you. are. the only exception.

I believe my parents’ new favorite holiday is Easter.  Here’s more adventures of Hoppy ala Daddy Chik.

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Hoppy said that this was a better picture of him. He will be flying home tonight.
Bunnzai!

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(and the day after)

Dear Lynn,

Received this anonymously sent photo, quite disturbing. It seems that Hoppy might have had too much “Hoppy” to drink in Japan and decided to make one more stop before going home. Better check your loose change (and Hoppy’s breath).

Love,
Dad

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(same day, this is after Dad sends me the proof from our recent family pictures)

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Obon buddies!

Melanie and I have worked together for a few years and we also dance in our neighborhood obon festival annually.  We are also lunch buddies and I stop by often to get away from my work.  Her boss sent her the following because at approximately 2:50, there are two girls that remind her of us.  And it’s so true.  It might be painful to watch the whole video, so I’d just skip until maybe 2:40.

I’m on the left, Melanie’s on the right.  True to form, I’m usually more energetic (I get excited about small things…) and Melanie is always sweet enough to put up with it and even join in .

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Snowboarding and I go way back.  We first embarked on this in my freshman year, spring of 2003.  I had a most terrible experience.  I had a couple of gentle, patient teachers but I could not get myself to a standing up position for more than a couple of inches.  Needless to say, I made a vow for this to be my last time on the slopes.

Moving quickly forward to 2010, lets introduce the Tomo.  I somehow made a promise to go with him to snowboard one time.  I may have been drunk or maybe crazy, maybe both, but I felt a need to make good on that promise regardless of my previous experience.  I was lucky enough to find another beginner to [suffer] with me, also someone who was nice enough not to yell at me when I started crying on the slope (true story, it happened).  Tomo, Janet and driver Tuthien and I embarked on Saturday, February 27 to Kirkwood….

…and I survived!  HURRAY!  Here’s some fun shots from Saturday:

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