9.22.2016

Happy 12th Anniversary



12年前の9月21日、日本、京都で婚姻届けを出しました。
そして、なんと!今年は驚く事に、私が結婚記念日を覚えていました!!・・・もしかしたら、12年間で初めてかもしれない・・・笑 結婚一周年からすっかり忘れて全く違う友達との予定を入れた私。
そんな私が覚えているなんて奇跡に近い ので! 今年は当日になにかぶり豚を驚かせたかった。

仕事帰りにちょっと有名なドーナツやさんで6個のドーナツと6個のマカロンを買って(12年にちなんで。本当はドーナツ12個にしようと思ったけど、それは死ぬだろうと断念。)それを急いで家に帰ってごみ袋に入れてブリトンに渡した。

なんで、ドーナツをごみ袋かっていうと・・・

ぶり豚に出会ったばっかりの時、まだ全然仲良くなくて、ちょっとメール交換するくらいの仲だったとき、ある日、夜中に、メールしてきた。なにかっていうと、「ドーナツあるから食べにくる?」って。今まで何回か色々に誘われたけど、夜中に男の家にいくのはさすがに。と思って断ってたこともあり、今回は、行ってみようかなーと思って行った。
ぶり豚のアパートに着いて、初めて、中に入って、キッチン通り抜けていっても、ドーナツの箱らしいものがなかった。だから、ぶり豚に「で、ドーナツは?」って聞いたら、「そこ。」って指さされたのは、大きなごみ袋。一瞬わけわからなかったけど、ごみ袋を覗くと、中には、袋いっぱいのドーナツ・・・・

もう目が点。
ドーナツって・・・拾ってきたのかい!!!

正直、かなり引いたけど、あまり国際的でなかった私は「そうか、アメリカ人は食べ物を大切にするんだ」とか、とっさになんか必死に頭の中でこの状況を肯定しようとしたのか変に納得・・・今考えれば完全におかしな奴なんだけど・・・笑

それからというもの、「ごみ袋の中のドーナツ」は、私たちの中でのうちわネタになっているわけで、今年は、14年ぶりに私がし返したわけ。といっても私のドーナツは真剣、おいしいのを買ったんだけど。www

ぶり豚はごみ袋を目の前にした後も、全くわかってなくて、その前にいた喜音のがはじめに気づいた。「I know it I know what’s in there!!!」って。笑 (この話、子供らにしたことあるからねー。)

まぁそんな13年目がスタートです。
これからもどうぞよろしく!

I and Brit submitted our marriage license in Kyoto, Japan 12 years ago. Surprisingly I remembered our anniversary this year! I have kept forgetting our anniversary every year since the first one, thus most of the past years, we haven't done anything really special. (probably have been to dinner 3 or 4 times.) BUT! this year, somehow I managed to remember the day! This was a miracle. So, I decided to do something special to Brittain. It's a weekday and the one of the super busy days with work and the kids' activities so I couldn't make something or go somewhere. But I came up with a really cool idea that probably only I and Brit would get it.
It was 12 donuts (actually 6 donuts and 6 macaroons since we would die if we ate a dozen donuts with 4 of us.) in a garbage bag! I hid the donuts in a big garbage bag and gave it to him after dinner. First, he couldn't get it at all but Yukine got it right away before him, said " I know it, I know what's in there!!!" That's because we have told the kids about the donuts in a garbage story before.

I might not have talked about the story here about when I went to Brit's place in Kyoto the first time ever.
Here we go.

We were not really friends that time and we were just texting each other occasionally. That night, he texted me and said "I have tons of donuts, would you like to come over?" I had never been to his place before but I thought it was nice of him so I decided to go. Once I get there and entered inside of his apartment, I couldn't find the donuts. I assumed there was a box of donuts but there was no box around there. So I asked him where the donuts were. Then He pointed the 2 big garbage bags sitting in the kitchen. I couldn't understand what he was talking about but I went to the kitchen and opened the garbage bag. There were, literally, tons of donuts crumbing in the bag. I thought he was crazy and a bit creep me out but then I reconsider that's because he was an American and hate to waste food since I didn't have any friends from other countries. Since the night, we started seeing more and more. If he was a Japanese guy and invited me for free donuts picked from the dumpster, I might not see him again. It might a judgement though....

Anyway, now we are a happiest couple ever :) :)

Happy 12th Anniversary, more to go!


  

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