Enjoying the Fall Weather

It seems as though i spend the majority of my blogging time while I'm at school. Ha ha...I don't have any homework to do right now and my next class doesn't start for another hour or so. So I am just chillin in the Rodeo enjoying the beautiful fall weather in Texas and listening to some tunes. A little late for fall? I think not. The fall is definitely one of my favorite seasons. I'll take it any time of the year! Ha ha...well I just ate some sashimi and california rolls with masago and it definitely made my day! I've been wanting to eat sushi for so long. Mmmmm...

Anyhow, it seems as though our friend the skunk is gone. I came home from work yesterday and Mark had searched high and low for it and it seems to have departed from the garage. Which is definitely a good thing so I can park in the garage again and don't have to sneak into the back of the cars (ninja style) to get them out of the garage. Definitely a plus!

Well the house is slowly but surely becoming decorated with holiday happiness! The Lawton girls got their own mini trees to put in their rooms and then there is a tree by the entrance of the home that Rosie has been decorating. I however, have not been home to participate in the decorating festivities, but here are some pictures of the rest of the fam bam doing so.

Above: Miss Mia decorating hers and Ai's Fruit tree; Below: Leilani working on her red and gold star/ball tree. So Focused...Above: This is professional Rock Climber Rosie Lawton being dangerous, but I guess I can't say much 'cause I did the same thing to put the top of the tree up, however I am no professional like my big sista...; Below: Aidyn and Mia with thier fully decorated fruit tree!

Skunked

So last night there was a skunk in the garage; I've never seen Mark run so fast in my life.

A Good Laugh

Well, I just found this picture of Aidyn and I couldn't help but post it on here. Ha ha...I just think it's funny! Enjoy!

The Meat Man

Mmmmm...

Well a week or so ago we had this delightful dinner of crab legs and lobster tails. IT WAS SO GOOD! Ha ha...we had our hands cover in crab juice and what not 'cause we enjoyed the meal so much. Here are some pictures from this joyous occasion.

The Fam Bam

Leilani using her big muscles to open the crab leg...so focused...

Mia Mia showing her crabAidyn eating broccoli...not quite sea food, but almostMe having crab juice all over my hands and mouth...ha ha...

Peaches and Cottage Cheese

Umm...just wanted to let you all know that I'm eating peaches and cottage cheese for the first time and it's disgusting. I'm not quite sure why people eat this...I'm not sure why I'm trying to finish it...

Slacker Teachers...

Well friends and family, I am sitting here at school with no homework and nothing to do, on the day before Thanksgiving...yep, I still have class. Anyway so I thought that since I've become this massive blog slacker that I would blog a little bit. I have a bunch of saved drafts that I started but never had time to finish, so I'm hoping to at least get one done today. :)

Things here have been a little crazy with school and work and church. It feels like I never get a moment to myself anymore and I'm constantly on the go. Which I guess for the most part is a good thing, but I don't really get a lot of time to spend with the kiddos and Rosie anymore. If I'm not at school, I'm at work; if I'm not at work, I'm at school; sometimes I go to school and then to work and by the time I get home everyone is sleeping. Ha ha...but seriously, I don't see the Lawton fam bam a whole lot anymore. It makes me sad, but it'll all pay off.

Sam's Club is a tiring job I decided. Lifting heavy things for eight or nine hours really tuckers me out. Ha ha...I'm still coming home daily with a new injury/wound. But at least my biceps are getting bigger. Rosie can vouch for me on that one. ;) That's probably my favorite thing about working at Sam's, that I don't need to work out my arms because I lift things all day long! Hmm...things that happened at Sam's this past week.

• I'm pretty sure at least 10 times a day I get asked if I'm Chinese or Vietnamese and then when I tell them that I'm Japanese, they look at me dumb founded.
• I look like I'm a cutter (that's someone who cuts/slits their wrists) because while I was moving six big boxes of copy paper (those things weight like 50 lbs i swear) from basket to basket, the lids scraped me. In addition to that, the man that was buying the paper, just looked at me and told me "wow, you're strong," and didn't even help...gentleman? I think not.
• I got offered a job at a floral shop for being "charming" ha ha...
• I've never seen or moved so many turkeys in my life...I moved about 40/50 turkeys from flatbed to flatbed for one customer.
• I bruised the heel of my foot...twice. Someone hit me with a cart and then later with a flatbed. You think that they would see me and stop or something? Ha ha...
• Someone asked me where I was from, and I told them Utah, they asked me if I was mormon, I said sure am and he said. "That's crazy! You're Asian and you're Mormon!? Dude! Did you know Sachiyo is Asian and Mormon?" Apparently that's not very common in the good state of Texas.
• While sitting in the break room my friend ask me if I wanted to go do something tonight. He said, "Let's go drink." I respond, "I don't drink." He says,"Let's go smoke then." I reply, "I don't smoke either." He sits there for a second and says, "Let's go watch a movie. I wanna see that one show with the Indian guy." I'm thinking indian guy? what movie is that? Since I had no response and looked dumbfounded he said, "Maybe he's Russian or something." and I said "Borat?" (i dont' know if he's russian, but I'll ask Eleanor...ha ha...) and he said,"yeah that's it!" and I crushed his hopes for a final time responding, "I don't watch R-rated movies." and just started laughing. Poor kid. 3 strikes and you're out.

