Tuesday, January 21, 2014

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014

On December 31 2013 Dad and I and Abby left for the airport early early to head our different directions.  Abby was going home by way of Houston (overnight stop) and we were flying to Japan to see Jeff Courtney and grandkids. I guess I should admit here that we left Abby again... our plane departed 4 hours before hers so she was stuck in the airport waiting for her flight too long.  We were not very nice to do that.It was so sad to leave her anyway and we made it harder.
It was an adventure getting to Misawa Japan.  We flew from Hong Kong to Narita airport near Tokyo then took a 55 minute train to Tokyo to catch another 3 1/2 hour fast train up the island to Hachinoe where Jeff picked us up and then we drove 45 minutes to their home on the AFB.  It sounds pretty crazy but over all it was not too bad.  The trains were nice and more comfortable than an airplane.
It was also very exciting to be with our Page family.  They have a cozy home in a lovely rural area and on the base there is everything they need to keep up the busy life of a young family.  It is rather cold and snowy there but we enjoyed the change of weather from Hong Kong it reminded us of Moscow.

Hinckley is beating Grandpa at Ticket to Ride...
a calm minute ...reading time

The wake up committee.

Ben wondering why the money was just sitting there by the stone dog.

saying good bye is never easy!!

rosy cheek doll...burr it was cold

Jeff coming in for a landing... it was windy!

intrigued by the large fish...Jeff loves big eyed fish :)

Page men!

The other Page man!

just finished sledding...time for hot chocolate

1 comment:

Courtney said...

I love all the updates Marilee, keep them coming!