Wonderful day!

Today was such an amazing day! I went to Tokyo this morning and skated at the new Tokyo Dome Arena. One of the original founders of the roller games was there to coach (roller games originated in Japan, fyi). A magazine crew came to film and photograph us for yet another spread in a Japanese magazine. I swear, the photogrpaher took tons of pictures of me...probably because I had on the most makeup....We even had a few Japanese skaters join us. I got to practice whips (using someone else to help get your momentum higher) with one of the Japanese girls and she was super nice.

Afterwards, the Japanese skaters gave us gifts of rice balls, hot packs and a bag of candies for "Lady's Day" which is sort of like Valentine's day. I even got to practice my Japanese. It's amazing how much more I can understand and respond since I started taking my college class.

Then on the train back, I decided to go to skate practice that evening as well (more on that later). When I arrived back on base, I bought tickets to the Anime Fair in Tokyo, which is the largest and most "official" anime convention in the world. Anime, for those not in the know, is Japanese animation and it has a following worldwide.

I then went to the evening skate practice. While I didn't do too much, it was good to be skating with my team and joking around with them and just being with them was awesome. Then of course, I ended the day by coming home to my husband, who enjoys my company, and my dog, who just wants to sit next to me. What more could a girl ask for?!

Wonderful day!