Weekend News

This past weekend was very pleasant - the weather, while still quite humid, was not as hot which made it almost tolerable. Chris finalized our membership at the Tokyo American Club (TAC) last week (he had to sit with a panel as part of the interview process!) so we decided to go there for the afternoon. The kids and I went swimming and Chris went and worked out. The kids are doing a great job with their swimming skills so it was nice to not have to stay right on top of both of them. We rode the train there and went through a HUGE train station - we finally mastered the art of using the ticket machines and were able to get me a train pass... it's all about finding the magical "transfer everything into English" button... On the way back, we went to a grocery store that was unbelievable - it was sort of like a food court with all types of different treats. We found some beautiful desserts, some meat on a stick (found out that's called yakatori), and I even bought some sushi. Sydney showed us some new fruits she had learned about it school and we found the largest and tastiest peaches I have ever seen.

One of the most amazing parts of the shopping experience is the packaging - it's clearly an art. Beautiful bags and little ice bags for anything that needs to be kept cold and almost every fruit is individually wrapped or packaged to protect it. It really is fun to watch and you walk away feeling so proud of whatever you just bought.

On Saturday night we made our second venture to get pizza... this time I went with someone's suggestion and was amazed when they answered the phone with "hello!" We enjoyed it so much we ordered again on Sunday night!

Sunday consisted of grocery shopping and lunch - this time at a yummy sandwich store called Homeworks (they also deliver for future reference!).

It was back to school today and now after the little ones have gone off to bed, Chris and I are watching Karate Kid... seems appropriate!