Monthly Archives: July 2019

It was the last day of my friends’ visit. We woke up at 2:30 am and left our house at 3:30 am to the airport. At the last moment of the airport, I tried my best on not to cry in front of them. After I hugged both of them, the corner of my eyesContinue reading “Friends’ visit Day 10 – Seeing them off 7/31/2019”

In the morning my friend baked bread rolls for them to eat in their long flight tomorrow. The bread rolls turned out very salty. It tasted like tears. Just thinking about their departure of tomorrow, my eyes got filled up with tears. We had so much fun having them in our house during their stay.Continue reading “Friends’ visit Day 9 – Scooter riding 7/30/2019”

My friend and her daughter had only two days left for sightseeing our area. We offered two options to them. One was to have a cave tour, and the other was to have a mine tour. My friend was interested in the mine tour while her daughter was interested in the cave tour. Since weContinue reading “Friends’ visit Day 8 – Canyon trail 7/29/2019”

After breakfast, I took my friend and her daughter to the local grocery store. Our local grocery stores have been greatly improved in their healthy food section. The store now has two full isles filled with healthy optioned foods. My friend was so excited to look around. She took her time and bought some itemsContinue reading “Friends’ visit Day 7 – Outdoor pool 7/28/2019”

We woke up in the cabin. It was a cool and comfortable morning. When I got out from the cabin, the first sight jumped in my eyes was a calm surface of the lake. I enjoyed spending the luxurious time for a while. After we ate breakfast, we walked to the lake and swam there.Continue reading “Friends’ visit Day 6 – Gun show 7/27/2019”

It was a real busy day. I woke up at 5 am and left for the grocery store at 5:30 am. I like going to the grocery store in the early morning, so that I can enjoy shopping in a quiet less-customer environment. After breakfast, my friend and I started cooking meals for our camping.Continue reading “Friends’ visit Day 5 – Camping 7/26/2019”

This morning I took my friends to the canyon trail. Their parking lot is extremely small and easily gets full, so we left our house early in the morning. The canyon trail was one of my favorite places to visit. We encountered many wild animals such as deer and turkeys. We also encountered woodpeckers andContinue reading “Friends’ visit Day 4 –Canyon trail 7/25/2019”

Today my husband went to work as usual. I took our friends to the river trail. This trail is described as one of the hidden gems among Arizona trails. Most of the trails were still left untouched by humans so that the wild animals could live comfortably. My family and I have encountered a deerContinue reading “Friends’ visit Day 3 – River trail 7/24/2019”

My friend and her 8-year-old daughter woke up and came out to the kitchen before 7 am. They seemed to have well-adjusted themselves to this land’s energy and this country’s time. My husband took one day off from work so that we could take our friends to a sightseeing tour together. Our first destination wasContinue reading “Friends’ visit Day 2 – Orchard and farm 7/23/2019”

This morning my family and I started the day with excited feeling. Today was the day when my Japanese friends would arrive at our local airport. Around 11 am, I checked their flight status. It showed their flight had arrived on time in San Francisco airport. All of a sudden, I could visualize them walkingContinue reading “Friends’ visit Day 1 – Welcoming them 7/22/2019”