My Christmas Gift!

As I posted before, Brad gave me a coupon for a piece of pearl jewelry to commemorate our year here for my Christmas present. Yay! So we went to Ginza to see the Mikimoto store. Mikimoto is famous because the founder, Mikimoto, was the first person to figure out how to make cultured pearls. And they have beautiful jewelry. I'm mean really, really pretty. I felt like I was in museum looking at some of the pieces of jewelry they had in there! Brad and I also commented that some of the necklaces were as much as a decent sized house. I can't believe people actually buy things like that! Crazy!

Anyway, we went and found a necklace that was not in place of our next house that we both really liked. I'm so excited! I love it so much!

The Mikimoto store in Ginza. Doesn't it look fancy?

Shopping after new years is like the American black Friday here. Lot's of sales and very busy!

The cute bag! I think this is the first (and only) time where I wasn't the only one walking around without a Chanel, Gucci or Burberry type shopping bag in Ginza. The funny thing though is that almost everyone has some sort of designer shoes or bag and they save the shopping bags that they come in for future use. It is not uncommon to see a very abused Channel shopping bag when you're out and about. 

They wrapped it up so cute I almost didn't want to open it. Almost.

I love it!

And now I have a necklace to match the beautiful pearl earrings my parents gave me for my wedding, a keepsake to wear for a long time to come and hopefully pass on to my (very, very future) daughter. And isn't it just perfect that pearls are June's birthstone? 

(I'll put up a picture of me wearing it later. But right now I'm in my pajamas.)

Thank you Brad. I love you.