Oh Boy. I feel like it's been forever since I last posted anything to my blog! I had never intended to take this long vacation from blogging, but moving outside the country really took over my life. I feel so behind on blog land now..it will take some time to get back to the swing of things, but I am very much excited about continuing to blog from Japan now. It's funny how I have missed all of you although I haven't met most of you in person! If you've felt the same way about me, I am giving you a big virtual hug! I'm back! And I will always be here! I apologize for all of you who have sent me emails in the last several weeks, as it took me literally a few weeks to get back to each of you. We had several days of no cellphones, no fridge, no microwave, no washier, no Internet, and of course almost no knowledge about this area we moved in, but now we have everything mentioned above now, so things are getting back to normal. Our new place and the neighborhood are prett