Hmmm.

You know, sometimes you just get weird cravings... People tell me this is weird, but every time I eat ice-cream, I crave a glass of milk.... Last week I had a strange craving to wear my leather work boots.... Today I had a random craving to read Systematic Theology.... This morning I tasted a cup of coffee to make sure it was still hot. It was still black, as I had not put anything in it yet. You know how in movies, when someone tastes something, the camera zooms in and goes to a scene from their childhood when they tasted something that reminded them of what they just ate? When I tasted the hot black coffee, something like that happened to me. It was wonderful! :) I "zoomed" to a scene from this January when I was in the cold for up to 12 hours at a time, with almost nowhere to get warm. When all around me was what I love. Where there were wonderful...and awful smells. When I was dressed in so many layers that I looked like a snowman. I had a combination of dirty water, dirt, hairspray, hay and grass seeds, and other stuff all over my clothes, and all there was to drink was strong black coffee. Yes, I was back in the show barns at the Dixie National Livestock Show. Something about the taste of strong black coffee will probably always remind me of those special days! Although they may not sound very fun to most people, they were one of the highlights of this year, and the one before it. :)

I can't really think of any more things that have happened to me like that since I've been here, but that was really a fun 45 seconds of my day. :)

Today we made Chai tea to drink cold. It was very good. I still miss my hot tea before breakfast, though.

Today Roger and Alex are getting back from Korea. By this time, their plane has probably landed here in Japan, but it will take them several more hours to arrive at the apartment. The past week for Roger, Abi, and Alex has been very tiring... I almost feel bad for having such a fun week. I got to take Eastin to the park, have fun in the kitchen, get mail, wash dishes, hang out clothes, rock the baby, etc. Everyone else has been working hard...

Back to more of my random thoughts.... Have you ever liked doing one part of a job and not others? For instance, I have never minded washing dishes, I've just never particularly liked putting them away. The same goes for folding clothes and putting them away. I don't mind sweeping, but vacuuming has never been a favorite of mine... It's really random, but I have noticed those things today as I have done them....

Can you tell it's 10:00 pm here? I should probably go....

My love to you all!

Hannah