Happy New Year! (Sorry for the late greeting)

First day back at school and its already a messed up day. Okay, so it really isn't that bad, just a few classes changed to different periods and a school rule check after lunch. -_- Dangit it hurts to type with my short nails (stupid check). Its kinda nice to be back at school, because it gives me a chance to talk to people... although I can't say that I have done much of that this morning. Either way, it was strange waking up this morning, since I'm used to waking up around 11ish. Also, someone (or something) fell down the stairs or something this morning, because I was awaken by a loud thud and okaasan lecturing about the thud. Its strange waking up at 6am and its pitch black, but atleast I wasn't too tired this morning and managed to drag myself out of bed in less than 10 minutes.

Well, enough about this morning. The chirstmas break was rather uneventful. I got a few new year postcards from my friends and we had expensive/really good food on January 1st. On monday, I went to Imaizumi's house for a sleepover of sorts since they were going to a temple as a family and wondered if I wanted to go with. I was a little irky about at first... although I don't know why. Either way, I'm happy I went, because I finally got to get that spunky looking arrow from the temple (Ivan, do you want one of those as your "something from Japan"? Its guaranteed to be made in Japan because the monks make them... I think) and I got to watch this sport of sorts which I read about in one of them tourist pamphlets okaasan gave me. I took lots of pictures and video of it, so you guys can see them when I get back. Okay, back on topic. Since Yuri is going to American sometime this summer, she decided to make a photo album of herself from when she was little till now and give it to her host family after her stay. So we spent most of our time infront of the TV and I was translating captions for her to write in the album. We had a really good dinner that night (lots of sashimi) and then Imaizumi-san asked me if there was anywhere I wanted to go. I was thinking it would be nice going to an onsen, since it has been rather cold lately and she suggested that we could go to the spa across from where she works, since she has cupons for it. So it was decided.

I think this post is getting a little too long, so I'll just start sumarizing. Basically we planned on a one night stay, but because we went to the spa, I stayed another night. The second night, I stayed up till 2am just chatting with Imaizumi-san. The next day (yesterday) I was getting ready to leave, and I was telling them how I have to pay for my tickets and that once I pay for it, I'll have really little money left. Then I joked about how I'll just eat less and go on a "diet". Apparently she took me a little too seriously because on the way to the train station (she gave me a ride there) she told me to wait in the car and when she came back, she had 2 bags of candy, chocolates and donuts and she bought me a bus/train pass since my bus pass expired. Then she was like to me "please eat properly and take care of yourself" I was moved. I mean, really, really moved. On top of that, she gave me 1000yen for new years money before that. I kinda feel bad though, because its one thing to give me new years money and food, its another to be paying for my transportation. I found a 5000yen note tucked away in my bank book holder so I plan on somehow getting that back to her to pay her back for the bus pass. I hope she doesn't take it offensively (you never know, she might think that I don't appreciate her gift or something)

Well, I think that all I really wanted to ramble about. I'm starving right now and I'm very happy that they bumped lunch up so its earlier now. But I have to eat cheaper food now so miso ramen and katsudon will now be consumed only once a week. -_- Dang, shouldn't talk about food, cuz its making me hungry. Okies, going to get back to chatting with you guys. Ja.