TWO WORDS

Lia Sophia

CRAVINGS

My FAVORITE SOUP EVER!!

Portuguese Bean Soup

Since moving to Utah I've had to use smoked sausage to substitute for not having the best sausage ever PORTUGUESE SAUSAGE. Well, with my recent trip home I was able to bring back 5 Portuguese sausage...HOLD ON HAWAIIANS IN UTAH...DON'T BE BREAKING DOWN MY DOOR! THAT'S MY GOLD!

Anyways I promised Sarah & Wes I would make them my soup with the REAL sausage before they move. Well....I use Ham SHANKS instead of Ham HOCKS in my soup and it's gotta be Ham SHANKS. GOTTA! Can you tell I'm passionate about this soup. I always find my ham shanks at Maceys in Provo and the darn place no moa all week. Drive me crazy! So now I have to think about my soup and CRAVE it everyday even though I have the GOLD. The meat dept said they should have some by this weekend.

There's different variations to the recipe. I DON'T PUT macaroni and carrots in mine. However, I plan on putting carrots this next time. I WILL NOT EVER PUT MACARONI in mine....I told you I'm passionate about my soup. Something about the texture of macaroni in my bean soup just doesn't go right for me. My recipe is extremely low key on the ingredients, so you can find other recipes if you google it.

3 Ham Shanks (everyone else puts Ham Hocks)

1 Large Portuguese Sausage ( you can substitute Linguisa or just any smoked sausage, but Hawaiians would say it's just not the same)

2 cans Kidney Beans (I'm too impatient to deal with the real stuff)

2-3 medium potatoes

1 round onion

cabbage (I haven't heard of anyone else putting this in theirs...our ohana luvs it)

garlic

tomato sauce

Hawaiian salt (or regular salt)

pepper

M&M LOVE

I was very fortunate to be with my sister 4 times in the past year for very special events. She's the best big sister and she has always spoiled me. Growing up my sis always did my hair and advised me on what to wear too. Well, she still has to do that for me when I visit home. This last trip home my sis took me to her master cutter to get a new hair cut and then she took me for a pedicure. The night of my elementary school reunion she did my hair, picked out my accessories, bag, and shoes....just like when we were growing up. She's always had style...."Best Dressed" every year from 7th grade until 12 th grade and I've always been a"tom boy." Thank goodness for her...my sis taught me how to get made up like a girl the summer I met Craig! Hee hee! No Joke! My tiger shorts and flojo's got replaced with halter tops, make-up, and permed hair that very summer I met my love! Anyways, I'll treasure this past year and look forward to the next with my big sis...I LOVE YOU MEL!

M&M July 09' after Gramz aka "tutu's" service (in front of Mel's beautiful hale)

M&M 09' July 4th partaay

M&M June 09'...Mel's endowment and sealing to her ohana (1st time I wore a dress in 10 years...I don't like dresses and still don't)

M&M May 09' at Temple Square...Mel's favorite...tulips (Mel's 1st visit to Utah)

M&M May 09' at Temple Square Visitor's Center (Mel's first visit)

M&M May 09' at my graduation

M&M at Provo Temple May 09' (Mel's first visit)

M&M at a family dinner May 08' in HI

M&M for Happy Birthday Jassy May 08'...pedicures for us...manicure for her

M&M Summer 08'

PIONEER DAY is our HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

FAMILIES ARE FOREVER

SISTERS FOR ALWAYS OUR CHILDREN FOREVER

SEALED FOR TIME AND ALL ETERNITY

LAIE, HAWAII TEMPLE

JULY 24, 1999

CRAIG, MELISSA, KYLEE, KAYLA, KIANA, KIMANI, KYRSTEN-TEIA

I'm so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who loves us so, so much that He makes it possible to have ETERNAL families

SARAH'S SHOWER

Since I've been home from HI...Elena, Sarah, and I have been working on this celebration.....Sarah's Baby Shower!

Sarah and I feeling "pinkalicious"

BTW...she's having a BOY....baby West

The super duper ONOLICIOUS & CUTEST cupcakes I just had to spoil Sarah with! Thank you tons Aisha K.

