Howdy from Texas!

So we made it to Texas in one piece. The trip over here wasn't too bad. Crazy slept for most of it, thankfully. He made friends with a 1st class flight attendant and got to make a special trip up there. He came back with a rice krispies treat in his hand so I'm guessing it went well. He's not doing so hot sleeping at night though. I have no clue what to do (if anyone else does please feel free to help me) and I think my parents are seriously considering moving us to a hotel.

I went to Target shortly after arriving and wow! the things I've been missing. I don't think my mom grasps just how little we have available to us in Japan. I would get all excited over something small like a new cookie and she'd just look at me like I'd gone crazy. Maybe I have!

Tomorrow Crazy makes his debut as a skunk. After a trip to the pumpkin patch, pictures of my favorite little stinker will be making an appearance. That is after I figure out how to upload them on my parent's computer.

Did I mention that Crazy has a new phrase? (For those who don't know, Crazy's first word was last week - Da Da) Okay so get ready for this, his new phrase is.....

BAD CAT!!!

I kid you not! Even my mom heard it. He was crawling after one of my cats, who by the way wants nothing to do with him, and was saying "Bad cat" over and over. I couldn't stop laughing. I think he picked it up from me telling my cat Smudge that he's a bad cat everytime he's on the counter, table, etc.

So I'm off now to do a little shopping and I already have to mail a box back. I haven't even be here two full days and I'm mailing stuff back. It's going to be an expensive trip.

Word Association

Okay I'm finally going to do your tag Jes. Don't expect brillant things though.

Adaptable - I think of movement. Maybe that just comes to mind because as a Navy spouse you move all the time. I think you have to be very adaptable to make it as a military spouse. Am I adaptable? That depends. I'm a planner. I like to know what I'm doing on any certain day. I have to think things through. It annoys Hubby to no end when I pester him to know what time we're leaving, arriving, staying, leaving again, blah, blah, blah and it's only dinner out. Does that mean I can't cope with him leaving on cruise and not truly knowing when he'll be back? Nah, I'm fine with that, because once he's gone he doesn't affect my day to day activities.

Ego - I think superego. I don't know why though. I think that's all I took from my Psychology of Adjustment class in college. Don't ask me to explain what it is though, no clue, I just remember the word. Once I get past that though I think of a couple of choice people around here having quite a large ego. My biggest pet peeve? Ignorant people, but it's even worse when they have a big ego.

Sensitive - I think doctor's offices. I know what you're thinking, "Weirdo!" But I consider myself an extremely sensitive person. I might not come off that way but trust me... So back to the doctor thing. I tend to only go to the doctor if something's seriously wrong or for my yearly check-up. Inevitably the whole issue of my lack of periods comes up and no joke, the tears come. I have no idea why. It really freaks me out. I guess I feel like something is horribly wrong and I'm being viewed as not normal (ummm, cause I'm not) and pitied. I like feeling like an outcast and that follows me in everything I do.

Conservative - My clothing. I doubt anyone could say I dress anything but conservative. I grew up in the country. It wasn't considered conservative, it was the norm, the proper thing to do. If you wore anything that showed too much skin such as midriff shirts or short skirts (hell no one ever wore short skirts except cheerleading skirts, hold your laughter please) you were considered a slut. I've made some changes to my wardrobe since then of course but then I look around at the wives who don't dress "conservatively" and I am SO glad I'm not one of them.

I choose not to pass on the tag, mostly because I can't think of any words. Sorry!

A Few Things...

So I think a little catching up is in order. Jes, I promise to do your word association before I leave for Texas.

1. A BIG heartfelt thanks goes out to Jes for redoing my blog for me. I have no idea what I'm doing and she graciously took pity on me. It's still in the works though since I still haven't told her what else I want on the page.

2. Crazy's modeling shoot went well. He was the only kid that didn't cry went they were trying to take his picture. He'll be appearing in the Belle Maison spring and summer catalog wearing a Japanese happi coat, shorts and a rope tied around his head. It's was too cute. He also wore a little suit complete with a bowtie, fake tuxedo shirt and french cuffs. Again, too adorable for words.

