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Christmas approacheth...

Hello all!

Well, two work days down, three to go. Today went pretty quickly, though I had one student tell me I should go to the Vatican and teach English and another tell me I had wonderful Urkainian eyes. Students are fascinated by my name and nationalities.

After work, Aimee and I headed down to Volks to present Mayumi, the lovely girl who helps us out all the time, with the adorable cookies that Aimee made and a little card from the both of us. Mayumi totally flipped out; I couldn't figure out if she would cry or pass out. She kept thanking us and saying how much she loved them. She gave Aimee a little SD sized Gameboy Advance. It's super cute. I'm sure Link will love playing with it.

I took some pictures on the walk back to the station. It was drizzling a little, and the pics got a little blurry through use of no flash.

The lights are pretty, if a little overdone. The Christmas tree in front of Parco must cause seizures; Aimee commented that it's like it's decorated with frantic papparazzi.

I've been getting ready for New Year's too. I tried to make quasi-traditional decorations, called 'shimekazari.' I purchased the pieces at Tokyu Hands. I know they're not totally traditional, but neither were the ones on display. So I don't feel so bad. We're keeping one, and the rest are going to Karen, Diane, and Aimee's parents. So their Christmas pressies are late, but I handmade them. :)

We also purchased a little chicken bell that sits on a little tatami mat and loves us. His name is Tatami Chicken, and a more apt name you'd be hard pressed to find.

All ready for the year of the Cock! (Actually, I'm crazy ready for vacation!)

Posted by Mandy at December 19, 2004 10:57 PM