Hello All
I am posting some important Japan info in lieu of the next day on our California trip.
I just received word from Rory this evening that we have been assigned housing in Japan
Our first preference - Yokosuka main base!!! This is an amazing blessing. It will be much easier for me to go to the gym and grocery shop, etc... without a vehicle. Otherwise, I would have been hoping on a couple trains to get to the main base - yikes
We will be in a high rise apartment building in a unit with 2 bedrooms which is approx. 1000 square feet. Yes, quite the down grade from our home here in Va, but this way whatever we end up with in Fl will be huge! Obviously we will be keeping most of our possessions here in storage. I call it indoor Japanese camping:) since we will not have a lot of the "extras". The unit does have a laundry room, balcony(ies), storage areas and what they say is plenty of cabinet space (I am guessing that was written by a man - he he) All units are also equipped with stove, refrigerator, microwave, washer and dryer. I have a floor plan print out that I will try to scan into the computer to post - we will see how that works
I found a website which has a great aerial of the base for those of you who care. http://wikimapia.org/15119/
a map of U.S. Naval Base Yokosuka should come up (give it some time) We will be in the large peninsula jutting out to the right in the map. I think but am not sure that we will be right in the middle. If you zoom in you can see an area with about 6 high rise buildings - that is my guess of where the high rise we will be in is located.
Just wanted to share our joy of being given housing!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
CA - Day One
Dylan and I arrived in Sunny San Diego, California on June 5th eager to see Rory!
He met us at baggage claim with a rose for me and tons of hugs for both Dylan and I.
Rory had already picked up the rental car and checked in at the hotel where he left me a welcome basket full of goodies.
What a man!
The airport was right across from the harbor area and it was gorgeous! I was greeted with blue skies, sun and palm trees. We grabbed some dinner or late night snack for me whatever you want to call it:) Then we went back to our room at Residence Inn. It was way passed Dylan's bed time and after our rough plane trip out there I was more than ready to put him to bed.
DAY ONE...
was an easy one for us. We took our time getting up and around then headed over to Coronado Island. At the Naval Station, we did some grocery shopping and saw the good ole' GW. For lunch we headed to a local place in Imperial Beach. We had heard from someone who lived there it was safe and tasty.
Los Panchos was the name of the establishment (though establishment may be a little too nice sounding) Believe me, you had to be a local or know a local to stop there. It was delicious authentic Mexican fare but the restaurant was shady looking. We got Mexican Aqua to go with our lunches. Yes, that could be scary but since it wasn't truly aqua we were safe. Rory got Aqua Horchata, a traditional rich and creamy drink made with rice milk and cinnamon and I got the Aqua Guava or Guayaba. Both were delicious though Rory's was very sweet more like a dessert drink in my opinion.
After enjoying our lunch we walked out onto the pier. The above picture is a shot looking back at Imperial Beach the mountains in the back ground are a part of Mexico.
Look that those two in their shades:)
Above you can see (barely) one of the helicopters that was guarding our border. Two helicopters would fly in wide circles over what we deduced was our border. In the picture below, Dylan and I are standing in front of the sign for the Tijuana Refuge. Farther behind us is Tijuana - no we did not go. Uncle Sam told Rory no and we heard that it wasn't much of a family area. Also, lately there had been some Mafia hits on tourists. Multiple reasons to stay on U.S. soil
We did drive to the border - we had a blast hoping there was a turn around and wondering if we should have exited at the last exit in the US!
Check out all the cameras
- I think no matter what, you are going to be on some camera. They seem to catch every angle (driving angle that is)
Yea! there was a u-turn to the USA.
We paused at the end of the road: one because Dear Rory was letting his wife take her million pictures and two because we weren't sure how to merge in with the entering US traffic. I guess we were paused too long because a border patrol man came out and waved us on. Rory and I were cracking up at this point. I think the Border Patrol was trying hard not to laugh at us since he had one of those "oh you crazy tourists" looks on his face and the side of his mouth turned up though he was trying to look serious.
OK this next picture is one that I saved from the Internet.
I had turned the camera off to save the batteries after we did our Mexican Border u-turn so I didn't get my own picture.
Not a mile down the road we saw this sign NO LIE on the side of the highway. Rory and I died laughing.
Some of you may remember that Carlos Mencia did an episode about this sign - it is real!
The airport was right across from the harbor area and it was gorgeous! I was greeted with blue skies, sun and palm trees. We grabbed some dinner or late night snack for me whatever you want to call it:) Then we went back to our room at Residence Inn. It was way passed Dylan's bed time and after our rough plane trip out there I was more than ready to put him to bed.
