Costco

 Last November, Costco opened a store nearby, about a 30-minute drive away.

I've been wanting to go since then. But if I had time, I had no money; if I had money, I had no time!

This time, however, Christopher offered to pay for me. He even made a credit card just to go to Costco!

One problem is that neither Christopher nor I can drive, so we had to coordinate with Mikey and David!

We've been planning this trip since the beginning of December!

David came home from work, picked us up and dropped us off. He then had to go to the dentist. Mikey finished his morning classes, then picked us up!

I was rather excited to go there. I think it has to do with being able to buy things that are different, more to my taste.  Also, there is always a feeling of nostalgia, the many times I went when the kids were little, and Hisao was alive.  We went to a different branch, almost a 2-hour drive away. It was always a full day out, always a lot of fun!

I didn't buy too much, I did get a whole chicken and a piece of beef for tomorrow's dinner. Everyone will be at home. I'm really looking forward to having everyone around the table again!

While I was choosing the beef, some ladies started to ask me how I cook it. I managed to explain, in rather broken Japanese, Christopher helped when I got stuck. But I was rather proud of the fact that I tried instead of just relying on Christopher!

As I was wandering around, I came across these rather interesting stuffed Mickey Mouse toys!

White Mickey

Black Mickey

I can't write what Christopher said about them!

A couple of photos of what I bought!

I normally wouldn't buy apples from Costco, but these were really nice. I also got a 3kg bag of potatoes for 800 yen!

Of course, I took a video. Sorry if the quality isn't that great, but you can see what I bought!