All of Tokyo is decked out in Halloween decorations. Although I know that October is the month when Halloween takes place, for some reason, it continues to surprise me when I turn a corner and there are Halloween streamers and Jack-o-lanterns smiling at me.
I have decided however, that October is my favorite month for Tokyo life. The beginning of October brings cool weather and everyone starts bringing out their sweaters and wearing their boots. It becomes more comfortable to drink hot beverages :) and pumpkin flavored treats are available for adventures. I like the pumpkin themed Cold Stone ice cream creation here. They said "pumpkin pie" would be in the creation, so of course I jumped at that opportunity. Turns out they didn't put any pumpkin pie pieces in it. Instead, they are actual real pumpkin pieces! I was shocked, but after eating a couple of spoonfuls, I was pleasantly surprised and finished my treat with relish! Yumm~ But the best of all, the walk through stinky Shibuya has been transformed by the incredibly heavenly scent of these orange little flowers that blossom on these bush tree things. I love that stuff. I could just stick my head in the bushes and spend an afternoon there. By now, most of them have fallen off so they are no longer around to enjoy. Here is a picture that I took from my phone:
These little perfume flowers popped up right after Wilson left Tokyo to return back to California, so that made up for the sad goodbye. Although it was too bad Wilson never had a chance to see what I'm talking about. They smell like this peach scented car air freshener that a friend once gave me. Except it's from real flowers!
This Saturday, we are having a pumpkin carving party at our apartment. I don't know how many people will show up yet, but I am hoping some people we haven't seen in awhile will also show. I think I like carving pumpkins and I hope that I can host pumpkin carving parties in the future with friends when I'm back in Cali! Although, I do prefer cute pictures or scenes or something like that rather than an actual Jack-o-lantern face, especially one of those scary faces :)
October is going by so fast!!! When my birthday comes around, I'll have only 3 more months left in Japan!!! I feel so sad...but also expectant. It sure is a lot of emotions I'm carrying around these days!
