Happy Halloween!

Tom is home! He arrived on Tuesday at around noon. We have been having a grand time since, it is great to have him home.

Last night we went to a small Halloween party at our neighbor's house. I reworked a costume idea I used a few years ago, I think it came out better this time. Here we are, the bather and the bath...

I hope you all had a fun Halloween, despite the snow for some people. My costume would not have been so good for Trick or Treating in the snow.

Sylvester likes to blog..

I ran to get my camera the other day when I saw Sylvester posed at the computer... funny!

The trip to Japan two weekends ago was good. Tom and I had a nice time in Yokusuka and Yokohama. We just happened on a street jazz festival and an Oktoberfest in Yokohama. I am very happy that I went, it has made these last couple of weeks bearable. He should be home early this week. I don't know exactly when yet, but soon! Hurray!

Last weekend I ran in a relay team for a 20K. We each had a 5K leg, which is not bad except that we had to be there at 5am, which meant getting up before 4am. I ran the last leg, so I did not even start until close to 7am. We did alright. None of us are particularly fast runners, so we made a good team. My leg was almost all up hill - arg. I did not do too much for the rest of the day last Sunday besides lay by the pool and sleep.

Nothing exciting this weekend either. I did a lot of cleaning and baked pumpkin scones for Tom's homecoming. It is amazing that he has been gone since June! So much has happened since June. Hopefully there will not be anymore long trips between now and next June when we depart Guam.

The Jet Set

Well, I am flying to Japan again tomorrow. Since Tom is delayed and Tuesday was his birthday and Friday is our Anniversary, I am going up to see him again. We have been married for four years tomorrow. It was quite smart of us to get married on a holiday weekend! We get a guaranteed day off every few years for celebration. I don't plan on taking my camera to Japan this time since we will not be leaving Yokosuka, but I will update on the trip when I get back.

Enjoy Columbus Day!

Indiana Jones Adventure

Today I went on a hike with my neighbors from across the street to an old, overgrown burial temple built by a wealthy Chinese man in the 1970's for his tomb. He is no longer buried there because his family had his remains moved to China, but the remains of the temple are still there, and it would have been quite a sight when it was new. Here are a few shots of the entrance arch and the burial area.
There was a paved walkway with several stairs leading from the entrance to the burial sight. As you can see, the whole place is quite overgrown now:

The hike was a nice welcome back to Guam after my latest round of travel. It was a lovely day out, no rain for the whole time we hiked.