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The long title of this post translates to “Happy New Year!” in Japanese. Why japanese you ask? Well, Adam and I are now off for three weeks to the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ for our honeymoon. We’re both super excited and feel as though it isn’t real yet. I’m sure it will hit me, like most trips, when I step off the plane.

The first week we are going to the Tokyo Auto Show (obviously something Adam would love to see and experience – hee hee). Then after that we are both on our own. We will want to pack as much in as possible while in this amazing country. Here are some things on our list that we would love to see and experience:

• Sumo wrestling match – they are so cute!

• Harajuku – Cutting Edge Fashion District Of Japan

• The ancient castles in Japan

• Train rides – up to 300 miles per hour

• Akihabara – geeky, techy area of Japan ;P

• Ryokan – type of traditional Japanese inn

• Henshin Studio Mon Katsura – where you can dress up as a Geisha and Samurai for the day

• I’ve tossed around the idea of getting a haircut in Japan. Eeeee! – why not, it’s just hair?!

And these are just a few of the things we have written down to experience. Of course I’ll have my camera on hand at all times to snap pictures and I will post some of them as soon as I get back. I know my mind will explode from seeing all the things I’ve only seen on t.v. and read in magazines about Japan. It is a country that both of us deeply love and have always wanted to visit. The one thing I know that I won’t be able to see and take in are the cherry blossom trees. They bloom at the end of March and the beginning of April. Boo. Maybe that will be an excuse for me to go back one day?

But I just wanted to give a holla out to you all and hope that all of you have had a great holiday season and New Year! If you email me, I will get back to you as soon as I get back!

“Domo arigato mr roboto…Domo” , random thought, this song is in my head right now.

Sayonara for now…

Rebecca and Tyler braved the cold, windy, winter weather for their portrait shoot in uptown Waterloo. They were so brave, they took off their nice warm jackets for the pics! Pure insanity I know, but they were awesome and totally rocked the shoot  – even Tyra Banks would be proud!

Rebecca wanted some pictures taken before she left Tyler on a month long trip away up north for her job as a nurse. Hmm, I guess being exposed in -10 winter weather  was a test to see how much of the winter weather she could handle (since where she was headed was going to even more COLD!). 

After about an hour of shooting my fingers were numb and I could tell my camera was begging me to stop torturing it in the freezing temperatures. So we wrapped up, stopped into a Coffee Culture and warmed up with some lattés, coffee, and hot chocolate with whipped cream…mmmmm…the best hot chocolate I’ve had in years.

Enjoy your work term up north Rebecca and try not to freeze to death!  ;P

Seriously, aren’t these two a hot couple?! OW!!!