Girls Just Want To Have Fun

Emily and I tried to take full advantage of our break today! So from about 1 to 4 we have time off and go back to work at 4-7 when it's not scorching heat. After a cool lunch of somen, Mariko gave us a ride to the cute cafe I went to the other day, and we indulged our sweet tooth : ) 

I picked a mango cake and iced coffee while Emily picked the chocolate parfait.

That was kind of interesting since it came with frosted flakes in the bottom of the glass! It's sort of a Japanese thing... but all tasty! We laughed in the cafe, stopped at a convenience store for candy and then walked home watching Kusonoki get bigger on the horizon. Home sweet home (for 4 more days! Ah!) and now I am relishing in the air conditioning. It's kind of cute when farmers here stop and ask where we are from. Sometimes they have an idea where Minnesota or Missouri is, and sometimes, they just assume Minnesota means Michigan and that I know Detroit. Grr! Oh well! I think it's funny when cars slow down to see two foreign ladies plucking grass from the main road. Haha... : ) I guess I can't blame them, we are pretty cute. 

Enjoying anko popcicles! "mi-ru-ku" (milk) outside, red beans inside?! Wha?!