Some of my family came to visit. Their first time to Japan. I think we knocked out all the main food things to get. Sushi, ramen, okonomiyaki, sakura mochi, taiyaki. I was able to take the week off during their visit.
It was a good time. Lots of catching up. My pinky toe blistered halfway through the week from all the walking. Lots of touristy things, but also tried to avoid some of the crazier touristy bits. We were trying to sort out a Kanazawa trip (as an alternate location for tourist packed Kyoto), but we ended up skipping. This worked out because it ended up snowing and would not have been particularly great timing for it. On the snow day, I brought over some of my art supplies and got to paint with my mom for a couple hours.
Writing this way after the actual trip happened. I have not been writing a whole lot lately.
Been thinking about how to get more connected to people in the area. Trying an art class has been on my mind for a while.