The already hectic pace of life tends to get kicked up a notch or two during the holidays and this weekend was a prime example.

Friday: Long video shoot at work, drive home in rush hour traffic, dinner with Hubs, and whirlwind shopping spree for Christmas party supplies and prizes.
Saturday: Dental appointment in the morning, lunch with Joyce, shopping all day, dinner with Hubs, watch UH’s historic victory against Washington on TV in between prepping prizes and games for the Christmas party.
Sunday: Church, more shopping for last minute supplies, order potluck dish, more prepping, then the party.

All of the above was enjoyable, but yet, having zero downtime can be tiring when weekends are intended for recuperation. But, I must say in spite of the busyness, pulling off a successful event like tonight’s Christmas party for our Karate dojo is extremely satisfying. Trisha did the bulk of the work and she deserves some big time kudos. This is the second Christmas party we’ve planned together and it seems like our track record is pretty good.

My only complaint was that it was tottemo mushiatsui (extremely humid) tonight! I mean, it wasn’t just humid, it was Okinawa humid. It was so humid that my hair totally went back into wavy mode. This is even after I had flat ironed and doused my hair with ample amounts of product to prevent frizz. I was sweating just standing around. Dude, that is HUMID.

We all had a wonderful time, and although it was such a blast, I am relieved that it’s over. It’s nice to be on the other end of the climax.

Shari and Champuru Pops
Shari just joined karate and Pops is an honorary member, since he
always helps with the service-related activities we have periodically.

Me and Joni
Joni also joined the dojo recently, but is currently on hiatus