Hong Kong–Nov 2011

(This is part of my “catching up on the past” series.)

Anyone who has traveled with us knows that traveling with Brandon and Arielle tends to be quite the interesting experience.  It can be interesting in the “I got chosen out of an entire audience to perform with Stitch” and it can be interesting in the “How are we getting from the airport to the hotel late at night?  Let’s look at the map.  Map?  What map?!”  But travel with us usually tends to be a mix of the two extremes and we are always guaranteed to have lots of fun!

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Light Bright…or Light Box!

(This is part of my “catching up on the past” series.)

We’ve been meaning to make our own light box for quite some time now.  I came across this tutorial a while back and thought we’d give it a try.

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Christmas Pocket Penguins

I finished up some felt Pocket Penguins for one of my girlfriends last week.  A sweet little family – mama, daddy, and baby. 

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Happy New Year 2013

After enjoyed a delightful fireworks display from the comfort of our balcony on New Year’s Eve, the following morning we drove south with our friends, Josh and Jamie, to Naminoue Shrine in Naha to celebrate New Year’s Day. 

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Okinawa KFC Christmas

We went native this Christmas and ordered our Christmas dinner from KFC.  Yup, you read that correctly – Kentucky Fried Chicken.  As Japanese don’t tend to have ovens, there is no way to make a turkey dinner, so Okinawa has adopted a chicken dinner from KFC.  It’s a huge deal on this island.  The orders are placed a month in advance and you schedule your desired day and time slot for pick-up.  Josh and Jamie embarked upon this particular adventure with us, so Jamie and I ordered a Party Barrel and a Party Pack shortly after Thanksgiving.

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