妊娠

義理の母が私たちのために作ってくれた新年の抱負は、“子作り”でした。新年早々、妊娠しましたよ～。常に眠く、食欲の無い毎日が続いています。

Thanksgiving

今週の木曜日（１１月２７日）のThanksgivingは、いつも通り、主人の手料理になりそうです。七面鳥やハムが他の家庭では主流ですが、うちの伝統はなぜか、鶏の手羽先のから揚げです。それとsweet potatoがどろどろになるまでオーブンで焼きます。普段はキッチンに寄り付かない主人ですが、こういったお祝いの休日は、ビール片手に張りきってくれます。

Japan

How long would it take to get over this jet lag? Am I finally that old!?

Thanks to everyone, we had a fabulous time in Japan. We loooved all the cute little cars! We didn't see a single piece of trash on any street; in fact, we had the hardest time trying to find a trash can! Warm canned coffees from the vending machines came in handy. They were pretty good, cheap, and everywhere. Everyone was kind and polite (and skinny!!) We especially enjoyed the hot springs. So healing and relaxing.

Japan was great. But we are also very relieved to be home.

We flew Eva, the Taiwaneese airline. Their service was less than expected. They got us home safely so no complaints, but I'm not sure if we would fly with them agian.

日本

もうすぐ日本、ということで、風邪をひきました。遠足前の子供のようですね。あっという間の８泊になりそうです。久し振りなので、わくわくです。

Angel Wings

普段はあまり使わないチャームを、気分転換に買ってみた。イヤリングを作ったら、早速売れました。
http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=11071901
いろいろしてみるもんだな～。

Jazz on the Hill Concert

The jazz artist Julie Kelly offers a jazz vocal workshop a few times a year at her beautiful house in Studio City. I have heard her sing live several times at different functions and occasions, and also on kjazz, the local radio station that strictly plays jazz for jazz lovers. She is great. A friend of mine, Yuko Nakamura, has been singing jazz for a couple of decades now, and sometimes takes Julie's workshop to brush up her skills. It was my second time to be invited to the students' recital yesterday, the Jazz on the Hill Concert. It was held at Julie's house, yes, on the hill with a magnificent view of the Studio City. That is where the Universal Studio is located. There were seven singers including Yuko. I recognized most of the faces from the other recital they had earlier this year. I noticed many songs arranged in bossa nova (which I L-O-V-E) and samba, and then ballade, and a few in swing. Yuko was fabulous. She always does great. She never fails to impress her audience. Others did very well too. I truly enjoyed Julie's (another student of Julie Kelly) scat. Soothing, relaxing and comfortable, not forcing or struggling at all. Yolanda and Carolyn sang my favorite songs, "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To", and "Cry Me A River."And the last but absolutely not the least is the trio! Wow. They reminded me AGAIN of the reason why I love jazz. Oh, and thank you very much for the wonderful selection of California wines.

お土産

日本へのお土産に頭を悩ませられるこの頃です。めずらしいものがいいかな、と思うけれど、最近の日本には何でもそろっている様子。ギフト定番のSee's Candyなんて、日本人には甘すぎですか？日本で買いたいものは、板ワカメ。

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