I’m not sure how the morning got away from us this morning. We ended up just walking around for the heck of it. We were just waiting for noon, when my mom, my aunt, my uncle (their older brother), and their cousin from Tokyo were all going to get together for the first time in 20 years. I was there holding a seat down at the same restaurant we went to yesterday and I FORGOT TO TAKE ANY PICTURES. Sheesh. I had to listen to a lot more stories about the old days that I have no idea about.

I also helped my uncle get all the stuff we brought him back to his house. More family chit-chat, but I did see my cousin’s first grandchild who is about 13 months old now. What a cutie. Here’s a picture of great grandpa (my uncle), grandma (his daughter-in-law) and So-chan.

After I got home, it was off to see an old friend from my Mitsubishi days and we ate fried things on sticks and talked nonsense for a few hours.

It’s a nice way to pass the day, but I still have to get one last item on my sister’s wishlist. Sheesh. It’s off to Tokyo tomorrow and then back to the states the day after that. Two days of travel!