the MO is back in town!

It's been over a month since my last post (sorry to my dedicated fans!) But I have been awfully busy piecing my life back together since returning to America. Here is a quick rundown of life back in the states.
1 - The flight home - It took 26 hours, 2 taxi's, 1 train ride, 1 subway ride, 2 flights, 3 airports, and 4 cups of coffee to get me from Dotonborri Street to my parent's house in Bothell (look for THAT one on a map of the world!) I didn't sleep more than 20 minutes the entire time, but I did meet a really cool English professor on the flight home, so I had someone cool to talk lit with.
2 - Camp - I HAD to, just HAD to go visit Camp Colman. Before taking care of any of the immediately necessary responsibilities (like food, money, transportation) I went to camp and played like the child-at-heart that I am. I stayed 2 nights, complete with 2 spectacular Northwest sunsets - how I missed them! My stay was short, I had just enough time to get dirt between my toes and the smell of wood smoke in my hair.
3 - Get a JOB, APARTMENT, & CAR - Check, check, check. In just a little over a week I accomplished what all my critics had scoffed at as being impossible. I am now a waitress at Brewery City Pizza on Oly's west side, I live in downtown (just off State near Puget - the location is oh, so, enviable and prime!) and I am driving a sweet-ass, hold-your-horses, pimp-a-licious, Fire-red, two door, Olds Cutlass Supreme LX, 1996. Baby had less than 60,000 miles and I got her for 3,300 out the door. Oh, it is so sweet. My uncle Barry helped me find it and I may just owe him my first born child, I am that grateful.
4 - Lead the Japanese students - Orientation came and went in a one week blur. For the third year in a row I was the international students orientation leader and we all had a blast. Pictures to come soon.
Well, I actually have to scamper off to class now... but the Mo is back, the blog is back, and (per usual) I just can't stop smilin.
Love,
Your Momo