At work, Fall Foliage Festival is coming up this weekend! It's a week long festival and free admission for everybody during that week. We offer tours and classes for free as well! I am teaching a terrarium class this Saturday (which I need to prepare for). Since I will be working next two Saturdays, I got tomorrow off. I like having a day off on weekdays. Wherever I go, it won't be so crowded. Wil and I made mistake to go to the outlet mall last weekend, but I couldn't shop because it was just way to busy.
今週末、職場で紅葉祭りが始まります！１週間のイベントで、その週はガーデンへの入場料が無料。ガーデンツアーやクラスもあります。私は、この土曜にテラリウムのクラスを担当してます。準備しなくちゃ。クラスを教えるのは２回目なので、今回は緊張しすぎずできるはす！２週連続で土曜出勤なので、明日休みをもらいました。平日の休みって好き。なぜなら、どこに行っても込んでないから。先週末、アウトレットモールに行ったら、込みすぎてて買い物まったくできなかった。
After this event, it should slow down at work. So Wil and I are going back to Japan this winter! We found a really good kennel for Darma. I wish we could take her with us... Anyhow, we will be in Japan from Dec. 26th to Jan. 3rd. I know it's a short stay, but we didn't want to leave Darma too long. We are going to Kyoto from Dec 28th to 30th, but rest of the time, we will be in Tokyo.
このイベントが終われば、職場ではそんなに忙しくなくなるはず。ということで、冬に日本に帰ります！ダーマを預けられる施設も見つけられました。ホントは一緒に連れて行きたいけど！日本には、１２月２６日から１月３日までの滞在です。２８日から３０日は京都に行ってきます。それ以外は、東京の実家で過ごします。
Also, during the Thanksgivig holiday, we will visit Vancouver B.C. for 3 days. I've never been to Canada before, so I can't wait! I 've been researching all about Vancouver. I love planning for trips. We will take a bunch of pictures!
そして、１１月の感謝祭のホリデーには、カナダのバンクーバーに３日間行ってきます！カナダはウィルも私も始めて。ここ最近、ずっとリサーチしてます。旅行の予定たてるのって大好き。写真たくさんとってくるね！
FYI:
http://www.rhodygarden.org/
今日、郵便でエディーバウアーのクリスマスのカタログが届きました。エディーバウアーはブラックラブラドールの小物が充実してて好き！クッションカバー、スノーグローブ、オーナメントなどなど。かわいい！全部ほしい！値段がもっとお手ごろだったらいいのに。エディーバウアーの本社はシアトルにあります。去年、ウィルがこのスノーグローブを結婚記念日に買ってくれました。私たちにパーフェクトなギフト。だってシアトルの道しるべと、ダーマがたくさん！クリスマスツリー出すまで一ヶ月。待ちきれない！
One of my favorite stores, anthropologie. I want to buy everything in that store! I was in downtown Seattle over the weekend, and found this earl gray fragrance at anthropologie. I have never heard of earl gray perfume before, but surprisingly it was very calming scent and I loved it. I didn't buy it because I have Bath & Body Works body spray called 'white tea and ginger' which is similar scent, but now I'm thinking about going back...hmmm.
It's been a while since I posted last time. My mom, aunt, and grandmother visited us from Tokyo and we had a wonderful time together. We had lots of good food, saw Seattle Mariners game (although we lost the game big time), visited the rhody garden, spent some time with Darma...and more. It was only 5 days, but we did so much that it felt like weeks! Darma looks very confused when the company from abroad leaves. She looks really sad... I bet she's waiting for them to come back!
Things are going well these days. Busy at work, but weather has been awesome. Days are getting shorter and shorter. It's dark by 8:30 PM now. The pictures are some things in bloom in the garden right now. All the lilies are started to bloom and adding some colors! Lillium michauxii is about 9 feet tall and orange flowers hang down. One of my favorite lilies! We started collecting seeds for propagation. So far, we collected trillium, Meconopsis (blue poppies), primroses, peonies, and more to come. I enjoy collecting seeds and cleaning them. Before we know, leaves will start turning colors and fall will come!
前にブログを書いてからしばらく経ちます。１ヶ月ほど前に母、祖母、叔母がシアトルに遊びに来て楽しく過ごしました。おいしいものたくさん食べて、マリナーズの試合見て（大負けだったけど）、ガーデンに行って、ダーマと遊んで。たった５日間だったけど、毎日忙しく、何週間のように感じた！ダーマは、海外からのお客さんが帰ると混乱してるみたい。しょんぼりして、かえってくるのを待ってるみたい。
