ERICA!!!!

Last week I spent some time with Erica from Okinawa. It was her spring break from UMCP, so I brought her to NJ with me so she could see a few more places on the east coast. We started off by going into Manhattan on Monday to see as many sites as possible. Although New York wasn’t exactly what she had imagined it to be, Erica was still blown away by so many things in The Big Apple. The next day we did a quick tour of Philadelphia. We visited Betsy Ross’ house, the Liberty Bell, City Hall, the “LOVE” statue, etc. We even made a special trip into South Philly for some cheesesteaks and roast pork sandwiches at John’s Roast Pork. Wednesday we headed down the shore. We stopped in Ocean City for a stroll down the boardwalk, Margate to see Lucy the elephant and…. of course Atlantic City to witness the casinos in action. We also got a great tour of House of Blues, thanks to my bro, King. Most of these pics are from Philly, but the last one is of Erica making her first snowball. Pretty cool, huh?
先週　エリカさんと　Ｎｅｗ　Ｙｏｒｋと　Ｐｈｉｌａｄｅｌｐｈｉａと　Ａｔｌａｎｔｉｃ　Ｃｉｔｙに　行きました。日曜日に　Ｐｅｎｎｓｙｌｖａｎｉａの　山にも　行きました。　あの日　行くの　まえ、エリカさんは　雪な　玉を　つくりました。はじめて　でした！　すごい　ですね。
月曜日に　Ｎｅｗ　Ｙｏｒｋ　Ｃｉｔｙに　でんしゃで　行きました。あの日の　朝　三時三十分に　おきました！　ゆうめい　な　テレビの　ばんぐみの　ところに　行って　ならびました。二時間　待ちました　だけど、はいれませんでした。　そのあと、central parkで　さんぽ　しました。World Trade Centerの　ところも　見ました。かんどう　して　いた。二人は　四時ごごに　かえって　つかれて　いた　ので。
つぎな　日にPhiladelphiaの　とくべつな　ところに　行きました。Betsy Rossの家に　行ったり　Liberty Bellを　見たり　「Ｌｏｖｅ」の　ぞうに　いったり　チズ　ステキを　食べました。
水曜日に　エリカさんは　かいがんに　うんてんしました。。エリカさんは　アメリカで　うんてんが　好きです。楽しい　ね。Ｏｃｅａｎ Ｃｉｔｙ の　「Boardwalk」で　さんぽしました。それから、Ａｔａｎｔｉｃ　Ｃｉｔｙも　行きました。　House of Bluesの　ツアーを　できました。すごかった！
エリカさんと　いしょ　の時　いつも　楽しい　ですよ！

St. Patty's Day

This St. Patty's Day was my brother's 30th Birthday. There was a huge surprise bar-hopping party for him. I brought my friend Erica up from Maryland and we all went out to a few bars. Here we are with green beer. Erica is from Okinawa, but she is taking courses at the University of Maryland. We met in Okinawa and now live only 20 minutes away from each other. This week is her spring break so we are touring the northeast.

Erika-san to isshoni. dou youbi ni St. Patty's no hi wa watashi no oniisan no tanjoubi (30sai!!!!) deshita. oniisan no tanjoubi no nomikai ni Erika-san wo tsuretekimashita. midori biru wo nonda! sugoi desu ne. tanoshikatta! konshuu, Erika-san to New York City to Philadelphia ni ikimashita.

Here is a pic of King and his buddies from his birthday. Dave and I were very happy to see so many people that we haven't seen for a long time. Happy B-Day King!

watashi no oniisan to kare no tomodachi desu. ii nomikai deshita. yopparai ne.

EUROPE!!!

