So, after agonizing over $100 jeans (that were eventually $30 on eBay- though I didn't buy), I randomly walked into Old Navy last weekend and found perfect jeans. Two pairs- one bootcut, dark denim and one corduroy, in awesome burnt orange. Best part, they were $15 each!!! Being that I was with my mom, and she is really nice to me when I come home ( Read more... )

Jeff posted some photos from Japan on his Flickr account! Yea!! I will post individual photos with stories later, as well as day reports on the middle of my trip. I haven't even written about Matsumoto and Kamikochi yet! Speaking of Matsumoto, you got to look at this photo Jeff took of the castle:

( Wooden Castle in Matsumoto, Japan )

No photos yet! Jeff took the majority of them, actually, and I am waiting for him to be finished doing his editing thing before I post them.

Here's a bit from my travel journal, from Saturday, November 14.

Excerpt"We are at Tenryu-ji Temple in the Arashiyama area of Kyoto. It is beautiful. I love the maple trees, with their multi-colored leaves. ( Read more... )

Jeff is sick today. :( I woke up feeling crummy (I'll spare you the details), took a nap, and am now working from home for the day, at the advice of my supervisor. While it is easier to get distracted, my computer at home is actually better than my work computer. Of course, I don't have CS3 at home. *cries* I would LOVE to have Illustrator and ( Read more... )

I fail at NaBloPoMo!!

Sunday, November 15We got back into the States around 11am. Poor Jeff got two tickets- one for not having his most recent car registration stickers, and one for speeding. :( The customs line was typically long. I didn't have anything to declare really. I spent approximately $25 on souvenirs: an army green jacket (500 yen!), ( Read more... )

Sunday, November 8In terms of sightseeing, Sunday was a bust. We ate breakfast at the hotel. It was pretty bad- tea and coffee, toast and some soup thing. I was able to eat 2 pieces of toast. We wandered around in the Meiji shrine park in Harujuku for maybe an hour or so. We had to go back to the hotel because I wasn't feeling well. ~_~ I spent the ( Read more... )

We are in Tokyo!

Thursday, November 4
We didn't do much after we got into Narita. Our ryokan was super cute. The staff was very nice. It's really hard not speaking Japanese lol.

Friday, November 5We had a Japanese style breakfast. It was good, but I don't think Jeff liked it very much. We spent part of the morning at the temple in Narita. It ( Read more... )

I want to try to send out postcards from Japan. Over the years, I've really enjoyed all the ones I've received from my flist.

Poll Leave me your address and get a postcard!

Halloween was very, very low key. We didn't get any trick or treaters. We didn't get any last year. I made sugar cookies just in case. :D Instead of using Halloween cookie cutters, which I don't have, I used a random assortment of my favorite non-holiday affiliated cookie cutters. I have a pineapple and a small elephant I am rather partial to ( Read more... )

I went hiking today. Jeff and I did a short hike up a small mountain. It was nice, though painful because I am out of shape. The walk down was very pretty. There are some lovely views in our area ( Read more... )