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ABOUT TOMOE:

Tomoe was born in Hiroshima, Japan. And spent very active childhood until she was 17 years old. One of her childhood dreams was to learn English and see the world. When her sister's family came to America she realized that her opportunity to make her dream come true was there. Tomoe decided to leave high school in Japan and moved to Arizona where her sister's family lived to attend her last two years of high school. She didn't speak English well and the first year was very tough. But, she tried to make the best of it and soon learned to speak English. After graduating from high school, she wanted to expand her English skills and enrolled at Arizona State University for a marketing degree.

We met in my third year at ASU. My roommate and I were interested in joining the club and showed up to play some volleyball with Alpha Phi Omega members where Tomoe was serving as a Service Vice President. She organized volunteer projects such as fixing up some homes to be made available as low-income housing, helping out at boy scout events and hosting an Easter egg hunt for children at an orphanage. Over the next couple of months I got to see what a wonderful heart Tomoe has and her love of life. We dated for the next three years and I asked her to be my wife over Thanksgiving break at Cancun, Mexico. Our wedding was one of the happiest moments of my life and her friendship and love has made the world a brighter place.

While in Nebraska, Tomoe worked at Lozier, buying materials for shelving. When we moved to Seattle, she managed to get a really cool job working at the headquarters for Starbucks. All the coffee she could want AND she gets paid!

Tomoe does needlepoint, sews and does various crafts every Wednesday night with some of her friends. She's really good at water painting and has some nice pictures of New Mexico she painted one summer. She loves hiking with our dog and is a big baseball fan. She's a fantastic cook and loves trying out new dishes, though sushi is still her favorite.

She is currently turning our spare bedroom into a nursery. She is very excited about raising a child and is no longer working, so she can be a stay-at-home mom.