So we’ve been just hanging out lately.
Hoping that the doctors figure out what’s going on with Ryan.
Otherwise, we are totally enjoying the new season.
No more rain and flowers everywhere.
A change of scenery with a touch of color.
Farmer’s Market is cool.
It happens every Wednesday in Cesar Chavez Park.
It can be pricey but fun to walk around at least.
A sleeping duck.
And somebody besides me who needs to wash their car!
One kind of cool thing happening in Sactown tomorrow.
The Deftones will be playing a free show in Cesar Chavez Park at five o’clock and, besides the fact that it is a free show, the cool thing is that I only have to cross the street to be there!!
UPDATE: There are a bunch of trucks lined up on the street unloading gear and setting up for tonight. I can hear the band doing sound checks right now–it’s so distracting to be at my desk(on my break) working!!!
Tags: deftones · flowers · noah · random · ryan
A pleasantly-scented surprise that made Friday good.
Fatherhood celebrated.
The world turned and we were reminded that…
Taiwan and Thailand are not the same. Don’t forget. Thanks.
And have yourself a great week. Cheers!
Tags: flowers · random · this week
It’s been a long couple of weeks but there are still plenty of reasons to smile because…
Life is beautiful.
And so is my wife! This week is our first wedding anniversary!!! It’s amazing how fast time has gone by. I only hope that the second year is as good as the first.
(this pic was taken exactly one year ago on our way home from filing loads of paperwork at the US Embassy in Tokyo paving the way for us to be able to get married in Japan)
We are surrounded by good people.
And good brothers. Ryan and I have spent a lot of time together lately due to family circumstances and it’s been really good to connect.
And there is always hope for the future. We are so looking forward to meeting you, Thomas.
Tags: family is good · farah · flowers · jenny · life is good · ryan
Time is flying by and we are left with only sixteen days to go until we go back to the US!! I can hardly believe that we are almost home! So these are the things that we must do before leaving, and the reason why you might not be hearing much from us until then:
1. Climb Mt. Fuji! So long as it doesn’t rain this weekend, which could mean snow on top of Mt. Fuji and the reason why we have to go when it’s sunny down below, we’ll make our climbing attempt on Saturday and Sunday. We’ll climb all night to be the first to see the sunrise at the highest point in Japan and then make our way down the next day… I don’t know if we are ready for this or not but here we come!
2. Go to Tokyo Disneyland and bid farewell to Mickey and Minnie (Farah REALLY wants to go… and so do I).
3. This goes without saying but seeing all of our friends… There are a lot of people that we are really going to miss!
4. Things to eat just one last time: sushi, tonkatsu, ramen, yakiniku, curry, okonomiyaki, takoyaki, izakaya stuff, yakitori, and the list goes on and on.
5. Check out the beach! I’d really like Farah to see what the beach is like during the summertime in Japan.
6. It would be really nice if we could see a fireworks festival. I don’t know if we are leaving too early for that but if it works out that would be great!
There is so much that we’ld like to do and so much that we have to do. Right now, we’re trying our best to finish all of our packing and cleaning up so that we’ll have more time to play in the end. Ah! Wish us luck, okay! For now, it’s back to work and then home to do some more packing! Have a nice day, everyone!
Tags: flowers · Mt Fuji · Tokyo Disneyland · tonkatsu
