Nat's Cafe now open

Just wanted to let you know that I opened new Nat's Cafe.

I will be working at my new store from now.  Please stop by when you have time!

Thanks!!

iPod Shuffle

I washed my old iPod Shuffle last night when I was doing laundry..

I also washed iPhone earphone. 

Earphone was totally torn and inside wire was coming out.  I threw it away. 

I was pretty sad because my earphone is gone.... It costs $30 if I want to get it at Apple Store. 

Oh, well. 

Then I realized there should be one more thing that I washed along with earphone.....Shuffle. Unfortunately I don't use them sepelately when I listen to the music. I dug into clean laundry pile and found my shuffle.  This is my second time that I washed shuffle in my life. But this time was MY shuffle... ( last time was Adam's brand new).  Adam plugged different earphone in and hit play, guess what, it worked.  Wow, that's unbelievable! Maybe because I put it in the dryer too.  Anyway, my shuffle is now so clean. 

Tornado

Last night, I was out shopping at the mall.  I was putting pants on and trying to figure out which one should I buy, which goes with my shirts, which color matches with most of clothes I have already, and you know, just trying to have fun. 

Then siren went off.  Actually I didn't know what was going on till I got off the room with my favorite pair of jeans in my hand that I was going to buy.  All store staff were waiting for me to come out from fitting room and store shatter was down to the floor. 

Chimney Christmas!

I was so embarrassed at the moment and even felt more idiot when one of the worker asked me if I wanted them to hold one for me....  No thanks! I am not that brave to say hey I have my pants here that I was going to buy when tornado siren went off.

I went to basement with everyone and stayed there for a while, and left 5 minutes later because I really wanted to go home.  It was rough drive though, in the storm, listening to the radio and found out that my house area is getting golf ball size hail.  Did I really want to go home? 

Soon after I got home and evacuated in the basment with two dogs who had no idea what was going on like someone who was in the fitting room just 20 minutes ago, storm stopped and Adam came home. 

First tornado for this year came way earlier than I expected. 

昨日はモールで買い物を楽しんでた。いつもみたいにどれがいっかなぁとか、あのシャツにはどっちが合うかなぁとか、持ってる服と組み合わせるならどれかなぁとか考えながら、ふっつーにショッピングをエンジョイしてたわけ。

って、いきなりサイレンが鳴ったらしい。といっても私はそのとき試着室であれじゃないこれじゃじゃないっていろいろ持ち込んだ服を試着してて、試着が終わって買おうと決めた服を手にして外に出るまでは何が起きてるのか全く気がつかなかったし。。。外に出ると店のスタッフ全員が私が出てくるのを待ってた。。。店のシャッターも閉まってて、開けてもらったし、あげくの果てに店員さんに、お気に入りの洋服を預かろうかってきかれたときはとても恥ずかしかったなぁ。。。あとで戻って来てトルネードのサイレンが鳴り響く中のんびり試着して選んだ服を買いに来たなんてとても言えませんよ、私には。。ははは

モールの地下に避難して、５分くらい待った後で、とても家に帰りたかったから車で帰ることに。嵐の中、ラジオを聞きながらトルネードの位置を確認して運転して、家の近所ではゴルフボールサイズのひょうが降ってるって聞いたときは、本当に帰った方がいいのかなって思っちゃった。

家に着いて、何も知らない犬たちと一緒に地下に避難してすぐに嵐もおさまった。アダムも帰ってきた。ほっとした。

今年のトルネード一号は意外に早く来たなぁ。

Family time

I really should post more often but since I have two other web page to update it always comes to the very end to write something on this page. 

In February, my parents came to visit us from Japan. It was great to see them and we did so much fun together. Since Adam and I had to work almost everyday while they were staying, we couldn't leave Omaha so much but it made them relax and that was what they wanted.

They will come back with my sister's family in September and Yuuu will be here finally!

I was looking for a new job for a month and got an offer last week. I am kind of  sad to leave coffee shop but it's also nice to start something new. 

I will be working in the office all day from now, wow, what a chage.  I am so excited to start my new job at new company.

I just baked Cinnamon Bread while I was watching movie. I was my first time for this recipe but turned out pretty good.  I watched Penelope tonight.  The girl has pig nose.... kind of silly story. I don't need to watch it again.

Maybe I should keep this blog as simple as possible so that I don't feel like writing something here is one of my task or anything. 

Just ignore if I was talking something boring, which I always do. 

