Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day!! With all the pressure to give a meaningful gift on this day, you would think that Erik would be spending a good amount of time to find something nice for Yoko. But to tell you the truth, he had no pressure all. In Japan, Valentine's Day is a day for women to give men gifts (but Erik is a rebel and gave Yoko something anyways). The primary gift is chocolate (which Erik gave Yoko). Today Erik did get chocolate and peanut butter, hot sauce, and 2 types of pesto. Since the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, Yoko definitely has Erik's heart : ) So, this seems like a good deal for men, but women, don't lose hope. In March, White Day comes around and men then need to give something in return. (The picture is of the chocolate we gave each other.)

Last week Erik's school had "Speech Day". All the students had to give a speech in Japanese. Needless to say, Erik was nervous and glad when it was over. Wednesday was a holiday, so Yoko and her mom were able to spend some time shopping, having lunch together, and working on a Bible study they belong to. It was good girl time. On Wednesday, Erik was able to talk to his folks. They are doing well and reported that the Prescott, AZ area got a real nice snowfall early in the week. Where live here in Japan, snow is rare. We had flurries a few weeks ago, but that has been it. It would be nice to see some snow.