Month: March 2016

I participated in the Shamrock Run yesterday! I have always wanted to do one of these, Portland seems to always have one every month and I am so glad that I was able to participate! I walked the 5K with two of my friends, Jennifer and Jaymee. It was incredibly wet, but like in true Portland style that didn’t stop the participants from walking/running!

There were so many people dressed up in green tutus and everything St. Patrick’s Day related. A lot of people with their family out and about in the rain, it truly felt like a Portland day, rain or shine all of us will be outside enjoying the day! We did make a stop at Starbucks towards the end of the race though. Our coats were soaking wet and we definitely needed something warm to drink! Here’s a picture of us waiting for our coffee:

It was an extremely fun day and even though we were drenched, wet and cold, I still had a lot of fun being able to participate during the walk with these lovely ladies. Can’t wait to do this again next year!

I had the day off today! I feel like it’s been a while since I had a day off. We needed a trimmer for our yard so I decided to take a trip to Home Depot. There were so many beautiful flowers in bloom! I decided to buy a few of them: yellow tulips and pansies.

Look how beautiful they are! I can’t wait to plant them! Though I have no idea where to plant them yet….

After I came back from Home Depot, mom and I went to a restaurant that we both had never been to before. They had a short menu with selections of different seasonal soups and seafood options. I decided to try their mussels, when it came out it smelled and looked delicious! Take a look below:

I was enjoying my mussels, but about a 1/3 of it was actually spoiled…. The coconut sauce it came in was tangy and great, I just wish the mussels were fresh when they had cooked it. We won’t be returning again. Hopefully I won’t get sick tomorrow.

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog! I wanted to start this blog for my family in Japan, those who I don’t see often (and by often I mean years and even decades.) Even though I may not see them for long periods of time, I still want to feel connected to them. Thus, the start of this blog!

I live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest in Portland, OR. I have lived in Oregon my whole life. I honestly can’t picture myself living anywhere else. My parents moved over here in the early 80’s while the rest of our family lives in Japan. I haven’t had the opportunity to visit them as often as I would like, but maybe through this blog we can share our lives.