


the boys


Stopped by the Fiji rugby camp to say hi to these superstars


beautiful sunsets...


family grog sesh


Seta's mom and aunts and uncles--the Williams


Seta coaching the LDS boys rugby team


we had dinners like this every night thanks to setas mom :) :) :)


pretty rainbow


Hindi temple

Fiji was a mother freakin BLAST! Lol it really was though. I love the islands and the people in the islands :) Setas family were a pleasure to stay with too. I hope this was only my first trip to Fiji because I would love to go back! Ya..ok. Moce!