1 year

We have officially been living in Japan for a year now.  3 months into this tour, I felt like it was never going to end.  Now, I can't believe it's going by so fast!

Today marks 1 year of

*living in a foreign country
*being 8,000 miles away from friends and family

*squatting to pee in public restrooms

*living on a military base

*not understanding a word of what 90% of people around me are saying {I'm fixing this, I start Japanese lessons next week!}

*having access to some of the best public transportation in the world

*eating super fresh sushi

*being taller than 90% of people around me

*seeing movies a week or more after everyone else

*near daily adventures with my husband

*using chopsticks daily
*"hai", "konichiwa", "arigato"
*getting to know some awesome Japanese ladies
*driving on the left side of the road
*teaching English
*shopping online
*Skype
*being 28 (I can't believe I'm going to be 29 in a few days!)
*feeling massively out of the loop
*not being able to stream movies/tv shows
*missing birthdays/weddings/holidays
*exploring a new country
*trying new foods
*life without our favorite American restaurants
*100 Yen finds
*eating the freshest Fuji apples!  YUM!


and it's been one of the best years of my life!