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Okinawa
>Chronicles of a Military Move: The Final Days
>In our last week on Okinawa, I expected to be able to do all last-minute tourist stuff. I really don’t know what I was thinking. Monday was jam-packed with cleaning and the moving of our suitcases from our house to our hotel (which, I’d just like to point out, was in the process of putting … Continue reading
>Chroncles of a Military Move: Outprocessing Paperwork
>One of the hallmarks of a military move – or being part of the military in general – is the paperwork. There’s lot of it, particularly when dealing with an overseas move. In all honesty it’s actually more difficult to move overseas than back, because in addition to getting a family “command sponsored” (where a … Continue reading
>White Beach
>Way back when I made up my Okinawa Bucket List (which I’ve since edited to reflect what we did and didn’t accomplish) I mentioned camping. Or rather, “camping”, because we’re just too spoiled not brave enough to do full-out camping with The Critters yet. So Tony made reservations at White Beach in one of the … Continue reading
>Family Photos: Okinawa Style
>One of the tasks on my Bucket List before leaving was to have family pictures taken. Professional photographers are plentiful on this island; much in the same way geckos and hermit crabs and mongoose abound: they’re everywhere (though the photographers are much more pleasant than all the critters I don’t allow into my house). Narrowing … Continue reading
>Ryukyu Mura and Independence Day
>Back when I made our Bucket List we had eight or nine weekends in front of us, half of which were rainy from Friday night through Monday morning. This past weekend I was itching to get out of the house and at least visit one of the places I’d put on my ‘Must Visit’ list. … Continue reading
>(Somewhat) Silent Sunday: BBQ Fun
>This past weekend some of Tony’s friends wanted to have a BBQ to celebrate how cool they all are, and because they were too late in arranging for a beach pavilion Tony offered up our (entirely empty) house and our neighbor’s yard for the occasion. It rained on and off during the earlier portion of … Continue reading
>Wordless Wednesday: Getting In The Beach Fun While We Still Have The Chance
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>(Somewhat) Silent Sunday: Jammies Day
> Yesterday Tony spent the morning playing golf, until he got rained out. The rest of the day he stayed at the Arts and Crafts Center, creating frames for the awards given to those who are leaving the unit for other assignments. The Critters and I saw no need to change out of our pajamas … Continue reading
>Dragon Boat: The Reckoning
>Well, it’s over. In the words of the Deputy Commander of US Army Okinawa during his pre-race pump-us-up speech, “Winning isn’t everything, but losing isn’t anything.” And we? Got nothin’ but our third place memories against the Navy and Air Force, beating out only the Marines by a few very close seconds. That sounds so … Continue reading
>Chronicles of a Military Move: The Bucket List
>Today marks a point in our life on Okinawa when the end is clearly in sight; according to the plans that Tony and I have set in our heads (if not firmly in orders yet) we’re less than ten weeks away from leaving this beautiful island for lands made up of far less humidity and … Continue reading