本当はもっと頻繁にこのページも更新したいんだけど、なんせ他に２つ違うページを持ってるからどうしてもこのページを更新するのが最後になっちゃう。。

２月は両親が日本から来てました。一緒にとても充実した時間を過ごせたし、久々に会えたのはとてもうれしかったなぁ。アダムも私も両親がこっちにいる間はけっこう仕事ばかりだったから結局オマハをあまり離れることはなく、でもそのおかげで二人とも望み通りゆっくりとした時間を過ごせてよかったって言ってたし、結果よかったみたい。９月にまた来るって言ってるし、今度は妹の家族と一緒に来るし、甥っ子の優羽も来るから楽しみだ！

そうそう、一ヶ月ちょいぼちぼちだけど、就職活動をしてて、先週内定をもらいました！

いざコーヒショップを離れるとなるとなんだか寂しい気もするけど、何か新しいことも始めたかったから決まってよかった。これからは一日ずっとオフィスで働くことになります。。。なんだかコーヒショップに比べたらすごい環境の変化だけど、今からわくわく！

今日はDVDを観ながらシナモンパウンドケーキを焼いたよ。初めてのレシピを挑戦したんだけど、まぁ、なかなかってかんじ。DVDはペネロペっていう女の子が豚の鼻してる映画を観た。

まぁまぁかな。２度は観なくていいやってかんじ。

あ、このブログ、これからちょーシンプルにしてこうと思う。というのもそしたら書かなきゃ！って切羽詰まらないし、気軽に更新できるもん。

ま、くだらないこと言ってるなぁって思ったら読み流してくださいな。いつもくだらないんだけどさ。

About myself

1. I am stubborn, not only sometime, but always so stubborn. I can't say sorry even I know I am wrong. That's bad, but can't help it. 

2. I want to be strong all the time, at anytime, in any situation, with anyone, even with myself.  So I don't rely on anyone or ask for help even when I really need help. Contrariwise, I can't offer any help or say warm words when someone need help, because I don't know how. 

3. I don't listen to others. Even when I ask for it, I don't.  Sometime I do, but that's only when I REALLY need someone's opinion. Otherwise, always think everyone has different opinion, so go with my way. 

4. I want to try too many things, and I can't do anything after all.  

5. I am really good at any sports.  Without any practice, I can do it pretty well at most of sports. That makes me think that I don't need much practices for anything.  Because I can do it anyway. But the thing is, I can't be professional in any field, because I don't practice. 

6. I am smart.  Not joking but I love studying.  I don't read any story book but text book.  I don't like fiction at all. In my world, everything has to be based on the fact. 

7. I can't stay in one place or condition for long time. Work, never want to stay more than two years at same place, even it's really good and fun place, I need to move on and find something else. Except with Adam. He is the only person who I feel I can stay with for rest of my life.  

8. TV shows are different than books.  It's totally ok if it's fiction or not.  Doesn't matter.  In fact, I am The Office freak.  

9. I am so sensitive to smells.  I can't stop thinking when I smell something unusual. Also I am cleaning freak.  I can't sit down until house gets totally clean. 

10. I don't like kids and old people.  Because they don't understand what I am talking about and can't make conversations. 

11. I can't be satisfied with anything.  I don't think I will be satisfied even I have a million dollars in the future.  

12. It's impossible to change my mind if I started disliking someone.  

If I can correct these, I think I can be a better person.  But it's awfully hard for me to change the way I am.  I have been being myself for 27 years, how can it be possible to change so many things at this point? 

I thought it's good idea to list them up so it's obvious to know how do I think myself and what do I know about myself.  I am pretty sure there are tons more stuff I need to change but haven't realize yet, but I will work on what I can see right know. I will start from 1. and if I think I am doing well, go to next step. 

Please be patient with me, I will be better person soon. 

自分のこと

１、とても頑固。たまにじゃなくて、いつもすごく頑固。だから自分が悪いって分かっててもごめんねって言えない。悪いことなんだけど、どうしょもできない。

２、いつも強い自分でいたい。いつでも、どんな場面でも、誰とでも、自分自身の中でも。だから誰にも頼りたくない。本当は助けが必要なときだって頼らない。逆に、誰かが助けを必要としてるときには助けてあげられない。あったかい言葉とかかけたりできない。だってどうやったらいいかわからないから。

３、人の話、意見を聞かない。たとえ最初に自分から意見を求めたときだって聞いてない。でもたまに聞くときがある。本当に誰かの意見が欲しいときだけ。でも結局は人それぞれ考え方は違うしって思って、自分の考えを曲げない。

４、いつも何かしたいことが山ほどある。山ほど。で、結局何もできずに終わる。

５、スポーツはどの種目でもたいてい万能。練習もろくにしないのにさらっとできちゃう。でもそれが小さい頃から自分には練習が必要ないって思わせてきて、だから結局そこそこのレベルまではいくんだけど、プロにはなれない。

６、頭の回転は速いし、頭もいい。ジョーク抜きで勉強大好き。物語の小説とか、全く読まない。読むのは科学、歴史なんかのノンフィクションや教科書、実用書。物語とか全く興味なし。自分の世界ではすべてが真実に基づいているから。

