Name:Geraldine Location: California, United States Gender:Female
Interests:Eating ^_^, Archery, Kyudo (Japanese archery), Scuba Diving, Indoor skydiving, Food, Kagura (Shinto music and dance),Tennis (sports in general), Politics, Classic literature, Movies, Filipino Music and Dance, TRAVELLING!!! Pondering the Meaning of life :OP Expertise:1)Policy Analysis in International Relations with emphasis on East Asian/ Japanese studies
2)Japanese language/culture Occupation:Education Industry:Education/Research
I haven't been updating this much. I think it's time to leave this xanga blog and start a new fresh journal/ blog. What do you guys think? any recommendations?
Got back home from Japan yesterday...seems like a two week dream...
Left not knowing why the pull to go back was so great came back to the US very much in love with James again seems like this reunion trip was far more than the reunion we originally planned :)
Yay for second chances! :D Wish us luck and pray for us this time around. <3
pics and such will be up later i took like 1000 pics of japan and with a happy sigh i bid you goodnight/ oyasumi and leave you with the lyrics to our song:
The Way I Am by Ingrid Michaelson
If you were falling, then I would catch you. You need a light, I'd find a match.
Cuz I love the way you say good morning. And you take me the way I am.
If you are chilly, here take my sweater. Your head is aching, I'll make it better.
Cuz I love the way you call me baby. And you take me the way I am.
I'd buy you Rogaine if you start losing all your hair. Sew on patches to all you tear.
Cuz I love you more than I could ever promise. And you take me the way I am. You take me the way I am. You take me the way I am.
Goodbye peeps! テThank you for the wonderful dinner at Home restaurant last night!
I'm off to Japan tomorrow for some fun fun fun! Hopefully can get some R&R, but not bloody likely due to the amount of traveling we're doing within Japan. lol Please pray for our safe trip, fun and memorable times, and for me to find out why the pull to go to Japan has been SO strong for the past 4 months. Mata ne~will let you know when I get back.
In the spirit of me finding out what God has planned, I leave you with this song masayume (a dream that comes true ^_^)
15 days til I leave for Japan!!!! Woot woot! Excited!!!
Going to lots of different places with and without my friend. Not gonna be sleeping much ! e he he So far I'm going to Tokyo, Hyogo Prefecture, Kyoto city, Hiroshima Prefecture, Kanazawa, and tokyo
I have a feeling my friend in Japan is gonna give me good news about her and her husband he he he. I wanna see if my suspicion is true! lol
I hope my friends can all still meet me/us! it'll be awesome, 2 weeks of reunions! woot!
Rented a car for a day in hiroshima and another car for about 3 in kanazawa/noto peninsula. Wish me luck driving on the other side of the road/ the other side of the car/ with the windshield wipers and car lights on the opposite sides!! Wish me luck I don't get James and I lost driving the 3 hour drive to the remote ryokan in Noto! I wanna see the dolphins before sunset! lol.
lol the last time I wrote here was May 7? wow, that's a pretty long time for mwah. ha ha ha
Well, I've been pretty busy i would say with a lot of stuff. TOo busy maybe. I'm burnt out and now add lack of sleep and working with kids all the time = me sick and tired. Seriously worn down. Just thought i'd write since I have nothing else to do right now.
Around the 8th of this month I met up with an old friend i haven't seen since we graduated in 2004. We randomly ran into each other this year a couple of days after the break up. We were both busy and finally decided to meet up thi month, before we both leave for Japan. He's left and will come back a day before I leave lol. It was a lovely night, had good company (met new friends), good food, and learned shogi for the first time. he he he i got kanji practice. I lost the game though. :( Catching up with him made me feel like I was was younger again and back in college. IT's nice to see how we've both changed throughout the years and how we've stayed the same. We have a bet going on, so we'll play catch up again after I get back form Japan lol. hopefully I'll be a better shogi player by then lol.
On May 9th, the "family" and I went out for a night of dressing up, dancing, and drinking. It's been awhile since we did that, and it felt good. I love those guys, and I'm thankful everyday that God sent me these friends in high school, and that we are still good friends to this day. It is really amazing when you think about it! Most people I know don't keep in touch with their high school friends, let alone stay close to them. I am in awe.
The next day me, Mikey, and Luci ended up watching Kaboom on pier 30/32 and eating/drinking at Gordon Biersch. That was fun!!! I love my Hefs and Luci was a champ, eating her steak sandwich lol. Mikey took better pics than i did lol. I can't take pics of fireworks lol. Im getting lazy writing...more like sleepy cuz I'm sick...lol
Mother's day was obviously spent with my momma, whom I love dearly! :DWe passed by my grandma's grave and put flowers and decorations. We miss her so much!
Went out with Jess on the 14th. She came back from australia and made time to catch up! I love my friend. So much has happened since the last time we saw each other. IT was nice to grab dinner and then off to Mitchell's for ice cream!!!! :D
Then on Friday went to the beach and then to classics to bowl in celebration of Marcia's belated birthday.
wow, i just got really really tired again. Was gonna write some thoughts running through my head, but next time.
