Long time no post...
August came and went so quick that we barely had time remember what month we were in. Zeph had a 3 week vacation in August which was great! We took a trip to Yokohama and enjoyed some tasty food and a fancy hotel for a few days.
This summer was the hottest Japan has seen in 113 years!!! It felt like it.
Luckily, it seems to have left us and the weather in a span of about 2 days went from a scorching hot and humid to a lovely, cool 72ish. Life is good again and I can go outside for more than 5 minutes. A couple of days ago we turned off our central air for the 1st time since June... literally. So glad we don't pay that bill. Yikes!
September has not been extremely eventful, mostly because it also flew by. Dinner or lunch with some friends here and there and many trips to Baskin Robbins and Costco. Other than that, pretty low key... in a good way.
All is well on the baby front. We saw her smile for the 1st time last month and there are pretty much no words to describe the joy that came along with that. She is "genki" (healthy and good) from what the doctors say and she likes to suck her thumb (3 times we have seen her do this on our visits). 2 months to go and we will have a new addition to the Scotti Family!
Being that the weather is getting better, Z and I look forward to some day trips in Tokyo this coming month so we'll have more to share then. But for now, Japan is still treating us well and the always new and improved Fanta drinks and Kit Kats are keeping us nice and entertained.
Tradition:
A recent observation we made was how interesting it is that Japan and the people here have kept so many of its oldest traditions and still maintain many ancient practices.
At any time of the day when you drive in a residential area there are homeowners squatting in their field, tending to crops, rice, vegetation etc; and often wearing the traditional "conical" shaped straw hats.
There is not a day that passes that you won't see a woman in a kimono somewhere in town. In thinking about this tradition, If this was a practice we had back home (wearing garb that was worn wayyyyy back in the day) we would have girls looking like Laura Ingles and Anne of Green Gables on the street. Not gonna happen... for the most part.
The train and bicycle and truly a primary form of transportation to this day. Don't get me wrong people do have cars but you see just as many bikes on the street and the trains never cease to be packed.
Just to mention a few.
From shrines and festivals to kimonos and Buddhist hats, this is one tradition-keeping country. Even if they themselves don't always know why they do what they do- some things are just tradition!
Such an amazing thing to keep traditions going for so long!!
Just made me think of why we do the things we do...
Anyway, have a great October everyone!!
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