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DisneySea Tokyo
ASIJ had a four day weekend surrounding a Japanese Holiday, so I took the girls, along with my friend Katie Vaughn and her two daughters, Lauren and Amanda, down to DisneySea. We had not been there and...
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Birthday Breakfast at Viron!
Leigh, Jenny, Emi, Kim, Denise and Katie! My friend Kim surprised me by organizing a birthday breakfast with some of my closest friends here at a French restaurant called Viron in Shibuya! What a great...
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This past Friday ASIJ celebrated Halloween with a Parade, All-school carnival and class parties. Both of my girls were beautiful Bumblebees. It was a wonderful day!Girls at the ASIJ Halloween Carnival
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ASIJ Tohoku Hallween Party- October 29, 2011
On Saturday, October 29th, I had the opportunity to join some ASIJ Teachers and High school Students in putting on a large scale Halloween Party for the kids in Ishinomaki City. Ishinomaki city is...
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A Friend comes to Tokyo!
Our friend Aaron, one of Scott's closest friends from grade school, came to visit us for 8 days in November. We had a wonderful visit, and did a few things that we haven't done before (and a few that...
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Shichi-Go-San (7-5-3 festival)
Shichi-Go-San (7-5-3) is a traditional rite of passage and festival day in Japan for 3 & 7 year old girls and 3 & 5 year old boys. In Asian numerology, odd numbers are considered lucky. This...
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Trip to Hiroshima
One of the main things I wanted to do while we lived in Japan was to go to Hiroshima. I felt that it was an opportunity for a History lesson from a different perspective (definitely different), as well...
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Kobe Beef with Friends
On Tuesday, November 22nd, Scott and I were invited by his friend Yoshi, to a night of Kobe Beef at Little Lima, in Aoyama. Friends of Yoshi's own this restaurant, and they closed it down just for the...
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Day Trip to Hakone
Tozan Railway- Oldest Railway in Japan Saturday, November 26th we headed out for a day trip to Hakone. Hakone is near Mt. Fuji, up in the mountains, and known for its natural hot springs (Onsens). We...
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Taiko Performance, Winterfest 2011
This is the practice before the concert! This years Winterfest was rainy and cold, unlike last years, which was 70+ degrees and sunny out. The highlight of the day was the Taiko performance that both...
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Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood at the Budokan
Last Saturday night Scott and I went to see Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood at the Budokan with our friends Bill and Karen Pond. The concert started at 5pm, and we could not figure out why it was so...
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Christmas Cookie Exchange with a Holiday twist!
On Monday, December 5th, Karen Pond and I hosted a Christmas cookie/gift exchange, with a Washi Egg class to start, for our friends at LaTour as well as some of our neighborhood friends. The day...
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Blue and White Yukata Quilt
This fall I signed up, with my friend Kim, for a Blue and White Yukata Quilting class. I had no concept of what it would be. I naively though we would go to class each week, so some quilting, and at...
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Maya's 3R Christmas Party!
Maya had her Christmas Party on Friday, December 9th! PJ's. Gingerbread, Secret Santa and Elf- what more could a third grade class ask for??Maya's Class- Mr. Rolls With her Gingerbread
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Korean Town
Tami and I in our Bibs!! My Friend Tamie took me out to lunch in Korean Town. The food was great, and the company even better!
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Hanna's Kindergarten Gingerbread party
On Wednesday, the 14th, I was invited to go help Hanna's class make Gingerbread cookies.
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Christmas in Thailand
Sea Canoeing This year we celebrated Christmas in Phuket, Thailand. We stayed at the Laguna Beach Resort, on recommendation of our friends Bill and Karen Pond. We had a fantastic time. The resort had a...
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Hanna's 6th Birthday
Hanna turned 6 on January 8th, 2012. It is crazy to me that my baby is 6 years old already! When we moved to Japan, she was almost 4- small, whiny, cute, funny and much more dependent on me. Taking...
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Maya's 9th Birthday Celebration
This year I gave the girls the choice between having a birthday party with friends, or inviting one friend to spend the day with them at Disney. Maya chose to ask her friend Ainsley to go to Disney....
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Kushi-age Dinner and a little Japanese Gambling!
We had the chance to get together with our friends Yumiko and Dan Tanno who took us to another fun, first time restaurant and food type here in Tokyo called Kushi-age. Kushi-age is a Japanese style...
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