Texas Meets Japan!

Options
nowheregirl
nowheregirl Member Posts: 894
edited June 2014 in Life After Breast Cancer

For the past couple of months, so many bad news has been piling up here and we all have been devastated beyond words. So I thought I would share some exciting news for a change.

My dearest friend Donna aka djd is coming over here for holidays and we will finally be meeting in person! Laughing Laughing Laughing Obviously I have never met anyone from these boards so I am very very excited.

She will arrive on Friday the 19th and I can barely wait. We have been talking about this for over two months now but we have never been good at being patient.

We have so many things planned so will be busy until the day she leaves for home. We will even be doing a Geisha makeover. Be prepared, we may post the weirdest Geisha picture in the near future. Wink

Please everyone, wish Donna a safe trip. We will sure have a blast!

Hugs,

· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
«1

Comments

  • Fitztwins
    Fitztwins Member Posts: 7,969
    edited October 2007

    Enjoy, have some sake (is that how you spell it?) and toast all of us!! I want to see lots of pictures.

    We so need a gathering in Japan, and in Oz!!

    Janis, who wants to go to alaska.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited October 2007

    Fumi ... that's sooooo cool!!  I'm sure you and Donna will have a fabulous time ... please do post photos.... I'm sooooo excited for you!!!

    Doreen  

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • djd
    djd Member Posts: 866
    edited October 2007

    Hi all - I am counting down the days until I will see beautiful Japan and give my cyber-sister Fumi a big Texas-style hug!

    One thing you can bet on - LOTS of pictures!

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • althea
    althea Member Posts: 1,595
    edited October 2007
    Yeeee hawwww!  Wish I could go too!  Have a great time!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • celia088
    celia088 Member Posts: 2,570
    edited October 2007

    I am so glad to hear that you two will get to meet each other!  Have a really grand time and please do show us lots of pics!!!!! (especially of the Geisha makeover!!!!!). 

    Have lots and lots of fun!!!!! 

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Paulette531
    Paulette531 Member Posts: 738
    edited October 2007

    That is so cool...take lots of pics!

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited October 2007

    donna and fumi that is just fantastic. the thought of you trapsing about in japan together brings a big smile to my face.

    have an absolutely wonderful visit ladies!!!!

    thanks for sharing,

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • JoanofArdmore
    JoanofArdmore Member Posts: 1,012
    edited October 2007

    Ohhhhhh, Fumi and Donna, this is SOO awesome!I'm so happy for both of you, and excited!This will be a wonderous adventure of a lifetime!And, of course, Donna gets the thrill of going to Japan, too.

    Next Fumi comes to U.S.?

    Happy flying, Donna, and you guys have a marvellous time!!!

    hugs j

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • iodine
    iodine Member Posts: 4,289
    edited October 2007

    Hook'em Horns!  and Howdy to the Land of the Rising Sun! what a lovely holiday for you both.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • roseg
    roseg Member Posts: 3,133
    edited October 2007

    That is so cool!

    I want you to clear your memory cards out and take lots of pictures!

    Is this combined with a business trip, or just a holiday? That is one big flight. 

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Poppy
    Poppy Member Posts: 405
    edited October 2007

    Take loads of pictures! I wish I could stow away and come see you too Fumi.

    xoxo

    Erica

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited October 2007

    Aww - I'm so jealous!! Donna and Fumi, I hope you ladies have a wonderful time. The Geisha makeover sounds like a blast :o)

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited October 2007

    I am so jealous too and also want a Geisha makeover! Of wait, maybe I'll hold off until my hair gets long enough to put into one of those gorgeous 'buns' with the chopsticks....how Hollywood is that?!

    Have fun, my sisters, and we do expect lots of pics!

    ~Marin

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited October 2007

    Wow!  Now that's what call call "MEETING ONE OF THE SISTERS!"  Take bunches of pics and have a great time.  Japan is a beautiful place to visit. No, I've never been there, but saw pics. 

    Shirley

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Shirlann
    Shirlann Member Posts: 3,302
    edited October 2007

    Oh Fumi, what wonderful news!  How I would love to be there too.

    Take TONS of pix and post them, our computer genius, we can see everything you do.

    Love you, honey, Shirlann

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • djd
    djd Member Posts: 866
    edited October 2007

    Rose - I bought a few "2 GB" memory cards just for this trip, so I should be able to take almost 1,000 pics without stopping to upload Smile.  I have been reading everything I can get my hands on about Japan and the Japanse culture and Fumi and I have a "project plan" mapping out the activities for the 10 days.  She has taken great care to make sure I have some boring food to eat, since I'm pretty non-adventurous when it comes to eating!

    This is not business, strictly for pleasure and I can't wait to share the fun stories and pictures with you all!  It's truly a once in a lifetime trip and if it weren't for Fumi being there, I'd never have the guts to go alone.

    Hopefully Fumi will come here some day and we can have a stateside meet and greet.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Shirlann
    Shirlann Member Posts: 3,302
    edited October 2007

    Oh, I am so jealous, to get to go to that wonderful country AND see our Fumi, I am GREEN with jealousy, but I guess I will survive.

    We expect a really, really long and detailed post when you get back!

    What a wonderful trip.

    Keep us all posted.

