Our last trip to Yufuin was this past Summer… It was honestly a perfect day, the weather was misty and warm, the mountain almost empty, lush and green, and deer were everywhere! But I wasn’t well… So we weren’t able to do much climbing. Since then, this beautiful trail has been on my mind, I had been itching to go back and reach the summit, take in a new view….
Read MoreI cried on the way to and from Mt Tenzan last weekend…. Husband made fun of me as we cruised along listening to “Death Cab For Cutie” saying Im like Ben Fraiser in Bedazzled, ya know, when he is the sentimental version of himself, crying while looking at a sunset “Its just so beautiful!!” ok, I wasnt like that, at all… But lately I cant help but feel emotional every time we get out to these Mountains and Coastlines as a family… It may be the last time we see this. So Im embracing every moment fully..
Read MoreWow. 2020 has been a BITCH.
Ive been wanting to write this post for a bit now, but, as always, LIFE took over and I just kept putting it off….. Its long yall, bear with me. But if you know me, then you know Iv been going through it this last year, so here is why.
I feel my story NEEDS to be shared, especially after conversations with my fellow LADIES, and there NEEDS to be a change in the way we take control of our Medical Care…. I wont go to into that to much, but this is a post that any of you women who have an IUD MUST READ!
Read MoreFinally.
Fingers crossed this is our last Deployment for a while…. 6 of the last 9 years have been spent with overseas Sea Duty, and although we have been able to live in this incredible place, and travel and soak in the world a bit, its been rough…. 13 Patrols. And its time now for some Us.
Read MoreOk, 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…
Read MoreYa’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.
Read More4 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…
Read MorePlaces 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??
Read MoreI 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.
Read MoreMore 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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