Wine Festival in Japan

So I woke up at about 7am Sunday November 16th for the Annual Coco Farm Wine Festival. This is something I had been planning to go to for a year now...it was raining out! what to do what to do...hmmmmmm
So texting my friend back and forth trying to decide what to do..what time we should hop on the train..or if we should go at all...hmmmm OK! plan set we are getting on the train at 9:30am...arriving in Ashiga Japan at 11am with my friends Tawny and Maki...it was a beautiful ride out to the Vineyard...amazing!
You pay a total of 26.00 for a roundtrip bus ride to the vineyard from the train station and back....you get a wine glass with the name of the winery on it...a bottle of really good wine..your choice..red..white or blush...we ended up tryin all of them...they were all fantastic! you get a little pin that has the name of the winery on it and when you were there and a corkscrew with the name of the winery on it as well...we happen to be there for their 25th anniversary wine festival...we walked thru alot of mud....alot of beautiful forest...to come to an open Vineyard with great music...great people...and a whole lot of fun in the rain....we put our tarp on the ground...we made a tent with the second tarp...we sat ....we Kampaii! Cheers! and we drank...starting at 12 noon exactly...and then we drank and drank...soon Maki was quite drunk..I was off taking photos and shopping while Tawny sat and watched it all happen around her...as she drank...by the end we had 5 empty bottles..mind you we did share with our neighbors...we ate some good food..(that I made) hehehe...by 3pm it was time to go....and try getting 3 drunk girls in the rain..muddy...to organize themselves with 2 tarps and a bunch of what nots that we or maybe "I" collected thru the afternoon on a bus and to a train and home....oh dear this was a mess...I wont go into detail...but lets just say it all took alot longer than needed...in the end it was a blast!!!! Im ready for next year...but now I know what to do and what not to do...hehhee...so next year November 16th..is a great time to come visit me in Japan...experience something yummy..and beautiful...with great people in Japan....

America Lets Focus

I woke this morning wondering ...what will happen today..its November 5th here in Japan..but in America it is November 4th 2008 and on this day the people of America have elected a new man for president and the man that won is a strong man...an inspiring man...a smart man...and in the history of America we have never had an African American elected for President...so yes history has been made today...

At times I feel that the fact that a black man has been elected is the focus ...but its not...I would have voted for this man no matter what color..purple..pink..blue..green..the truth is ..is that Obama is real...he is real...

I have never felt so strongly for any election...I was and I will admit it ...giving up on America in the last 8 yrs...its been terrible..I mean the current administration has ruined our beautiful country and today we stood tall and took it back!

Some people I know are not so pleased with todays results...but really now look at the landslide that occured today...its totally insane ( in a good way)...history has been made in so many ways...people that have not voted EVER...or in a VERY long time...got up and VOTED! WHY??? because we care...we love our country..and we have watched it go to the shits ......

Now lets be clear...Obama is not our saviour..he is a step in the right direction...why do I feel this because for one..he has inspired so many people all over this world...watch the tv...this is not just America people..its worldly! The energy that I have felt today has never happened to me thru any presidential election..Obama has many many strong people supporting him..

He can not make these CHANGES by himself people..its all of us...so wake up...its time to change that person you look at every morning in the mirror YOU!

You took your first baby step by getting out of bed this morning and Voting! so now...lets do it people...

how....

put the guns down....stop buying video games for your children and start creating a library of books in your house for those little ones you chose to have...love the people around you...stop supporting the war ( i mean really its not going anywhere) ...start supporting small businesses...start believing that you can have an affordable healthcare and get out there and speak your mind...I really feel that OBAMA will listen to us...he is real...he is a new generation in the office...he has inspired every generation today...

Lets see what we can do as the people...just look and see what we did today...it was pretty powerful...i mean really it really was...

I am so far...but so close to all of you today and will be...Yes this makes me wanna get on a plane and move back home today...but lets be clear ....Obama has a mess to clean up...this will take a looooooooooonnnnnggggg time....but at least we are going in the right direction..I am relieved...I feel like I can breathe again...I can believe again...

Peace....Love....Unity....Respect