Blast from the Past

Rose, Me, Nisi, Kaui

Our personal Chef... Forgot his name... but he was Vietnamese and spoke Pidgin:)

Just finished eating our salad, miso soup, and appetizer.

The Graduate and ME!

Almost 10 years ago in the year 2000 I met 3 amazing friends backstage at the PCC nightshow. They are Nisi Farpapau from Fiji, Rose Taua from Maui, and Kaui Kaina from the Big Island. All of you who have danced at PCC know that the friendships that begin there, continue no matter how many years pass by. We all danced in the same section together... Hawaii, Maori, and Tahiti. There was a time when I worked at PCC that I had absolutely no friends to hang out with because of a misunderstanding. These 3 girls were best friends with each other and they accepted me as their fourth. They are so talented in their own way and very loving. In the past ten years we have experienced trials, marriage, children, and motherhood. Although we have lived in different places and moved on in different directions, we still managed to support and keep in touch with each other. This month we gathered together to celebrate Rose's Graduation from BYU-Hawaii. I don't know how she did it with 3 kids! (I could barely graduate from college when I was single!) The four of us celebrated her graduation by going to dinner at "Tanaka of Tokyo" at Alamoana Shopping Center. Very cool Japanese restaurant that has their chef's cook your meals in front of you. It was so nice to spend time with them after all these years.