Just went I thought it was finished

Late packages meant that my birthday was extended for quite a long time, and just when I thought it was all over, Emma and George tell me that everybody had put enough money together to buy me a yukata. What is that? I hear you say. Fear not my friend, let me enlighten you.

Yukata (浴衣 or in hiragana ゆかた) is a Japanese summer kimono, usually made out of cotton and only has one layer.

George, Emma and I went shopping, which is normally a much loved pasttime for me but it was so difficult choosing what colour of yukataI was going to get let alone even starting on the pattern, obi, bags and shoes. An hour later, we settled on a deep red yukata, a white obi, black shoes with red trimmings and a white and red bag (see the coordination?). We even had money left to buy me a proper white pair of tabe which are pristine white Japanese socks to be worn with a kimono.

I was such a happy bunny, I had been contemplating getting a yukata set anyway and it was a complete surprise when Emble and George mentioned the birthday money, I'd thought my birthday was long finish!