kyo doko e ikimashita ka?

We went lots of places today! Sky took the day off and we went to get his prescriptions first and then went to the post office to mail Kimmie's box. Then after we got the stuff we needed to get done we went to Borders and got "Japanese for fun" (Don't worry Danielle, I have you covered) and we looked for "Japanese Fundamentals" but I didn't remember what it was called and I didn't see it so we just ended up ordering it online instead. After Borders we went to the Desert Sky mall to Steve and Barry's where I got a really nice winter coat for $15!! I also got a long sleeve shirt and some fuzzy socks from there. Then we went to Rave and got me a really cute black shirt dress for $16.50, a pair of leggings with lace at the bottom, a gray tank top and three scoop neck shirts in gray, brown, and green. At the mall we spent a total of $100! Did I mention Sky's two pairs of jeans and three long sleeve shirts. We did very well! So if you're in AZ go check out Steve and Barry's at the Desert Sky mall.

Yesterday we went to Barnes & Nobles and got a Japanese compact dictionary. So I think we're pretty good on the resource front until we get there and I enroll in a Japanese college course because then I'll have the text book and hopefully a workbook as well. Maybe we will get two so Sky can have a workbook too. Eventually I want to get a strictly kanji book though.

I'm such a lucky woman. I have a wonderful husband who spoils me, a fantastic family who also spoils me, some of the most amazing friends you could ever ask for who... you guessed it... spoil me! :) Bottom line, I'm effen spoiled and loving it! Seriously, life is amazing. I really just need to get my license, get braces, and get enrolled and school and I will be set. I will post some pictures when all of my other stuff arrives too so make sure and check back!

Great... just effen great

Grrr! I just made lodging reservations and they don't have any pet friendly rooms. Then the guy scared me and said he couldn't give me a house because we don't have children so I was freaking out but then he said there were some regular rooms available. So now we just have to figure out the dog situation. I don't want to be away from them because they aren't coming with us and I would really like to spend as much time with them as possible. It makes me so sad that they're not coming with us. I mean, I know they will probably be a whole lot happier there because my in-laws have a large backyard and they'll have another playmate as well. And Bella is going to get loads of human attention, I mean, she does anyway but she is just in love with Sky's dad. So that will be nice for her. :(

On a not so sad note I found out that my foottraffic.com order had gotten declined because I entered the wrong address so I took the opportunity to get the red, white, and black argyle ones instead of two of the black, white, and gray ones. So I'm excited about that.

I just can't wait until everything is taken care of here and we're on our way out. I am going to miss everyone but I am just so excited to go to Japan and see it through new eyes. Hopefully I will be able to come back with conversational skills if not fluent! I've been studying, so I guess I better get some stuff here done so that I can study some more.

I'm so excited!!!

I'm talking to Danielle right now on webcam!!! :) Yay!!! I just missed Gary though, and that sucks. But I'll see them both rather soon! :) YAY!!

Also I got some awesome over the knee socks and some awesome shoes!!! I got two pairs of black, gray, and white argyle over the knee socks and one pair of plain black over the knee socks. They are adorable!!!
Then I got some super sweet boots. They are black sort of slouchy with buckles and have no heel so they should be pretty comfortable. So that's pretty awesome. I also got some shoes that are knockoffs of the ones that Carrie wears almost the entire Sex and the City movie. They're sort of gladiator style but not the really ugly ones. I am not really into the whole gladiator thing but these I had to have.

Seriously! Aren't they just fantastic?? I love them. I can't wait until they get here. I got all sorts of girly recently. I fully blame Danielle!!! lol Not that its a bad thing, I just don't typically do this whole thing. You can typically find me bumming around in PJ pants and a tank top like I am right now. But I'm becoming a different person. I am now a wife and in then next ten years I will be a mother. I hope to become more sophisticated but still "trendy" (for lack of a better word). Well, just wanted to brag about my awesome finds! Stay tuned because when they get here I will be posting pictures of me in them!

