Day 23/365: Bee Day Celebration

So we celebrated one of our Okinawan dance friend's 21st birthday. We decked out one of Toma's rooms with tons of Hello Kitty stuff that totally broke the bank :( Anyway, it was a fun celebration, mostly everyone sang, and we all had a great time! I also helped some young ones discover my favorite wine ;)

Day 16/365: Celebrating a Milestone

So grandma is now 88! It's a special birthday for the Japanese because the character for rice consists of the strokes needed to write 88, and rice symbolizes good luck and more importantly good fortune. My grandma is actually a twin and since they both have made it to this point in life, we thought we'd throw them a surprise party :) Both were surprised and happy with being able to be with their families. It was a nice party, except for when my grandma started singing :( it wasn't pretty.