List of 10 ーYet Another New Year's Resolutions

1) Make a return to my blog. ...and here I am! Check!
2) Pay frequent enough visits to my blog. Say, once a month at least.
3) Start organizing the ridiculous amount of family photos.
4) Travel somewhere new.
5) Go on a dinner date with hubby, minus the daughter.
6) Go see a movie in a theater.
7) Renew a good portion of wardrobe content.
8) Take better care of self, in health and in beauty.
9) Have a great haircut that I can stick with for a long time.
10) Start doing nails again.

Happy new year to all my dear readers!

Until next time,

Sak

Tea Roses in Double Pink

Saw pink roses in the farmars market on Monday morning. One of those things that are just too hard to pass up, ain't it?

Until next time,

Sak

Many Many Happy Returns!

My little A turned one yesterday!
"I love you more than a word can say, little A. Happy first birthday!"

Until next time,

Sak

Purple-y Pleasure

Hydrangias are in season, blooming everywhere in town.

They don't live very long in vase, but I had to add the seasonal touch to our house entrance.

Until next time,

Sak

A Colorful Treat

Mom in law loves feeding us (which we have no complains about). She often gives us food to go home with, too, whenever we visit her, and this time she had bought my favorite.

A coffee break was something that was out of the window for the past 10 months, but A has grown enough to take a nap at a certain time of the day on a regular basis, I can look forward to a cup of java now. The macarons made it extra special today.

Thank you, mom!

Until next time,

Sak

One Little Baby Step

Little A is on her feet now. Still needs something to hang onto, mostly my fingers, for balance, but watch out, world! She is a-walkin'!!

Here is her first pair of shoes for training.

Couldn't resist but to put them next to my Converse.

My first shoe shopping that was more satisfying than the time I swiped my plastic for a pair of Manolos back in 2005.

Until next time,

Sak

Disney Victim

A has recently found her fondness in watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse every morning. See how her toys are pathetically and uselessly laying around her, waiting for their lady to play with them in vain? I suspect it's the colors that are so ridiculously defining and vivid that make everything look super fun for babies to stare at. Look how the picture looks stupidly clear even on a camera shot (doesn't work this way with Barney & Friends).

She loves the part where, in the beginning, Mickey forgets to say the magic words to make the clubhouse appear and tell the audience to say them with him. Damn you, Disney. Everything is made addictive to children! And did you know that babies are prone to notice round things over any other shapes? Duh.

Until next time,

Sak

Hello World!

Have just realized I haven't even been on line for three weeks, let alone updated a post on blog. I've come a long enough way keeping Diary of a Japanadian, I refuse to let this die.

While I was busy off line, I turned 33, too. Thank you for wishing me a happy birthday, those of you who did. I did, indeed, have a very nice, homey birthday where A was adorable and T was sweet (bought me roses in antique pink! my fave colour!). Couldn't have wished for more.

Until next time,

Sak

Girls' Day Extravaganza

It's this thing in Japan where, on March 3rd, family's new-born girl is to be celebrated for her being born a girl by getting, well, all that you see in the photo above. A was no exception.

Until next time,

Sak

List of 10 -New Year's Resolutions 2013

I can think of so many reasons why I shouldn't make resolutions this year, but I am making them anyway for two reasons. One: I like making lists. Two: I like checking lists that I made.

So here goes.

1) start jogging again
2) lose all "baby" fat
3) do not cause/get in  a traffic accident of any kind, deadly or otherwise
4) save a million yen
5) visit parents at least 5 times
6) take a great shot for my driver's liscence when it needs to be renewed this March
7) go on a date with hubby at least once
8) read a book a month
9) train A to say hello and thank you
10) go on a trip to a hot spring

With little A in our lives, 7) and 8) are harder to achieve than you might think.

For 1), T has already agreed that he would tag along on a bike on weekends.

Until next time,

Sak