my lucky ice lolly

i bought an ice lolly and i won!!

so i could get another one for free!

in japan, we have not only ice but also sweets.

where you have a chance to get another if you win.

whether you have won or not is written on the lolly pop stick... like this one!!

i didn't expect to win but when i saw the writing on the stick it made me happy!

my cherry-blossom veiw

this year, i couldn't go see cherry-blossoms.

i'm in my last year of high school.

so i'm too busy to go see them.

on top of that, this spring is late and cherry-blossoms are late too.

now only half are left on the trees.

my valentine's day

japanese valentine's day is very different from english or american.
traditionally, girls give chocolates to boys in japan.
but now friends and co-workers exchange chocolates.
so really it is chocolate day

these are some interesting chocolates that were given to my father.
aren't they cool??

my first ski in a long time

last sunday, i went skiing at zao.

it was my first time skiing in six years and my first time to ski at night.
it was so cold that my friend was frozen but i was ok.
maybe it because i'm younger than her.
it was fun but i want to ski better next time.
at night time, there are only a few people so it was easy to ski.
i don't like crowded places so it was a pretty good night.

my warm winter

this winter is much warmer than usual.

the snow has melted too early.

the snow monsters have melted too. (the snow monsters are trees covered with sow and ice.)

those are getting smaller and smaller.

i'm afraid that i won't be able to see them in the future and one of yamagata's beatiful features will be lost...my garden is brown now because there are no snow anywhere.

my new year

this is "kagamimochi" which is a large and round rice cake offered to the gods.

we will eat it on the eleventh of january called "kagamibiraki" .
my holiday was relaxing.

i went to my grandparents's house.

i ate soba, watched tv and slept.

my new year's resolution is to find a lot of good books.