Last Friday, my brother Rosco arrived to the island for the
weekend. After picking him up at the
airport, we headed to the dinner theater to watch traditional Japanese dances
performed, while enjoying a 12 course dinner.
I couldn’t stomach many of the courses, so Rosco and Jake lucked out by
getting even more to eat. Afterwards we
headed to Kokusai Street, a busy area that is full of shops and restaurants to walk
around for a while. The next morning, we
headed to Okinawa World to see the Eisa Dance Show, Snake Show and explore Japan’s
largest underground cave, Gyokusendo.
After an ice cream break, we headed to Shurijo Castle to tour and walk
around the grounds. Later that evening
we headed to dinner at Yakiniku Viking – a Korean bbq where each table has a
built in grill to cook your own food. We
then proceeded to American Village to walk around and show Rosco the seawall
and beach area. There was a festival
going on, so traffic delayed us, but we did get to see a fireworks show on our
way there. Sunday morning, we headed to
breakfast near the beach and then back to the airport. The weekend went by so quickly, but Jake and
I were thrilled to finally have a visitor and a piece of “home”. Rosco said he enjoyed his visit, but could
never live here because it is too HOT!
This week was Jake’s birthday and I wanted to surprise him
with a little party. I spent several mornings running errands with friends to
get the last few things I needed for the party and had everything hidden in the
one closet so Jake wouldn’t find out.
The day of the party, I had everything ready when Jake arrived home, but
I didn’t want him to know quite yet, even though the kitchen (which is visible
in our open floor plan) was full of food.
I kept walking with him, asking him to get a shower to get ready for
dinner and following him everywhere he went.
He never noticed all of the birthday stuff!! About 15 minutes before guests started to
arrive he finally saw everything and was excited for the party. It was fun visiting with friends and relaxing
for the evening. One of the highlights of the evening was when the trick candles took about a minute to relight and surprised everyone when they sparked back to life. A big thank you to all
those who helped me pull off the surprise and for all of you back home who sent
cards and care packages to make his birthday extra special.
Until next time,
Natasha and Jake
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