My HELLISH drive to work today!

Here`s what my drive to work looked like today....ICE ICE EVERYWHERE! Can`t even see the road and if you go too fast/too slow you feel your car start to skid...SCARY!!!! (for real, it was really scary)

These pics are taken with my NEW Digital WIRELESS Canon camera I bought yesterday. Nice, huh?

Snow in the Shi

Let it snow...Let it snow...Let is snow...AND BOY IS IT!?!? Here`s pics from over the weekend. Talk about having a white holiday season....oops, what am I talking about...I`ll be lounging on a beach somewhere in WARM weather when the holiday officially roll around.

YEAH!!!

Ikarashi Snow Fall

Here`s what my base school Ikarashi JHS looked like last Friday after the snow. Just kept falling all weekend...so it`s probably more snow now.

All white!!!

Cooking Class

I thought this was fun. We were shopping at Dekky 401 Sunday here in the Shi and in the middle of the mall was a parent/kid cooking class. They were making these amazing little chocolate Christmas cakes. Too cute!!!

Sunday Sushi

Yes...I look like a dork, but the sushi was good. This is our local 100 Yen sushi stop and usually on Sunday afternoon, like yesterday after watching "Memoirs of a Geisha" or "Sayuri" as it`s known here in Japan we stop buy and fill up on (My favorite) tuna sushi, green tea, and LOTS of ginger...ummm. My mouths watering already!!!

I love the pic of Beth picking off her wasabi...hehe

Like a Kid in the Snow

Yes, this weirdo Texas girl likes the snow. It's fun and new to me even though i look really silly in this picture. I'll look cooler when we start going skiing/snowboard. YEAH!

Tex-Mex in Niigata !!!!

YES!!! I heard about this cafe through a friend of a friend here in Niigata and YES, we have TEX-MEX. Well...not exactly authentic Tex-Mex, but there are tacos, enchiladas, guacamole, and more!!! And I even have a strawberry Margarita (that was more like a frozen strawberry Martini) but good to say the least! Tuesday night was our first time here and the first of many for me. I heard that they're TWO Mexican restaurants in Niigata, so when I find the second one...I'll share it! :)

YEAH....for TEX-MEX!

I got NEW Magazines...I got NEW Magazines!!!

Thank you Shaady!!!! :)

After Party at Joetsu VIII

I'm not gonna say anything for these photos and JUST LAUGH...HAHAHA!

After Party in Joetsu VII

Deccy and Ros

Grace, Pam, Leanne, and Russ

Sarah, Even, and Grace. I like how Even and Grace are trying to act all cool and then there's just Sarah being Sarah...;)
Pam paying Lapoka for something crazy...hehe

After Party Joetsu VI

Joel's big face again...

Ros being very cute...

All dancing away...
hehehe Tomo is so FUNNY in these pics!

After Party Joetsu V

Ending up the night fr Nomihodai

Deb, Kate, and Kat looking cute!

Moving to the Club... Ros getting down with Even and Mara
One last sake drink....should we? should we not?

After Party Joetsu IV

Crazy group shots!
Joel getting in the way - thanks!
Sarah, Grace, Lopaka, and I acting suave!

This one goes out to those wacky Kamo, Tsubame, and Sanjo girls! Love y'all!!!
Better shot W/O Joel's big face in the way. :)

After Party Joetsu III

And the clothes starts coming off, literally Mary took her shirt off!

Aren't the Japanese just CUTE when they drink...hehe
Grace falling under the table, seriously she did. ;P
Yeah!

Ros saying "I heart you!"