SO BUSY!!

I can't believe it's been over a month since I've posted!! I have been so busy with life it gets hard to sign onto Blogger and write! I am sorry readers, I will try to do better. Prepare for pictures!!

Okay, let's start with the Osaka trip:

One of the delicious photos from Osaka I meant to post weeks ago!

Me and my dad!

Bullet train!

One of the tourist areas of Osaka.

Lots of colorful signage.

At the Osaka Castle

My dad tries out for the Samurai team.

View from Osaka Castle

The Castle.

Our family treated us to a many course meal our last night in Osaka!

Since arriving home from Osaka things have been fairly busy. John and I did a 5k run called the Warrior Dash in a forested area of Tokyo called Sagamiko.  It was an obstacle course/race. I got a side cramp within the first two minutes of the race and had to battle that for the next three miles. We went with friends of ours and had a wonderful time!!

Here's pictures from that:

I think those two things have been the highlight of the past month. John returned from a three week trip to the US a week ago and my birthday was yesterday. We've been unpacking all of his shopping goodies and celebrating my birthday by buying more goodies (clothes, electronics, etc.).

We're hoping to climb Mt. Fuji in August and in November we're trying to plan a quick trip to Seoul, South Korea. We only have nine months, maybe less, left in Japan so we're trying to cram in all of our last minute to-do items before we are overwhelmed by the stress and work involved in the moving process.

Everyone keeps asking if we know where we're going next. Right now, we're only in the beginning stages of negotiating our next location. We should have a good idea of where we're going by the end of September and have it 100% official by the time winter is in full gear.

I hope everyone that is reading this is doing well! Until next time!