Back in Japan

I'm back! I brought my snowboard with me to catch some runs on my days off, and I ended up using it the first day. They had given me the day to rest after I flew in, but with fresh snow falling I got the itch to go out and enjoy it. So, I heading up to Yamakoshi's ski area to play in the powder. It was coming down pretty good, about 30cm of fresh snow had fallen by the time I got there, with a base of about 120cm. Its been a long time since I've boarded in fresh powder, since we don't get much in Minnesota anymore, so it was a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to a lot more snowboarding this winter.

Birthday

Today is my birthday! Grandparents are coming out to have lunch, grandma is making a cake to bring with. Later tonight I'm going with a bunch of friends down to the cities to party. It should be fun despite how cold it is here in Minnesota.

Also, I'm scheduled to fly back to Japan next week. I'm looking forward to it, except for the long boring flight. Maybe, we'll hit some turbulence to liven things up.

Home for the Holidays

I flew home to be with my family for the holidays, just before Christmas. We actually had a white Christmas for once, I can't even remember the last time we had snow before Christmas. It was nice to see everybody again, its been a while.

So I've just been taking it easy keeping an eye on the fish on the farm. Also, been playing a lot of hockey, the ice is really nice this year. Along with snowmobiling cause we actually have snow this year. Haven't hit the ski hills yet, but I'm itching to get out.