sax's birthday
so i’m back after a short hiatus. why you ask? why a hiatus? i’m not sure exactly, but i’ll try to keep up better than i have been as of late. . .
during the cold, wintry holiday season, it was saxon’s birthday. saxon is an aussie who moved to joetsu about a year ago with his gal, candy – a brit. damn internationalism i tell ya! we all gathered for an evening over at candy and saxon’s apartment for a night of drinking, fun, good conversation, and best of all, beer shotgunning, courtesy of yours truly. saxon and candy have a fabulous apartment for parties, good space, nice decor, and most importantly, perfect lighting. the party drew out a well-mixed group of people from different areas. at some point, josh counted, and we had 32 people at once at the party. this may not seem like many to people overseas, but to those who are aware of the space restraints in japan, this is a big number. house parties are unheard of for all intents and purposes. many japanese grow up and continue to live with their parents and still-living grandparents due to the traditional custom comfortably in place. the alternative is to live in an apartment, with neighbors and paper-thin walls. there's no space for parking here in japan, and no where to get raucous and loud.
here's the birthday boy, saxon. he turned 29 - i think??? it's no wonder i don't remember after the noxious amounts of alcohol we imbibed during the party hours.
and his gal, candy, and i
saxon, over the holidays, starting working at arai ski resort. he teaches skiing to the public at large, anyone wanting to get better at the highly popular winter sport. we live in a perfect location for it, niigata being the snowiest location for anywhere on earth of its same latitude. anyway, the point being, saxon had met some new, japanese coworker friends and invited them along for the celebration. this girl being one of the employees at arai resort.
and some other ski instructors
josh, drinking some good beer, must've cost him a pretty yen over here in japan
at some point, i dragged a couple of different groups out for some good ole' quality time of shotgunning beer. candy and the birthday boy join in on the fun
erin, a newer canadian english teacher, and i
my loved, loved friends, carolyn and alexi. they're about to have a baby coming this week - good luck you guys!!
we got into the post it notes. i don't remember why.
carol ann wanted in!
an evening well had by all. happy birthday saxon . . .
during the cold, wintry holiday season, it was saxon’s birthday. saxon is an aussie who moved to joetsu about a year ago with his gal, candy – a brit. damn internationalism i tell ya! we all gathered for an evening over at candy and saxon’s apartment for a night of drinking, fun, good conversation, and best of all, beer shotgunning, courtesy of yours truly. saxon and candy have a fabulous apartment for parties, good space, nice decor, and most importantly, perfect lighting. the party drew out a well-mixed group of people from different areas. at some point, josh counted, and we had 32 people at once at the party. this may not seem like many to people overseas, but to those who are aware of the space restraints in japan, this is a big number. house parties are unheard of for all intents and purposes. many japanese grow up and continue to live with their parents and still-living grandparents due to the traditional custom comfortably in place. the alternative is to live in an apartment, with neighbors and paper-thin walls. there's no space for parking here in japan, and no where to get raucous and loud.
here's the birthday boy, saxon. he turned 29 - i think??? it's no wonder i don't remember after the noxious amounts of alcohol we imbibed during the party hours.
and his gal, candy, and i
saxon, over the holidays, starting working at arai ski resort. he teaches skiing to the public at large, anyone wanting to get better at the highly popular winter sport. we live in a perfect location for it, niigata being the snowiest location for anywhere on earth of its same latitude. anyway, the point being, saxon had met some new, japanese coworker friends and invited them along for the celebration. this girl being one of the employees at arai resort.
and some other ski instructors
josh, drinking some good beer, must've cost him a pretty yen over here in japan
at some point, i dragged a couple of different groups out for some good ole' quality time of shotgunning beer. candy and the birthday boy join in on the fun
erin, a newer canadian english teacher, and i
my loved, loved friends, carolyn and alexi. they're about to have a baby coming this week - good luck you guys!!
we got into the post it notes. i don't remember why.
carol ann wanted in!
an evening well had by all. happy birthday saxon . . .
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