I just have to say that I’m so proud of myself for getting to IKEA. I took the train to Yokohama and then found the shuttle bus to get there. It took some searching, but I did it all by my lonesome! I found a bunch of things I’ve been needing for awhile, most importantly white wine glasses. DJ and I bought really great red wine glasses in Spain and meant to buy white wine glasses too, but we never got around to it. So we were left with just two badly mismatched glasses. I also found pillow cases for the couch pillows (my friend Leah would be so happy – she HATED those pillows with a passion). I’m not into the whole modern look so most of IKEA’s stuff doesn’t work for me, but I love the kitchen stuff. I bought a knife sharpener (sharp knives kick ass!), oil for the cutting board and a few other things. I was bummed that they didn’t have any ramekins, but perhaps on the next trip there they’ll actually be in stock.