2009 Med Group Party

Rene and his lovely Dental Assistant Kieko

So last night we attended our final party. This was the Medical Group Party. We had a great time with the dental group clan. What a nice group of dentists the squadron has. This morning Larissa and I woke up to a 5.1 magnitude earthquake at approx. 5:46am. I was sleeping comfortable when all of a sudden my bed and windows started shaking. I did not realize it was an earthquake until Larissa came running into my room saying her bed was shaking. Wow! what a moment. This one lasted for a few seconds. We are all packed and ready to go after a hectic week of work, and activities. Our driver arrives at 0700 and our plane departs Narita at 1:00pm. I have to psych myself up for the long flight. My mouth is already watering as I think about the BBQ, Seafood, and Mexican food. You bet I am taking my running gear.

Party Time

Rene, Me, Chris, Christina, Patty, Eric, Shelly, and Leo- My running buddies

My running buddies trying to get the dance party started.


This Sunday Rene and I attended our running club Christmas Party. I have to say that I was impressed with the Striders club and the very nice party they had for its members. We were bussed to and from base to the New Sanno Hotel in Tokyo. The Grand room was set up with a nice display of warm decorations, service and a buffet line that went on forever. The food was excellent and the company was so much fun. We will attend our final party for the Med Group tomorrow night. As I said, somewhere in there I will start my packing. See all of you soon.

Happy 11th Birthday!

Officially Larissa's birthday is on the 16th, but we celebrated this Saturday. The one thing she wanted to do was go back to DisneySea due to getting sick on her last visit. She was able to take two friends and they had a fun, fun, time. Happy Birthday to my sweet baby girl!

The park was alive with Christmas spirit and holiday cheer.

The girls being silly with Rene

We had a wonderful lunch in Little Italy, the wait for this place was 1 1/2 hours, but well worth it.

Cold cloudy days make for a lazy afternoon when I come home after work. Lately, I have had no time for resting let alone keeping up with my blog. Every holiday season, I tend to get bogged down with party planning and the hustle and bustle that comes with all that I get myself involved in. Friday was Thanksgiving dinner with our culture group and a special snack for Larissa's class. Saturday was the start of Larissa's early birthday celebration with a sleepover and early rise to DisneySea for the day. Today, is our running club Christmas party at the New Sanno along with more parties and holiday activities this week. Somewhere in there I will start preparing for our trip back home.

Disappointed

I am so disappointed in Tiger.

Commitment

The Yokota JV team

Coach Ernie, one of our well rounded volunteer coaches. He is truly committed to helping these boys.

Monday night we attended the annual Yokota Football Banquet. The boys were presented with letters and a nice dinner. It was wonderful to see such commitment from volunteer coaches and assistants. These boys are a fine group of kids and it was apparent how serious these kids take academics. Impressive! Renie will head to Misawa for a weekend of wrestling.

Last night we attended the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.