After a 12 hour flight and years of planning we finally made it to Japan. I'd been looking for a decent deal to Japan for ages. Tracking on Google Flights. Searching different points websites. Then finally a flight showed up on Points Yeah the same week Meadow and Theo were off for 3 days. After a nervous half hour of transferring points from our credit card to KLM Air France, we got 4 direct tickets to Tokyo Haneda! Day 1 But first we had to fly and fly and fly. Ready for our longest flight ever. At least we were lucky and got a direct flight. Theo looked nervous. I couldn't really see the kids too well since I was stuck in the center rows with strangers. Meadow, Brooke and Theo got the better end of the deal. He had been worrying about this trip ever since he learned we were going to have to sleep on the plane. Meadow was excited to see that the flight had anime. First time in a long time that I've had a meal on the plane. My chicken curry was pretty good. We got an...
We weren't sure if we'd do a birthday cabin for me this year, but it is my birthday tradition. I can't say no to killer bee. We were looking for places at state parks and on Hipcamp, when i finally asked my buddy Nate if we could stay at his cabin. Of course he obliged. What a dude! Not long after we arrived, Blake and Daniel showed up. We gave them their chopsticks we got for them in Japan. I made one of my favorites: Laotian Green Curry. Board games, beer and snacks makes a good weekend. In the morning I made breakfast. Bet you can guess what I made? Crepes! Crepes! Crepes! Someday we'll get here and get to enjoy the screened porch. We came here a few years back to photograph the place for Nate's AirBNB listing , but haven't been back up since.. Ruthie wanted to help build a snowman too. Guess this was pretty good packing snow. I guess you need to see what it's like hanging out with me. Back inside for more snacks. And more board games. Too bad we didn...