近郊探索 exploring the area

先日まで珍しく晴天の週末が続いたので、近場で美味しい物探索をちょっと・・・

Lately we have been luck with the weather on the weekends. It's nice to explore the area in search of yummy food!

 

@Annapolice

 

 

 @Old Town Alexandria

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前途多難だった帰国 landing in Tokyo with Typhoon

そうそう、だいぶ遅い帰国の話ですが、日本の家族にもチビをあわせられたし、おいしいご飯たべたし、とても充実した帰国だったのですが、まさか５ヶ月の赤ん坊と空港で一泊する羽目になるとは思ってなかったのでびっくり！着く前から前途多難なでした…　

成田着陸時刻に台風が東京上陸してしまい、急遽新千歳空港に臨時着陸したものの、４時間機内に缶詰状態。幸いにもチビはお利口にしててくれたので、以外に楽だったけれど、ようやく成田についたのは夜の１０時! 台風の影響で都内への交通手段はなく、ホテルも満席だしタクシー待ちは長蛇の列…　ひとりでスーツケース、ベビーカー、手荷物２個と５ヶ月のチビを抱っこしてた私は、途方にくれる羽目に…　　

結局どうしようもないので諦めて空港で一夜を明かし、翌日の朝九時のバスで実家に無事ついたんだけど、ほんっと疲れた〜 !! 今思うと、良くひとりでどうにかなったなぁ〜と思うよ…　オムツを持てるだけ手荷物で持ってきてて、ホント助かった。夜中の空港じゃオムツなんて買えないしね〜（苦笑）

So the trip to Japan... While I was happy to bring Akari to meet everyone and eat all yummy food, getting there was such a nightmare!

The day we were supposed to land there, the typhoon landed onto Tokyo at the same time. So instead of landing to Narita, the plain diverged to New Chitose airport in Hokkaido where we stayed for 4 hours inside of plan before the plan headed to Narita! Despite the fact we ended up being in the plain for about total of 20 hours, luckily the little monster did well in the plain better than I expected...

Unfortunately, we were still out of luck even though we finally got out of the plain! Because of the typhoon and we got to Narita around 10 pm, there was no way to get to the house. All hotels were booked with people who were in the same situation. So long story short, we spend night at the airport and headed home next morning. Since I was traveling alone with Akari, I barely slept... But I was so glad we got there safely!! Ala!

I was glad I brought enough diapers... you know you cannot buy them at the airport in the middle of night... ;)
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1st Halloween 初めてのハローウィン

チビの初めてのハロウィーンに、（アメリカ生活長いのに）初めてパンプキンのランタンを作ったぞ！かなり固くって、彫るのにかなり疲れた…（娘のためにエンヤコラ〜♪）可愛いからと、小さい物を買ったら経験者の旦那（手伝ってはくれなかったよ…　涙）もビックリするくらい固かったのです。彫るのに向き不向きがあるんだね〜Σ(ﾟдﾟ；)　トホホ. 疲れたよ〜!!!　

Yesterday was Akari's 1st Halloween as well as the first time I ever carved out a pumpkin (I have done the oranges... ;))!! However, I made a mistake of picking a small pumpkin which turned out really hard as a rock to carve out... I broke in sweat and had to take breaks before I was able to finish it up (thanks to my hubby who didn't help...). Who new there is a certain kind of pumpkin for a Jack-O-lantern!! A lesson learned. :/

ピンクの骸骨ちゃんとジャックランタン（茎が長過ぎ？）
My pink skeleton and the Jack-O-lantern (with a too-long stem)

なんか、かぼちゃと違って糸ように固くって引張っても切れない繊維が、沢山！パンプキンの脳みそだぁ〜
Pumpkin's brain!! It was pretty yucky, and I didn't enjoy scooping it out...

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アメリカに戻ってきてます back in the US

無事帰国してます♪　でも始めの１週間はチビの時差ぼけが酷く、毎日朝４時からプレイモード全開…　付き合って起きていた私には辛く、何も手に着かず。時差ぼけが治ってからは、溜っていたメールや家事などに追われる日々です。

We are back from our trip safely! However, the first week was rough since Akari's jet lag was terrible. She was ready to play at 4 am every day!! Once our jet lag was over, it was time for me to tackle with things that had piled up while we were away... yikes!

日本は美味しかった〜　台風の影響で成田に一泊することになったけれど、とても有意義な旅行でした。詳細はまた後日に…

The trip was great despite the typhoon and overnight stay at the airport in Japan... I will post the details of the trip later... must sleep... nite nite ;)

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のんびり日曜日 Lazy Sunday

@Bayou Bakery
 先週はずーっと連日土砂降りだったけれど、週末になったらやっと晴れた。こんなに天気のよい日曜日は家になかなか帰る気がしなくって、カフェで久しぶりにのんびり。初めてニューオーリンズのベニエという揚げドーナッツを。写真ではチビさんも食べたさそうなお顔。のんびり日曜日って良いね〜♥

The last week rained a lot, but finally the sun came out on the weekend! We enjoyed wandering around the town, and ended up relaxing at a cafe. I finally had a chance to try beignets... Akari might wanted some based on her face on the photos...

♥ lazy Sunday!

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