Whoops. So much for the posting everyday thing....

It's been a busy weekend. Yesterday was my friend Jamie's birthday, and Ricky (former Kagoshima ALT) flew down from Saitama for the weekend. For some strange reason, the party was at MY place.

I cooked spring rolls. (Mom's secret recipe!)
Soong (Higashiichiki CIR (er, Coordinator for International Relations)) cooked a couple of Korean dishes.
Jamie came with the makings for Lokumades (I don't know how to spell it).
Zer (Kagoshima City ALT) came with some pad Thai.
Ellen showed up with a cake.
Ricky brought snacks and drinks.
Doug stopped at the store on the way in and bought six liters of beverages.
Soong's boyfriend Shinji brought more beverages.

We had waaaaaay too much food. Almost all of it was spicy. (And, after having some of the spicy food, pretty much everything tasted spicy.) But, it was all sooooo good.

One nice thing about throwing a party in Japan is that you don't have to worry about everybody having somewhere to sit. Everyone sits on the floor!