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Summer Recap 2023 Pt. 1

This summer proved to be an exciting one as we went to festivals for the first time in a very long time. In fact, I don’t think we ever did go to a festival as a family. So without further ado, here’s a partial recap of our adventures.

Saturday, August 19

We decided to go to a nearby Bon Odori (盆踊り) festival on base since it was only a 30-minute drive away. I bought jinbeis (甚平) for all three of us, which were infinitely easier to wear than yukatas (浴衣). Unfortunately I was plagued with a UTI so I didn’t have the grandest time, but I did my best. The food was okay—a mixture of American and Japanese. I was annoyed that they didn’t sell individual pizza slices, but oh well. They forced you to buy entire pizza boxes! The fireworks is what we really looked forward to and they started at 2000. The wait was worth it as they did in fact deliver. Anyway, Miyu ended up using a fireworks photo as her inspiration for her summer homework. 🙂

Sunday, August 20

Our next trip was the next day when we went to a nearby shopping plaza where a small Bon Odori festival was being held. It was definitely a compact-sized festival but it was neat and we had a bit of fun. I fell in love with one of the food stands that sold “Super Star Potatoes” and I swear, it was the best french fries I’ve ever had in my life. LOL

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My Humble Mother’s Day Flowers

Miyu and I traveled to Yokota yesterday to pick up some packages at the post office, but when we got there, it was closed. Apparently the post office and the PX were closed the entire day due to a power outage. FML. So I had totally wasted gas, toll fees, and roughly 3 hours of time (round trip). Sigh. I decided to get back on the road toward home, but go to a mall we frequent instead. As soon as we got there around 4pm, we ate at the food court and then afterwards did some shopping. After buying some size 140cm jeans for Miyu, of which she badly needed, we bought me two pieces of flowers which were very inexpensive and I was satisfied with that as my mother’s day gift. I didn’t have a spare vase so I had to put them in with my pachira plant. 😊

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A Birthday Gift from Ken

I’ve been looking at the Apple Watch for a few years now. My biggest issue with it was the idea of having to charge it every night, but so far it’s not so bad. I think I can definitely get used to this. I love being able to see my favorite photo album on rotation as my watch face. That photo of Miyu, for example, was taken during the summer of first grade. She was ready to go bug hunting. I also really like the health features for the new 8 series. This will definitely help motivate me to walk more. Thank you so much, my love! ❤️

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A Quiet Golden Week

It’s nearing the end of Golden Week here in Japan. We normally don’t go out during this long holiday for the simple reason that we like to avoid the crowds and hour-long wait times to enter parking garages. I always feel bad though because today, for example, May 5th, is Children’s Day. I always tell myself year after year, okay, next year we’ll do something. But we never do. Sigh. Instead, our evenings and weekends have been spent usually playing on the Switch. Well, Ken and Miyu that is. I’m usually doing random things around the house and prefer to watch rather than play. Lately, K & M have been playing Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. Soon, we’ll be playing the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom which comes out on the 12th.

 

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The Rabbit Returns

After three and a half years…I’ve decided to come back to my original blog here on reverei.jp. I had seriously considered purchasing an annual plan with WordPress.com, but ultimately decided against it because I knew I wouldn’t be happy with the theme and plugin limitations. Part of what makes blogging so fun for me is having creative control. When I paid for an annual plan with WordPress a few years ago, I felt like I lost a lot of that creative control and though it was fun for a while, I just felt like it was not worth the annual fee (for the Premium plan). Besides, I already pay for my web hosting services and that, along with my domains, adds up. If I didn’t already have these expenses, I think I would’ve upgraded with WordPress. Anyway, technicalities aside, I’m excited to start blogging again!

Let’s make it an adventure. 🙂