a berry in slumber

Hello! How are you! I feel more energetic and happy now than I've felt in a very long time. I'm typing this on my phone and it might be long...don't know how to put a cut for this thing so sorry. Golden Week spent in Tokyo was really golden! I had the opportunity to attend a close friend's wedding and reunite with a few familiar faces while I was there. Some of them I haven't seen in 4 years! The wedding itself was beautiful, from the venue in Odaiba to the bright look on the guests faces, but something about seeing a friend in a pure white fairytale wedding dress on one of the most significant days in life was so magical! She was glowing more than ever. I still remember how she used to host these huge get-togethers and blast top 40 music so loud in her really gyaru, for lack of better word, apartment that I felt like I was entering another world whenever she greeted me at the door. And McDonalds, Kona trips, Kinect dance games, and just super chill days. And especially how everything in that town got a little quieter after she left. But it was like old times again at the wedding because our friends said the music there was "super Yuka" and that typical Japanese weddings would never play top 40 music so loudly like that ha ha! On my other free days I went around to Shimokitazawa, Nakameguro, Daikanyama, and Omotesando. Each area is so distinct from the other, it was nice to spend a some time in each. Shimokita for cute vintage shops, Nakameguro for cafe hopping , Daikanyama for a more mature vibe, and Omotesando for...something (I don't remember because I was tired from the Golden Week crowds everywhere). Osaka is the second largest city after Tokyo, but it felt drastically small in comparison. As if 20 Osakas make up 1 Tokyo. A lot of people ask me if I'll ever move there someday, but I don't know man! It's so huge and dazzling and inspirational but also a little lonely at times because I felt like a speck of dirt lost between all that dazzle you know? The best thing about it all was reconnecting with my old pals. I'm so bad at keeping in touch, and it was really comforting that we could all just pick up where we left off. Like with my trip back home too. But that's what friends are right! I had a ball and now it's back to work! I sent T-shirts out today, so thank you for your patience if you've ordered one between May 1 and today! There are only medium sizes left and I'm probably not going to make them again so...ho ho. I do have other things in mind though. I just wanna tell whoever is reading this THANK YOU for your support all the time ahh. It's overwhelmingly positive and I'm humbled to know such kind peeps! Thank you forever!