Saigo Naito

Eiko says...

Last Night at Icthus
It's the last night I'm spending at Icthus Home, and the last thing I feel like doing is sleeping it off. So I won't--at all. Being that it's already 1 AM, I don't have much problem there, since Dad and I are heading for Tokyo come 5:30.

It's been real fun
It's been a wonderful stay here at Nasu. I remember the eagerness I felt packing up my old room at T.O.M home, vacuuming up all the dust bunnies, and throwing out a dozen garbage bags full of garbage, moving in to this house, carrying boxes and fit-cases full of stuff, organizing the kitchen, figuring out where things ought to be and where they definitely should NOT be, deciding how to fit two people in the tiny closet Boris and I call a room, exploring the neighborhood, naming the cows, enjoying the snow, being able to cook a variety of dishes due to the decrease in stomachs to satisfy and please, etc, and it's all been absolutely wonderful.

Moving On
Finding out that this place isn't exactly where I should be now was a tiny bit unexpected, but also exciting, and I will most definitely miss everybody here, the fresh, country/manure air, Boris, the cows, the friendly neighbors, Boris, the beautiful nature, ... did I mention Boris? Kinda irrelevant, but a very comforting thought is that so many things change and/or don't work out, or simply up and fail, but the Anchor is always THE Anchor, and It's proven to be dependable time and time again.

I'm recovering well
My cold is healing up nicely, thanks to all of you nice people who prayed for me. The head ache is completely gone, as well as the back ache and the dizziness. My throat only hurts in the morning, and my nose is also calming down and is disposing less junk. I have nasty coughing spells from time to time, but it's getting MUCH better. My voice sounds less raspy and ugly,... I'm like 83 % healthy, as opposed to my normal 95% health state.

I'm Looking Forward to
*Seeing Hiki
*Moving into my new room and arranging it
*Finding out my place in Lodge Home
*Boris visiting me at Lodge Home
*and a few more things and events

Aaaand, believe it or not, I will now attempt a computer game w/ Boris!! Computer games are so NOT my thing, but change and challenging yourself, and not being afraid to do-the-new are things that are healthy and good, and therefore,... staying up past mid-night playing a computer game after a few movies is a good thing. Yeaaaah...

That just sounds so wrong.

I can hear Mom and Dad snoring in the next room.

packing the bags

Eiko says...

It's the day after tomorrow!!

I just started packing the bags, and getting ready for the move to Lodge Home, and I'm realizing all over again how much clothes I have, and how much of it I DON'T wear, but HOPE to wear someday, when the appropriate occasion arises.
I also came face to face with the enormous amount of sketch books I have with unfinished sketches scattered throughout the pages--some with potential of becoming something beautiful and awesome, and others with no potential at all.
And once again, I was forced to confront my dust allergy.
Whenever I do a major room clean up, or sorting escapade, the stirred up dust irritates my nose, and I can't stop sneezing, and my eyes get all watery. That plus my already present cold was not a happy combination.

I will miss my sweet family. Boris in particular.

I just recently watched A Perfect Getaway starring the hottie from Hitman (a.k.a Timothy Oliphant) and a few other famous actors and actress that are less than note worthy compared to Timothy Olyphant, and I simply LOVED every bit of it!
If you're looking for a thriller/mystery/drama, than this one is FOR YOU!
Basically, simply put, the story involves 3 couples, and one of the couples is suspected to be the murderous-psychopath-couple the latest articles in the paper are raving about, but you don't know which couple it is until the very end. Exciting, right?
Watch it!
You'll love it!

We're moving!!

Akari says...
This is finally the end of all postponing. We're going to move to our new home tomorrow and I'm so excited.
I scrubbed the oven today and I bet it wasn't cleaned for 5 years. It was caked with hardened grese and oil, and it took me and A.Maria at least an hour to clean it. But that task had to be done because the oven was the landlady's, and I don't think she would be too happy to see it in that condition.
Anyway, We're all quite tired and are ready for some good sleep. I'm soo sorry this blog post is short. There's no internet conection over there so we have to buy an e-mobile. Till then, well, no posts.
And now, I have to pack the computer so I have to go. Bye!

Art

Akari says...

I had time to make this christmas card because our moving always gets postponed. And we just might be able to move tomorrow...IF the roads aren't icy. Please pray so that we can move as soon as we can.

Moving DAY1

Eiko says...

It has begun!!



The great and mighty exodus!!

The two pictures above show the state of my room before our first "moving of the stuff" trip to the New House. I was reunited with many long-lost items of clothing and nick-nacks that were trapped under our bunk bed, for which I was very thankful for.

And yes, indeed, it has begun!!


Dad, Yasu, Yuya, Ai-chan and I went to the House with our first batch of stuff, mainly big furniture like beds, desks, shelves, cupboards, etc. It was one hectic day of cleaning, scrubbing, unloading, lifting and other kinds of muscle work.

PICTURES!

As you can see, our house is extremely woody.... we should be the Woody Home or something.


I mean, our kitchen is all wood, and believe it or not, so is our ofuro!!


This is how the house looked like right after dumping the furniture into the house. Grossness!


Go, go, Yasu! That's what muscles are for!


The younger teens will be having the loft. It's smaller than it looks...


Yukadanbou daisuki!


We stayed a night there, and got home the next day at 5:30 AM!! It's more like the next NEXT day. Maji tsukareta yo! I was Dad's rider, and he kept falling asleep on the wheel! It wasn't even funny! Well, I must admit that at first I did think it was funny, but that was before he started swerving from side to side like he was a snake or something! That's when my life flashed before my eyes, and I somehow got dad to rest at a rest stop. When Dad woke up from his nap, he jumped, and kept asking what he was doing and where he was. Dad is the cutest...really.

The whole trip was worth it though. The night skies at Nasu are BEAUTIFUL! Call me a sentimental idiot or whatever, but I LOVE star gazing, and it's not something you can do in Tokyo. I got lucky and saw 2 shooting stars, and those two stars owe me 2 wishes.
Kurisumasu made ni yoroshiku!