Playing Catch up (summer pt1)

So it's been a while since I've updated, and as you may have guessed that's cus I've been kept busy! I'm going to try out a new post style, where I'll try to keep them shorter and and concise. So they'll be easier to read since you won't get all the ramblings, and hopefully it'll be easier to keep them coming in a timely fashion. So post a comment and let me know what you think about changing the style up.

Rather than jump to what's going on now, I think I'll rewind a little and play some catch up. In May I was super pleased to get a chance to play host to Xander, Jess and my Mom for a full two weeks! We had an amazing time, and packed almost every day with something to do around Saga. We went to an Onsen, made pottery at a famous site, visited local shrines, ate tons of delicious Japanese food, played taiko, threw down in the Gatalympics (mud Olympics), went to the beach, had a couple of BBQs with friends, partied it up at Nuf Nuf (ask my mom about Manabu and his rum) and of course, just spent time catching up. So here's a few pics from when they came and hung out.