We Be Chillin'

So let's just say we hit it a little hard when we first got here...we are trying to slow down a bit, realizing we don't actually have to see the whole of Japan within the first month. We have done so much already, it's hard to believe we've only been here 18 days today. As I said before, I am itching to go "bashing 'round" Tokyo, but we're gonna put that off for a bit still. Pleasure delayers.

Yesterday we hit up an awesome Japanese thrift store just a short drive (yes, we DROVE OFF BASE AND LIVED) out the gate near our house. Jonas got a gently used kimono (very cool, all black) and I actually found 2 shirts that fit me! We found a bunch of cute & cheap glasses, but our big find was a great (pretty much brand new lookin) coffee table. We are thrilled to now have a living room big enough to have a coffee table, so we had to celebrate accordingly. J says: Thrift store coffee mugs in the states are junk. All old blood drive mugs and such, but here in Japan they are in Japanese. They might still be junk but it looks cool to me. Had to get one. And got some little juice glasses with cartoon Monkey and Raccoon. Japanese lesson for the blog-Ka wa ee = Cute. "Hey look at that kawaee Monkey glass." :)

Afterward, we made our way to downtown Fussa to the 100 Yen Store! Oh, dear readers. Words can't really describe how much fun we had. It was 3 whole stories of cheap product bliss. They had quite a few items that were good quality (mixed with the usual dollar store junk), but the real treasure was the bottom floor that housed the food. A whole wall of candy as you first walk in...then isles and isles of crackers, cookies, squid; you know, the usual. It was good, good (cheap) times.

Otherwise we haven't been doing much. Just getting into somewhat of a routine w/J's work and me trying to stay busy so I don't go all soft in the head. No word yet on when our household stuff will be delivered...Lord knows that will be keeping me busy for a while whenever it gets here.

Enjoy the pics below of the random bugs that have popped up...these 2 guys were (somewhat) welcome.