Fishy, fishy, fishy, fish
OK, first of all, I have to say that the weather here has been amazing this past week. The sky is ridiculously blue, and it's been pretty warm. I love that it's mid-November and we haven't turned the heater on yet.
We celebrated D's birthday in two ways this year: kid-party and family-party.
He invited a few friends to his celebration at the Negishi base bowling alley (all of 8 lanes), where we had the place to ourselves. There is nothing more hilarious than watching a bunch of little kids who have never bowled before, but what I really wanted to capture was D's awesome bowling style.
Someday someone is going to make him do it properly, and it's going to completely mess up his score. Or maybe he'll keep his wonderful style and be a maverick in the league.
We got a Baskin-Robbins ice cream cake this time, because we were not about to get another inedible cake from the base. Naturally, we forgot plates and forks, but we knew we could get them at the exchange downstairs. Sadly, we also forgot to bring a knife, and they didn't carry big knives at the exchange. Luckily, tho, they did have electric carving knives. Good thing, too, because Jeff got to practice for Thanksgiving.
As his friends know him pretty well, D mostly got Pokemon-related merchandise for presents.
After it was over and we got rid of all kids but ours, we headed down to Club Lizard for the Buzz Buzz Anniversary Party. It was a great show for Macky, especially since some guys from Good Morning Garage, a radio show, were there. Macky now has a lunch date with them, and maybe he'll get on the air. Go Macky!
Jeff had Monday off, so we headed down to the Yokohama Art Museum for the Surrealist exhibit. They had some Magritte, some Dali, and some Max Ernst and Lam stuff we'd never seen before. That place is great. 2 great exhibitions in a row, and the next one is called "Goth." Can't pass that one up. It was also a gorgeous day.
We also got D's second birthday present from us:
Could be the start of a new obsession. The bigger sets get pretty huge and complicated.
The real crowning birthday event was at this restaurant that Jeff had driven past in Tsunashima, which is really close to our house, and that Macky, astoundingly, had never been to, though it is in his own neighborhood.
You get to catch your own fish! And depending on how you have it prepared, your fish may be brought to your table still moving. It isn't that easy. I mean, there are some fish just lying there in baskets you can catch, along with lobsters and oysters, but mostly the fish are swimming around in a giant moat that surrounds the fake boat dining area. You actually have to catch them. D, M, Macky, and I all caught our fish, so I am now allowed to go fishing with Macky. Jeff stayed out of it, as he is the Fish Jinx.
You gotta watch this video: D catching his fish, the fish showing up at our table still alive, M trying his first raw oyster, and other fun:
Macky gave D a 2000 yen bill, which I'd never seen before. I guess it's like a 2-dollar bill in the US. This is D's name in katakana, which came on the birthday cake.
I think D had a really great time. Happy Birthday, big guy.
Next event is Thanksgiving. Jeff found out that we can get the base to cook our turkey for us (I therefore take no responsibility for how it turns out; our oven is way too small for a turkey). And Val, Noelle, and Jen are rolling on planning the reunion party in Cleveland next month. If you're going to be around, please come!
We celebrated D's birthday in two ways this year: kid-party and family-party.
He invited a few friends to his celebration at the Negishi base bowling alley (all of 8 lanes), where we had the place to ourselves. There is nothing more hilarious than watching a bunch of little kids who have never bowled before, but what I really wanted to capture was D's awesome bowling style.
Someday someone is going to make him do it properly, and it's going to completely mess up his score. Or maybe he'll keep his wonderful style and be a maverick in the league.
We got a Baskin-Robbins ice cream cake this time, because we were not about to get another inedible cake from the base. Naturally, we forgot plates and forks, but we knew we could get them at the exchange downstairs. Sadly, we also forgot to bring a knife, and they didn't carry big knives at the exchange. Luckily, tho, they did have electric carving knives. Good thing, too, because Jeff got to practice for Thanksgiving.
As his friends know him pretty well, D mostly got Pokemon-related merchandise for presents.
After it was over and we got rid of all kids but ours, we headed down to Club Lizard for the Buzz Buzz Anniversary Party. It was a great show for Macky, especially since some guys from Good Morning Garage, a radio show, were there. Macky now has a lunch date with them, and maybe he'll get on the air. Go Macky!
Jeff had Monday off, so we headed down to the Yokohama Art Museum for the Surrealist exhibit. They had some Magritte, some Dali, and some Max Ernst and Lam stuff we'd never seen before. That place is great. 2 great exhibitions in a row, and the next one is called "Goth." Can't pass that one up. It was also a gorgeous day.
We also got D's second birthday present from us:
Could be the start of a new obsession. The bigger sets get pretty huge and complicated.
The real crowning birthday event was at this restaurant that Jeff had driven past in Tsunashima, which is really close to our house, and that Macky, astoundingly, had never been to, though it is in his own neighborhood.
You get to catch your own fish! And depending on how you have it prepared, your fish may be brought to your table still moving. It isn't that easy. I mean, there are some fish just lying there in baskets you can catch, along with lobsters and oysters, but mostly the fish are swimming around in a giant moat that surrounds the fake boat dining area. You actually have to catch them. D, M, Macky, and I all caught our fish, so I am now allowed to go fishing with Macky. Jeff stayed out of it, as he is the Fish Jinx.
You gotta watch this video: D catching his fish, the fish showing up at our table still alive, M trying his first raw oyster, and other fun:
Macky gave D a 2000 yen bill, which I'd never seen before. I guess it's like a 2-dollar bill in the US. This is D's name in katakana, which came on the birthday cake.
I think D had a really great time. Happy Birthday, big guy.
Next event is Thanksgiving. Jeff found out that we can get the base to cook our turkey for us (I therefore take no responsibility for how it turns out; our oven is way too small for a turkey). And Val, Noelle, and Jen are rolling on planning the reunion party in Cleveland next month. If you're going to be around, please come!
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