We found Mexican food for our 3 year anniversary! Margaritas, tacos, and cheese - but no beans anywhere!
Just one of the funny named stores in Tsukuba.
Anyone want to buy a chicken for dinner?
A local traditional dance troupe for kids, we think. Part of a festival for Golden Week in our town.

Look Ma, no dryers in Japan!!!
Chris' impressive cooking skills - documented for the first time!


Chris posing at the ocean off the Eastern coast of Japan, near the city of Kashima.
Another little friend.
Our cozy little kitchen.
Our apartment building is the tan one seen just over the bushes, with the white window shutters. Our unit is on the 2nd floor, furthest to the right.
A small shrine/cemetery just up the hill from our apartment building.
Sue, this is for you. From the pet aisle in a local drugstore.
Our lovely Western toilet! When you flush, water comes out of the little faucet spout and re-fills the tank.
Our first night in the apt - the only kitchenware we possessed was a cup, a very small pot, and like one fork. Resourcefulness was definitely called for.
Cherry blossoms just blooming in Mito during our first week in Japan.
The building in the center of the river (off in the distance) was our hotel in Mito.

Part of the Mito Station shopping center and downtown skyline.