で～きた！やった？！

Since Lanye and Agdie weren't seem interested in snowboard tour, I took a rare chance this year to go to Shiga Kogen, Nagano with the company of my snowboard. I wasn't in high spirit because I couldn't see a trace of snow. I was thinking that I'd probably just end up enjoying onsen. Nagano was the 1998 Winter Olympic site, and I actually passed by the stadium with the 5 rings, but there was no trace of snow! I didn't want to stress about it, after all, I'm fully aware that this year is not a very good snow year. So I contented myself sleeping away the 2 hours bus journey. When I woke up, I was amazed at how beautiful Shiga Kogen is! What a sight to behold, and everywhere it was white. This place is truly a ski country!

I decided to take Saturday easy just warm myself up, got a foot massage, nap and enjoy the hot spring. I dipped at about 9.30pm and I gazed at the dark starless sky. It was a very peaceful moment alone. I was getting sleepy and as I started to close my eyes, a strong gut of wind touched my soaked shoulder, and powdery snow landed at my face. Was it snow?! Was it really snowing?! I felt dreamy already, if ever, this would be my first snow. It was so dark outside but I could see the gentle snow. Or maybe I was just dreaming, I thought. Regardless, this was my first snow this year and I'm happy.

I woke up to a very strange dream, HB, his voice and his face was so real. I toughed his lips to stop him from talking because I didn't want to hear anything of the past...But when I touched his lips, I could tell that it was really his. I actually thought it wasn't a dream that when I woke up, I was mesmerized and confused.

Anyway, I opened my curtain and to my pleasant surprise, oh my God, it was snowing heavily! My first real snow this year. I gazed at the window and for the first time this year I have felt the passing of winter. I got prep up for snowboarding and another pleasant surprise, I could do it! I really did it?! I'm doing it just like the rest of them, just the way I had always wanted to. I was so happy that I found myself smiling absently that these groups of 'lolos (jisan) chatted with me. They said that I'm extraordinary girl, they couldn't believe that I came alone all the way from Tokyo. I would have admitted that I'm not a girl anymore but what the heck, let's all be happy today.