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Summer Begins


My summer officially began yesterday with the arrival of Nick and Sachiyo from Japan.  I was so excited about them coming after they'd been in Japan since November for Nick's job. They were a little jet lagged but did pretty well. They arrived in Boise at 4:30 pm which was around 9:00 am their time. It was a 3 flight, 22 hour journey to get to Boise, Idaho.  I was planning to serve breakfast when they arrived but Nick did not feel like breakfast at all.  He reported that he felt like caprese!  Well, we don't have fresh tomatoes yet so we ended up ordering a caprese pizza from Smokey Mountain Pizza that we'd had a few weeks ago when we discovered the Ye Olde Sweet Shoppe.  We also ordered a Bangkok Salad to go along with the pizza and it was just what they felt like before hitting the sack for much needed sleep.

 This morning we had our health waffles and a leisurely breakfast at 11:00 am.

Nick said he actually declined the United Airline breakfast that is offered on the flight because he says it always makes him feel sick.  He always thinks he won't eat the whole thing but then he does and then he feels horrible because their food is so horrible - greasy sausage, greasy hash browns and greasy cheese omelet.  It's always the same breakfast.  Now he just eats the snacks they bring with them on the plane.  This morning after he woke up he said he felt a lot better since he didn't eat that United meal. 

Nick and Sachiyo brought us some Japanese souvenirs like these cute little Japanese beers that are 135 ml (about 5 ounces).  Japan uses metric like Europe (like every other country in the world except the U.S.)

I wish we had this size in the U.S.  It's just the right portion for me!  These are two of Japan's most popular beers.  


Nick also brought these souvenirs of the 2013 World Baseball Classic.


The beer cans are designed like a baseball.  I love it!

Nick attended the World Baseball Classic in March in the Tokyo Dome.





I like the souvenirs that he brought. 

Tonight we barbecued ribs which was Nick's #1 choice


 along with his favorite macaroni salad, baked beans and zucchini - one of our typical summer meals.  Carol came over to join us and got updated on all of Nick and Sachiyo's latest Japanese adventures.

She got a souvenir, too.


She received this ADORABLE little cup with a stir stick.

We ended our evening with dessert.  Another favorite - strawberries, angel food cake and ice cream.


Summer has arrived and I'm looking so forward to fun times ahead.






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