DAY ONE...
was an easy one for us. We took our time getting up and around then headed over to Coronado Island. At the Naval Station, we did some grocery shopping and saw the good ole' GW. For lunch we headed to a local place in Imperial Beach. We had heard from someone who lived there it was safe and tasty.
Los Panchos was the name of the establishment (though establishment may be a little too nice sounding) Believe me, you had to be a local or know a local to stop there. It was delicious authentic Mexican fare but the restaurant was shady looking. We got Mexican Aqua to go with our lunches. Yes, that could be scary but since it wasn't truly aqua we were safe. Rory got Aqua Horchata, a traditional rich and creamy drink made with rice milk and cinnamon and I got the Aqua Guava or Guayaba. Both were delicious though Rory's was very sweet more like a dessert drink in my opinion.
After enjoying our lunch we walked out onto the pier. The above picture is a shot looking back at Imperial Beach the mountains in the back ground are a part of Mexico.
Look that those two in their shades:)
Above you can see (barely) one of the helicopters that was guarding our border. Two helicopters would fly in wide circles over what we deduced was our border. In the picture below, Dylan and I are standing in front of the sign for the Tijuana Refuge. Farther behind us is Tijuana - no we did not go. Uncle Sam told Rory no and we heard that it wasn't much of a family area. Also, lately there had been some Mafia hits on tourists. Multiple reasons to stay on U.S. soil
We did drive to the border - we had a blast hoping there was a turn around and wondering if we should have exited at the last exit in the US!
Check out all the cameras- I think no matter what, you are going to be on some camera. They seem to catch every angle (driving angle that is)
Yea! there was a u-turn to the USA.We paused at the end of the road: one because Dear Rory was letting his wife take her million pictures and two because we weren't sure how to merge in with the entering US traffic. I guess we were paused too long because a border patrol man came out and waved us on. Rory and I were cracking up at this point. I think the Border Patrol was trying hard not to laugh at us since he had one of those "oh you crazy tourists" looks on his face and the side of his mouth turned up though he was trying to look serious.
OK this next picture is one that I saved from the Internet.I had turned the camera off to save the batteries after we did our Mexican Border u-turn so I didn't get my own picture.
Not a mile down the road we saw this sign NO LIE on the side of the highway. Rory and I died laughing.
Some of you may remember that Carlos Mencia did an episode about this sign - it is real!California Trip
Dylan and I are back from our wonderful trip to San Diego to see our precious Husband/Dada. Currently we are trying to get caught up on our sleep since our flight home was an overnight one. Dylan slept about 4.5 hours and I think I got in 1 hr. Ouch is right
I will be putting up posts from our CA trip one day at a time so you can follow a long with the fun we had as a family experiencing Southern California.
It was so wonderful being a family again!! Such a tease but we know that it isn't long until we are living together again with Dada (in Japan)
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Welcome Trey!
Congratulations to Megan and Jimmy!
James Edward Ellis III (aka Trey) was born on 6-8-08 at 3:30pm.
8 lbs 13 3/4 oz
21 1/2 inches long
Check out the link to the Ellis family blog for more pictures!
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Meet Dylan
Hello All - I just wanted to fill you in on what life is like for me:)
I am fascinated when mom takes the shower head down and sprays me with water
I absolutely love bath time...
and long runs in the stroller - it is a great way to get the morning nap in
Do you like trucks? I find them to be a wonderful toy.
The first time I played with this big blue one I knew exactly what to do.
I think I am going to be an explorer are you up for adventure?
I see (just barely) a big world out there just waiting for me
Oops mom caught me... We all have our oddities. Mine is playing with the diaper champ - it is the perfect height. Mom is just thankful for Clorox wipes! She says it makes cleaning the diaper champ a breeze.
I sleep like a champ, at night that is ... Mom said not to go into detail about how nap time is
I don't have any pictures but I love to eat. I have to have energy to explore the world. Feeding myself is the best part!
Finger foods rock!
I am eating peeled grapes mom still slices them up, Gerber has great finger foods, and steamed broccoli and cauliflower are amazing you should try some. I also eat adult oatmeal for breakfast made with mom's milk
So no pina coladas and walks on the beach
But it if you like stroller rides (sometimes in the rain), playing with trucks and steamed veggies give my mom a call (she still screens my play dates)
Monday, May 26, 2008
Laundry Basket Fun
Don't think this post needs to be explained. Dylan found a way to humor himself and his mom which isn't unusual he has me laughing at least once a day.Our little man turned 10 months yesterday
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Going to the Chapel...
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