Greetings from Nasu!

Eiko says...

Ladies, gentlemen, the rest of our team (Dad, Nozomi, Akari, Yuya and Ai) has arrived, and the Internet is up and working!

These past few days have been insanely busy for all of us with the whole moving deal going on, and we're looking forward to celebrating Christmas tomorrow in our new home. At first I wasn't so sure about how things will be over here, but I've made up my mind that I like it for the time being. The house looks homey with the furniture in place, the neighborhood is quiet, (although with us here, things will change in that department) the nature is beautiful, and the people are nice--much nicer then people in Tokyo. Yup, I like it.

I was hoping for a white Christmas, and at one point, I thought we just might have one as it snowed almost everyday since coming here, but the last 2 days have been warm, and most of the snow has melted. No worries though. It's freakin' cold over here, and it's bound to snow sooner or later. Before winter is over, I'll be sick of snow.

And may I introduce 4 of our new neighbors that I've had the pleasure of being acquainted with recently: Brandon, Sergei, River and Heath! They smell like cow manure, and that's probably because they just happen to be cows! Boris fell in love with all 4 of 'em the moment she laid eyes on them, and she fondly named them after her favorite dead male celebrities. The coolest part is that she can actually tell which name belongs to which cow when to me they all look the same. They live right next door, and we're all determined to live here in Nasu long enough to learn to communicate with them, just like how Kronk in the Emperor's New Groove can communicate with the chip monks.

I will upload pictures of our new home, how the rooms are set up, the neighborhood and the cow-friends as soon as I can, but for now, below is the only new pic of the house:

Our Dinning Room/kitchen



Here's a gigantic thank you to every person and every Home that helped with donations, and support! I was thinking of listing names, but decided against it as there are so many of you who helped, supported and prayed for us. We appreciate every little and big bit you contributed, and couldn't have done it without you. Have a Merry Christmas, and may the good Lord bless your giving souls!