My pictures from Japan

I just got done writing up a long (looooong) post over at the Sonos in Japan 2009 blog which includes most of the pictures I took with my phone.

I say "most" because that post was already so long, I didn't post them all. I do want to post some of them here. Specifically, my piggy pictures.

I don't know what it was, but I saw piggies everywhere in Japan! It's a mystery because neither 2009 nor 2010 are the year of the Boar.

Anyway, it started out at the shabu shabu restaurant Inton, where our chopstick wrappers had 3 little pigs on them:

I did post about these guys, but after that, I found all these other piggies!

Patti got into the act, too, and bought me a piggy spoon when she went out to Kamakura!

Finally, I found this adorable keychain at Narita airport on our way home. It even oinks!

Addendum:In that post, I wrote:

Sonos left Tokyo Narita airport on Northwest flight 326 at 3pm on Thurs, Dec 24. We arrived at San Francisco airport at 8:15am on Thurs, Dec 24. Yes, we are a group of time travelers! :-)

Personally, that marked the beginning of several hectic days for me -- directing at my church on Thursday night, then Christmas Day with family, then packing up our apartment on the 26th & 27th, so the movers could come & cart it all away on the 28th, then my husband & I could fly down to San Diego & meet the movers at our house in San Marcos, then I could fly back to the Bay Area for the Sonos concert on Sun, Jan 3, then I could drive back down to San Marcos. *whew* I'm exhausted just reading that! :-)

Yes, I have moved to the San Diego North County area, specifically San Marcos. Brian got a job down here back in October & has been down here since then. He first lived at an Extended Stay America in Carlsbad, but then we found a house, made an offer, closed escrow, & took possession of it over Thanksgiving break. I will be attending Palomar College to finish my General Education requirements, then plan to attend CSU San Marcos, which is less than half a mile from our house. Classes at Palomar start on the 19th.

I will be commuting up to the Bay Area to rehearse with Kevin (for Bronzewood Paedeia) and with Sonos. Our schedule is already planned - we'll be rehearsing once or twice a month until July, doing the Saturday/Sunday thing each time to maximize rehearsal time. I am not the only commuter. Sunghee will also be flying up from LA, and Cheryl drives in from Grass Valley. I think Cheryl's commute is longer than mine, so I can't really complain.

Anyway, more about that as the year progresses. Right now, I've got to keep un-packing - I want my music room to be usable asap!!

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