Looking Forward

I've been having so much drama... just within the past two days! It's ridiculous! But I don't want to dwell on any of it because I really do just want to leave it behind me. And I know some smart ass person would just respond with, "well then leave it!!!" And if I could really do just that I WOULD'VE DONE IT ALREADY!!! But i'm trying. Trying. And that's where this stops.

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Tim is in Australia and I'm here in Japan trying to pack up 5 years worth of CRAP. I've only lived here for 2 years BUT there's a lot of stuff in this room that has been passed down in the past few years. This room has never been completely empty! And now the task of doing it is mine. I'm not sure how this room was able to squeeze so much into it! It's amazing! I already have 4 trash bags full of old clothes and things that I don't wear anymore. All my cabinets and shelves of books, and linen closets with other oddities have been cleaned out. They are now separated in two piles. Trash and things to pass down to next years girls. There's a TON of stuff that I have to give to next years crew. winter scarves, jackets, first aid kits, office/desk supplies, a box of tools, a few bottles of rubbing alcohol (2 to be exact) lotions, towels, tea light candles, a ton os good stuff. I'm excited for next years girls. I hope they have a fabulous time here in Japan. I know I did. Oh wait. There is another section, located on my fold out couch that is dedicated to things that need to be shipped home! My little sister on her mission just south of where I live sent me a box of her ugly modest clothes to send home. Haha! I know she's not gonna wear it when she goes back home. I also have to send all my shoes, a few books, and clothes. And best of all PRESENTS from Disney

I'm not sure how we are going to get all of this stuff out of here! But I definitely have a lot that I need to ship home. Guitars surfboards etc. I'm excited for the new year to come and to be reunited with family and friends... And there are also some other new and interesting developments that will be taking place next year! Woohoo! I love my Timmy. He is always so good to me, and makes me want to be a better person while at the same time never making me feel like I need to change. We have so much fun together, and if my computer wasn't acting up I could post another adventure with video and pictures! Oh well!

TnT Camping

The year has gone by so quickly. I can't believe it's winter again! ugh! Anyway, there are so many things that we want to write down and record, so many things we've been able to experience this year. So here's a short video I made for Tim about our surf and camping adventures.

We surfed a lot this summer. It was so nice and refreshing to get out of the busy city and out into the country. All of our surfing and camping was done in Chiba.

So I first met Tif on the night of her birthday, 18th September 2009. We had a game that day and my team mate Meeks was going to her birthday party and wanted me to come along. Tif had become friends with Meeks and his wife Justine a couple of weeks earlier and since Justine was away Meeks told me he had no one to go with and that there would be all these cute Hawaiian girls there. So I decided to go and also brought a couple of Japanese mates with me Yoshio and Kingo.

We got in there early and had some drinks at a 300 yen standing bar in Shibuya, Tif and her friends came quite late as I remember because some of them had to work late. We first went and met them near the famous crossing in Shibuya, I remember seeing Tif and thinking she was pretty and how nice her skin was.

We went to a bar in Shibuya and then on to Roppongi (the main nightclub district in Tokyo). I started to get more drunk and Meeks kept telling me Tif thought I was cute. So as my confidence grew I was flirting with her and telling her that I knew she liked me. However while she did flirt a little she kept a distance most of the time but she did take my number. I went home that night thinking she was cute but also not sure where it would lead.

The next weekend on the Friday night at around 10.30 my phone rang and it was Tif, she wanted me to come for a drink to the local bar. I was surprised and also excited, but I had early training the next morning so I wasn't sure if I would. I ended up going to meet her and we chatted, it was nice to talk and get to know her a little better. Later that night I was thinking she must like me or she wouldn't have called so before the end of the night we were in a park talking and just kind of flirting and I took my big chance and tried to kiss her! To my surprise she shied away. She said she was not ready and that she wanted to know me better which I was fine with.

The next time we met it was in the same local bar, I was in there with my friends and I was really hoping she would show up. Later on a fate would have she did and I was really happy to see her. We hung out all night and I knew that we had some sort of chemistry or something. Everyone ended up going to my friend's place after the bar shut and her and her friends came along too. After being at the party for a while we went outside (i am not sure why), and we were lying on this little patch of grass just out the front of the apartment complex. I was leaning over her looking at her and I just kissed her and she kissed me back this time. And since that night we have never looked back, I love her more everyday.