Yay!!

So today Sky and I got up pretty early and went out and ate at Nakama. Honestly I was pretty disappointed. The place is ridiculously trendy. The sushi selection was small and EVERYTHING came with California rolls which is NOT sushi. The teriyaki chicken pretty good but that was pretty much the only good thing. The miso and the iced green tea were not good. To make matters worse our waiter was a douche and so was this guy who sat next to us. Sky was wearing his Speaker City shirt (Old School) and the guy said, "Hey bro, do you work at Speaker City?" I wanted to laugh really hard but Sky was really nice about it, and then the dude was kind of a jerk to him. But oh well, I'll be in Japan eating awesome sushi in like two months!!! I'm so excited. Danielle just put up some pictures and I just want to be there already! But I'm glad we won't go until November because I get the opportunity to see my parents and all our family before we leave.

Anyway we got a ton of cleaning done today. I feel really good about that. I have our guest room full of stuff that really needs to be gone through and I'll have to vacuum, sweep, and mop tomorrow and our house is looking good! :) Yay!

Well, I'm really hungry again so I'm going to eat and then maybe we'll watch a movie. Ja mata!

I'M FINISHED!!!!!!

I finally finished my grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary scrapbook!!! YAY!!! I'm so proud of myself. I feel accomplished. So I can bring it with us when we got through Texas and actually give it to them then. :) So happy!! Just wanted to share.

I'm so worn out

I have so much to do with the house but I've just been so exhausted and feeling crappy these past few days. I got a bit done today but not enough for me to feel accomplished or for it to even show because my house is a MESS. Seriously. Its bad. It upsets me.

I ended up ordering Sky's poker chips which were more expensive than I'd care to admit. It was mostly shipping that made it so expensive. It is insane how much prices on somethings have gone up. That's one thing I'm not looking forward to in Japan. Food prices are supposed to be worse there, especially on non perishables so I'm probably going to ship myself some boxes of stuff.

Danielle is in Japan now. Speaking of Danielle and Japan, she got me totally addicted to "Dreamworld." I have been listening to it all day. I really need to buy that CD. Ah... I guess its time to get myself fed and do something productive... :s

Today

Because I can't think of a more interesting title today. :s

I got a ton of pages done in the scrapbook. I'm so close to being done I can taste it! Finally walgreens.com quit acting up and I was able to order my pictures so hopefully by the end of next week I'll be done with it! I'm excited.

I took pictures of all of my expensive purses, wallets, and shoes for the house inventory. Still working on documenting everything else. The house is such a mess right now but I've been feeling pretty crappy today. It may have been because I only ate once. I was too busy thinking about other stuff! Bad, I know.

I ordered part of Sky's anniversary present today and when he gets home from playing poker I'm going to let him pick the chip set that he's going to get. I have a few in mind, I hope he likes one. He can be pretty picky sometimes. I cannot believe we have been married for almost two years. On one hand it feels way shorter but on the other it feels way longer, does that make any sense? Our marriage has seemed shorter but with everything that has happened with everyone else that period of time has felt a lot longer. So we've been married for two years and together for almost four. It will be four in April. I can't believe how much has happened in this time.

Lets see... I've witnessed seven marriages. One divorce. Three broken off engagements (if you can really count any of those). Two people joining the military. Four pregnancies. Five failed friendships, and if you count all the ones between her and myself it would be seven. There might be an engagement that actually makes it to marriage here soon too if he does it on their anniversary!

As crappy as some of the things that happened were I am really happy right now. There are a few things that can be better and those are things that I am working on within myself. I wish that Kimmie was able to try for Japan but it isn't practical or what is best for her family and that sucks, but I am happy that they are smart enough to make the decisions that are best for them.

Wow, this turned out longer than I thought. One more thing, Gary has already arrived in Japan and Danielle is en route and should be arriving in a few hours. She should be updating her blog when she gets the chance and if she doesn't get to when she arrives I will post as soon as I hear from her. Check back soon. :)