pluses of being back:
(not in order, not all inclusive)

1. family

i can't believe it.
we can spend soooo much time together.
it's 5 or 10 minutes here and there but
it sure adds up!
after all, they're my roommates!
so i can get the play-by-play of
the status of this or that random house thing.
you know, the really important stuff! =p

2. phone calls

i can't believe it
and actually i forget i CAN!
i don't have to email
but i can pick up the phone and call you
and we're in the same time zone.
that's so cool!
(i still prefer to text tho...)

3. see you

i can say "see you"
and that's just pretty sweet!
i love typing "see you".
that's just so cool!
and guess what?
i'll probably see you!


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so, how's your summer?

it's winding down, right?

this is sarah.
at 7, she reads harry potter.
i couldn't believe she was 7.
where did the time go???


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i spent some time with family
(aka hours of hard unpaid labor!)
at the annual JA summer festival.
(it's got the best festival food!
sushi, teriyaki, tempura....)


as usual, i worked the bake shoppe
and sold sweets like these...

80 cents each!
traditional japanese dessert:
homemade manju

and creative things like (above)
rice krispies sushi style
$2


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