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Photos: Happy birthday!

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery

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Day II - Day in Narita, Night in Ueno / Yamishi

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 | By miso | Views [608]

Well I got into my first hotel 11pm last night, now I'm here in Ueno.. or what I can make of it. Perhaps I was spoiled. My last hotel in Narita (right across from Narita Station) = the Comfort Hotel, was like a 17000 Yen hotel in Higashi Shinjuku. ... Read more >

Tags: appliances, crappy hotels, electricity, grumpy, sake

Happy (belated) Towel Day!

Sun, 6 Jun 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [839] | Comments [1]

I can't believe I forgot to post Happy Towel Day on May 25th! For all you hard-core Douglas Adams' fans out there, please know, we did actually celebrate with you, even if I am just now getting around to actually posting about it. Towel Day is held ... Read more >

These boots were made for hiking...

Mon, 31 May 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1755] | Comments [2]

So what do you do on a rainy Memorial Day in Okinawa? You start preparing for your July Fuji hike, that's what you do! Brandon brushed and moisturized his boots with the help of Doc Martin. The boot on the left is the finished product (oh so nice-... Read more >

Photos: These boots were made for hiking...

Mon, 31 May 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery

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And put it in a ziplock bag...

Mon, 31 May 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [844]

Brandon and I have had Lit songs (four of them, including "Ziplock," to be more specific) stuck in our head all weekend since we learned that the annual SchwabFest, a festival held on - you guessed it - Camp Schwab, was bringing in the band ... Read more >

Photos: Lit Concert

Mon, 31 May 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery

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Jusco Dinner

Mon, 31 May 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1441]

When you are busy mixing batters and juggling muffin pans and baking pans in and out of the oven to make 48 of these: (Yes, that is a Millennium Falcon in the back left, but more on that another time.) ...what better way to have a stress-free dinner ... Read more >

Photos: Jusco Dinner

Mon, 31 May 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery

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Japan!!!!!!!! Am I still in Asia… or have I landed on the Moon?

Mon, 24 May 2010 | By missy_carrie_gee | Views [967]

Arriving in Japan is like landing on the moon. Seriously. Its got this eerie, clean, perfect Stepford Wives kinda vibe. There is no garbage on the streets, or in the subways. A huge contrast compared to the rest of Southeast Asia. There’s lots of neon ... Read more >

Tags: geijin, japan, kobe, osaka

Cookies with Daddy

Sun, 23 May 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1458]

While Daddy was here, he specifically requested that he would like to make cookies with me. We made Snickerdoodles the first week. Got to try out my brand new Silpat mats. I love the Fox Run logo! Too cute! And the silpat mats worked perfectly! ... Read more >

Photos: More cookies

Sun, 23 May 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery

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Daddy in Oki

Sun, 23 May 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1351]

As most of you know, my Daddy came to visit us for two weeks this month. We had so much fun! So nice to see him and get big hugs in person! Here's a few photo highlights of some of the adventures we had while he was here: We took him to our ... Read more >