I keep this blog for friends, family and students in Japan& the U.S.

Since Spring '07, Zen and Taka moved to California full time for Zen's basketball career. I'm in California most of the time right now too. Almost every day I go to help my Grandmom. She was born in 1919. Taka and I also get to work for Uncle Lynn's landscaping company. Santa Cruz, California. As beautiful as ever. However I still feel homesick for Japan~~

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Random Sweet Fun Things Happening!

Naomi-chan made this for me for my birthday~ recently! Look! I can post it here, you can watch and hear it too! SO cute!!!
[ They said "Happy Birthday Mama.... I love you" as they hopped up and down!]

Recently it was Ischin's 28th birthday too. He's in Japan~ but at least we got to send him some wine he could celebrate from us with. His darling girlfriend made his birthday dinner for him too.
In January Mom went to Haiti with her Church group, to work and help the community they have been keeping in touch with and sending aid to since their devastations from awhile back. I saw her group on line during a conference call I listened in on. Good ol' Mom, off in foreign countries helping people TOO!  (Mom's all the way to the right in front) 


Taka and I met our great friend Misa up in the Bay area,

where she introduced us to her friends~ also from Japan! We had a gorgeously fun evening out with Len, his wife Naomi and Misa. I love going out!!!! (Sorry Taka, I know home's so comfy)

Recently I saw this light shining on the wall in our kitchen...I was trying to figure out where it was coming from. The next day again, it was shining in about 11am....(see a little bit on the door, and reflecting by the round cutting board?)THEN I looked up from the other direction through the windows and I SEE, a LITTLE bit of the SUN shining through the corner of the kitchen windows through the trees!!! I SEE! The sun is coming in at a different angle as spring comes. This is our first Spring here.

Over from the other direction of the yard, the Sun shines from high above!


The Plum Tree, the BLOSSOMS have been blooming for about ten days now. All around town...it's so early! Not even mid-February yet.

The sweet peas I planted back in the beginning if October are reaching to the top of the fence Taka built. And are BLOOMING too! Even I've seen two sweet peas grown (tho a sad color~ not looking edible)


January 29th, Taka and I were some of the people who got tickets soon enough to enjoy 
Chris Rene from the X FACTOR at the "Homecoming" for him at the Civic in Santa Cruz for the VERY cool young man!   Ahhhh, speaking of COOL~ DJ GINA and David there making the concert even BETTER! xoxoxo








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