So a lot has happened since my last update. I turned 26...my sister turned 30...my nephew turned 2...and a new baby was born into the family! The newest member of the Cavanaugh/Amano clan is a cute little girl named Maia. Her birthday is on October 28th...only adding to the October birthdays in our family! Haha! She is still in the hospital getting her heart condition stabilized and training to get full feedings in before officially going home with Amy and Tim. But besides that, it looks like she's healthy and doing well from the pictures!
The weather here has been unseasonably warm. This past week, it has cooled down, but the temperature is still in the teens (in C) meaning upper 50's-60's. This makes it very comfortable and nice! School has been pretty busy as we are in the middle of the second semester...but the time is flying back very quickly! Thanksgiving is coming up soon and soon after that it will already be Christmas time again!
But the main thing I've been looking forward to this week is my first trip to Kyoto! I will be taking an overnight bus down from Yokohama and my girlfriend and I will get to Kyoto station tomorrow morning. Tomorrow we are planning on hitting up all the famous spots such as Kiyomizudera, Kinkakuji, Fushimi Inari Shrine, and Higashiyama Streets/Town. We will also play it by ear and see what else we can squeeze in, but I guess these are the priorities. On Sunday, we will check out whatever we didn't have a chance to see and then head to Osaka for a part of the afternoon. Then, it's on the shinkansen back toward home. It will be a short and sweet trip, but busy! I wanted to go during this time because it's famous for the fall season down by the shrines and temples. It may be a bit early and not all the leaves may have changed colors, but this was the only good weekend we could get together to go down.
Well, I'll have more updates after I get back and hopefully have some cool "Momijigari" pics!
Ohh, and happy Pocky day!! 11/11/11!!!
