Winter Vacation in Japan, part 2: Tokyo (day 2)

Winter Vacation in Japan, part 2: Tokyo (day 2)

New Years’ Day Hatsumode at Meiji, cat cafe, Takeshita Street in Harajuku, Shibuya Scramble/Crossing, Sushi, and Karaoke. If just reading that makes you tired, then you can imagine actually doing it was…. yep, tiring! But totally worth it. Especially the 10% creepy/90% cool cat cafe. I can’t believe- given that list of stops- that I … Continue reading

Guam Christmas

Guam Christmas

Lots of crafting, lots of baking, lots of playing and lounging around. A family jingle bell run, a visit to Santa, a visit from Santa. Overall a happy Christmas!

Surfing with Keikis

Surfing with Keikis

Half the reason we chose the area where we live is the sandy bottom surf spot down the hill from Talofofo village. Guam’s beaches are legendary, but most all of them have reef floors…. which for an amateur, wannabe surfer like me is a big no-no. In Talofofo, however, we have a nice, soft, sandy … Continue reading

First Thanksgiving in Guam

First Thanksgiving in Guam

The on-island turkey trot started at 6am, and though I really wanted to do that, I had to draw the line. Probably somewhere closer to 7am. Who am I kidding? 8am. So we opted instead to take a little hike to the black sand beach near our village. As far as I know, it’s the … Continue reading

The Best Things in Life are Free

The Best Things in Life are Free

Except babysitters. The best babysitters in life are not free, but they’re worth every penny. In fact, 1 of the pictures (and arguably, the best) in this post was taken by our lovely babysitter while I was out getting in my new favorite form of exercise- swimming along a reef ledge in the harbor. Ok, … Continue reading

Halloween 2017

Halloween 2017

We had a few events for Halloween this year, which worked out well since Asher just couldn’t seem to decide on 1 costume. Isla, on the other hand, chose to be Hermione Granger months ago, and Hermione Granger she was. For a good long while, Asher was saying he would be Harry Potter, but as … Continue reading