Well besides my Sam's Club stories. Things here are good. Hopefully I'll be able to dissect a lamb brain in my anatomy and physiology class today! I'll let you all know how that goes. :D But I'm off to my next class, but hopefully I'll post some pictures and what not later today during my break.

Nani-Buns

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANI-BUNS!

Well yesterday I was a slacker and didn't post a blog for my favorite person Nani-Buns! (this is Leinani Fa'alafua, not to be confused with Leilani Lawton who is also referred to as Nani on this blog). It was the Buns' birthday yesterday! She's legal people! and I am oh so excited! Ha ha...now I can really pawn her off to all these boys. What a happy day! Anyway...reasons I like Nani...she's the bestest friend anyone could ever have. She's always there for me and no one does it like we do. Ha ha...we have dance parties in the canyon, watch cheesy movies that makes us cry, AND eat, eat and EAT! Pretty much it doesn't matter what we're doin as long as we're doin it together and that's the BEST! She's drop dead gorgeous and hilarious. She makes me laugh so much! There's no friend like a childhood buddy. She's smart and athletic and pretty much the complete package people, so if you know any good looking young men...ha ha...jk I won't go there. But I love ya girlie! Thanks for being such a fantastic friend! You're the best! Happy Birthday!

Nothing to Write

Hmm...well I haven't posted a blog in a while, probably because all I have been doing is going to school and work. Last week I had four exams and two papers due (and I only go to school 2 1/2 days a week...conspiracy...) So, school+work=no life and Sachiyo being tuckered out. Ha ha...for those of you who don't know, I'm currently working at Sam's Club as a cashier. And oh boy are my muscles getting big from working there. ;) But I do come home with a lot of cuts and bruises. It looks like Rosie and Mark beat me, but they really don't.

Speaking of beatings...today when I came home from work, one of Mark's front teeth was broken in half. I think Miss Ai hit him in the face with a pickle ball paddle. (side note: a pickle ball paddle is like a heavy duty ping pong paddle, so you can only imagine the damage) He keeps touching it and it kind of grosses me out.

Also, on my way home from work, I saw a pretty big accident. Two cars had flipped over and another was damaged pretty bad. It looked like there was a body bag in the street, but I was driving past and it was dark, so that may not be what it is. It could have been multiple road kill for all I know? I do live in the countryside...almost...

But on a happier note, working at Sam's Club has given me multiple stories to tell. So here is short recap/highlight of the exiting world of Sam's.

• I helped a Vietnamese woman, she told me to marry her 29 year old son. I declined...multiple times.
• Someone ridiculed me for not being bilingual in Spanish and English...do I look Hispanic? Last time I checked I was looking pretty Asian.
• An African-American boy starting speaking Japanese to me.
• I almost dropped a bunch of bananas and a Chinese woman told me that I broke them and demanded new bananas.
• Someone asked me if my name tag said Sancho...which in spanish is pretty much a hooker. That hurt my feelings. Ha ha...

Well folks, that pretty much was my week. Hopefully something more eventful will happen this week. :D Hope y'all are doing well!

So Far Away...

Happy Birthday Yuri-Bug!

Well today is Little Yuriya's Birthday! She is 2 years old! Goodness how time flies! She's such a sweet heart! Reasons I like the Bug...she does rock, elbow, high five like a CHAMP! She likes monsters and and Boo and movies! She's got a happy squinty smile. Yuds walks around like Ojiichan or Hiro...whichever, take you're pick; pretty much like an old man with her hands behind her back. She sings well and calls both Isa and I "SaSa." You just can't resist her charm and all her cute little quirks. She's such a good girl and definitely loves her mom and her dad and her grandparents. She's incredibly curious and used to always say "What's that?" I don't know if she still does 'cause I haven't seen her for a while, but she used to and it was so cute. Well Yuri we love you lots and lots and hope that you have a great birthday! LOVE YOU!

What Happens in Vegas...Doesn't Stay in Vegas ;)

Well last weekend, I got the chance to fly to Vegas and hangout with some of my friends from Utah that I haven't seen in a long time! The company that I used to work for bought me four concert tickets as a "Thanks for all you're hard work." We went and saw Hawthorne Heights, Relient K, Emery, and the Sleeping. Some of the bands were good, others...not so good. Ha ha...but we had a great time. The crowd however was very lame. I guess I'm just used to Utah concerts where everyone just goes crazy 'cause it's their only outlet...ha ha...or something like that. At least my group of friends were all going crazy...myself included. But while we were there we also went to the roller coaster at New York, New York. It was lots of fun! I also had this massive cheese danish! Mmmm...I was really only there for one day so we didn't get to do too much...but I definitely sat at the airport FOR-EV-ER...about 12 hours actually. I missed my flight...if you want details you can go ahead and ask me and I'll let you know the story. Ha ha...but it was a ball!