Top 10 of 2012

It’s worth a look at my top 10 life events for 2012! 10.  Running 7 miles with my youngest son, K!  So proud. 9.  Allowing my boys to go to Alaska without me!  (Huge step.) 8.  Seeing our nations capital, a few times (2 times running).  The best time was on 4th of July!  Celebrating … Continue reading →

Paaarrt-tay! (5K with mild hangover & a day in pictures)

I meant to post yesterday.  Truly I did.  However we went to a Christmas party and stayed longer than we expected.  Drank more than I meant to seeing as I had a 5K to run the next morning.  Let’s just say running with a pounding head, rumbly tummy, and feeling like you just might toss … Continue reading →

Cocktail Exchange and Double Peanutty Dark Chocolate Flourless Cookies

I am a busy beaver…boxes are my life.  I hate boxes.  If I don’t see another one for 4 years I will be a happy camper.  (Ok, gift boxes are different…obviously!)  😉  Speaking of which, I gots to get a move on with some Christmas wrapping and box shipping.  Being over here means it’s a … Continue reading →

Pretzel Bites (White Chocolate Macadamia and Dark Chocolate Sandwich) and MIMM

It’s Monday!  🙂  Isn’t that mah-velous?!  This guy certainly thinks so…lazy little lap dog. What a life. Slowly but surely I am removing the paper and boxes from our house.  This weekend was very productive thanks to HB…we buckled down and made good use of the rainy days to unpack and put things away.  Today … Continue reading →

My ピンクの車 (pink car)!

Oh yeah baby!  I got her.  A pink Honda Fit!!  Not the new one pictured in my post but it’s close enough.  🙂  She’s a beaut and all mine, mine, mine!  We did the paperwork yesterday and I will hopefully have her by Wednesday.  (Maybe Tuesday if I am lucky.)  No worries, this gives me … Continue reading →

Oh the Boxes

I have been knee deep in boxes, paper, and stuff! We got all our house back…to include my Keurig! Life is certainly looking up. 🙂 HB also got the Internet and Wi-Fi hooked up. I’ll be back up and blogging my little heart out…hopefully tomorrow. Continue reading →

Rain in my Monday

Wow…rain. So much rain. And I am sure this is nothing compared to what a typhoon is like. It was dreary and overcast as I set out this morning and it turned to a outright downpour by the time it hit noon. Definitely rainy season…definitely. Sheets of it were rolling off the windshield and it … Continue reading →

Night on the Town

Your new in town and you don’t know many people. The minute you step outside the gates of the known you walk into a whole new world. The language, the signs, the money…all different and strange to you. So what do you do? You go pull a rope! Ok, well if there happens to be … Continue reading →

High Hopes and Jet Lag

I’ll admit it…we’ve been blessed so far.  Our trip has gone well, no major hiccups.  I find myself, however, getting easily frustrated with the processes over here.  I am not sure if it is just me, lack of sleep, jet lag, or all of the above.  I guess I didn’t think through the whole moving … Continue reading →

We Have Arrived!

Konnichiwa — pronounced “kon-nee-chee-wah”= Hello in Japanese (I seriously need to learn some key phrases!) We made it folks!  6 hours from Philly to Seattle, layover in Seattle (Red Lion Hotel), 10 hour flight from Seattle to mainland Japan, 2 hour layover, 1 1/2 hour flight, 2 hour layover, 1 1/2 hour flight, DONE!  Piece of … Continue reading →