Every morning at Jared and Emma’s bus stop, I had been noticing a few ladies stay back and chat after the kids are off to school.  One day I thought to myself ” hey self, you should stay behind too a minute and introduce yourself, and try to make some friends.”  So I did and it has really been a lot of fun!  Sometimes it’s only a few minutes, but there have been times when over an hour has passed and we’re still out there chatting away.  It’s usually not long before Evan starts whining to go HOME!!  Yesterday at the bus stop they invited me to go to breakfast with them, off post at this little Italian restaurant down the street.  Yes I know I live in Japan….But anyway, that’s what I did this morning and it was so much fun!!  There are some talkers in the group, so I didn’t have to say too much, which was actually kind of nice :)  Oh, and none of these ladies are members of the church, which is not really something I do.  Not like I have anything against non-members,  but that’s just usually where I find about 99% of my friends.  Since we haven’t had a van, and hence haven’t been able to go to church I haven’t really been able to connect with any one yet.  At least anyone that lives in my neighborhood.  I only bring that up because these ladies are all huge coffee addicts!  Hey, I’m not judging here!  Also, at the restaurant, they offer free coffee and tea with your meals, and I was having a heck of a time understanding the waitress when she was asking me if I wanted either of those drinks.  I was good with my water!  They actually made fun of me a little too!  But it’s cool, I can take it :)  Oh, and as a side note, the food was SO GOOD!   Those Japanese can make some killer french toast and scones!  I’ve decided that that’s where Tyler and I will go on a date in a couple of weeks!  He doesn’t know that yet. 

So it was fun and I’ve realized that I’ll be alright, and my 5 years in Clarksville and Tyler being deployed have helped me become less shy more open to just throw myself out there to make new friends.  But dang it I miss my Fort Campbell friends!  But you know y’all are welcome to come visit :)