Berias and Hawaiian Shaved Ice

While in the San Diego area we met up with some very good friends of ours, the Berias.  We went to the Spaghetti Factory and I thought the waiting area was so fancy and pretty.

 Kyle and Kristie with their son Devin.  Kyle practically grew up in our house.  He and Alec were the best of friends then and still are.  Oh the adventures!!!!  Those boys gave me a lot of grey hairs. Ha.  We love Kyle and consider him like another son.  Interestingly enough Kyle and Alec married sisters and the 4 of them love each other and love spending time together whenever they can.

One year when they were just youth, I was on a youth conference trip, as a chaperone for the girls from our ward.  Alec, Kelly, and Kristie were Seniors and Kyle was already graduated.  The conference was held at UC Santa Barbara.  The area is just beautiful and the conference was totally fantastic.  One evening, however, toward the end of the week, Kyle slips over the wall to see Alec and to check out the activities (girls).  That was the evening that the two friends met the two sisters.  From that day on they were all inseparable and the rest is history.  Both couples have been married for over 20 years and have a fantastic relationship with their spouses and each other.  It has been fun to see them grow and mature.

 Peg and Norm have been good friends for many, many years.  We spent many, many days, holidays, and vacations together when the kids were all little.  Then they moved to San Diego area.  We see them whenever we can and always have a good time together.  Peg is a gifted seamstress and crafter.  Oh the things she makes all the time.  They are just beautiful.  Norm is a computer guru from the get go.  He knew computers even before they were popular. He is also retired military and cancer survivor.   Norm plays drums and he is the best dancer.  I love dancing with him to the 50's and 60's music.   Peg says that's too old for her.  She enjoys the 70's music.  The years just pass too, too fast.  Where does the time go, I always wonder?  John always says our youth is in the future.

 One day after picking little Joneaux up from school we went to the Hawaiian Sno Shack.

 As you can see, he REALLY enjoyed it.  Joneaux is the cutest kid.  I just love him.

A few years ago, I guess quite a few, before sno shacks were popular in the U.S., Anna and Ama had loved them when they lived in Hawaii.  When they got back home, Amadeo built one on one of the San Diego beaches and set it up for one of his friends.  The friend still has the shack up and running even though he now hires someone to run it because he has a "real" job.  I guess every job is real, but you get what I mean.