Farewell Bill and Lisa!

On Friday we had a Hail & Farewell at a local bar to say goodbye to Glenn's boss and his wife. Bill has been a great mentor to Glenn and I enjoyed having Lisa as a friend. They are headed back to Pax River, Maryland with their adorable boys. We'll miss you guys! Here are a few pictures from Friday night.

Glenn and Bill.

Catherine, Gizelle, Me and Lisa on the train on the way home.

Bill, Lisa, Gizelle and Skipper.

5 stops is so far!

A Perfect Saturday

My hubby is home still.

Beautiful weather and a picnic in the park.

Afternoon naps.

Enjoying our time together while we still had it. Miss you baby.

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Happy Birthday Tim!

Happy Birthday Tim!

Lupicia Tea Class

So in case you didn't know this already, I'm a housewife. Yeah, I teach English about 10 hours a week, but otherwise, I work out, I cook, I clean the house. Luckily, most of the wives on base are also housewives, so we find fun things to keep ourselves entertained. Last Tuesday, we headed to Yokohama to attend a class on how to make Chai tea. Fun times!

My favorite tea we learned how to make was the masala chai tea. First you grind the spices-

Boil with water for a few minutes then add the milk.

Strain.

Cheers!

Then enjoy a wonderful lunch and shopping at the tea store.

Thanks for a fun day ladies!

Connor and Brooke

This picture makes me see how big Brooke is getting and I've never even met her yet! She's now 4 months old and has the biggest bluest eyes. Can't wait to meet you baby girl.

Stella's New Friends

At the Kite Festival last week, my friend, Keiko, insisted that I play a carnival type game. I didn't really want to play, but she had paid the man before I could even stop her. What did I win? Two goldfish.

One of them didn't even make it home because the tiny bag of water got too hot in the sun. The second one is doing pretty well and now he has some friends cause you can't just have one goldfish, he looked so lonely.

So now I have 3 goldfish and a cute little goldfish torii gate. I'll have to give them away to someone in a year or so when we move, but for now I kinda like them. Stella is still not so sure what is going on up on that table.

What's for Dinner? Sushi

Glenn and I finally made sushi for dinner like I have wanted to for a long time. We somewhat perfected the sticky vinegar rice that is used for sushi, but I think we used too much for some of the rolls. Either way, it was nice to have some American style maki (rolls) sushi for dinner!

We made philly rolls (salmon and cream cheese), california rolls (crab, avocado, cucumber), spicy tuna and a few others. We definitely had some leftovers!

I had an iPad for 3 hours...

One of my students is obsessed with Apple. Ridiculously obsessed. To the point that he couldn't wait an additional 4 weeks for an iPad after the release date in Japan was pushed back. His solution? Ask me to order one from the US. Which has all English apps, requires use of American itunes (which requires an American credit card and mailing address). He went through all that for an iPad 4 weeks early. Ok! So here's the iPad I had for 3 hours...

He of course paid me back for the iPad, shipping, taxes, forwarding service (since Apple won't ship to FPO addresses..boo!) and my trouble, but when we made the exchange, he brought me the cutest Japanese cakes. That is true Japanese style. Do something for me, I will give you something wonderful or edible. Or wonderfully edible.

PS. Did you notice it has a little ice pack since it was hot out last week. So smart. So J.

Thanks Osami! And no Annie, I didn't take his picture, but I wish I would have! He was very excited! He drove all the way to base to pick it up!

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