Gah Japan!! 日本だべや！

It has been eighteen years, almost nineteen years since I moved to the beautiful State of Washington and fallen in love with the wonderful City of Seattle. But I have missed my home country, Japan. Yes, I was young and don't remember too much about it, and I have lived in America for most of my life but I still consider it my home. My pops and I left on October 9 and arrived in the future, October 10 in Tokyo Japan!

We pretty much had VIP status! We were even able to wait in a special room with free food and free drinks at the airport. Our seats on the plane were a lot roomier too and oh my, the amount of movies that was available was crazy. 

I watched Mad Max!! And Spy and Jupiter Ascending. Oh and free booze on the plane too! 

Also had blanket, pillow, eye mask and ear phones provided.  

About ten hours later....

Hi Japan!!!!! I'm baaaaack!!

My first meal in Japan!!

To-chan!! 疲れてるね〜

It's restaurant we stopped in! やきとり屋さんです！

Shinbashi! 新橋！

Snacks!! 久しぶりの日本のお菓子！

I forgot this one...

Airplane Selfie!!!

Regulars.

Regular Customer No. 1

Very nice guy, comes in almost every Saturday for lunch and sits in the exact same spot with water and tea. Seat number five at the counter. Usually he has a newspaper to read but it looks like he just has his cellphone today. Orders a Maguro Avocado Don with sushi rice and a smile on his face! 

Regular Customer No. 2

This guy comes in every now and then, usually with his girlfriend but looks like he's by himself today. Water and tea also and always orders the Spicy Vegetarian Don with some salmon added to it. Always! Since his lady is not here, today he is watching soccer on his phone. 

Some chick just snapped her fingers at me... IGNORE. 

Regular Customer No. 3

These two come in almost every Saturday! Older gentleman  and younger lady, I think it is a father daughter duo. I like that they come in every Sautrday for a lunch date. It's sweet. They always order random things but almost always seared albacore sashimi :) 

And that is my lunch shift. A little crazy today being the only server but not so bad overall. And now....on to the dreaded dinner shift! 

It's Turquoise!

Have you seen this before!? Apparently it's from Hokkaido Japan but it's a blue beer! It's an extremely light beer and basically tastes like beer water haha. I guess they got the beer to go with Seahawks colors! 

Oh and we had some sushi, and grilled mackerel. Yumm! 

Kozue in Wallingford :D 

Oysters, Beers, and a Show.

Want some great oysters?? A nice place to check is Ballard Annex! Had some beer, tasty oysters, some of the best type of baby octopus I've had and some wonderful chowder. All while watching a foot game :)  

On our way back to the car, we passed by Tractor Tavern only to realize Everlast was playing! Do you remember them? Very impromptu but we went in to watch the show. It was so unexpected but so surprisingly worth it! Time has passed but he still sang everything well. It ended up being a real great date night. And it was also the night of the eclipse and blood moon!

Everlast!

Enjoying the show!!

Not a photo by me, but this was the night of the eclipse and blood moon in Seattle. 

The next morning we had some Cappuccinos at a local coffee shop :) 

Mmm mm delicious and sunny. 

Serving in Hell.

I am not responsible for your child. You bring a hungry toddler to a restaurant, don't ask me for special treatment to feed you guys ahead of everyone else waiting. Be responsible for your family and bring snacks. It is not my job to feed your hungry, crying kids. 

And also don't ask me to bring you a beer right away either. You can see I am busy. Wait. Don't have your child break a plate and make a HUGE mess and only leave ten percent. Like... What???

Don't come in and eat all of your food AND THEN complain, after you have consumed everything that it was too salty or not good enough for you to eat. I can tell that all you want is a freebie. Tell me right away, we will gladly remake everything for you. 

Don't be disappointed at me that we don't currently carry a certain item on the menu at the moment. I get enough of that in my life. Don't need a stranger to tell me. 

Restaurant etiquacy is a thing. Learn it.  :) 

Mm...Beers.

Nothing better than and ice cold beer after a busy shift. Preparation for Japan is all done, now I just sit and wait until October 9. Push through all the shitty shifts! 

Sunny Day.

Had a nice relaxing morning today. It might be one of the last days we. Will hit seventy this year.. Had to soak up the rays! We went to Mukilteo Beach! 

Pretty Panorama View!

Cheese! 

Sunday Sunday Football!

Nothing better than a Sunday watching football with beer and a special man :D 

Too bad I can't watch the Seahawks though...

New place that just opened up! Cigars and Beer. What more can you ask for??

:)

Smiling Eyes Before Me.