Friday, August 04, 2006

The Hot Fuzzies: Konnichiwa!

I was suddenly reminded of the old man we passed while walking into the city yesterday. He had the sweetest face, with a gummy, toothless mouth and shockingly white eyebrows that arched upward in perpetual surprise. He was taking his grand-daughter, I assume, for a little jaunt around the block. She couldn't have been more than two or three. As we approached he turned her so she could see us and, with a hearty konnichiwa, began tenderly moving her arm to gesticulate a wave. We waved back, returned the hello, and were hit promptly and palpably with a case of the warm fuzzies.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thats great, that really warmed my heart to hear that, i hope you guys are having an incredible time thus far, i will see you guys in a few weeks

sarah :) said...

Hey you two!

Sarah here in Fujieda. Love your blog, hope things are going well! :)

Anonymous said...

Hi Casey and Juli,

Tonight is TT at WC. We miss you terribly, but we're mucking along.

It's wonderful to be able to read your journal of arriving in Nippon and adjusting to Sendai.

Love and prayers,
~Sylvia~

Anonymous said...

Casey and Julie

This is Mom. I am enjoying reading your updates on your blog and will give it out to others so they can keep updated. Hope all is going well and you are getting settled in your apartment. Keep posting pictures as well; I love the one with you and Julie downtown. Love Mom