Road Trip – Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks

Yes! We finally got out to enjoy some America. Together with cousins from Louisiana we went adventuring North into Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. All new states for us, so we're ticking those off the list! We rented an Airbnb cabin in the woods up near the West gate of Yellowstone for a few nights then … Continue reading Road Trip – Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks

Highs and Lows

January has brought a lot of high points and some disappointing lows. High:  We have been pet sitting a ferret the past week and it's been so much fun.  He's the sweetest, best tempered ferret I've ever seen.  Yes, he gets into things and he poops on our floor but can't blame him.  He's in … Continue reading Highs and Lows

Monkeying Around

I've been procrastinating the blog thing, not sure why but here we go! Solstice/Christmas time was amazing! It was pleasantly cold enough to wear coats, gloves and scarves which made it feel even more magical.  Originally, our plan this year was to go to the Sapporo Ice Festival which is a long trip up North … Continue reading Monkeying Around

In The Works!

We have been planning a few things for the next several months that I'm super excited about! 1.  In October- the Boston concert!  A list exists (in my head) of about 10 bands that I would love to see live before they retire into old age oblivion and Boston is one of them.  Such an … Continue reading In The Works!

Vacation Japan Style-Part 1

I have been away from the blog for a couple of weeks due to a visit from one of my very favorite people.  She arrived on May 15th and stayed for 9 days.  We introduced her to our part of Japan and everything we love about it. We introduced her to some of our favorite … Continue reading Vacation Japan Style-Part 1

Tokyo Weekend

A couple of months ago the husband and I decided to spend the four day Thanksgiving weekend in Tokyo exploring so we booked a semi-fancy Japanese hotel that seemed to be in a good proximity to many things and started narrowing down what we wanted to pack in to our weekend.    A week before the … Continue reading Tokyo Weekend