{"id":2880,"date":"2013-01-05T14:32:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-05T20:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/?p=2880"},"modified":"2013-01-05T14:33:07","modified_gmt":"2013-01-05T20:33:07","slug":"my-last-days-in-the-us-pics-im-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/2013\/01\/05\/my-last-days-in-the-us-pics-im-back\/","title":{"rendered":"my last days in the US, pics, I&#8217;m back!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, New Years day, I pretty much enjoyed hanging out with my aunt and uncle.  First, they sang and played church mass (they&#8217;re pro singers and musicians)  so I went to Luis&#8217;s Karate Doko (TCK) in NY.  That was fun!  I would have liked to try it out, but I was still injured, so I just watched.  Very interesting to see different styles.  They do point fighting, so their style of attacks kind of reflected that.  <\/p>\n<p>They had a kick-butt wall painting of Goku doing the kamehameha. *__*<br \/>\n(click to enlarge) <a href=\"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/2013\/01\/05\/my-last-days-in-the-us-pics-im-back\/luis-at-gojo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2881\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/luis-at-gojo-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"luis at gojo\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2881\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then after lunch, I went shopping with my cousin Adele!  It was such a simple thing, but so nice.  Of course, I never get to do these things with her.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4dmFQjQX6Kw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I saw this pic, and I dunno&#8230;it makes me a little sad. :\/<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/2013\/01\/05\/my-last-days-in-the-us-pics-im-back\/hello-kitty-gun\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2883\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/hello-kitty-gun.jpg\" alt=\"hello kitty gun\" width=\"239\" height=\"314\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2883\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/2013\/01\/05\/my-last-days-in-the-us-pics-im-back\/flavors-of-yoghurt\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2884\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/flavors-of-yoghurt.jpg\" alt=\"flavors of yoghurt\" width=\"389\" height=\"290\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2884\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLook at all these flavors of yoghurt in the supermarket!  That&#8217;s INSANE!! When I left, there were like 5 fruits and that&#8217;s it!  All of a sudden, there&#8217;s chocolate (Which isn&#8217;t too bad!) and I also had Boston Creme Pie?!?!?! WTH!?!? Fantastic! That&#8217;s it, I&#8217;m moving back to the States!! (just kidding)<\/p>\n<p>I saw this in Macy&#8217;s on the back of a stroller, and it made me laugh. Hahaha Well, it&#8217;s obvious, but sometimes people do the stupidly obvious! So gotta have it!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/2013\/01\/05\/my-last-days-in-the-us-pics-im-back\/back-of-stroller\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2885\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/back-of-stroller.jpg\" alt=\"back of stroller\" width=\"467\" height=\"523\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2885\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, I left the US first thing on Wednesday (thanks for driving me, Adele) and arrived back in Japan on Thursday night.  I have HORRIBLE horrible jet-lag.  I woke up at 2 AM and was falling asleep suddenly on my feet all day!!  I went to the hospital on Friday morning and the doctor said my neck has improved and I could practice lightly, as long as it doesn&#8217;t hurt.  Then he said he doesn&#8217;t know what&#8217;s wrong with my knee&#8230;so now I&#8217;m worried he knows enough about my neck. -_-;<\/p>\n<p>I worked all day on Saturday, and it was rough because of jet-lag.  Never underestimate the power of<br \/>\n&#8220;the lag.&#8221;  x__x;; Just wanted to dieeeeeeeeeeeeee all dayyyyy.<\/p>\n<p>I went to training last night!  And did kickboxing. x_x  I had forgotten how much I dislike kickboxing with no grappling mixed in. *sigh*  I get so embarrassed when I ask questions and then suddenly remember that he&#8217;d explained it to me in the past, or I can&#8217;t do a simple movement.  I was very disappointed in my performance, and at the end, I started feeling dizzy and like disoriented.  I was yawning and almost fell asleep doing a drill, so I had to stop.  And my back was KILLING me. But super awesome dojo-team mate Taneichi-san is an osteopathic therapist, like Mihara-san, and fixed it! Like, fixed. Like, pain is gone. He&#8217;s magic.;_;   <3333333 Thank youuuuuuuuuuuu  \n\nThanks to BJ-san for the support, and ordering me home to rest.  He made me feel like NOT a weakling, during the time I felt really down on myself.  :)\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, New Years day, I pretty much enjoyed hanging out with my aunt and uncle. First, they sang and played church mass (they&#8217;re pro singers and musicians) so I went to Luis&#8217;s Karate Doko (TCK) in NY. That was fun! 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