Sunday 12th November - Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

It's here, it's finally here! My first sighting of snow from my balcony...

It's due to snow at ground level on Thursday but the locals are telling me it is too early for it to be heavy so i'm not to worry. When I tell them I don't yet have a heater the response has been "heeeeeeee, are you cold?" and although my answer through chattering teeth is usually"yyyyyyyyyyyes", I am aware that a heater this early could spoil me and I may actually die when it drops to around -15 degrees! The temperature gauge in school today read 9 degrees and my nails were blue after marking 26 number quizes, but the heating will still not go on until December!

Anyway, apart from the fear of dying from the cold, the snow has also brought with it very exciting plans for Christmas and New Year. Kat already has her tree up and I'm planning to visit her at the weekend for some chu-hai's and merriment! Kat, Kyla, Belinda and I are trying to book a lodge at one of the ski resorts for New Year so we can attempt to get on the slopes and have a bit of a party to bring in the new year. David will of course be here so am hoping to get a crash course in how to snowboard BEFORE he gets here so he doesn't have to spend two days helping me up! Yay!

David and I will spend Christmas day in Iiyama with some turkey sushi and brussel sprout takoyaki minus the 'tako' (octopus)... don't think Delia will be able to help me with MY Chrsitmas dinner with a difference!