Why hello there!
January has just flown by hasn't it?!?
Ian and I stayed in for New Years Eve. Made a yummy dinner, watched some TV, and didn't look at a clock all night - until 1am! We expected to see a big hullabaloo on TV at midnight but it didn't happen!
The next day we celebrated New Years day with the Ito family. They were super welcoming and had TONS to eat and drink so we dug right in and had a great day! They even had a black poodle just like my family's dog Wiggles!
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| Akemashite Omedetou!!! |
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| Shiro the dog! |
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| Our trusty lil' car! |
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| Mountains! |
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| Ian watch out!! There's a T-Rex behind you!! |
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| Yes that's right - palm trees in the snow. Welcome to Hawai, Japan |
Another fun thing that happened in January was going to a tea ceremony demonstration! It was my first time and Ian's second. Of course the whole thing was explained in Japanese so we mostly just nodded and pretended we understood what was going on! But we sure did drink some tea!
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| Us with the lovely Kimono wearing tea ladies! |
We've already experienced much more snow here than we thought we would! But sometimes it's nice to look outside and be reminded of home :) Though our kitchen is only slightly warmer than a refrigerator!
February is already looking to be a busy month for us! We're already booked for a ping-pong tournament, a trip to Kyoto, a big concert, and more!
Till next time!
-Kari
