Okinawa Dreamin'

I dreamt I was in Okinawa last night.

Camp Courtney Beach, Okinawa 2008

Camp Courtney Okinawa Beach
(first time at the beach in Okinawa)

Over the last few months my obsessing over Okinawa has tapered off, but I still think about going back often. We've got less than a year left here in Montana. We are still living in Helena, even though we are awaiting paperwork to move to Butte. I sometimes think that we will get our orders to our next duty station (hopefully Okinawa) before we get authorization to move to Butte, and that Paul will just continue to commute for the next 9-10 months. (I actually highly doubt that scenario will happen, but they are totally screwing with us making us wait, when we are just going to move again in the fall)

The View from our off base house

Our Uezu house, Paul & his Skyline, & Aiko pants

In my dream I was walking to my old house, I wanted to see it again. But when I got there the house, and the ones around it were gone. They had been torn down and replaced with some store. It made me so sad that my old house was gone. I talked with the owner of the store, I don't remember about what, and then I continued my walk up the street. Just looking at all the other houses. While in my dream seemed to be correct, but as I sit here and picture my dream the whole surrounding area looked nothing like my neighborhood. 
Often when I dream of Okinawa I am just walking around, or trying to get to the old house. I don't know what that means. Maybe that I just really miss it? Or that, that place felt more like home than where we are now? 

Sunabe Gyro

But we want to go back. I want to have the experience Okinawa as a family. I want my daughter to be able to say she lived in Japan, I want pictures of her doing all the fun things we did. I want to take her to the beach, and for bike rides. And the food! Wow the food is just amazing there, you can get Japanese, Indian, Burgers, Mexican (? not real mexican but interestingly good mexican), Sushi, Thai, Greek, Curry, Hot Wings, Pizza, all kinds of crazy stuff. 

Ocean through the trees

Heavy Rain

Lost in translation

Aiko Swimming at the beach

Plus I just miss it, I miss everything about it, even the things I hated. I miss the rain. It never rains here. It just snows and it's cold. I miss the food variety, the vast stores with so much fun stuff to discover.  I remember hating the sounds of the cicadas in the jungle behind my house. But when I watch OkiNinjaKitty's You-Tube videos from the summer, and I hear them in the background, I miss them.

Looking at pictures, and watching videos for this post really made me sad. I probably shouldn't have done it, Now I am going to end up looking for houses to rent on Total Okinawa Rental Listings (BTW if you are reading this looking for info on moving to Okinawa, Total Okinawa is a great resource, as well as Okinawa Hai) .


(Blogger you should let me edit my post while you upload pictures, that would make my life easier)


- Alana

Trout

I like blogging my dreams, i like to remember them in case they have any significance later.

Last night Paul was trying to catch trout for some reason, or he had some trout, a lot of it, in a bag, we were in a warehouse or something then we couldn't find his trout it was gone. for some reason we had to leave, and quickly. i couldn't run on my legs though, i had to run on my hands, i ran faster that way, when we got to where the car was i had to jump over a fence, i saw a white car parked next to mine, in it was my mom, dad, & sister. Sister was bawling hysterically, mom was very solemn like when something bad happens but she is trying to hid it, and dad was just there, i asked mom what was wrong she said 'nothing' i asked sister and between her sobs she said ' tom is going to start charging from myspace'

i guess in my dreams myspace did ruin my sisters life.

weird dreams, great work, really sick

where to begin, okay i have been sick for something like 13 days now, and it sucks, i keep loosing my voice, i am producing more snot than a 3 year old, i cough like an old smoker, and i sleep like a new born. i am actually feeling a little better this morning, (afternoon) just a little better, still very snotty, but the sneezing has subsided.
weird dreams seem to torment me when i am sick, two nights ago they tore down nearly half the neighborhood i grew up in, all around the high school, it was quite strange looking, then it snowed and covered everything with this peaceful white blanket. then last night i was helping some little girl make a chicken, strawberry cake, with celery and she cut her finger, it was weird. it was also in my grandmothers living room, that would never happen. no food in grandmas living room.
i am quite proud of myself, i have been getting allot of praise at work for doing such a good job with my store, i am quite impressed with myself. my boss was in yesterday and just went on and on about how good i am doing, i felt great afterwards, don't get me wrong i still cant wait to quit, but i am happy to leave on a good note.
i mentioned snow earlier, and it made me think, no matter how much i hate it here that is one thing i will never forget, how peaceful it is after it snows. i love the snow, when i don't have to shovel it, it is so beautiful.

Friday the 13th

weird ass dreams about high school, weird.
sissy got in an accident last night, it really hurts me to not be there for her, i want to be home when things happen, it really sucks. it will only get worse, moving to Okinawa soon, no way i can come home just for a car accident.
Paul has drill, just Taco and me, i think i will go to Tiffany's in a bit.
my tummy hurts.
not a very exciting Friday the 13th for me