Saturday, July 2, 2011

"i jus wanna lay in my bed..."

you know that bruno mars song that EVERYONE is into? --i heard it first.

the lazy song.

today I feel like not doing anything, i just wanna lay in my bed.
don't feel like pickin up my phone, so leave a message at the tone...
that's pretty much aaaaaall i did yesterday.

     I finished my 8 week internship on friday and had a "graduation" for it--I even got a diploma, how cool is that?!?! Everyone stood up and watched me walk down the isle (kinda felt like i was getting married or something...) 
and then I had to say a little something at the end. 
    That night we went to a izakaya--drinking/eating place. but of course I didn't drink! Eeeeveryone was gettin pretty drunk though. While everyone was drinking and chatting I stuffed my face with fresh SUPERGOOD seafood and tofu.
the human resources crew.
     After dinner we had the "nijikai" which is kinda like bar-hoppin i guess, but we went karaoke! It was so great. Cus it wasn't like the usually relationship you have with your boss and colleagues, it felt like we were all friends. 
I'm going to miss these people...I had a really great time working with them. I will probably go visit the office once in a while before I leave for the mainland. which is in...THREE WEEKS. 

Time goes by fast. Before you know it I'm going to be 60 years old with grandkids. eek.
Maybe time will slow down a bit before the wedding, especially now that I don't have a job I'll be at home a lot preppin for the wedding, and missing david even more. 
But I need to cherish the last couple weeks I have in Japan with my family and friends. It's going to be different the next time I come here. I'll be with David, which is crazy but AWESOME. I can't wait to show him everything around here and the paths I used to walk when I was a kid.

Anyway, back to the lazy song.

I don't even want to lay in my bed because in order to do that, I have to get up and walk to it.
That's how lazy I am right now....but sometimes it's good to be lazy!
And that is what I'll be until I go to church in a few hours.
this is the good life <3



Tuesday, June 28, 2011

he loves me :)

 i love you X a million.
 te extraño baby





  i miss your kisses!





Forever and ever baby :)

the little things that brighten my day.

1. david's emails. :)

2. a japanese old man stopped in the middle of the street whistling to a little bird.

3. a toddler smiling up at me in the public bus.

4. the little bit of sun light peaking out of the clouds.

5. ajisai.

6. the smell of summer.

7. the air conditioning (set to probs 28C) in the train after 32C humidity outside

8. hard-working colleagues

9. sushi

10. polite japanese people

Thursday, June 23, 2011

My Japanese grandma is adorable.

I received a letter from my japanese grandma today which lead to lots of tears.
She's already asleep which is good because I would have been crying in front of her big time.

I'm going to miss my baachan. But I know I will have the chance to see her even after I'm married :)


おばあちゃん、お誕生日おめでとう。

今日はババの誕生日。本当は言うと、すっかり忘れていました。先にプレゼント買っておいてよかった〜!ばあちゃんの為に日本の夏は暑いからと思って扇子を買って、渡した時彼女はびっくりしてもう少しで泣きそうになりました.



こんなに優しくて素敵なババがいてくれて感謝しています。




長生きができるように祈っています。

ババ、大好き。

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Aishiteru.

I don't want to be one of those gooshy lovey dovey people...but I can't take it anymore.
I MISS DAVID SO MUCH.


I feel like a robot. I get through the work day, go home, exercise, eat, do some wedding stuff, text/message david, and sleep.
Just living my daily routine.


there is one TERRIBLY wrong thing that. i don't get to see david AT ALL. not even through skype!
I want to see his face. I want to hear is voice. and I want to get MARRIED. now.


I miss him.

Friday, June 10, 2011

in the honor of bryan and kylie

Happy wedding :)



They are getting married tomorrow I think or maybe today.
I took their engagements :)













For time and Eternity...

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

The Lord works in mysterious ways.

March 11th, 2011
The day the earthquake hit Tohoku, Japan

To tell you the truth, when I first got the message from Marissa I simply shrugged thinking "we always have earthquakes in japan". And then I reread it, and it said "magnitude 9.0".

My parents were in Japan at that time while I was in Hawaii at school. 
I was in a group meeting with my edu 312 classmates, planning our lesson. After I received that message I couldn't really pay attention.

My focus was on the 'rents.
I got a message from my dad that they were ok, and that I needed to go to high-ground because there might be a tsunami in Hawaii.

Remember the "tsunami" last year? 
it was smaller than a surfable wave.
That's exactly how it was this year on our part of the island.
But, Japan had a tsunami that nearly wiped out 20,000 people.
People are still being found today (only their skeletons).
They say that the houses with crows flying in circles around them have rotten bodies...
(amazed at how much is destroyed)
yes, that is a house completely on it's side. can you believe it?

I went up to Furukawa with the Mormon Helping Hands to see if I can do ANYTHING to help.
It turns out, they were desperate for volunteers.
THE
BEST
EXPERIENCE 
OF 
MY
LIFE.
It hurt my heart to see all of Ishinomaki city completely destroyed.
We tore down a house that was already ruined.
It needed to be done so they can rebuild it.
A 4 million dollar house.
wow.

I stayed with the sweetest family in Furukawa.
The dad is the branch president, and had lost their home.
All they dug out from the house were a couple of files
and a big teddy bear.
Since they had no home, they stayed at the missionaries apartments.
He told me that because they had nothing,
whenever they had found something they would feel so blessed.
The Lord works in mysterious ways.
The branch president told me of what happened to them on March 10th and 11th 
The day before the earthquake, he filled his car with gas--100%
He told me he usually NEVER does that.
His wife went to the bank and pulled out extra money.
She told me she usually never does that either.
The next day, the earthquake happened. they were both at work, and met up after it happened.
There was a tsunami warning.
But it wasnt for another couple of hours
so they thought it would be safe to go home and pick up a few things.
They were on their way home when they saw, with their own eyes the tsunami coming in.
They went right around and sped as fast as they can to anywhere far from the ocean.
They told me people say it was by consequence that they got extra money out, and filled up the tank with gas.
But we know that the Lord had helped them.