    Hugs, Shirlann

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • junie
    junie Member Posts: 1,216
    edited October 2007

    How perfectly wonderful!    Yes, lots of sad/bad here lately, but this brings a smile.    Be sure to have a lot of throat lozenges on hand--you two will jabber non-stop the whole time!   Have a GREAT time--and, send us lots of pics.........huggggssssssss, junie

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Sierra
    Sierra Member Posts: 1,638
    edited October 2007





    Whoa!!! Get ready, you TWO



    What a time you will enjoy!



    A time to never be forgotten

    for both of you..





    Hugs,







    :))



    Have a safe trip, Donna

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • nowheregirl
    nowheregirl Member Posts: 894
    edited October 2007

    The same time next week, we will be together and probably drunk!

    As for my visit to the States, actually I gave it a serious thought this past May when I got 10 days holidays. But I gave it up because I thought that 10 days wouldn't be enough. Your country is just too huge to look around. If you ladies all could gather in one state, it would be much easier for me to make that happen.

    Hugs,

    Fumi

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Poppy
    Poppy Member Posts: 405
    edited October 2007

    Fumi, if you make it to ANYWHERE in the US, I will meet you there! (And I hate flying!)

    xoxo

    Erica

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • VickiTN
    VickiTN Member Posts: 361
    edited October 2007

    Donna & Fumi! How exciting! I'm so happy that the two of you will get to meet in person!  Of course, I'm jealous, too! :)

    I can't wait to hear all about the fun that you two are sure to have and I look forward to seeing the pictures! Especially, the giesha make-over...

    love to you both!

    vicki

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • KariLynn
    KariLynn Member Posts: 1,079
    edited October 2007

    I'm so excited for both of you and look forward to the pics.

    Donna, have a safe trip. Fumi, take care of our girl (get her good and drunk!)

    Have a ball!

    Kari

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • djd
    djd Member Posts: 866
    edited October 2007

    Well, it's almost time!  I'll be on a plane in 12 hours, headed for Japan.

    A funny story - in a casual conversation with a co-worker yesterday, I realized that it didn't make sense that I could leave California and arrive in Japan on the same day.  I went back and checked my itinerary and doh! I am arriving on Saturday, not Friday.

    So, I frantically emailed Fumi to advise her of my stupid mistake and called the hotel to change my check-in date.  Fumi was able to change her plans and will be meeting me at the airport on Saturday.  Phew!  If I had gotten on the plan without realizing my error, the trip would have been miserable, as I surely would have figured it out en route, after it was too late to tell anyone.

    Only two tasks left - show up at the airport and exchange my currency for yen.

    Bon Voyage!

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • nowheregirl
    nowheregirl Member Posts: 894
    edited October 2007

    Yeah I agree. That is one of the silliest mistakes you could ever make. Tongue out And I too am glad you figured that out before I leave. I would have been one miserable woman waiting for you like an idiot in front of the hotel. Surprised

                 

    Have a safe trip D, see you tomorrow!!!

               

    Hugs,

    Fumi

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • PuppyFive
    PuppyFive Member Posts: 2,808
    edited October 2007

    WOW How I wish I were You Djd,have a safe trip, and give Sweet

    Fumi a BIG HUG for me (please). Fumi, Thank You, For Everything!

     xoxoxo Puppy

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • pdb
    pdb Member Posts: 68
    edited October 2007

    Wow....Texas to Japan. How awesome that the two of you get to meet and spend time together in person....after getting to know each other here at bco.....two very special people. Enjoy your trip, Donna.

    Phyllis

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • nowheregirl
    nowheregirl Member Posts: 894
    edited October 2007

    At the same time tomorrow, we will be together! Can you believe it???

    I am heading up to Tokyo which is an hour flight away from here tomorrow afternoon. Then will pick Donna up at the airport and take her to the hotel. That way she won't have to get lost without being able to speak our language. Next weekend, she is flying down to here and we will do some sightseeing in Kyoto which is one of the most popular tourist places in Japan. The Geisha makeover is there so you will have to wait for a week before you see us being weird Geisha's.

              

    I am excited beyond words! Only 16 hours till we meet!

         

    Oh by the way, welcome back Pup! You were missed.

           

    Hugs,

    Fumi

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Sierra
    Sierra Member Posts: 1,638
    edited October 2007





    Donna: Have a wonderful, safe trip



    Fumi: Don't get too excited now
    how could you not???



    I think it is just wonderful

    you two gals meeting each

    other



    Where there is a will, there is a way





    Best to both of you





    Be safe, eat lots of sushi
    and have some Sake for me
    I love it..

    Hugs





    :)))

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • djd
    djd Member Posts: 866
    edited October 2007

    Hello all,

    got in to Tokyo exactly on time and met Fumi.  We took a bus from the airport to the hotel and then went to dinner last night at an Italian restaurant where they do magic tricks tableside.  The food was just so-so, but the magic tricks were amazing!   We came back to the hotel at around 11 and went to the bar for a "nightcap" (or 3)and talked and laughed for a few hours before I was ready to pass out from jet lag.  This morning we got up around 8:30 am and are headed out to Starbucks for coffee and breakfast and then to the Imperial Palace and then to Odaiba (sp?) that is supposed to be a fantastic shopping and entertainment district.  

    I will post pictures later - as soon as Fumi teaches me how on the new boards!

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Categories