by suelarkinsweems | Nov 29, 2012 | On Family
Well, now that I’ve scared families away from traveling to Tokyo Disneyland (saving fathers across Okinawa time and money), let’s move onto day 2 and see if we can’t restore some faith in the dignity of the American family abroad. What a difference a good...
by suelarkinsweems | Nov 28, 2012 | On Family
Disclaimer: the pictures that follow record the only five moments of harmony we experienced the entire day– it only looks like we were having fun We went to Tokyo over Thanksgiving weekend to go to Disneyland and Disney Sea, and we were excited to see both parks...
by suelarkinsweems | Nov 16, 2012 | On Family
Since moving to Okinawa, I have seamlessly transitioned from being a three-posts-a-week blog to a three-posts-a-month blog. I know, impressive. Today, I met Matt for lunch on his base. We walked up, ordered, and took our sandwiches to a table. When I sat down across...
by suelarkinsweems | Oct 29, 2012 | On Family
Over the weekend, we went to the Urasoe City Park, a couple minutes outside our base. Okinawa is full of great public parks, and many of them have crazy roller slides. Urasoe did not disappoint. We parked up at the observatory, and then walked down to the playground...
by suelarkinsweems | Oct 21, 2012 | On Family
Today, THIS kid looked up my blog and did a little recreational reading. Then he left me this comment: *choking up here– just give me a minute* Ok, I’m better now. Of course this means that now I have to self-edit my family rambles a bit more...
by suelarkinsweems | Oct 14, 2012 | On Family
At the end of September, we had a chaplain event up north at Okuma, a recreational facility owned by the Air Force on the northern part of the island. It took us about an hour and a half to drive up there, but the beaches and views were worth every minute. It was a...
