Father’s Day Celebration with Inoue Family in Chicago, Journal

From California, Tets and Saeru, Hiroko’s In-Laws, were here, so Chicago land Inoue Family gathering for the Father’s Day celebration dinner were held at the house of Steven, the son of Tets and Saeru, even though it was a week early.

The almost whole scenery of Steven’s house
The right-side photo is the master of this house, Steven, and Amanda who will be the Lady of this house in near future. When is it?

The various dishes served at the dinner

Steven’s Barbecue

Steven’s multi-functions professional barbecue grill

Steven’s barbecue has always tasted very good because he carefully seasoned all the foods

Hiroko’s favorite side-dish of asparagus wrapped with bacon and grilled and barbecued ribs

Special hamburgers – Steven said that it is the best tasting burger named Bubba

Old grill – decoration?


Tenderloin seasoned by Saeru with the taste of California Irvine style, and broiled on the grill

The Barbecue Pulled Pork by the recipe of Amanda’s Grandma
Deviled egg – From www.wikipedia.org
The term "deviled," in reference to food, was in use in the 18th century, with the first known print reference appearing in 1786.[3] In the 19th century, it came to be used most often with spicy or zesty food, including eggs prepared with mustard, pepper or other ingredients stuffed in the yolk cavity.
In some parts of the Southern and Midwestern United States, the terms "salad eggs" or "dressed eggs" are used, particularly when the dish is served in connection with a church function - presumably to avoid dignifying the word "deviled."

Hiroko’s two kinds of Potato Salad and Soba Salad with California Irvine style very tasty dressing

Watermelon, buns and potato chips

Well, there were those who were already enjoying the party:

Steven’s long time friend, Dinky

What shall I do? Well, shall I serve the drink to everyone?
Dave and Elsa had already been drinking beer.

Lisa honored her uncle Tets and Dad giving a Father’s Day card and Lotto tickets. Dan-san won $2.00 from the Lotto tickets.

What would Tets be winning? $100.00?! Are you sure? Tets and Lisa

Giving thanks to the Lord for these delicious foods, then, the dinner was started.


No need for explanation. Everyone ate, and ate, and ate.

It was getting cold after the dinner.

Dan-san, the first one went in the house to the TV room in the half-way basement watching the baseball game with Dinky. Don’t they look alike?

Tets and Dave were join Dan-san and Dinky after cleaning up the yard.


The master of this house Steven and Saeru were busy cleaning up.



Those who were not busy enjoyed the cookies for dessert and had a good conversation.


Amanda’s friend came late.

Early Happy Father’s Day!

On the Father’s Day Sunday, Hiroko took Dan-san for lunch with the closest friend couple in the church to the Baker’s Square restaurant famous by the tasty pies. Because of the Father’s Day, the restaurant gave a free piece pie to the fathers. Dan-san and the friend took it to home.
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About Father’s Day
Father's Day is a celebration of fathers inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting. Father's Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically involves gift-giving, special dinners to fathers, and family-oriented activities. The first observance of Father's Day actually took place in Fairmont, West Virginia on July 5, 1908. It was organized by Mrs. Grace Golden Clayton, who wanted to celebrate the lives of the 210 fathers who had been lost in the Monongah Mining disaster several months earlier in Monongah, West Virginia, on December 6, 1907. It is possible that Clayton was influenced by the first celebration of Mother's Day that same year, just a few miles away. Clayton chose the Sunday nearest to the birthday of her recently deceased father. Unfortunately, the day was overshadowed by other events in the city, West Virginia did not officially register the holiday, and it was not celebrated again. Instead, credit for Father's Day went to Sonora Dodd from Spokane, who invented independently her own celebration of Father's Day just two years later, also influenced by Jarvis' Mother's Day. Clayton's celebration was forgotten until 1972, when one of the attendants to the celebration saw Nixon's proclamation of Father's Day, and worked to recover its legacy. The celebration is now held every year in the Central United Methodist Church, as the Williams Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was torn down in 1922. Fairmont is now promoted as the "Home of the First Father's Day Service".
A bill to accord national recognition of the holiday was introduced in Congress in 1913. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson went to Spokane to speak on a Father's Day celebration and wanted to make it official, but Congress resisted, fearing that it would become commercialized.[3] US President Calvin Coolidge recommended in 1924 that the day be observed by the nation, but stopped short of issuing a national proclamation. Two earlier attempts to formally recognize the holiday had been defeated by Congress. In 1957, Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith wrote a proposal accusing Congress of ignoring fathers for 40 years while honoring mothers, thus "[singling] out just one of our two parents." In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation honoring fathers, designating the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. Six years later, the day was made a permanent national holiday when President Richard Nixonsigned it into law in 1972. In addition to Father's Day, International Men's Day is celebrated in many countries on November 19 for men and boys who are fathers.