March...a month of goodbyes

It seems like we are always saying goodbye in Tokyo. It is fairly transient and people come and go often. We hosted a goodbye party for our Tuesday party friends as one family moves to Nagoya. For the party everyone stayed until 11:30. Nobody wanted to leave. Last night we had dinner together, the moms and kids, at the mall next door. After the restaurant nearly kicked us out, we went to a family's apartment and had after dinner tea. I am so thankful for this community. They have helped my Japanese, but they have also been family in our building. The kids get along tremendously and none of us are locals from Tokyo so we all know what it is like to be away from family. We will miss them every Tuesday.