Wednesday, August 29

sweetest words.

Last weekend my friend Kim & I took Drey to a Snow College football game. 
It was so strange being there without Tyler! Afterall, that IS where him & I became us.

Afterwards, we were walking across the field to the exit gate and Drey slowed down a little bit
then pointed, looked up at me and said "Go say hi dad?" Not only were his words
like a small little prick in my heart but they were so REAL. He had pointed to the opposing
team because their jersey's were red. 
SUU wore red jersey's. 
After every game we'd go say hi to dad.
He remembers. And I love that.

Us
~2009~

Sunday, August 26

My Birthday Boy.

His birthday was on a Friday but we had his party Saturday afternoon.
Anyone who was anyone showed up.

His theme was CARS and they were everywhere! From the presents
to his cake! Oh and not to mention my 'Stoplight Cookies' I made all
by myself... I'm so awesome.

Tyler's sister made his cake, adorable right!?

Blowing out his candles

My badass cookies.

He got lots of lovin' from all of his favorite people. 
Some of his favorite gifts are:
  • Brand new Lightning Mcqueen motor car
  • 'Mack' from Cars. (semi-truck that hauls Lightning Mcqueen & his buddies)
  • Cowboy boots. (he is IN LOVE with those boots)
  • A basketball hoop!
  • A pee-wee football
  • Cars jammies 
  • His Lightning Mcqueen blankie from Grandma Trudy

Waiting to open his treasures

His football

 Unveiling the B-ball hoop

 
LOVE HIM!

Friday, August 17

HaPpY BiRtHdAy DrEyDaN!

Happy birthday to my sweet baby boy! He is 2 years old today, at 4:57pm to be exact!
We had a fun day that was all about him. We took him out for snow cones and ice cream. Then just because he is extra special, we took him to the ZOO!



We also took him to get his first Build-a-Bear. Any guesses as to what he chose?
Yep, you guessed right.

Since Tyler is in Japan, he had to miss Drey's big day. I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT! But we got to Skype with him for about an hour this morning, loved it!

I can't believe my baby is 2. Toddler bed next, then potty training, then high school! And it'll all be in a blink.

Happy birthday my lovey Dreydan Tyler!

Saturday, August 4

Tyler & Japan.

It's been a little over a month since Tyler has been in his new home. 
Wanna know what he's been up to? Okay! Talked me into it. Here's an update on my lover boy.

First off, there were so many things that Tyler had to adjust to. Food, air quality, public transportation, amount of people just randomly walking around, the houses, weather, appliances.. Just to name a few. Sit back and enjoy my stories about ALL of these! You lucky ducks you.
Keep in mind that where Tyler is, is not as "Americanized" as a bigger city like Tokyo.

Food! You eat what you're offered or it's considered 'rude'. They eat mostly everything raw and rarely do they cook meat. If by some chance they do, they'll crack a raw egg on top of it. Why hasn't this caught on in America, I ask you? Around day 3 in Japan, Tyler was out at a restaurant with the GM of the team(who tyler said eats out pretty much everyday) and he ordered for Ty, for obvious reasons. Among his plate of the rawest of raw sushi and rice was raw chicken. My husband being the badass he thinks he is, ate it. Guess what happened? He got really sick..shocker! But not like 'oh i don't feel good i'm going to bed early' sick.. He was worthless for a week. He couldn't keep anything down, not even water. I felt so bad but I told him even if he has to be "rude", no more raw food!! The only place he can shop is Costco because it's the only place with American food. Which is fine because Costco is awesome. Just like you... Moving on.

Air quality! They have no limits on smoking. Tyler said everyone smokes and they are allowed to smoke EVERYWHERE. He hates it.

Public transportation & random people! If don't have lots of money, you probably don't have a car. Trains and bikes are the shit there because that is literally how people have to get around. Tyler said that bikes own the road, there are too many people just walking around it gives him anxiety, and taking a train anywhere takes at least an hour. So basically, it blows trying to get from place to place.

The houses! They're all built vertical and extremely close together. A 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom house is like 3 stories high! It's really crazy. But how else are they going to cram everyone into that country?? Build up! They aren't very big but a rough estimate on the house Tyler is staying in is $480,000 USD. Um.. that can buy a mansion here!! Also, the doors don't swing open, they slide. Like in the movies.. Yep that's real.

Weather! It rains everyday. In Tyler's words "it's depressing and humid as an MF". When it's not rainy, it's hot and miserable. And I guess winters are cold, cold, cold. Ha, it's like Seattle, Georgia and Alaska all mixed into one little area.

Appliances! Okay this is so silly. They don't use dryers! They have them, but they don't use them. They'll wash everything in their washer, then hang dry. Tyler doesn't know why, he hasn't asked. He hates that too. (he's not a very patient person so hang drying his clothes is the end of world to him)

Randoms! Tattoo's are the plague. Ty said only gang members have them so it's really disrespectful to have one showing. One of his American teammates has one on his shoulder or something and they were showering at the gym when someone told him to get it covered up. He stood there until he had his shirt back on. That guy was a perv if you ask me... ;)
Taking your shoes off is a big thing. You never walk into your house with shoes on, ever. Even at Gold's Gym(yep they're in Japan too!), you have to bring a separate pair of shoes to change into once you get there because you can't wear your 'outside' shoes to work out in. Ty learned that the hard & embarrassing way.
Electronics are not cheaper in Japan. They are the exact same price as in America. However, food is wayyy more expensive. You know the frozen burritos you can buy in the boxes? At Costco, they are $52.
Children run around in packs. Ty said they're all over the city, parentless. Work hours are like 15 hours/day and 6 days/week so that's prob where their parents are. Working...

Has anyone made it this far? If you have then you're awesome. If not and you thought you could skip to the end, go back and read it, jerk. Longest. Post. Ever! I know...
Bloop bloop bloop bleep bloop.
Here's a picture for those of you who only read books & blogs with images throughout.

 {rocky, tyler}

**I'll give a full update on FOOTBALL when their games start. September 1st, yayyy!**