The other day, we had a chance to visit Showa Memorial Park, a local scenic park that’s the size of a small amusement park. It was a beautiful, sunny spring day in the low 70s. A light breeze kept the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Real World
Watsky Concert, “Sloppy Seconds”, Hard Rock Las Vegas, 2012
You know how sometimes you go to a show and you feel like you got what you paid for? And of course sometimes you don’t. With Watsky’s show, I feel like we all not only got our money’s worth; we … Continue reading
Presidential Rally
On Wednesday, I went to my first political event, a campaign rally for President Obama. Campaign rallies have always been things that happen elsewhere, so when I had the chance to see our President in person, I jumped on it. … Continue reading
Jessefest!
While my husband is home on his mid-tour, we decided to get a bunch of our local Las Vegas friends together. We couldn’t really call it a “welcome home” party since he’s leaving again soon, but it’s still a party … Continue reading
Dragon*Con 2012
Yep, we did it again. It took three days of driving to get there and more hamburgers along the way than I’d care to think about, but we made it to Dragon*Con again. What’s Dragon*Con, you ask? It’s a huge … Continue reading
Korea Trip 2012 — Part 10: Homeward
I’m back in a plane again. This time, I caught the Rotator that goes between Kunsan and Seattle, with stops in Osan and Yokota but nowhere else. That means a few short hops and then one interminable stretch across the … Continue reading
Korea Trip 2012 — Part 9: Field Trip!
Today, we were to meet a group of schoolchildren Jesse and a few others from his unit have been volunteering with, helping them practice their English. However, today was field trip day, and we were apparently too far behind to … Continue reading
Korea Trip 2012 — Part 8: Korean Folk Village
I think when I look back on this trip, I’ll remember it as a blur of long plane, train, bus, and taxi rides interspersed with bright spots of rushing about excitedly. It started with Space A and the ubiquitous “hurry … Continue reading
Korea Trip 2012 — Part 7: Seoul Much Sightseeing!
Note: As with all my posts, click the pictures to see them larger. This weekend we rode with a Lieutenant (one of the few people on base who has a car) and one of Jesse’s coworkers, Sgt. Kim, up to … Continue reading
Korea Trip 2012 — Part 6: First Impressions
Well, I’ve been keeping busy since finally arriving at Kunsan. The first couple of days involved a lot of sleeping to recover from my flight and what was apparently an infection in both ears. Unfortunately, my right ear is still … Continue reading
Korea Trip 2012 — Part 5: Wheels on the Bus
“Wheels on the bus go ’round and ’round!” I’m on my way from Osan to Kunsan, a two or three hour trip. We stopped at a little rest area, where I felt totally uneducated when I couldn’t even order or … Continue reading
Korea Trip 2012 — Part 4: Yokota Stopover
We lost a day flying into Japan, so it’s now Sunday evening as I’m blasting towards Osan, Korea. I started out the day at Yokota Air Base, Japan. This morning, they loaded us all up earlier than planned, only discover … Continue reading