Thursday, January 13, 2011

Happy New Year!

2010 was a great year! We have so many wonderful memories, and have accomplished so much in a year's time! Here's a quick recap of our lives in 2010.

January: our big move to Japan.

Survived living in a hotel for 3 months.

Explored 2 ski resorts near Nagoya.

Modeled in a fashion show.

Back to the U.S. for Rachel & Alex's wedding.

Jenny's visit to Japan. Traveled to Kyoto & Osaka.

Explored the town of Nara, Japan.
Saw one of the biggest buddha's in the world.

Met some awesome friends, and took a trip to Tokyo Disney!

Went to our first Sumo match.

Went to Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.
Climbed the Great Wall of China!

Weekend trip to Tokyo.

Climbed Mt. Fuji!

Mom's visit in October. Discovered some of Japan's oldest Castles.

Ran the Lake Kawaguchi 27-km race in 2:37:02.

Met a wonderful couple, Mike & Mimi,
who we are now great friends with :)

Taught 1st grade to Japanese students.

Joe was accepted to the Purdue-Indiana Grad School Program.

Three week vacation in Australia & Tasmania.


We have so much to be thankful for this year. Looking forward to what 2011 has to offer. :) Best wishes to all of you in the New Year!

3 comments:

  1. Yay--the first to comment!! Wow, what a year for you two!! I know what one of your 2011 highlights will be....our visit in April of course! Haha!! It will be one of our big highlights for 2011 as well!! Love you!

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  2. what a year!!! the most amazing thing to me -- all the crazy food Emily has tried this year! I'm so excited to go out to eat with you guys when you move back to Seattle.

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  3. Happy new year! I hope you to enjoy more wonderful time in Japan. The 2011 is the year of rabbit. Jump!

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