Galen's Trip: Party at Shinsuke's House! July 10

This particular Saturday morning started off with an english lesson followed by a bit of service. Yusuke , Galen and I headed to the market to grab some lunch for me before meeting up with Natsuko and Ichiro. Natsuko and I had to meet up to check on our parts for the convention...

We were both nervous but it turned out alright...and Ichiro bought us drinks so that was awesome!! I had coffee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YuM!

Meanwhile, the guys did some bonding....

After coming back from Ebina, my husband made alone time for just us two at my favorite place! STARBUCKS!! Actually, any coffee place would do... but I honestly prefer Yusuke's coffee. ZENZEN OISHII! Very tasty!

Gardenia in Japan. What?!

A Couple flowers that grow on Starbucks property. And below is a view as we leave Starbucks. I love alone times with my hubby... It always makes my day!

In the car as we head to Shinsuke's house for a party with his family. Below are the tastiest meals I had that night... Yusuke and I both loved the Fried Chicken and dessert...

AWWWWW.... They volunteered to wash the dishes...

and flash their booties.

NORMAL FACES

QUESTIONABLE FACES

Galen's Trip: Arrival...WATCH OUT JAPAN! July 9th

Galen arrives from Shanghai. Yusuke and I were thrilled to see our good friend... He looked great by the way!

The boys look thrilled to be reunited...

It was a beautiful night as we headed home from the airport. Galen loved the surrounding nature in Japan. He found it refreshing...

Below is my favorite family restaurant ever! Unlimited pizza!!! The whole Muto clan and Galen enjoy a big feast!!

Above is Nanako 'Yusuke's younger sister) and her husband Koske. He is quite the comedian.

Our Flower Garden (summer flowers, June 2010)

The bronze looking flower is my favorite flower of all.. well kinda. Okay, not really but still, I thought it looked unique.

I am not a fan of the color yellow, but when Jehovah paints his flowers yellow, I must say that they can be sooooo beautiful!!

The flowers above are truly beautiful!! They look as though Jehovah used water colors and color pencils to create them. I love the combination of colors...

The flower above looks like it has frosted leaves and stem. Simply beautiful.

HIBISCUS IN JAPAN. What??!!!!??

By an unknown river grew some of these flowers that I love so much. I haven't gotten the chance to get the name but when I do, everyone in Saipan will know because I love them!

Even the plain white ones were beautiful. Notice how I have been using the word "beautiful" so many times.. Sometimes words fail me when I try and describe his creations. What a wonderful God we serve!

Out and About with Mamiko

This is how our day ended. We were exhausted but satisfied. We placed literature with a woman who also took this shot... Below are the things we enjoyed...

These are shots of a lake in an old town in Japan. I think we were at Tako city. I found the gray clouds dramatic and breathtaking!

My husband below drove for hours... We had calls that took hours to visit but it was worth the drive... I really appreciate my hubby's willingness to take Mamiko and I around Japan... literally.

So we stopped by a rice field and decided to pose a bit...

when all of a sudden, we hear thrashing sounds behind us...

A closer look reveals that lobsters roam in the rice fields!!!! The pictures conveys the idea that they're dead but they weren't. I guess they felt like tanning...

Yusuke tried to lure them out with a long blade of grass but with no success. It was exciting to find out that there exists fresh water, river lobsters!! An old lady around the area told us that they tasted sweet, almost as sweet as clam meat... Mom would've loved to see these!!

During that one Friday afternoon with Mamiko, we worked with two elders from our congregation. The brother on the left side is Ichiro and the other is Jesse. We had a great morning! Definitely a lot of laughs...

Mamiko was asked to do a presentation. She seemed excited... :)))

A random, cool customized version of the truck Yusuke and I used for a few months when we moved to Japan. I was impressed with the capability of making this truck look cool...

We also made a quick stop for some peppermint tea. For some strange reason, I just kept having this feeling that someone was staring at me...

We stopped by a ramen shop and were amazed at how huge and tasty it was...

Amazed because it cost only 150 yen!!!! ($1.50) Crazy!! Super delicious... Mamiko and I had the soy sauce flavor and Yusuke had the salt flavored one.

We did a little informal witnessing at a well known Mall in Narita. I called out for both of them to walk naturally and... well...they did!