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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year, everyone!  A little late, but better late than never, as they say.  I had a lovely New Years spent with some guest house friends.  We went to Izu, a prefecture that is a bit of drive from Tokyo.  The nearest part of Izu is not that far away but getting to the tip of the peninsula takes some time.  We stayed at a place close to Shimoda on the tip of Izu.  The owner was a crazy old lady with many stories to tell, very memorable.  We ate delicious food including very fresh raw fish, fish burgers, soba and mochi.  It was a really nice trip.  The view from the place we stayed was awesome as well.  I really liked Izu.  It is the perfect mix of mountains and ocean.  I highly recommend it.  I hope everyone had a nice New Years!  Ready to start the new year off right?!

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Happy Holidays!

I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing holiday with their family and friends.  I went back to America with my boyfriend.  Yes, he got to experience his first American Christmas (do I dare say “and hopefully not his last!”).  While buying presents for preparation for the big day, I’m sure my boyfriend saw the typical American Christmas as an excessive spending spree and lacking any little children in our family, it probably was a bit excessive.  However, Christmas is the one time we are all together all year and able to enjoy each others’ company.  Sure, we can do this without the presents but truthfully it’s not the items contained in those boxes that really matters.  It’s all sitting together watching each other open silly presents, serious presents, needed presents, touching presents and doing this all sitting by the fireplace as we try things on, test things, play things, study things or admire things.  Truthfully, I could give all my presents away the next day and still look forward to Christmas just as much.  I hope that’s what my boyfriend took from the experience.

Saying that…. stay tuned for my next post where I tell you one of the best presents I got this year.