Jinsei wa Bōkenda: March 2014

Chad and I keep trying to find things to do to keep ourselves entertained! In early March, we took an aerial tour of Okinawa. It was a pretty cool experience! We booked our flight through the Aero Club on base. It wasn't a sunny day when we went, but the visibility was still very good! We all flew in this tiny airplane up the west coast of the island. The pilot was very informative and pointed out all these different landmarks on the island. I think one of the most interesting things that I learned is that there is a Leprosy colony on the island. Not many people live there anymore, but there are still a few older people who do! Overall, it was a great flying experience!

Myah had her 2nd & 3rd heartworm treatment mid-March. She had to stay overnight at the vet; we missed her! When she got to come home, she laid around in pain for a bit but before we knew it she was back to acting normal. We have to wait 8 weeks until we can take her on short walks. After 12 weeks is when she can resume normal activity. I can't believe we have to wait 3 months until we can take her on her normal walks again. She's going to be so excited when she finally can go for walks!

This past week, Thompson Square (a country duo) came to perform on our base. Chad was working swing shift, but he was able to take a long lunch to come to the concert with me! It was raining a little bit, but it was still fun. We wish more good concerts would come to Okinawa.

Like I said, Chad and I try to find stuff to do on the weekends so we're not just sitting around the house being bored. We've drove past this place called Ryukyu Mura several times, so we decided to stop there on Sunday. It's like a village that is built to resemble traditional Okianwan culture. It was kind of cool to see all the different houses and stuff but it wasn't the most exciting thing. I've heard they have performances there of traditional Okinawan dances but they didn't have any while we were there.

We tried a new restaurant on Saturday! When we take walks at the seawall, we always walk by this place called Transit Cafe. There always seems to be people there, so we thought we'd try it out. It's a really small restaurant. The first question we were asked when we got in the door, is if we had a reservation. We didn't, but they were able to seat us anyways. But note to anyone wanting to try it, it's probably best to make a reservation. Like I said, it's small, they don't have many tables. We were sat at the bar area. The restaurant is on the second floor and looks over the East China Sea. We ordered the cheese fondue, steak with garlic butter sauce, and a cheese pizza with honey. I thought the pizza would be a weird combination but it was actually really good! It was great food but just a little pricey!

Like I said in my last post, I started going to the gym at the end of January. I'm proud to say that I am still going! I have been going 6 days a week, each session usually lasting an hour or more. I am following a 12 week program, and I am on my last month! These last 4 weeks of workouts are going to be a huge challenge, but I can't wait to see where it takes me. The weather has been a little chilly here lately but it's going to start warming up soon. I want to look good in a bikini!