I went to Japan (Socks post)

Remember last year when I went to Japan...
That was awesome.

I wish I could go back.

When the earthquake and tsunami destroyed parts of Japan last month, I was reminded about so many things from our trip.

Namely...their "socks style".  Weird, huh?

 Isn't that the best name for a store!

 

Uh-oh!  Where is my sensor button??!!  ; )

Because my feet had swelled up so badly on the plane ride and they were rather uncomfortable our entire trip. Foot comfort was on my mind A LOT!

I brought home tons of socks from Japan!  It turned out to be my favorite souvenir.  In Japan, they even have accessories for their socks--little pompoms and bows, etc...!  You know how we wear nude colored slip on socks with our flats...I think that is a fashion no-no in Japan.  If you're wearing socks then they need to be great and they're meant to be seen!  We here in America have so much to learn from the Japanese (and really this extends far past sock style, but that could be an entire post of its own)!

After the tsunami, I heard from a friend about an organization that was collecting socks for the people in Japan.  It immediately tugged on my heart strings.  Socks for Japan...I couldn't think of a more perfect way to help in a way that was personally meaningful to me (and my family)! 

So, I gathered up the kidlings and we went sock shopping!  The only rule was that the socks could not be boring.  The kids had tons of fun picking out cool socks and we finished off the afternoon with lunch at PeiWei,  using chopsticks and all.  The next day, Anna and I created a note (and found someone to translate it for us in Japanese) that we wrapped around each pair of socks and delivered them to a friend to be shipped to Japan.  Word is that our socks have arrived and soon will be on the feet of 45 Japenese friends.  I'm so happy.

You can follow along (and donate socks) on the Socks for Japan website about their experiences as they deliver socks to the shelters in Japan.  It is inspiring, motivating, heart breaking and uplifting to read that the socks are so greatly appreciated.  Help if you can.

Enjoy your life!  Enjoy your socks style!