3. I finally went to the doctor about my migraines. I left the clinic with a prescription for Imitrex (that pill pack is like pure gold to me, you should have seen how excited I was to get something stronger than Tylenol!) and an order for a cat scan at Yokosuka. Apparently having 4-5 migraines in a 6 week period is cause for a cat scan. Now I just need to find the time to have it done.

Now I have to get back to writing my paper. I've be procrastinating long enough. Anyone care to know the types of injuries a victim of a bar fight would have at autopsy?

Crusin' Yokohama

So our Japanese friends gave us tickets to go on a cruise of Yokohama Bay. It was a tea cruise, meaning all you can eat dessert! My kind of cruise. And let me tell you, I got some looks heading back to my table because the amount of food I managed to fit on my plate. Since Hubby is always complaining we never do anything we scheduled the cruise for the day before he left. I had one concern about the cruise. I don't do well on boats. Okay, I do horribly on boats. Flashback to our honeymoon, we took a cruise and a storm came in two hours after we left port. I was being tossed into the walls it was so bad. I got so sick that on the FIRST night I had to run back to our room during dinner to throw up. Never got over it, not a fan of cruises. Anyway, it was a beautiful day for the cruise.

I managed to find some expired Dramamine to take (couldn't find the stupid stuff on base) and felt fine the whole time. By the time we got off however, it was cold, windy, and I suddenly felt drugged. All I wanted to do was lay down and sleep. Hubby, postponing the envitable house-cleaning waiting for him at home, was trying to talk me into doing a little sightseeing and dinner. Needless to say I won. Did I mention that I stupidly wore heels, because Japanese dress up for everything so I was going to kill myself to fit in, and wanted to cry on the walk back to the train station.
Overall, would I do it again? Sure, minus the heels (gosh, how stupid could I be?). We did get a photo taken for our Christmas card. So everyone can anixously await the arrival of that. Thanks to the cold, I have now developed a cold. Lovely timing seeing as Crazy has a bad cold and Hubby left today. Isn't that just great how the world works? Oh wait, I mean the Navy. They must have some secret monitor to know when I'm sick so they can whisk Hubby off. What is it now? Oh yes, three times in a row that I've been sick right before or immediately after Hubby leaves. We do perfectly fine on our own though. I guess that's just one more thing I can put on my application for "Navy Wife of the Year", "manages well while sick". Tomorrow is going to be a bright and shining day though. Crazy has a modeling job and I get to chaperone. Should be interesting. Stay tuned...

And Then There Were Five...

So today was a pretty productive day. We started off by going to our Japanese friend's house for tea. Once there they proceeded to stuff us with six different types of desserts. Gotta love Japan for its multitude of desserts. Then we headed off to Sea Paradise. What's so special about Sea Paradise? Not much to tell the truth, except that they sell the one thing my son can't live without, Bob. We went last year and bought a stuffed beluga whale. Little did we know that once our son was born that he would attach himself to this stuffed animal. His name is Bob, Bob the Beluga Whale. Come to find out that Sea Paradise no longer carries the exact same Bob. Instead they have a larger, "naked" whale. I say "naked" because the original Bob was soft and fuzzy. The Bob replacements are soft and smooth. Did I mention larger? We bought four. Crazy's eyes got HUGE in the store when we showed him the whales. They even had one bigger than Crazy. We showed some restraint and didn't buy it though. I even found a mini-Bob to hook on the diaper bag for emergencies. The things we do for our kids and our peace of mind. Honestly I was more motivated to go get more Bob's because I was worried about losing the original on our upcoming trip to the states. Crazy can sleep almost anywhere when he has Bob. So here's the breakdown of our Bob-finding excursion:

Round-trip train tickets for 2 - 3200 yen
New shirt because mine got covered in spit-up - 7000 yen (okay I bought 3)
New Bobs - 5400 yen
Dim sum and crepe at Sea Paradise- 1400 yen
6 yakatori sticks at train station - 360 yen
Knowing I'll never have to witness a tantrum because Bob is lost/torn/dirty/smells terrible - priceless

It's About Time!

Okay! All I can say is, "It's about dang time I figured this blog thing out!!!" You would think that I would have had a blog before now since I have so much wisedom to share with the world, right? I hope you're catching the sarcasm, if not, you might not want to return to this blog, it'll be real rough for you.