I'm gonna try this Flashback Friday thing on my blog. Every Friday, I'll take a little trip down memory lane and write about something in the past. First stop? The HIZZOUSE.
After I returned home from my mission I moved into a little house on Po'ohaili Street with some friends - my sister, Tali, Miki Akoi, Titi Vimahi, Leise Reid and Harmony Nikora. It became known as "the Hizzouse" - I think it was Miks who first coined the "cool" name and it stuck. Haha
Living together in the house was such an awesome experience. All of us were working and/or going to school and we all loved being so busy. The fun part though was the time we all spent together. For example, every Monday we had a big Family Home Evening. We would invite people over, sing together, have a lesson, play games and eat good food. We celebrated birthdays and holidays, had Girls Night Outs, made music videos and went on double dates together. The hizzouse became a gathering place for our PCC/BYUH friends and ward members. We had visitors often, but we were totally cool just chilling with ourselves too - one of the benefits of living with your best friends. It became more than just the house - it was the sisterhood that we shared. We started as best friends, but became sisters during that time. I lived there until I got married and during that time I felt I grew as a woman, a sister and a friend. It was such a fun phase of our lives - being busy and preparing for the next step we would take. Everything was so positive and it was wonderful to have such a great support system around at all times. Since that time, life has taken us in different directions. Still, I feel as close to them now as I did when we lived together, even though we don't talk every single day. I love that.
I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father for blessing me with such wonderful friends. . . or as Titi says, "Family you choose". I truly look at those girls as my sisters - my bff's for life! haha
And to take the walk a little further down memory lane . . .
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| Harmony's wedding in Laie - November '05 |
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| My wedding in Utah - April '06 |
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| Miki's wedding in Hawaii - March '07 |
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| Titi's wedding in Hawaii - December '07 (I didn't make it, but Tali was there) |
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| Tali's wedding in Utah - December '09 |
8 comments:
ohhh yes a BIG AMEN to this GIRLFRANS post! glv@ "the HIZZOUSE!" i love the documentation of everyone together at each bffs wedding, soooo beautiful!
love this post mary! it's such a blessing you have great girlfriends. and i love the pix at each other's wedding too! :) looks like such a fun group!
aww mar love this one! :D I love hearing about you talk about the Hizzous they're such fun memories to hear you talk about. Love the post!
:O I WAS TOTALLY WANTING TO DO THIS P0ST! I WANT THE PICTURES...PLEASE?! (so I know this comment was like all caps and I know that means yelling, but...well, I AM! And I'm not yelling AT you, I'm yelling...WITH?...you...? You know what I mean: I'm yelling to be all like AMEN, SISTER! hahahahaha Ah, yes, Hizouse days. I love them. I miss them. I want them back.
sniff sniff sniffle...do you have a bigger file of that first picture? i wish for those days to come back on a regular basis...
I realize that I didn't live in that house but I was happy to be included on your wedding picture :) Great friends are such a blessing. Loved all your pictures.
Aww, you're the bomb for doing this. I love it! Miss those times with all you ladies. So when is the next reunion? And, Boo me for not taking a hizzouse group picture. Actually I think I did but not with everyone. Gotta find it now! Love you ladies!
ahhhh the good 'ol days. i am constantly reminiscing of the carefree, late-night, fun-filled times of the hizzouse. i sooo wish that you guys were still around so we have days like that again. SFL! (sistahz fo liiife!) hehehe. i love u guys soooo sooo much!!!
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