Saaya's here...

I went to pick up Saaya at Chicago's O'Hare and they let me go to the gate. I wanted to go back partially because Saaya was arriving and I wanted to "escort" her and partially because I was starving and the only restaurant they had outside the gates was Starbucks. (I ended up eating a philly steak sandwhich and it. was. good.)

Oh, where is my darling little Saaya?

There she is!! Ohisashiburi!!!
The Illinois sky cooperated and welcomed Saaya with a beautiful sunset.
Later at home, Saaya and I took pictures together...

hmmm I think Saaya looks a little different, don't you?

What to show her? What to introduce to her first?
I took Saaya for her 2nd (we ate Subway on the way home) meal in America of 2008. We enjoyed sandwhiches, free refills, and angry Americans who scowled at me for a couple of mistakes that I made... one involved the busy seating (hey, i got there first) and another invovled the parking lot.

Oh well! We had a fun time. We had to run some errands and pick up some things I needed to do. Poor Saaya was rushed from store to store without an opportunity to really shop. I did take her to Target where we spent time wandering the aisles and I found the cutest pair of shoes.... ahhhhhh. Saaya emailing her family and friends in Japan....
We finished off the evening with Mexican.
yum, yum, yum!
More pictures to come....