Dr Yukari Takata in the house!!

So excited! My sister got her financial packet for her doctorate program and it's looking VERY good! So that means, no more Miko at our house and Yukari is coming back to the States!!!!!!!! I'm so proud of you Kan-chan! You are gonna rock!!

Fried Green Tomatoes

Inspired by the movie Fried Green Tomatoes, the boys fix'd us some good ol' Southern cooking. I have traveled the world and hands down, I say that Southern Cooking is the number one kind of comfort food. Okay, besides Nato and fried fish. I love all kinds of food, but there is a different kind of nostalgia that goes with fried foods than any other genre of dishes. It's an experience of guilty pleasures: fatty, salty and over stuffing yourself....mmmmm Yum!

Once upon a time

Oliva was born...

My Dad and Brother

My dad and brother came to visit last weekend.


They rocked us in bowling

(My dad beat us all with 8 strikes)
And they cooked us so Tempura and Soba dinner.

It was a short visit, but was a good one. We miss you guys!