Well, the 1st annual Happy Days English Cafe Bonenkai was a great success! Thank you to everyone who came. We were so happy to share our home and our holidays with all of you. We hope that next year, with a little more notice and planning, we can make it even bigger and better. Moving to Japan, and in particular to Fukuroi, a small city that we knew nothing about, was a little bit scary for us a little over 3 years ago, but thanks to the wonderful people here, we are now proud to call this place home.

The party kicked off at 3pm and the turnout was great. There was plenty of food and refreshments. Special thanks to my wife for her hard work and culinary efforts. I usually go a bit overboard with the estimations and preparations, but with her help and guidance, we had the perfect mix of dishes and just the right amount of everything. My first effort at homemade eggnog was also a huge success. 24 eggs, 2 pints of milk, a pint of cream, and 2 cups of bourbon...mmmm.
The gift exchange was also fun, although I think Taylor made out the best! Thank you to everyone who brought him a present. This has been a very memorable Christmas season for him. One we will never forget. All in all, I don't think it could have gone any better and we look forward to next year. Happy New Year to everyone and here's hoping that 2010 is the start of a great decade.