- friday was my mom and grandma's birthday (my mom was born on her mom's birthday). family and friends stopped in to say "hello"... my cousin brought over a delicious cake from elvin's bakery...stawberry shortcake to be exact:
- on friday night we celebrated the spirits of our ancestors-- with friends at the bon dance in my hometown. in hawaii we celebrate obon season from june through august. with various temples hosting a bon dance each weekend. the temple that held the festivities is right down the street from my house. I have been going to it every year since I was born!
young and old dance in circles around a high wooden tower (bandstand) called a yagura -- some wear traditional japanese costumes, some wear "happi coats" -- short jackets, and many dance in regular clothing. it was packed-- the food lines seriously took an hour...
we ended up going again on saturday night. em kept saying dance, again...dance, again!
- on saturday, we spent the day at the made in hawaii festival. I didn't buy too much but did score two roberta oaks (which I plan on blogging about soon) dresses for $60!
- on sunday we had a birthday lunch for my grandma at assagio's. the cake my aunty ordered was hilarious. you'll see why:
who's "granda", and why do we have her cake??? haha.
another fun, but busy weekend...
8 comments:
LOVE!!!
lol that cake is funny... but i had to read the post fully cuz in northern ireland we say Granda (well.... i say we... Colloquialisms) for Grandad.
"houl on til i ask muh granda"
"hold on until i ask my grandad"
see? lol
I love the picture of the lamps, its so cool!
Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend. Your daughter is such a cutie. I love her Hello Kitty kimono top! :)
I love that the cake said Granda. That will be a great story for years to coome.. and like.. i want a piece!! so yummy both of those cakes!!
xoxo,
Lindsay
great pictures of the bon dance lanterns. marc looks tired in the last picture. haha
JESS-- wish you could have come with us!
CLAIRE-- LOL!! So funny. thanks for sharing that!
TIFFANY & MARIA-- the lanterns are my favorite part of obon season!
RACHEL-- thanks! a coworker who is from japan bought em jay that kimono top. it's authentically japanese!
LINDSAY-- haha! so true...great story. I'll send some cake right over... =)
JEN-- marc looks tired because marc came home from playing cards at 6am then marc had to get up at 9am for the birthday party. =)
LOL. that sounds about right.
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