Okinawa Hai!

CONTRIBUTED BY JOELLE YAMADA My husband isn’t a flowers-and-chocolates kind of guy.  I learned early on that unless I wanted to wake up disappointed EVERY February 15, that we’d have to figure out something that would work for both of us and create that wonderful feeling of love we’re all hoping for on the big [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO My husband is home again and my mother is still in town. You know what that means. That's right. Every night can be date night. It all sounds blissful until we start getting down to the details like where exactly are we going to go. And what are we going to [...]

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originally uploaded by half_broken_rabbit. Cara wrote in to pitch the movie theater out in Mihama, American Village, across from Starbucks. Thanks, Cara! I recommend going to the Japanese theater in American Village. Yes, it's expensive. That's the only drawback! Usually you will have 2-3 movie options (in English with Japanese subtitles) to choose from. Before [...]

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  originally uploaded by gak. CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO Once upon a time, my friend suggested doing "research" for the blog on the love hotels here in Okinawa. But then we didn't because we're busy and when exactly would we fit that in? Alas, I just enjoyed imagining us alone in a car sans kids [...]

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