Finally, we have tickets!  It is official folks, we’re outta here.

We left DC on Thursday with two very fancy-looking visas, so went ahead and purchased our plane tickets.  We depart next Friday, May 28th from Dulles International Airport at Noon on All Nippon Airways, and will arrive in Tokyo at 3 pm Saturday.  (I have to tell you, I am very excited about our bento box options on the flight.)  Thankfully, we’ll be able to head straight to our temporary apartment in Shibakoen, and even have a few days to explore before Dan heads back to work.  Somebody has to bring home the bacon sushi.

In the meantime, I am thoroughly enjoying my last week on the Farm.  Check back for an update on what I’ve been doing this past month, sans responsabilité.

Just 5 days and counting…

Well, ok, not quite yet.  But soon, anyway.  Our visa applications were submitted today, so it is just a matter of days before we grab those tickets and take off for… Hershey.  That’s right, we’ve got a few more weeks in sunny Central PA before we actually depart.  Though, as anxious as we are to start our Japan adventure (Japanaventure?), I’ve got a lot to keep me busy at the Poppy Farm, family and friends to visit in MN and DC, and plenty of things to organize.  And you know how I love to organize.

So Tokyo must wait for another day.

But soon!