Hiroko's B-Day Dinner at Italian Restaurant, Journal

Hiroko’s B-day dinner had always been celebrating with Christmas dinner.  However, 2013 Hiroko’s B-day was special, so they wanted to take Hiroko out.  Dan-san told them Hiroko would not be happy to celebrate B-day.  Hiroko’s two daughters planned to have the dinner at Calo Italian Restaurant close by Hiroko’s apartment.  It was cold, cold day but Dan-san and Hiroko walked to the restaurant.

In any Italian restaurant, very tasty and the restaurant’s special bread are served. 

This is Calo’s one called Pizza bread which is very soft and tasty Pizza.  Everyone told each other don’t eat too much bread. 

This is Lisa who planned this B-day dinner outing. 

All were looking over the menu and deciding what dish to choose.  There are so many things to choose from.

Appetizer and drink

Grilled seafood tray – octopus legs, scallops, shrimps, sliced squid, and calamari on the bed of spinach

Beer and red wine, water for Dan-san

Kampai, cheer, Happy Birthday, thank you for planning this dinner outing

Was Hiroko happy to hear Happy Birthday?

The big appetizers were all gone, now let’s start on main dish.  First of all green salad

Everyone except Richard ate green salad, but different dressing.  Richard ordered soup.

Main course – everyone ordered Pasta dish, but different topping and pasta

Angel Hair pasta, grape tomato, asparagus, & fresh mozzarella cheese tossed with white wine garlic & olive oil

Same as above dish but add 4 big pieces shrimp

This dish is almost same as above, but Fettuccini pasta and adds clam and shrimps

Baked chicken tortellini with mozzarella cheese and meat sauce

Mostaccioli pasta, Italian sausage, chicken, asparagus & roasted red pepper in a zesty tomato garlic & olive oil sauce

Linguini pasta, chicken in a creamy parmigiana sauce

With the Happy Birthday song the creamy Birthday cake with one candle on was brought.  Everyone in the restaurant was singing Happy Birthday song to Hiroko.

“Make wish!” ”Make wish!” said everyone, but Hiroko didn’t forget to take the photo of the cake.

Then, Hiroko made her wish.  Do you want to know what Hiroko’s wish was?

Hiroko always wishes that Lisa/Dave, Elsa/Richard have the personal relationship with Christ.  Steven/Amanda is attending the church and having the Bible study, so they must have the good personal relationship with Christ.

Is it so important to have personal relation with Christ?  Yes, it is important.  Without the good personal relationship with Christ no one has the true love in life.  The Love of Christ is different than any other love.  Declining the Love of Christ in this world, people takes someone’s life easily and takes their own lives.  Jesus promised to give us His peace and joy.  Christians know where we are going, so there is hope.  The hope gives us the bright light like the candle.

“Blow the candle!  Cake is melting!”

“Sorry!  Sorry!  Fuu! Fuu! (this is sound of blowing the candle)”

Starting the dinner at 6:30, and until 9:30, all were drinking, eating and talking.  One interesting subject they talked about the remarkable progress in all sorts of field for the last 50 years; wash machine, typewriter and many office machines, communications methods, etc.  Dave said because of the changing communication method so rapidly, caused many problems in bank, and stock market.

It was a wonderful Hiroko’s special Birthday dinner.  Thanks to Lisa/Dave, Elsa/Richard and Steven.