７、ひとつの場所や状況に長く留まっていられない。仕事は、たとえそこがすごく楽しくていいところでも絶対に２年以上は同じところで続けたくない。何か別のことをしたくなって次のステップに行く。アダムだけは違って、彼は唯一、生涯一緒にいたいと思える人。

８、テレビは本と違う。なぜか知らないけど、フィクションでも見ようと思えば見れる。あまりはまらないけど、はまると一気に最後まで見る。The Officeに関してはオタク級。

９、匂いにとくかく敏感。特に変わった匂いや、変な匂いのするところに行くと、他に何も考えられなくなる。そして掃除のきちがえ。家の中、全部がきれいじゃないと座って落ち着けない。

１０、子供と老人が大嫌い。自分の言ってることがわからないし、話にならない。

１１、何にも満足できない。もし将来１億円持っててもきっと満足しないと思う。

１２、もし誰かを嫌いになったらもう好きにはなれない。

もしこのリスト、全部直せたらきっともっといい人間になれるんだと思う。でもそれを変えるのは本当に難しい。だって今まで２７年間こうゆう人間で生きてきたんだもん。この時期になってどうしたらこんなにたくさんのことを変えられるんだろう。

ここにこうやって書き出すことはいい考えだと思った。みんなにもっと本当の自分を知ってもらえるし、自分でも自分のことを見直すいいチャンスだと思ったから。たぶん、ここにはのってない私の欠点ってたくさんあると思うんだけど、まずは自分が自覚してることから直していきたいと思う。１から始めて、よくできてるなって思ったら次の改善。

こんな私だけど、気長に見守っててください。もっといい人間になるために努力します！

Anything

As a wife, I cook at home almost everyday.  When I cook, if there is Adam at home I always ask him what he wants to eat.  He sometime helps me with his ideas about what to eat that evening, but most of time he says "anything's fine".  Here is the thing.  What exactly does this "anything" mean? 

Anything means anything to me, which means "anything".  Whatever I want, I have, I can cook, or to me that's anything that we can eat.  By saying "anything", I take he leaves all process of cooking decision to me.  So I decide.  Normally, when I decide after he said "anything", it is easy Japanese food that I can cook without going to HyVee to get ingredients.  Onigiri and Miso Soup(sounds yummy),  Cha-han and egg drop soup, Udon and vegetable, stuff like that. 

But his answer is always "I don't wanna eat any of those".  

And I think in my head, " Wo, Wo! Didn't you just say anything's fine?" 

He suggests something else, usually it's American food after I suggest my "anything".  He does have preference for what he eats for supper.  But it's almost impossible to pull that answer from him with first question.  Why is that? 

I just finished my supper for the night by myself.  When he works evening, I usually make "anything" supper.  Today I made Tofu with okura, green onion, ginger topped with katsuobushi and ponzu.  Wow, it was amazing.  To me, anything supper is always tasty. 

To figure what Adam's anything mean, I will keep track what we end up with each day.  Man, even 2 years after we got married there are till tons of stuff to learn about each other. 

2009

Happy New Year!  Wooo, it seems like I have been so lazy about posting here....  Oh well, I am doing right now at least, it could be worse.  How was your holiday? Mine was pretty good.  We had our Christmas with Adam's mom and step dad, Turk at our home.  We had nice family Christmas and had delicious ham dinner.  Against our agreement in our past conversation, mom and Turk brought too many presents for us, even for Roxy.  I felt shame that we didn't prepare anything for them other than just one present for each.... We also got some nice gifts from Adam's uncle family, my friends and my family in Japan.   

Our iPhone is pretty awesome!  I don't think I can use normal phone ever again after I got used to this all functions and apps in the phone.  Wow, I'm just so impressed that this small devise can do so many diffrent things.  I thought it's so expensive to spand $300 on the phone, but it's totally worth it.  

On 27th of December, we adopted a dog from Nebraska Dachshund Rescue.  Roxy is so excited to have brother who plays and stays with her all the time.  He is laid back dude, nothing like Roxy.  I can hear he says " Calm down, lady" to Roxy when she gets so excited about everything.  Everything is well with us and Burton(his name) so far, but I just found out that he has ear infection.  I took him to the vet yesterday because I couldn't put up with that smell comes out his ears.....  Sorry this is gross but it was aweful.  I need to bring him back to the vet tomorrow again to do deep cleaning in his ear and start medication.  Hope he gets well soon. 

Oh, we decided to go our honeymoon end of this month finally!  It's been 2 and half years since we got married and we've been waiting so long time.  But fainally, we get to go!  I am so excited and can't wait.  Since we both have job and can't get long vacation time, it will be only 5 days honeymoon, but I am totally happy with it!  To be honest, I almost gave up to go our honeymoon at this point.  So I can't explain how happy I am right now. 

This year will be so busy for us.  My best friend will come and stay with us for 2 months from April and our Japanese family will visit us sometim in spring.  And I am thinking to change my job if I can find good place.  

Hope all our friends and family have a great year!!