Stalling with Kisses

So here I am Sunday morning, eating Hershey Kisses and stalling because I don't know what to wear today. From what I can tell so far, today's going to be a good day. I can see a little blue sky through my bevelled balcony door/window, this morning I could actually get out of bed without much trouble, I can't see my breath in my apartment today, and my neighbor didn't chant very loud for very long this morning. All in all, so far a good day.
I went to Hirosaki yesterday with one of my friends and her family; there is a Christian book store there with a little coffee shop and she wanted to check it out. So we got dropped off at this tiny place while her husband took the kids to the onsen. And we continued to sit there and sit there, look at the books, eat lunch, eat dessert, look at the books again, and sit and sit and sit; I just about went crazy. Yesterday was one of those days I had more the attention span of a kid than an adult, and being trapped in this tiny place for over three hours with someone your conversations are very limited with was a great test of patience for me. And a little frustrating because I'm not fluent yet. But alas, just another day in Japan.
I was in a couple newpapers last week. How exciting. The Christmas 'Concert' out at the ski hill last Sunday night attracted TV cameras and newspaper reporters, and I happened to be in the pictures that made it in the newspapers. One is of me, sitting down playing the guitar and singing with a lady from New Jersey (she went home last week). It's quite an odd picture because it's from the back, and you can only see Nancy's arm; I think they were aiming for the crowd shot. Nonetheless it appeared on the front page. But the TV special is on the 22, and I'm hoping someone will tape it for me. I'm practically famous. Just kidding.
But in the process of stalling I've proceeded in becoming excessively late. I must get out of my pajamas now...And so it will be just another Sunday in Japan, going to two church services, two fellowship times, and going out with the church at night. Busy, busy, busy...and today's a rest day.
God's peace to you all...and a reminder to not take all the friends around you for granted, and the hugs that you receive every day. Japanese don't give hugs.