Thank you for your love about the Christmas gifts I sent this year :) I truly appreciate that you took the time to leave me a comment when it's really busy and precious time of the year.. thank you :) I will be leaving for Japan today. LOL Wonder what in the world I am doing by sitting at the table to do a blog post? Hehe it might sound crazy but I am making a point of getting as worn-out as possible given the fact that I will be heading to San Francisco airport in 5 hours. 11 hours in the plane is no fun. How I utilize this amount of time in the plane is always something I try to be creative about. I don't really have a book I want to read this time, so I am hoping I will be able to stitch some embroidery, but you know a needle/ scissor that I put in my bag already might be taken away at the security check-in. So,, in that case, I need to SLEEP! or.. maybe I'll find a book to read at the airport.. Anyways, I am really, REALLY excited about this trip. I have been away from