Japan is Calling

On July 24th, I said farewell to one of my best friends. She boarded a plane for Tokyo, yet again, on July 27th.  Except this time she won't be gone for just the summer. She'll be gone a whole year teaching English to kids in Japan! Once school is over she'll be asked if she'd like to stay on for another year, but she told us she didn't think she would. As lucky as those people are to have someone like Olivia working for them, I hope she doesn't change her mind! I hope she comes back to us next year because she will be missed!  So here's to you Miss Olivia! Good luck this year, and I hope you have a wonderful time while in Japan! I'm so excited that you are out there living your dreams and achieving your goals. You're a wonderful person, the sister I never had, and you deserve all of the wonderful things headed your way! Thank you for being a shoulder to lean on, a great listener, and one of my best friends . You have no idea how much I appreciate you being in my life and my daughters. We couldn't have picked a better god mother for her. This year won't be the same without you, but live it up girl! We miss you and love you very much! Can't wait till you get home next summer! And yes, that's definitely me hinting at you to just stay for a year. Pretty please? :)

Tokyo Swept My Friend Away

I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned my friend Olivia on here before. We met through my brother and through church. She is Kim’s sister. For those that haven’t followed, Kim is my brothers girlfriend. Anyway, Olivia and Kim have been two of my closest friends. They have seen me do some crazy things, and some not so crazy things. Through it all, they’ve stuck by me, encouraged me, and for reasons unbeknownst to me managed to keep wanting me around.

But like all things in life, we all must go down our own paths. Olivia is attending A & M and living in college station while Kim is closer to home. Literally 30 minutes away. So I’m not able to see Olivia as often as I do Kim but when she does come down she usually always finds time to come see me. Whether it be at one of each other’s houses, or to meet up for a movie and dinner. This to me is what makes a real friend. Of course things aren’t the same as they used to be. We’re adults now. I have a family and she’s making headway towards her career. But I know that no matter what she’ll always be my friend.  So, this past Tuesday night, we all got together for her “send off”. 

At this very moment she’s on a flight to Tokyo, Japan! My dear friend landed herself an internship position for Toshiba, and she’ll be there for ten weeks! I, for one, am pretty excited about this! I'm sure she's even more excited because Japan is the place Olivia has wanted to go and live for as long as I can remember. So, by tomorrow (or Saturday in Japan) she’ll be getting a glimpse into what her future life will be like. How freaking cool is that?!? 

So here’s to you, Olivia! I’m really proud of you!

Be safe, watch out for those good looking Asian men, and bring me back something sweet!