Camping Trip- Isonaura Park

Ok, I went overboard with the pictures, AGAIN. But it was our first camping trip- yup, admitting it, out loud!

For months and months I have been wanting to do this with the kids, start our Camp Journey, thats what im calling it ;) Buuuut some health stuff got in the way, then Covid- Summer was sweltering- so the first NICE weekend of September I rented a tent, grabbed some sleeping bags, packed a ton of snacks, some good tunes(we brought along “Rebel Rebel” for Tea’s ‘Troop Zero’ Moment!), camera, and by chance my small weber grill for a fire- and just went…

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Mt Yufu- Majesty.

Ya’ll. Magic.

We have a few favorite Mountains here on Kyushu we visit—- Aso, Unzen and her sisters, Kokozu… But then this Summer, on a rainy day, we drove out to Yufuin. I fell in love.

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Sunrise over Kyushu

4 am came early today, but totally worth it…

The girls and I had an idea to book in this last Summer in Japan with a Sunrise… Living on the west coast of Kyushu we definitely see amazing Sunsets, but this is the Land of the Rising Sun, and mornings just dont disappoint in my book. Watching the golds and amber and pinks flow up over the mountains is such a sight—- So we packed a breakfast, some coffee, and hit the road under a starlit sky…

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Take me to a Coastline.... Ikitsuki

Places we have been before, steps we have taken, paths we have walked—- But sometimes a revisit opens your Soul, a deja-vu of that first sight…

Before Husband deployed, on what we hope will be his LAST one for a while, we cruised out to places we were allowed (Covid Restrictions), some of these being favorites we discovered our first year here on Kyushu Island. Ikitsuki has such amazing coastlines… From drop off cliffs carved by the sea, to lush greenery blanketing the hills all around, the scenes are epic…. On this particular day, I was aching to get out—- The pull to get away from the Base, the town, somewhere only nature is speaking, it grabs hold of me and does not release until the urge is satisfied… Can you relate??

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A Date Night With Myself.

I have found my therapy.

This week has been, not at all bad, but just maybe draining…. I have been overstretched- the to-do lists to long, the school prep, the end of Summer activities.. Only one of me, 5 of them. In the evenings I have felt dry, nothing left to pour, chasing a sense of self that I cant truly find.

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August --- Its Obon Season!

More and more waterfalls!!! Well, really its just been taking multiple trips to my favorite one, bringing friends along, enjoying the fresh Spring COLD water in this wicked heat wave we are having!

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Birdy….

My Bird.

I know, its so cliche when parents say this, but where does all the damn time go???? How has it already been 9 years since this child was brought EarthSide??

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Things have been, well different, around here lately…. For the last few months I have been dealing with, Ill just call it, pelvic pain. My endometriosis has flared, causing other issues, and it has been debilitating. Some days are good, m

The other night, Andrew had duty… Rye was out with friends, and my girls were all hanging with me, BORED. I saw on the forecast that rain was moving in, and quick, so we decided to take a chance and hit the beach…

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Another Climb- Mt Kokuzo

Mt Kokuzo, 2x.

Nature is open!!!!!!! It happened last week, 3 months after the Covid quarantine restrictions were put in place, and the natural world was cut off from us… As thankful as I am everyday for our situation, these four walls have been closing in on me… Affecting my daily mood, my energy, my SOUL. The lift happened just as Dear Husband was taking leave from work, for our little ‘stay-cation’ so the timing couldnt have been better…

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Tiny Dancer....

She has been dancing since the womb…. Memories of long baths, swollen belly, little Her fluttering around to the sound of my terrible singing, Elton’s “Tiny Dancer”… It will forever be her song…

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