Life in Japan

My plan to post daily was changed when I made a hasty decision not to take my laptop on my August trip to the US. I left on July 31 and decided just minutes before not to take my laptop. I realized that taking it would mean leaving in the car during our 10 hour visit to Schlitterbahn, not a good idea during a Texas summer. At that point it was too late to set up automatic posting like I did when I was in India in February. So today I am going to post photos for August.

Today is Luke’s Birthday! It is such wonderful blessing for us to have him as part of our family-as our son-in-law and the husband of Allyson and father to Maddie and Izzie. We love you Luke!

We left the US on Saturday, but because we crossed the International date line we lost a day and arrived in Tokyo on Sunday. I guess I make up for the lost day by the really long day when I travel to the US. Long haul travel is in my blood!

I woke up at 4 this morning to get ready for my 6:30 flight to LAX via Houston. I miss this girl’s cute cheeks already. All our flights were on time and after spending a few hours in the lounge at LAX we boarded our flight for Tokyo.

Today the ladies in the Boone Branch had a shower to welcome Rorey. They are a great group and Rorey received some wonderful gifts. She slept in her car seat to and from the shower and most of the trip to Charlotte. Andrew and Leigh drove us back today. We have early flights out in the morning. Today on our way we got to have yummy, thick milkshakes at Cook Out, stop by and see where Leigh works, visit REI, Sam’s and eat at Chick-fil-a.  It was a great day!

Leigh works here

Just me and my Papa

Then Andrew, Leigh and the Baby Girl dropped us off at La Quinta and bid us farewell until we see them in Dallas on September 3.

Appalachian Family

Bammy Rorey and Papa

Like my bubbles?

Tibetan Prayer Flags

These flags hang across the end of Andrew and Leigh’s porch (one of Andrew’s BD gifts).

Today we went to Walmart and a sewing store and bought the things we need to make Leigh’s childhood of t-shirts into a quilt. No photos of our work. This is of Rorey taking care of herself while we were working.