Engagement Photos

Engagement photos. . . John needs a new OBI!

Try as I might. . .

Well, try as I might, I can't resist continuing this blog. I've decided to keep the other blog fairly serious, but continue to tune-in to this blog for oddities!!

I've recently become a fan of "Kappa," a mischievious little duck-billed froggy creature that hangs out at Onsen. Sora-kun gave me a book of Japanese comics about Kappa and other characters displayed here, including "Usotsuki" (Liar) and "Warumono" (Bad Guy). One of the photos is of a "test" you can take that ends by telling you whether you're a Warumono (Bad Guy), Usotsuki (Liar), Futsu (Normal Person), or Iimono (Good Guy). The test starts with the question: "You have a big apple and a small apple. Which one would you give to your friend?" and continues on with such moral dilemmas. Ok, so it's a kid's book!!! That's my Japanese reading level right now!!!!

Hmong Clothes

For the Hmong New Year, John, his sister Angel, and I dressed in traditional Hmong clothes and ate far too much: spicy papaya salad, chicken and sticky rice, herbed fish, egg rolls, tapioca tea, and the list continues! Notice the "traditional" Hmong photo, very serious indeed ;) Although there were CD's at the festival from Korea, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos, there were no Japanese CD's, and thus still no chance to get YUI's latest CD!

Tomas and Nik

Hyper Tomas and our stallion Nik in the timed jumping event. Nik got 1st and Tomas 2nd, though Nik was too tired and Tomas too fast. . .

Japanese Barrel Racing in Minnesota

Tomas and I used Kanji symbols to triumph (well, 2nd place) in barrel racing at the show in Minnesota last week.

乗馬の大会

先週の大会には、”ニーク”　は一番いい障害の馬だった。へんな髪あるけど。。。

弟の結婚

シカゴの友達

月曜日はすごく楽しかった。朋子ーさんと家族はManitowocに来ました。嬉しかった！

Hmong Clothes

My friends John and Amy Her decided that we should have a photo shoot with traditional Hmong clothes (from the mountains of Laos). There are beads and silver, unlike Japanese kimono

楽しかった！

私の札幌の家族。。。

私の札幌の家族。。。

私の札幌の家族

Singing with Saori...

宇都宮

宇都宮