Some of the decor. We had moons & stars everywhere. We forgot to get pics of the centerpieces...big, beautiful, sparkly stars with balloons coming through them. Shucks!

Most of the guest...she had a lot of love and support

Some cutesy burp rags she got...I love them...i have a thing for baby things with catepillars on it. Hey! Maybe that will be the baby theme for me our next time around.....HA HA HA! Craig's saying what next time?

Some of the 169th gang that came....i love these girls! BTW...they make me look like I'm their age!

Sarah & Elena ...BFF

UP! UP! & AWAY!

SHAVE ICE

Some things can ALMOST cure my homesickness.

If you haven't been you MUST!!!

It's the REAL DEAL....SHAVE ICE!!!

It's in Provo on the West side of Canyon Road across BYU track field.

If you've been to Matsumoto's on Oahu, you'll be VERY PLEASED with Hokulia!

We've been there ALMOST every week...sometimes twice a week.

They play reggae jams too, so we really do feel like we're at home.

When you go there to eat ONOLICIOUS, REAL Shave Ice...say "Hi" to Clint & Stephanie for us! GO NOW!!!

SOME HAWAII PICS

i got these pics off Aisha's i phone...yay!

July 4th Partaay

Littleton cousins... 4 of 5 (Jon MIA)

(kahiwa made me the lei at his tutu's hale)

kahiwa, luk-e, Ki

Haleiwa Beach Park

crab hunting

Pearlridge Monorail

gotta ride um, but we neva shake um

our na keiki at Jessica's beautiful hale in Waialua

the next generation...

Jaime & I at our reunion

since KiNdErGaRtEn days!

WE'RE SO LOVED

Okay! Have you noticed there is a lack in me posting Hawaii pictures? Well...first we needed a new camera...then we borrowed a camera instead...then I went to Hawaii and snapped away 400 photos...then back to Utah to download those pictures to my computer...then I LOST ALL THE PICTURES IN THE PROCESS of ATTEMPTING to download 400 pictures. Don't worry about giving me ideas on how to retrieve those PRECIOUS pictures because it never downloaded onto our computer and the card that held the 400 pictures says NO PICTURE!!! LOST into the BLACK HOLE!! Does that black hole exist?

Anyways, after crying forever and being depressed.....I received a box today....clothes and a pair of earrings I left behind in Hawaii...AND.....a photo album of HAWAII pictures that my sister took while we were there!!!! My sis and her hubby actually DEVELOPED the pictures for me (something I never do) and put them in a photo album. Yes it cheered me up a GREAT DEAL, but I have to admit it made me HOME SICK as well.

POINT IS...MY SIS AND HER HUBBY SPOIL ME AND OUR FAMILY ROTTEN!!! It was their generosity that got me and the kids to Hawaii and back twice this year. AND THEY CONTINUE TO SPOIL US! The kids were so super excited to show their daddy the photo album and tell him all about their Hawaii trip when he got home from work today=0)

WE'RE SO LOVED AND I'M SO GRATEFUL.

HAWAII PICS WILL BE COMING SOON.....

LOOK LIKE???

I'm supposed to be scrubbing my bathroom...but oh well. When Sandra Bullock first became popular many people....strangers even...would tell me I look like her. Hah! Well, I went to my heritage. com to see what celebrity Craig and I look like...see below for results. Also, did a look a like meter to see who the kids most look like...me or Craig.

Tei looks 7% more like me.
Ki looks EQUALLY like Craig and I.





The picture I used for my celebrity look a like



I look like Thora birch by 80%



I look like Sandra Bullock by by 70%



The picture I used for Craig's celebrity look a like....


Craig looks like Justin Chatwin by 71%. Obviously skin color is not a factor! LOL!


Craig looks like Janet Jackson by 57%! I always knew my hunny was some what a "pretty boy!" After all...only pretty boys want to drive Toyota Tocomas...that's not a real man's truck! Love you hunny!

REUNION

BEST FRIENDS: Aisha, Petra, Meliss

BEST FRIENDS: Jess, Meliss, Aish


EWA BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REUNION