Catch Me

A few weeks after I met Tim. I felt so excited! I wrote this song. I wasn't in love... but I knew I could be, if I let myself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REa34a7EfZI

-Tif

How I Met My Sweetheart

Last summer (2009) I was rushing to catch the 2:54 train to work. I walked through the ticket gates and then I saw him. He was standing with his friend outside of Newsdays. I had to walk about 15m before I actually passed him. The whole time I was walking towards him I felt nervous and a little embarrassed. He was staring at me. I'm not trying to be conceited but he was! I gave him and his a friend a half-hello-smile before they were behind me. But it was awkward. I remember feeling embarrassed, but I also felt a little vain. He was looking at me, like I was pretty or something...

A few months later a friend of mine was told to get in contact with her best friend's uncle, who happened to be playing rugby out here. She sent him a message on face book, but his wife took it the wrong way and basically told my friend to beat it. That's just the short version! It's unnecessary to go into those details. That's not my story to tell. (BUT, We found out later that my friend is actually related to the guy playing rugby and his wife did apologize for her mistake) From this incident I deduced that all rugby guys living in the Shin-Urayasu area were married.

A few weeks after that, I ran into Justine and Brad Mika, a Samoan couple from NZ. He was jogging and she was riding along side on her bike. We had dinner the next day and quickly became good friends. I invited them both to my celebrate my birthday with me and the rest of the crew in Shibuya. They mentioned a really cool club called "Pure Bar" and that's where we ended up kicking off the birthday celebrations. Justine had to fly back to NZ to receive her law school diploma so Brad came and brought a few friends with him, an aussie guy and two nihonjin. Brad was going to take us to Pure Bar and we were supposed to meet him at the Starbucks in the big Shibuya Crossing. When we got there he introduced us to his friends: Tim, Yoshio, and Kingo. I gave Brad a hello kiss because that is a custom with Polynesians, but I was to shy to kiss everyone hello, so the rest of the boys got a handshake. Tim was wearing a red shirt, and Kingo was wearing a shirt with a tractor on it. The rest of us were dressed up like Sailors. The theme was, "I'm on a boat" look it up on youtube it's a really funny song.

My first impression of Tim: I thought he was handsome and rugged and he looked tough. I also thought he was MARRIED.

I felt attracted to him. I saw him look at me a few times. So I did my best to stay away from him and NOT dance with him. After a while I felt a little annoyed. I thought to myself, what is he doing here? Why isn't he at home with his wife and the kids he probably has? That's NOT cool. I remember saying to one of the girls, "I don't want to look at him, or dance with him, or talk to him. He's married!" For some reason Brad thought we'd make a good couple because he told me that Tim thought I was cute, and he wanted to know if I would be interested on going on a date sometime. I told Brad, "No, he's married!" And hetried to explain to me that Tim wasn't married, but I didn't believe him. We were leaving Pure Bar and Tim started to flirt with me and he tried to take pictures with me on the stairs.

We got in a taxi and went to Propaganda in Roppongi. Brad and Tim were trying to buy the bar, and Tim kept trying to talk to me and dance with me. I'm not sure why, but Tim started saying to me, "I know you wanna kiss me, I know you wanna kiss me."

I got so upset, turned to him and said, "No, I'm sorry I DO NOT want to kiss you. You're married!" He looked surprised and told me he wasn't and I just walked away. I went to Sina, and I told her, "Sina do not let me kiss him! He's married! Just watch me and don't let me kiss him." Then Brad came up to me and told me he wasn't married! But I still didn't believe it. Then Sina talked to them both and found out the truth. Tim wasn't married.

So we danced and flirted and then he wrote his phone number down in my black book. And THAT is how I met my sweetheart. I found out almost a year later that Tim didn't actually tell Brad he wanted to go on a date with me. Brad told Tim I wanted to go on a date with him, and told me Tim wanted to go on a date with me. So thank you Brad for tricking both of us! We are eternally grateful!

-Tif