A Quote I am Fond of

"As the cherry blossoms bloom, we age another year. As we view yesterday as today, today as tomorrow, and tomorrow as the following day, we are moving forward as we look back at the important things we've obtained and lost. But what you have lost will not disappear forever. They're carved deep into our hands, our feet, our chest, our back, and our heart. As we endure the pain, we wait for a new plant to grow, and that new plant will grow stronger and more beautiful than before."

You can find words that mean a lot to you in the most unexpected places.

Old Times

I found some photographs last night of my trip to Japan about five years ago. Ah how I miss everything there, everything about that place, and all of my family. It was such an eye opening trip, I can't wait until I can go back, but for now I would rather not add to the problems they're already facing there. When I look through these photos I feel so nostalgic, it was such a nice time in my life, the perfect time to go, and though the trip was very bittersweet, filled with everything from shopping and meeting new people to visiting the hospital and grave sites, I would never trade anything for these memories.

One day I'll go back. I miss waking up to quiet Hiroo in the morning, or seeing the giant ferris wheel in Cosmoworld at night all lit up telling me what time it was.