The past week has been a whirlwind of errands, parties, packing and goodbyes. Today I went back to the hospital to get my 6 stitches out, but the doctor could only take 1 out. I’m so irritated I have to not only go back, but it’s the day I leave Japan! My to-do list is […]
Posts Tagged ‘family’
The Seattle Saga
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, Dan, Disney, Disney World, family, friends, Kelsey, moving, Orlando, Princess half marathon, running, Seattle on January 6, 2014 | 3 Comments »
A Weekend with the In-Laws
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beer, cricut, family, fitness, Japan, ramen, running, visitors on October 28, 2013 | 5 Comments »
Dan’s dad and stepmom came to visit Tokyo which is pretty awesome! His dad was just passing through on his way to Beijing for business, but his stepmom is here for a few more days. It’s neat to have family come visit. My mom will be visiting Japan, but after I’m no longer living here, […]
Tower of Terror 10 Miler Weekend- The Other Fun Stuff!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, Disney World, family, Florida, food adventure, Magic Kingdom, Orlando, vacation on October 22, 2013 | 3 Comments »
In my last entry I blogged all about my races at Tower of Terror, so now I’ll tell you all about the fun stuff my mom and I did! But it starts with the not-so-fun: waking up at 2-something in the morning for the airport shuttle! Oh it was rough. But what was really nice […]
Goodbye to Summertime Sadness
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, Dan, family, Josh, laptop, news on September 24, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Well, the song that dominated Portland’s radio stations this summer was completely accurate- I did, in fact, have that summertime sadness. This is Dan’s cousin Josh. He passed away 2 weeks ago today. He was our funnyman and just a blast to be around. Dan and Josh at a family reunion 2.5 years ago Dan […]
Hawaii!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, Dan, family, Hawaii, Honolulu, travel, vacation, Waikiki on September 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Dan and I took a week long trip to Hawaii with my family- my mom, my sister, her husband, and their 3 kids. We were in Waikiki and had a great time! Pearl Harbor A pretty peacock walked up to us at the Honolulu Zoo! Sunset cruise on a catamaran! Visited the spitting caves! Lanikai […]
On Vacation!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, Dan, family, Hawaii, Pacific Northwest, travel, vacation on August 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Our bags are (mostly) packed and tomorrow Dan and I are out the door to Honolulu, Hawaii! We are meeting my sister, her family, and my mother, and I’m really excited for a week of sunshine and family. From there, Dan will return to Japan and I’ll enjoy some time in Portland, OR and Seattle, […]
A Run Through Takadanobaba
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chores, Dan, family, hash house harriers, Japan, Penny, running, Subway, Takadanobaba, Tokyo Ladies Hash on May 15, 2013 | 1 Comment »
Happy Wednesday! First off, I have to thank my future mother in law Cathy! She recently visited the Big Island in Hawaii and brought me back this awesome running shirt! Big Island Running Company is a neat little running store in Kona, and Dan and I checked it out when we were visiting the area […]
Family Friday
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, baking, cross training, F3H3, family, fitness, hash house harriers, running, snickerdoodles, vacation on April 13, 2013 | 1 Comment »
First off, today is the last day to enter my Endorphin Warrior bracelet giveaway! Enter here! Happy Friday! Mine always is- it’s when I go hashing! I wasn’t planning on running with the group tonight in Kichijoji, so I got a run in this morning. I only went a mile, but I didn’t hold back […]
Let’s Talk Tink…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, Dan, Disneyland, family, race, race report, running, Tinkerbell half marathon on March 7, 2013 | 1 Comment »
In continuing with my catch-up attempts, let’s talk about the Tinkerbell Half Marathon! It was a dream week, really. You fly to Florida, play at Disney World for a few days, then fly to California and have fun at Disneyland! Despite food poisoning and missing purses (see last post), we were determined to have a […]
Winter Vacation: Northwest Highlights!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, family, friends, northwest, Oregon, travel, vacation, Washington on February 18, 2013 | 1 Comment »
Having spent over a month in Oregon and Washington, I had too much fun! So here are some highlights 🙂 As soon as our flight landed in Seattle, we met with Kelsey and Jim to see the Nutcracker and have dinner at Daniel’s. Fun AND delicious, except we were horribly jetlagged! Surprised my family for […]
I’m Laurel!
Seattle resident with a love for running, hashing, baking, and being outdoors. Originally a journal for my family during my 3 years in Tokyo, Japan (hence the blog name), I now write about my every day life working at my local gym as well as nannying, running/fitness, as well as enjoying my hobbies.
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