Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Temple HIROO ( note to self NO stroller)






( its so hard to tell but I am RIGHT on her.. and the that grey jacket is on someone that is on truly and I dont know them of course.. and another lady has truly feet and wheel in between her legs.. luckily there is an area for only women.. actually kind of like the stroller as it creates a little tiny safe space for ozzy so someone doesnt elbow him.. not like they would mean to. but its THAT PACKED!!)


now I ONLY seriously went because of all the effort they put out and made it SO easy for me..
tj's mom came over to visit and give me some pointers on living in Japan.
she said this Thursday yoko offers to watch kids while you go to the temple as every Thursday at 10 am is the English speaking session..
so I said wont that be awesome to tell AT guess what I did on my own.. as he was gone for two days and would be back on Thursday..
so I said hook me up.. got an email an hour later from Yoko saying she was all over it.. not only would she watch my kids.. but she would be me at my iki ( thats right learning some japanese:) means station!! seriously basically HOLDING my hand to serve me!!!!!!!!
she said 910 lets meet..
so I drop off boys.. TELL teacher sorry a million times ( as another post of jonahs angry issues:)
run to station. as now is 914 and she called to say where are you?? ( KILLING me that I am still not be able to be on time.. cant figure out how long my walking takes, to also figure in time if I have to stop and help a wee one:)
meet her.. she starts giving me a run down of so much info.. that IS SO UNBELIEVABLY helpful.. and because I have done so much and been out..its all clicking:)
anyways I am so getting to know where the elevators are with a stroller and how to be fast to catch the connecting trains..
so she is worried as she looks at me as how the hell you going to hold that baby in that front pack and get that stroller up the escalators ( I am thinking been there done that:) hehe hehe she also steps away from me saying that the people will be more out of my way if they see I am not with a native.. MAKES so much sense.. as if they saw what I was trying to do and with a japanese person.. they would know to tell her to tell me.. freakin A why the hell does she have that stroller during rush hour??
but anyways as she sees the train pull up it is PACKED.. and when I say packed.. you can NOT imagine it unless you see it.. an no one will be left behind.. they literally will get a broom stick and PUSH until everyone is on.. everyone is going somewhere and needs to be on time.. I SOOO GET this!! (AT always hates in when he sees it packed.. where I am like it will literally be five mins of discomfort.. come on.. I can do it)
but she sees this and freaks a bit as we are already running behind and there is another sister that is waiting for her services also.. I tell her no worries..I know how to get on as she almost wants to give up and go another way that is less crowded but slower!!!! I SO show her my skills of being polite but knowing how to get on..
I even take it a step futher and take a pix with my iphone.. as I SOOO have to get a shot of truly.. you cant even see how good this is. but this is the best I could do...
anyways we make one other switch which was easy.. then get off at HIROO which I know cause this is where spencer and I got lost.. NOW this is where I note to myself NO stroller as the stairs are long.. its an older station so no escalators either.. so dude with that green stoller it would be NEAR impossible for me to do it on my own.. with ozzy and truly.. grateful this sister was not weak and could grab the front to help me.. then we get off and starting running..... YES mother i hold ozzys head.. he is fine.. but she points up.. I see the most beautiful thing.. angel moroni.. yes I start to cry.. as TOTALLY worth it..
so we get to the temple and I start to unload ozzy off of me and give her trulys snacks in the nursery area ( their is a church connected to the temple) people I guess use the nursery to do this alot:)
I turn to the sisters with my sweaty self and say FREAK my temple recommend!!!!!!!!!!!!! then start doing a dance and say just kidding.. they were like "oh my gosh" I was laughing.. I really cant say what I enjoyed more .. the work I did inside or that moment right there.. right now I am really going to have to say yanking their chain was AWESOME!!!!!

1 comment:

  1. Jaime, All of that was outstanding, what a blessing for all involved, you, the kids, the temple, your new found friends every where there in Japan... love dad

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