One of my friends is writing a blog where she gives highlights of the things that made her smile over the past week. I like the idea better than a plain old ‘what I’m thankful for’ list (although I like that too)… And since it makes me smile every time I read her smile list, and it’s been well over a month since I wrote on my own blog, I thought I would share some of my smiles with you tonight…
At the top of the list has to be making other people smile… I love it!
And the best one in there is our Japanese grandma and the way she smirks every time she walks through the door and sees my face!
Listening from the next room to middle-aged Japanese women babble on in Japanese like little girls during their English class (this happens several times every week)…
Just about everything on Japanese TV cracks me up… and sometimes I laugh at myself for thinking it’s funny in the first place.
Looking at the flowers I planted out front (a gift from an English student).
Riding my motorcycle with my helmet on and thinking that nobody knows I am a foreigner… silly, I know, but it makes me smile!
An English student bringing us raw steak… nearly every week.
Scoring well on a Japanese test.
Emails from friends that say they are coming to visit.
Watching a young Japanese man trying to act cool around a girl he likes.
And finally… watching my teammates laugh at each other!
I’ll have to start making a list through the week if I want to keep this going… As you go about your week, remember to smile, because it will make someone’s day… the gift that gives back immediately! J
YOU make me smile! Thanks for doing this! It's better than a comment on my blog! (Although I do still love getting comments)
ReplyDeleteI love watching the interaction between you and Grandma Okamoto every Sunday... I think you're her favorite foreigner!
It also makes me smile that you get as much entertainment as I do from my chatty students... that I don't seem to know how to control!
Watching the two potential 'love-birds' on Friday Night made me smile too (but I forgot to put that on my list!) I thought it was so cute during Uno when she made him draw 6 or 8 cards and then joked about having to walk home!
Anyway, thanks for making me (and others!) smile! Keep these lists coming! (since I'm so forgetful, I keep a draft blog going all week and write things as they happen... and then post it at the end of the week)
I am definitely gramma's favorite!
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