USA | Sunday, 22 Nov 2009 | Views [16]
Long story short we had a clogged bathtub drain and I decide to see if I could take care of it myself. Thanks to the below website: http://bonzaiaphrodite.com/2009/06/natural-homemade-drain-o-or-how-to-unclog-without-chemicals/ I was able to unclog ... Read more >
JAPAN | Friday, 20 Nov 2009 | Views [35] | Comments [4]
Today's Japanese word for today is "kumo," meaning spider. ("Kumo" also means cloud, but for this posting, we're talking about spiders.) While "kumo" is the generic word for spider, in this case we are referring to a large, ... Read more >
JAPAN | Saturday, 14 Nov 2009 | Views [51] | Comments [2]
While Brandon and I were out Christmas shopping, we came across this wonderfully, hilarious sign. I've always said the Japanese culture is an extremely polite one. They even go so far as to label themselves "selfish" when they close their ... Read more >
JAPAN | Saturday, 14 Nov 2009 | Views [42] | Comments [2]
I promised a few posts ago (okay, it's been a while) that I'd explain a bit of the difference between our Okinawa ramen and the slightly scary ramen noodles I may, or may not, have lived off during my college years. :) We've actually been surprised ... Read more >
JAPAN | Saturday, 14 Nov 2009 | Views [42] | Comments [2]
My wonderful husband doesn't like pumpkin (I KNOW - I couldn't believe it either!), so I compromised. I made pumpkin-shaped (thank you for the cookie cutter, Daddy!) Gramma's Sour Cream Cutout Cookies and tinted the frosting orange. Happy early Thanksgiving, ... Read more >
JAPAN | Friday, 13 Nov 2009 | Views [32] | Comments [1]
Megumi and I ate at a nice Japanese lunch buffet where she introduced me to the tropical Chinese fruit Lychee for dessert. The outside of it reminded me more of a nut than a fruit, but it peeled off easily to reveal a white fruity flesh. The closest ... Read more >
JAPAN | Monday, 9 Nov 2009 | Views [48] | Comments [4]
Today was our first wedding anniversary! We can't believe how quickly time has gone by! It's been a whirlwind of a year with many, many changes. Last year on this day, we were married on the beautiful beaches of Jamaica. Then the traveling adventures ... Read more >
JAPAN | Saturday, 31 Oct 2009 | Views [39]
Brandon and I went down to American Village to check out their costume contest and grab a bite to eat. (Check out some of the costumes we saw in our photo gallery.) It rained off and on, so there wasn't as big of a turn out as predicted, but it was ... Read more >
JAPAN | Wednesday, 28 Oct 2009 | Views [37] | Comments [3]
As part of my on-going "Dessert Diplomacy" efforts, I made these cute Halloween spider cookies. They are frosted and decorated Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Brandon says they taste good. (I don't like chocolate cookies, so I've only sampled ... Read more >
JAPAN | Sunday, 25 Oct 2009 | Views [40]
Megumi and I had a wonderful lunch at Soup Soup on the second floor of Max Furniture and right across from Today!OK. And no, I'm not kidding. We both chose soup sets. I had a bowl of their clam chowder, which was soy based with peas, carrots, onions, ... Read more >
USA | Wednesday, 21 Oct 2009 | Views [58]
And now, for the main reason we were back in PA in October - Joy's wedding! We were so happy to be able to be there to celebrate Joy and Sean's big day in person! It was so wonderful to get to see the Entwistle family again, and meet Sean's family, ... Read more >
USA | Wednesday, 21 Oct 2009 | Views [41]
We had a wonderful, albeit, whirlwind of a trip to PA for Joy's wedding. Between squeezing in some appointments, speed shopping, and dress fittings, we were able to catch up with some of my family and friends. We even got to watch a Steelers game on ... Read more >
JAPAN | Tuesday, 20 Oct 2009 | Views [72] | Comments [2]
While Mama was here, we purchased the latest RockBand game, "RockBand: The Beatles," to provide us with hours of fun and a good way to unwind in the evenings. For all you who aren't familiar with RockBand, it's a video game where you choose ... Read more >
JAPAN | Tuesday, 20 Oct 2009 | Views [42]
Mama and I went out for lunch with Megumi the day before we flew back to PA. We had a fun time wandering through American Village and ate at "the Depot" for a curry-filled lunch. Mama had "Prime Rib Curry," I had "Chicken and ... Read more >
JAPAN | Tuesday, 20 Oct 2009 | Views [43]
To the Okinawa Aquarium, of course! We had a lot of fun showing Mama around the Aquarium and taking her to the ever-changing dolphin show (it's always completely in Japanese but we've never seen the same show twice!) When we got back from our trip ... Read more >
JAPAN | Sunday, 18 Oct 2009 | Views [58] | Comments [2]
To quote "The Princess Bride," "Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up." We've had a very busy, very fun last few weeks. And we have plenty of photos to prove it! When we got back to Okinawa from NE, we brought ... Read more >
USA | Sunday, 27 Sep 2009 | Views [69]
We had a wonderful trip back to Nebraska last week. It was a whirlwind of a trip - arrived around midnight Wednesday and departed around 7am Sunday morning - but it was well worth it! We had so much fun with the Carlson (and Jones) family and can't ... Read more >
JAPAN | Sunday, 13 Sep 2009 | Views [70]
Last weekend, Megumi and her husband, Roger, invited us to go along with their group to the beach at the Renaissance Resort, a ways up Rt. 58. We had a wonderful time and couldn't have asked for a nicer day! It was hot and humid enough to enjoy a swim, ... Read more >
JAPAN | Sunday, 13 Sep 2009 | Views [71]
I'm so proud of my wonderful husband! Brandon passed his Security Plus certification exam Thursday! Yay!!! We won't get the actual certificate for a few weeks, but I had him pose with the print out he got to prove he passed. He thought I was a bit ... Read more >
JAPAN | Monday, 7 Sep 2009 | Views [107]
"The Dinner of the Convenience Store" Brandon and I wanted to get something quick to eat the other night, but neither of us wanted to cook and our favorite take out place was closed, so we decided to head over to Family Mart, our local convenience ... Read more >
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