Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, 2005My little sister getting married isn’t the only surreal thing about being back in Texas. May always seems to be spent in Texas preparing to go somewhere. Last year Chris and I flew in for Hannie’s graduation and Han and I prepared for our tour of Europe and North Africa….
I’m not going to be one of Those People who complains about the base Commissary (grocery store) while simultaneously refusing to shop anywhere else. Occasionally I mourn the lack of something I took for granted living in Texas or Florida, like Walmart’s so very excellent $2 jar of Peach Pineapple Salsa. Yes, I’m from Texas;…
Ok, so not really movies. It may have been Dancing with the Stars…but there were margaritas and general merriment! Between nieces and nephews, wedding planning and assorted showers it’s a constant party around here.
We did some engagement photos today in the park for my sister Hannah and her fiance Justin. They’re so cute…less than two weeks til the big day! It was a warm, dry, breezy afternoon and it smelled like the flowers that bloom here at the end of the school year. Ah, freedom!
Big, casual, outdoor dinners—I love Texas in the spring! Luke and Amber (my oldest brother and sister-in-law) had us over for dinner. Family dinners are my favorite part of being home 🙂
As Japan turns a lovely warm green color and many new and interesting flowers burst open I decided it was high time to go home…for Hannie’s wedding!! yay sis! On my way to catch the airport shuttle I noticed the cherry blossom tunnel to my house has greened out nicely–can’t wait to zip along here…
So I’m packing…again…this time for three weeks in Texas for my sister’s wedding, immediately followed by a stay at Shunkoin Temple in Kyoto! Yay. The point is, I realized this morning I first posted to this blog one year ago. At that time Chris and I were in Jacksonville, FL, had follow on orders to…
