☆パパHAPPY BIRTHDAY♪♪☆ / ☆HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Daddy♪♪☆

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Everyone,




Good morning!





And





today,





March 10th, is





Daddy's [i.e. Taiyou's] 28th





birthdaaay~




Happy Birthday To You~


Happy Birthday To You~


Happy Birthday DearDaddy~



Happy Birthday To You~
[note: this is the actual song in (katakana-ified) English]


(That part was the song...)




Happy birthday





And we did the countdown party last night





I only had about 2 hours to do the preparations, so I was in a huge rush, but...





I worked as hard as I could




Yesterday's dinner............




looked like this










First was



...well, the same as the other day, but.........









Karaage (deep-fried chicken) & french fries




It's one of those must-have party foods, don't you think?




And,




once again...








Green salad with tons of veggies




This was the same, too!



is what you're thinking, huh?




I did change how it tasted though



This time I used a soy sauce base



And,









Agenasu no ohitashi (deep-fried eggplant with sauce)



Daddy [i.e. Taiyou] said that this




was crazy delicious,




as he ate it




And it's really easy to make~



First,



degorge (salt & rinse to lessen the bitterness of) the eggplant,



and after degorging it, drain the excess water,



then fry the pieces (without coating/breading) in oil at 170° [Celsius]




After that, mix ginger and soy sauce in mentsuyu (a kind of soup base/noodle broth/dipping sauce), and dip the fried eggplant in it





And when the flavor has really sunk in, sprinkle on some daikon oroshi (grated daikon) and katsuobushi (dried bonito shavings),





And it's done!





If you want more flavor, you can pour on some more soy sauce





It's super easy



and super delicious,




so definitely, definitely, give it a try





Now I'll continue introducing the food


Next was









Curry nabe with various ingredients



~




For the nabe...




I put in rice,




add cheese,



and turn it into curry zousui (rice porridge with bits of veggies & meat)




This was also crazy delicious


With everyone together, we managed to eat the whole thing




And,



next was









Beef tendon stew




I tried cooking the stew so it was salty-sweet~



Beef tendon is a Sugiura family favorite




And, because I thought all these might not be quite enough............



I ordered a pizza...





With everything together, it looked like this









Looks great




And Daddy came home, completely without realizing everyone was there............




He was so surprised he was speechless




'Cause everyone was waiting in the entryway for him to appear~
[note: the word she uses for "waiting" (出待ち) is used to describe when fans throng at the exit to the stage/stadium/etc. and wait for their favorite star to come out]




(...while dancing...)





He was so happy that tears were running down his face




And while he still wasn't quite sure what was going on, we started the party




We ate, and talked about lots of different things, and played games, and watched TV............




Because it was at our house, everyone was surprisingly relaxed...





Noa also got to play with the older kids, and she was smiling happily




That was really nice





And the super special, important birthday cake









looked like this when it was finished


I was filled with a sense of accomplishment at making it, but............




Even though I was in such a rush that it was really tough to finish, being able to see his happy face made me truly happy




I also gave him the present I'd searched around for before



By the way.........



the present was a new wallet & chain




He was really, *really* happy



I was so, so glad



Take good care of it, okay~




Before we were married, he was a very




friend-oriented person, but now that we're married and he has this home life, after he finishes work he comes right home and doesn't go out drinking with them or anything...




The fact that, even when I say "It's okay if you want to go out and have a drink~"



he doesn't go



is...





something I'm really grateful for, but I also feel kinda bad about it.........





And so I was really glad for a night like last night, where so many of his friends came and they were all able to once again raise their glasses together after so long~





Because times like this when you can take a bit of a break are really important, y'know?





I think that the party last night was really a big success




Because it made him really happy




And it's that kind of special day that only comes once a year




And it's the day when, through such incredible pain, his mom gave birth to him





I think it's just a really wonderful day




Being able to celebrate together with everybody like this,




I felt so grateful to everyone,




And I think that the reason everyone came and celebrated with him is because he's got such a wonderful personality




He cherishes his family and his friends so much...




It makes me think of how very happy I am that I was able to marry him




Maybe it's getting a bit gushy, but that's really the way I feel, from the very bottom of my heart




And from now on, for always, always...





I want to be able to wish him a happy birthday and celebrate together




Honey...


Happy


28th



Birthday




Let's really, really, realllllly make it another year of happiness this year too~




HAPPY BIRTHDAY...