Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Coming out of the fog....

I'll be back with a more thoughtful post in the next few days. For now, I'm wondering, should I tell you about:
  • The fat lip Peanut got when she was running around the airport in Itami and fell down
  • Our fleeting but lovely meeting with Kim and her daughter in the Narita airport (Why oh why did we have to have such a short layover this time around when we usually get stuck there for 8 hours!)
  • "New in Town" - the movie I watched on the plane and loved if for no reason other than that it was in English and joked about cold winters and lots of snow - struck me as incredibly funny
  • Salami, lamb, feta cheese and the lovely foods I've been rediscovering here in the U.S.
  • Connecting with old friends in Seattle
  • Missing new Osaka friends
  • Visits to half a dozen parks to see which might be Peanut's favorites
  • Recovering from jet lag in what feels like record time
  • Having to clean the house much more than I anticipated (wishful thinking had me convinced our bachelor friend would have hired a housekeeper before he left)
  • Talking to my family on the telephone and reveling in our proximity
  • Today's visit to the zoo - who knew goats would inspire my daughter to cry when separated from them?
  • How much I hate packing and unpacking and moving in general (okay we didn't exactly move but it sort of feels like it)
  • American television - I don't even care what I watch - I'm loving it!!
  • My library is amazing and I have about 25 books checked out that I'm trying to read as fast as I can - just finished this escapist bit
  • My cake baking project for the summer - I've got The Cake Bible and plan to use it!
  • Amazing blue skies and perfect temperatures with no humidity



The view and weather two days after our return.

6 comments:

  1. Wow sounds like you're right back in the swing of things.

    Glad to hear and ohhhh to the fat lip.

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  2. It was SSOOOOO great to meet you and your wonderful husband and sweet sweet little girl too! It was too short!!! I sure hope we can meet again on one side or other of the ocean! And, YES, the PNW weather is SOOOO great this week, isn't it!!! I think I will be nice and dry and wrinkled before going back to Japan next week. The humidity is good for my complexion - maybe?!?!?

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  3. Wow, so many good things to comment about!

    - Saw New in Town as well... DH and I were cracking up that it was snowy in the movie seemingly 10 months out of the year.

    - How sweet, Peanut crying over the goats. awwww! :)

    - I am laughing about how much you are enjoying American TV... feels like there's not much on right now.

    - I'll have to add that book to my list! I keep getting those email notices from the library that all my requests are in, I don't know how I'm going to keep up!

    - Mmmmm... cake....

    - Hooray for AWESOME weather and emerging from the jet lag fog!

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  4. Glad you are settling right back in.

    Did you have any reverse culture shock? I guess you might have if English TV seems so exciting, but it must be good shock!

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  5. Red you're soo right! I didn't think I had any reverse culture shock this time around (had a terrible case after returning from a 3 month stay in Melbourne about 12 years ago). But I must have *some* kind of reverse culture shock to be enjoying American reality tv this much!

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  6. Glad you're getting settled and enjoying the weather. It's been SO beautiful! Enjoy everything American!
    *HUGS*

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