I’ll start with my fantastic news first: Dan’s backpack was found!!! Last night was a little rough. It took us a long time to fall asleep. We slept with all three locks on our door locked up, including our balcony door despite not being on ground level. With someone potentially having our address and key, […]
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Bag Returned! Kyoto and Nara
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged deer, friends, Fushimi Inari, Japan, Kyoto, Nara, stolen, TÅdai-ji, travel, visitors on May 1, 2013 | 1 Comment »
Being Safe in Tokyo
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged friends, Japan, stolen, Tokyo, visitors on April 30, 2013 | 4 Comments »
Hi all! I am SO sorry I’ve been gone so much! I know I sound like a broken record, but my girl friends from college and I have been so busy! Check out what we accomplished in 2 weeks: Meiji Shrine Harajuku Shibuya cat cafe geisha makeover Kyoto Osaka Nara Yokohama Tsukiji Tokyo Disney Sea […]
Visitors Keeping Me Out of the House!!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged friends, Japan, visitors on April 25, 2013 | 1 Comment »
I’m still alive, and miss blogging! I’m hoping now I can be back on a regular schedule after missing two days. It was just too difficult to get to a computer/ upload images while playing tour guide to my friends all day! But let me assure you, we’ve kept busy busy, and I’m excited to […]
Meiji Shrine and First Time Hashers
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged F3H3, friends, Harajuku, hash house harriers, Hiroo, Japan visitors, meiji shrine, Roppongi on April 20, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Another successful day of wearing out my visitors! We went back to Harajuku so Amanda could get a red dress for our run tonight, met up with my friend Cole for drinks, ran the hash and had a late dinner of kebabs. Our day in photos! It’s hard to document it all with all 3 […]
Harajuku and Baseball at Tokyo Dome
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baseball, friends, Harajuku, hash house harriers, Japan, red dress run, visitors, Yomiuri Giants on April 19, 2013 | 2 Comments »
I have 2 exhausted Oregon girls happily passed out on my couch! While Amanda wasn’t feeling so good, I took Brittany out for her first day in Tokyo. Since I’m bringing them hashing Friday, we needed to get red dresses to run in. The Lady in Red, a very famous hasher, passed away, and we […]
Visitors!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baseball, fitbit, fitness, friends, Japan, Tokyo, visitors on April 18, 2013 | 1 Comment »
I don’t have much to say today, because my visitors arrived!!!! YAY! Brittany and Amanda survived their 11 hour flight and made it to me safely in Tokyo! Dan and I went to meet them at the airport and brought them back to our place, then went across the street for some food and drinks. […]
Love for Boston
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baking, bib, Boston, Boston Marathon, cupcakes, Japan, knitting, running on April 16, 2013 | 1 Comment »
First off, I’m at a loss of words for the events that transpired in Boston yesterday. I have only been a runner for a year and some change, but I have developed quite a bond with the running community in person and in social media. If only non-runners knew what running the Boston Marathon meant […]
Reebok Urbanathlon
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Dan, Endorphin Warrior, fitness, Japan, Lost, race, Reebok Urbanathlon, Run Disney, running, Team Sparkle, Toms, virtual run on April 15, 2013 | 4 Comments »
What a weekend! The weather was amazing Saturday so we spent most of the day outside, and Sunday was Dan’s Reebok Urbanathlon. But first, the winner of my Endorphin Warrior bracelet giveaway! Yay! Congrats, Ashley! If you can email your choice of bracelet word, bracelet size (see website), and mailing address to laurel[at]penniestoyennies[dot]com, they’ll send […]
Family Friday
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, baking, cross training, F3H3, family, fitness, hash house harriers, running, snickerdoodles, vacation on April 13, 2013 | 1 Comment »
First off, today is the last day to enter my Endorphin Warrior bracelet giveaway! Enter here! Happy Friday! Mine always is- it’s when I go hashing! I wasn’t planning on running with the group tonight in Kichijoji, so I got a run in this morning. I only went a mile, but I didn’t hold back […]
New Yukata for Tanabata!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dance, fitness, Japan, National Sibling Day, running, tanabata, Yokota, yukata on April 11, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Alright, so yesterday was National Sibling Day, and of course I didn’t know until the day was nearly over! So in honor of NSD, (or as you probably see it now, Throwback Thursday), here’s my sister and I, back in I believe 1989. I’m in blue I’m so lucky to have such a great big […]




