I wrote this last night- but I fell asleep while blogging as I was so exhausted from the busy day. Shun woke me up when he came to bed and I had my fingers on the computer keys and had literally stopped writing mid-sentence.
Shun and I met four years ago today. We always take our anniversary from the day we met (which may have been on the 14th just before midnight but we take it from the 15th)….
It is hard to believe sometimes that we have been together that long and other times it seems like we have been together forever. I can not imagine not having Shun in my life, nor can I imagine never having lived in Japan. It just seems like it is part of me now, part of my history.
So when we get married we will have been together for four years and almost six months.
We did have a small tiff today though regarding the wedding invitations and the fact that the RSVP will probably not be til the beginning of April, six weeks before the wedding and about the fact I have booked four rooms at the reception (has hotels!) and that is it which won`t be enough if others decide to come. He said we should find out who from Japan is coming way before April. I totally agree and have been telling him for months to remind his friends to book tickets if they are coming so that we could arrange accom if neccessary, but so far nobody has. They were to let us know so we could book places. I assume they are not coming OR that if they do come they don`t mind where they stay. I told out other friends before we left Japan (and again when we sent save the dates) that I would book accom for them if they let me know if they were coming and the sooner they let me know the more likely I would be to get them good accom near the reception etc. Anyway we had a bit of a tiff but we kissed and made up and all is good again. If worst comes to worse and more friends from Japan are coming than I anticipated then I will book more rooms at the hotel. If there are none available I will book a group somewhere else. It is no big deal & luckily we are all good now.
Oh and by the way, it was weight watchers weigh in today and I have lost 1.6kg this week. I hope to lose another kilo by next Thurday. Only 8kg or so to go until I reach goal! Yay!
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I am just a twenty something Aussie girl living in Chiba, Japan with my Japanese husband trying to make sense of the crazy Japanese world we live in! We welcomed our first son in December 2009 (Noah) and a second son in January 2011, 2 months premature (Shion). I am working hard at raising them to be confident, bilingual, happy kids!
Happy Anniversary!
Congratulations on the weight loss.
And don’t lose sight of the goal- the marriage, not the wedding! Says she who was lucky anyone was even talking to me on my wedding day… Six years on and still married though!
congrats on 4 years!!!
thats awesome!
many more for the two of you!
Congrats on 4 years! And the weight loss. Way to go!
Overseas flights can’t be booked yet from Japan for the summer. I’m waiting to book my flight home ijn June too. I think that JAL and ANA release their flight prices in mid-February. So maybe try to remind people around then. You could always send them a link to http://www.etour.co.jp/en/ which is a great site for finding fares.
Four years, wow! So inspiring!
Wish you many many more~
Congratulations on your four year anniversary!!
Funny that you too had a fight about who/how many guests were coming from Japan. Naoki and I had one similiar!!
Nice work you – four years AND a kilo!!
Hope the OS guests get their act together quick smart ;o)
Congratulations now and more to come!
Omedetou! So next year will you celebrate five years of being together or one year of marriage – or both? Hey, any excuse for some flowers and a night out
Tiffs – I had a minor one today too and we are on opposite sides of the world!! Must ring back and appologise as admittedly was my fault.
Am sure any extra friends that come from Japan will be happy with whatever accommodation they get. Just being at your wedding in OZ will be fun enough – you could always set up tents :p
Heather- Thank you (on both counts!)- I keep reminding myself that the wedding is just one day and the marriage is what counts- Hopefully it will carry us through. I think the stress of organizing a wedding is starting to get to me…so much to think about especially with the merging of two cultures and international guests.
Sara, thanks sweetie. Four years seems like SUCH A LONG TIME! hehe, but it it not really when you look at those who have been together 50 years!
Jen- Thank you, Shun did some research and he found the same thing. Except his parents already have JAL flights and a couple of friends have Jetstar flights. I am hoping that by mid- FEB those that are coming will have flights booked so that I can organize accom if neccessary. I just panic a lot and worry about if I can`t get them all at the same place etc
Khea- thanks! How long have you and Tetsu been together? About the same right?
I am proud of us!
Nay- I think you and I have had many a similar arguments with our men. hehe! Wedding planning is hard and while I can not wait to be married to Shun I will be glad when it will be over I think. I am looking forward to the day itself though, extremely so!
Enny- me too! Congrats on your kg too! How is your guest list coming along?
Christelle, thanks for your well wishes
Katy- well the 5 years will be Jan and the year of marriage in May so I think we will celebrate both! lol! But TWO dates might be a bit hard for Shun to remember.
I think tiffs are inevitable I think, it shows passion and without that you would have nothing. We get over ours pretty quickly though luckily.
Four years is a long time, and it’s so so exciting how he and your time in Japan are just who you are now. That’s so exciting to look back on and realize.
The wedding invite/RSVP stuff will work out, even if it’s a minor hassle for now. Look on the positive side (friends! wedding! people want to come see you!) and you’ll be better equipped to deal with it.
Congrats on 4 years! That’s quite an accomplishment, you guys should be proud!
Yea super great! So happy for you guys <3
Nah, me and Tetsu have only been together just over 2 years.. but we’ve lived together since our 2nd month dating so it feels longer I guess lol
Sequined- I hope so!!! I think wedding planning is getting to us both a little. It has made us both realize that we need to be a bit more tolerant though I think.
Jessica- Thank you.
Khea- Thanks! Shun & I have lived together 3 years now too (!) although it seems like just yesterday that I went back to Japan. We lived together first at his parents place and then I moved to Kichijoji and he visited a lot and then moved in. The apartment was NOT meant for two people- I am sure you understand though as I know you and Testsu are looking and saving for a bigger place.
Congratulations on your weight loss and happy anniversary!!! : )