Weekly Review

Not much to report for the week... I finally got the pictures from Halloween posted - for some reason I kept losing the slide show before I could save it... but I finally prevailed! Hope you enjoy...

Last Saturday night was Corning Ladies Night out... Chris stayed with the little guys while I went out. It was pretty fun - We went to a place called Abbey Road which is a bar where they have Beatles cover bands - it was amazing how these Japanese men could sound so much like the Beatles! After that, we went for dinner at a Pizza Place and before I knew it we were at a karaoke place! Now this place was a true Japanese style - there are at least 7 floors with little rooms equipped with leather couches, microphones, and books of music... you just typed in the number and the song came on with words on the big TV - it was wild... and I didn't get home until 3 AM! Honestly, I don't think I stayed out that late when I was in college! But now I truly understand what they mean by this area of Tokyo being an area that never sleeps! There were just as many people out at 2:30 AM as there are at 2:30 PM!

The next morning Chris asked me what I said and I told him all of them! Barry Manilow, Diana Ross, Mariah Carey, and Frank Sinatra - hilarious and I spent another Sunday trying to recuperate my voice!

Not much went on this week - Monday the kids were off for Japanese culture day - we celebrated by bowling and grilling out... :) I had two Japanese classes and can now tell you my phone number in Japanese and almost understand numbers when i go to the grocery store...

Pattie has had an interesting week, she and her family went on an little excursion on Sunday and before they knew it they apparently got on the wrong train and ended up going way out the way... on a special holiday train that doesn't stop!!! She called us and pulled out my Tokyo train map - attempting to help - as if I could! A Japanese man took pity on them and showed them how to make their way back home - they had expected to be home around 3 but made it back around 7! On Friday though she redeemed herself and got her Japanese drivers license! Most people don't pass on their first try - in fact, of the 15 people in her group, only 5 passed!

It's now Saturday night and we are getting ready to go out on a date - This is 2 dates in less than 3 weeks - not sure what to do with myself! We are starting off at an "ice bar" which is literally a place made completely of ice and then off to eat Yakitori (that means food on a stick!) and, yes, since I spoke so highly of my adventure last weekend... we shall finish up the evening doing some karaoke!

The kids are now watching Hannah Montana... pretty cute watching my 4 year old sing and dance to the Best of Both Worlds!