LOVING IT HERE!

I'm finally here!!! I got in around 10pm on Friday. We're staying in a hotel on base, until our house is ready. Saturday, we went to American Village, which is sort of like a Chinatown, but American. The stores are full of nonsense t-shirts and Bob Marley things. We also went to a HUGE arcade called Club Sega. I probably used the word "awesome" 4 dozen times in that place. We sank a lot of yen into that arcade, but we'll be back. I think part of what made it so fun was that we couldn't figure out how to play any games. Sunday was kind of boring, but with all I've been doing, I needed a boring day. We walked to the BX and Jared showed me all the cool little Japanese kiosks there.

Yesterday was busy. For the Army it was a training holiday, but the Marines, Air Force, and Navy were all working. So, all the offices we had to visit were open, but not busy. We got a terribly ugly house. We asked them if there was anything else we could look at, but they don't have enough open houses to go around, so it was that or nothing. It's linoleum all the way through, has a tiled ceiling, and has nothing but fluorescent lights. It does have a nice back yard and patio, and I'll do my best to make the rest of it homey. We also bought a car and I LOOOOVVE IT! We pick it up on Wednesday, so pictures will come soon enough. Here's a teaser for you:: We've named him The Great Pumpkin. :D But by far the best part of my day was lunch. We ate at McDonalds. I had a teriyaki burger. I'm pretty sure it was chicken, and it was delicious. Next on my list of food adventures is the Mexican restaurant we passed by, or one of the half-dozen KFC's that are all within a 3 mile radius from our base.

When I first got here I fought off jet-lag like a ninja, but I'm pretty sure it's subtly wearing me down. For example, It's 7am and I've been up for an hour and a half. Oh well, I'll get it down eventually.

That's all for now,,

XOXO

Liz