7:14 a.m. - 2008-05-28
Hong Kong 2008
It's been weeks since I wrote anything on my blog. It's been a crazy month. I went on a Girls weekend to Hong Kong the last weekend of April. We had a fabulous time!  We left on Thursday morning. When we first arrived in Hong Kong it felt like we were in the US. Everything was written in English. I really felt at home. Then I went to the public bathroom and I really felt like I was back in the states! Hong Kong was amazing! It was beautiful, tropical, and mountainous! It really was an amazing place. Most everyone spoke English which is a huge bonus. We went to amazing restaurants, shopping and so much more. I would love to go back for another weekend. There was so much to see and do and we didn't have enough time. Anyway I highly recommend it. I hope to get back in the next year!
When I got back to Tokyo my mother arrived 2 days later and it got really busy. I spent every minute I had with her. We planned Elisabeth's princess and knights birthday party. I felt like I was constantly getting ready and planning for her 3rd birthday party. It was a success (and chaotic for me) but a lot of fun. On Mothers Day Geoffrey and I flew out to Phoenix. My mother watched the kids for the week while we went to a conference. It was so much fun. It was great to be back in the states. It was a very busy week (and jet lag was horrible)! At dinner we had amazing food but I wasn't hungry and barely ate and during the day I wouldn't eat much but at night (our daytime) I was so hungry. Geoff and I would both eat everything out of the mini bar. We would wake up at 2:00am for the day and watch CNN (sadly is what we can watch at home). We were so pathetic – watching CNN and eating everything from the mini bar. It was nice being able to turn the channel and everything was in English. Having multiple options to watch on the tv!  WOW! We went to the mall and shopped. I had 2 hours to waste one day and spent the entire time in Target. You have no idea how much fun that was! It was fabulous! I picked up birthday and thank you cards, cocktail napkins, birthday supplies/goodies, and so much more. It was so much fun! We have nothing like Target in Japan. Jusco maybe but not the same. Anyway it was a great time. I missed the kids so much but it was also nice to have a break and get away with Geoffrey.