Yamamoto's

Ah, too cute.  Jeff just got a text from our elderly friend Makiko Yamamoto.  He had messaged her to say he was unable to come to dinner on the 9th, but that I was still coming.  She replied with this message:
Jeff I am regrettable :(  Welcome Charly I am waiting for you :)  MAKIKO YAMAMOTO. 

The Yamamoto's run the English club held in the local town Yuki, that we attend every second Tuesday night.  A few week's back, Mikiko dropped in to let us know that she is visiting NZ for a month to attend a language school for two weeks, then stay at my parents for two weeks (she had the dates for me to run by Mum).  We were excited about her trip, so she showed us the brochure.  We saw it was on the Coromandel and assured her it was a beautiful area, then we noticed with surprise Chris Lawry's (friend who has lived with both Jeff and I.  Poor guy, lol) parents in the picture.  Of course, it was their new language school!  We were laughing with surprise and explained we were very close friends with their son.  Such close friends that we would be home for his wedding in October 2012.  Then we looked at the dates Mikiko was intending to attend.  Yup... October 2012!  So we will be in NZ, on the Coromandel, at the same time as our Japanese friend, while she attends language school run by our friends parents!  How random!  What a small-world moment!! 

Ok, class time now so I better skedaddle (yup, Jeff, I did that just to irk you.  I managed to put 'skedaddle' into my blog!). 

Cheers,
Charly