The tickets are bought and we’re leaving Wednesday!! See you in 2 weeks!
今週の水曜日に　ヨーロッパに　行きます！　今日は　きっぷを　かいました！ははは！　二週間ね！　あとで！

Winter Storm

Although the ice/snow storm hit a few days back, I figured my friends in Okinawa may like to see some New Jersey “winter pictures”. Dave, like many people in the area, had quite a hard time ridding the sidewalk and cars of that thick layer of ice. The branches on the trees were also covered in a thick coat of ice. It was a beautiful sight to see (the glistening when the sun would hit them). It became very dangerous, however, when the ice began to melt and fall off things like trees and rooftops. As usual, Molly had to find a place to keep warm. What a spoiled dog!
今週　ふゆ　な　あらしは　つきました。雪と　氷も！　あぶなかった！　たくさん　学校は　しまりました。氷は　ふとい　でした！　デイビットさんは　がんばりました。木の　えだも　氷だらけ　でした。　きれい　でした、だけど　すこし　あぶない　です。　氷の　とけるの　時　こおりが　おちます。　Ｍｏｌｌｙちゃんは　Ｎｅｗ　Ｊｅｒｓｅｙの　ふゆが　好きじゃない。ははは。。。　

Graduation Day

20 years of education and she’s finally done! Horrraaayyyy! Today was my cousin Tara’s graduation from Physical Therapy school. Here she is at today’s luncheon with her fiancé, Will. She was quite worried when PT school first started. She wasn’t sure if she was going to be able to keep up with all the work. However, she persevered (as we all expected) and here she is….2.5 years later! Great Job Tara!!!!! Oooppppss….. she informed us today that we can now call her ‘Doctor Tara’!! GREAT JOB DR. TARA!!!!!!

私の　いとこは　ＴＡＲＡ「たら」そして 　彼女の　fiance 　ＷＩＬＬ　「ウイル」です。　今日は　Ｔａｒａの　大学校せいの時「７．５年」おわりました。。。。そつぎょう　しましたね。　今から、　いしゃ　です！　すごい　ですね。　今日　みんなさん　レストランに　いわいに　行きました。Ｔａｒａに　じまん　しています。かのじょは　いつも　がんばりますよ！

Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo

After doing much research on the internet and arguing over which kind of automobile to purchase… Dave and I finally made a decision! A Jeep! This is an 03 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo. Dave loves his new leather seats and is very eager to start towing ‘things’.

私たちは　車を　かいたかった。三週間のまえ　から　たくさん　車を　見ました。　昨日のまえ　車が　ありませんでした　ので　ゆそうできませんした。だけど。。。。車を　かいました！　ＪＥＥＰ　です！　この　車は　デイビットさんの　スタイル　ですね。　車の　いそは　くろい　かわ　です

かんぱい！

沖縄で　私の　ともだちへ。。。。かんぱい！！！！　この　バーは　ギネスが　あります。　火曜日に　ギネスは　三ドル　だけ　です。　やすい　ですね！

MAIDO!

On Friday I went to a Japanese market in Narberth, PA. It took about 40 minutes or so to get there, but it was worth it! Dave and I ate Yakisoba and Curry for lunch. I enjoyed seeing all the Japanese snacks. They also had a video/magazine/book rental section. Next time we go up there, I’ll be sure to rent a magazine to practice reading. While eating lunch I got to watch (via satellite) NHK. I watched the news and part of the soap opera that I used to watch in Okinawa. I felt right at home.
金曜日に　日本の店に　行きました。まいど　です！！！New Jerseyから　まいどまで　四十分　です。　やきそばと　カレーを　食べました。おいしかった！　食べた時に　日本の　テレビを　見られました！　NHK　ありました！　ニュースと　げきてきな　ばんぐみを　見ました。　たくさん　おかしが　あった、でも、たかかった。　大丈夫です。　ビデオと　ざっしと　本の　レンタル　あります！　こんど　ざっしを　かります。　日本語を　見るの　事が　いい　かんじ　でした。この店で　安心して　いました。

Check out their website:

よかったら、ウェブの　リンク。。。見て:

http://www.maidookini.com/e/index.htm