It was fabulous to celebrate being American while in America with family. Good times.
Well, mostly good times until the end of the evening when some reckless, teenage neighbor boys sent a firecracker whizzing by our heads and almost hitting Chloe while we were outside playing with sparklers.
Chloe was okay, just freaked out. The neighbors didn't get hurt either, lucky for them.
After three plane rides, twenty-two hours spent in airports and airplanes, and our minds being delirious from sleep deprivation, we made it back to the sweet states.
We saw this nifty Pokemon Plane while waiting in the Naha airport. We weren't lucky enough to get on it and if we did, I'd probably be disappointed with the inside, I'm guessing it's a regular old looking airplane on the inside. It's just so splendid that they put something so colorful up in the sky.
The Marcster is another year older and still looks like the 22 year old I married. Unfair! One of the teachers I worked with was telling me how sweet she thought my husband was. Then she added that he looks like he's fourteen. Grrrr.
We went back to the sushi-go-round so Marcus could experiment some more.
This time it was squid.
I had to rub his age in and made sure he had 36 candles on his cake to blow out. The girls stopped, dropped and rolled after he blew out the candles and a huge cloud of smoke lingered in the living room. We didn't have to rush the to the hospital to clear their lungs though, instead we opened a window so the fire alarm won't go off.
I plan on putting candles on his cake every year, even when he's 86. I'll just have to buy a bigger cake I guess.
Tomorrow is a big day for us, we're taking a trip back to the states. I'm so nervous about going to sleep, afraid I won't wake up in time to get ready to make the flight. I might just stay awake all night. Maybe.
Because it was Marcus' special day, we let him decide what he wanted to do. He opted to go the Churaumi Aquarium (because he knew the girls really wanted to go - he's so sweet).
We were greeted with fishy smiles.
After the aquarium, we headed to Pizza in the Sky to get... pizza! And well, salad too.
Caitlin got the bill.
With money Marcus handed to her.
And just one of the reasons he's a super Dad,
he saves us from those huge, terrifying, nasty bugs. Our Hero!
Caitlin hit the big 8 yesterday. Man, she's getting old. We celebrated by going to Round 1 to play. I think it's the place that gives a little joy to everyone. All of us had fun, each in our own way.
For me, it was the massage chair. Nice. Marcus and I plan on having our next date there. He beat me at pint-pong and I have to even the score.
Caitlin got to pick out where she wanted to eat. She has expensive taste and requested Four Seasons so she could get some of the delicious Kobe beef. She decided months ago (I think around Christmas) that the Four Seasons is where she wanted to go to eat her birthday dinner and the Kobe steak would be what she ordered. As much as she wanted the Kobe, she filled up on pasta and could only eat a few pieces of the steak. But her Mommy taught her how to share and we were all able to get a piece of the melt in your mouth meat.
Then home for cake and presents.
When we get to the states, she'll get another birthday party. This one will be the surprise birthday party at Grandmommy and Grand-daddy's like she requested.
