I ...Owe You?!

I ordered his wedding band the other day and my card didn't go through!! I almost had to use his card and change the inscription to the post title ;)

(Luckily they let me go with a deposit!)

This was the beautiful arrangement the jeweler had at the waiting table. Hyacinths and calla lilies--yeah!!

Hyacinths

I *might* have done something crazy...

Our wedding will very much be a DIY wedding--well, at least as far as Japanese ones go, and after being confronted with the mega-estimate from several venues on their flower arrangements, I decided to give growing my own flowers a shot. Hyacinths are co-favorite flowers of mine (the other is peonies) and are perfectly spring-like and have a wonderful perfume. So I bought 60 bulbs in November and planted them all on our rooftop garden. They are growing fine so far, but my most pressing worry is that I planted them too late. So I bought a store-bought hyacinth (estimated time of blooming, in 3-4 weeks) the other day to gauge how much faster I need to have my own grow to make it in time for the big day. (And yes, you can force bulbs--you pour warm water on them! Or, likewise, you pour cold water on them to keep them from blooming too fast.)

Fingers crossed. And it might also be time to start calling up back up florists in case this (brilliant/ridiculous) plan fails...

Good Things

Good things come in gigantic packages wrapped in wired ribbon and stacked ten feet high!

This weekend we found a beautiful chapel (at his alma mater) and a boisterous Italian restaurant all in Tokyo. Ceremony, check. Venue, check.

And then we found wedding bands.

And then he got encouraging news from work.

And then I got encouraging news from work.

No New York for me this winter--something I was looking forward to--but I can keep myself happily busy with what's on my plate now.

Now we wait to hear from the venue and Priest!

Photo is of room service brunch in Singapore a while back, another good thing!

Address

Anyone have a change in address? Please send me an update because we're making real Christmas cards this year!
YESSSSSS!!!

Time Flies!

The Mister and I now in our third month of living at this adorable first home of ours! Still rental of course...

The boys are with us and as far as I can tell they are really enjoying this lifestyle--a 15 minute walk in the morning, a 30+ minute in the evening, two meals a day, and fresh water at all times. Poppo can even walk without a leash on more quiet streets!



My dear friend Elena came to visit from LA last month. It was amazing. We are the same after 7+ years. Like she said, the reunion could have been anywhere and it would have been just as great. Loved seeing the mister and she get along so well. (Pics to come...)

We still have no dates set for wedding or engagement parties but I think we'll have some loose plans relatively soon!