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Happy New Year ! It's 2015 !!! How was your new year holiday ? I'm feeling like time flies faster and faster every year, and I feel like the more we get older,  the more it gets faster, I don't know why ? Fortunately the year of 2014 was a peaceful year for me and my husband.  I'm very grateful that we both could keep healthy without getting any health problems and have been in healthy relationship. We will keep on caring for our health because that's the most important to have happy feeling from the bottom of our heart. During the holiday season, ( although Ray was working in the new year's day ) we were re-watching the famous classic movie   " Gone with the wind " at night.  That movie is one of my all time favorite movies. We haven't seen it since more than 10 years ago, so suddenly I missed watching it and wanted to see it again. When I first time watched the movie " Gone with the wind " , I became crazy ...

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/figure-skating-japan-s/1555002.html http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/cm/main?d=20141228-00000077-dal-spo&s=lost_points&o=desc&p=10&t=t http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20141229-00000001-wordleafs-spo&p=2 I'm just really really shocked to hear this news today on December 28 !!!! 2014's World silver medalist Tatsuki Machida has announced that he has decided to retire from his competitive skating after he was qualified for Worlds team. so he handed his worlds position to Mura . Machida said he is going to Waseda graduate University to study sports science and wants to get a PHD degree to be a researcher for it . He sounded like he was already thinking about his future after retiring from his skating life in last season. My impression of him is very intelligent and often calmly analyzing things and is a very hard worker. He was secretly studying hard for this since last season including  during the...

2014 Grand Prix series figure skating competitions have started since October 23 , and we have watched Skate America and Skate Canada and Cup of China on NBC channel. It was so nice to see Johnny & Tara & Terry as the commentators in Skate America and Skate Canada. We really enjoyed and were laughing a lot in some of their comments. Johnny has already impact, even just sitting there, and also is entertaining and knowledgeable, and Tara is catching the rhythm of Johnny's talking well. I think they are really match together with commentating and also Terry is a wonderful veteran commentator. I really love seeing this commentator combination. That's one of the reasons I'm looking forward to seeing ISU competition on NBC. I was a little disappointed they didn't show them at the end at Skate Canada , and they were not commentating for Cup of China's event on November 9. Terry and Tracy did professional great job for Cup of China, although, I al...

My husband Ray's birthday will be coming very soon ! So I made a cake today. and we purchased an electric guitar which he had been wanting for his birthday present this year. Because it was limited quantities and we were afraid it may all sold out before his birthday, so we bought it last week. He has been working hard, so he deserved to get it. It's gorgeous !    I love the color.  It looks like a shining beautiful gemstone ! I knew nothing about guitar but I've never seen such a beautiful electric guitar except for The Alfee's Toshihiko Takamizawa's special custom order guitar. If it's beautiful, anything is great to me. We have a keyboard which Ray purchased a long time ago, but we haven't used it for a long time.  Since he started practicing to play guitar and making music, I also started practicing the piano / keyboard for about one hour a day in my free time. I choose the sound of grand piano while ...

Ray (my husband ) purchased a new pair of shoes last weekend.  I really love these antique look leather shoes. They are amazingly light but using good quality leather. Ray said these shoes feel like he is walking in the air, and his feet are like bouncing every step, very comfortable. This is the second time to purchase this brand Sketcher. The information about them says " More space, improved cushion, instant comfort. " " Roomier Fit - Wider toe area to make every step more comfortable.. Feel the difference immediately. Memory foam insole - A thicker layer of high-density foam quickly molds to your foot for a cushioned, contoured step. Premium Breathable Materials - Crafted with high-quality materials : rich leathers that soften with wear, breathable mesh. "   I'm not trying to market this company's item but I really love this company's shoes. I thought shoes which are good for health were often not fashionable ...

2014 - 2015 Figure skating season is already coming up ! Since this year's Sochi Olympics , several top skaters are not competing this season for a variety of reasons. We both miss Daisuke Takahashi 's skating in competitions. also it's something strange feeling Mao Asada is not in the competition this season, who had been always competing in seniors almost for 10 years. Also Brian Joubert .  He had been continuing to compete for a long time. I always love to watch veterans skating.  My favorite times are still from 2006 ( it's the year I started watching men's skating )  to 2008.  but I enjoyed to watch 2004 to 2005 seasons as well.  In any case, there is a fresh feeling  in the air this season's skating competition world. This season, my husband and I are looking forward to seeing the programs and performances of Jason Brown, Alexander Johnson, Samantha Cesario,  Polina Edmonds, Eelena Radionova, Katelyn Osmond , Kanako Murakami, Ha...