Kimono shopping spree

And so this is Christmas... And what have I done? I decided to treat myself today and in the early morning I went to Tenjinsan bazaar around the Kitanotenmangu temple. I was searching for a kimono for a man - a present for my significant other - and encountered some problems:

1. There are more used kimonos for women than men

2. If you find one, it's usually for a very small person (when I say very small I mean 150-160cm)

3. If you find a bigger one it costs a fortune

So I kept searching for two hours, digging through endless mountains of fabric and in the end I was finally able to find something that I think will suit him. I found a juban (undergardments) and an obi, so now I have one set ready. I didn't want to buy a hakama - he'll have to do it himself when he comes here - because I had no idea what would suit him.

For myself I found a ton of stuff. I only buy fudangi (normal, every-day kimono) and I try to find the best materials. I don't like polyester, so the kimonos I have now are either silk or cotton (or hemp-ish... not really sure). I bought 3 kimonos, one haori, one obijime and one juban. Oh. My. Kami-sama. How I am going to ship it all to Poland, I have no idea.
Here are some photos of my kimonos:


On the 22nd I went with Mindy to a Christmas Party to the cafe of her tea teacher (below, me with the said teacher who, appearently, is Santa, Mindy's photo). We had LOTS of food and it was the first time I saw a whole roast turkey as we don't eat it Poland on Christmas. Other than turkey it was, as Mindy said, the most random food I ate for Christmas.
First some gyoza and salad, then pasta, turkey, soup, pizza, etc. I have to agree with her - but everything was delicious (along with my yuzu drink. I am a hardcore yuzu fan) so I was very happy.

The next day we had a quiet Christmas dinner over at Mindy's; mashed potatoes (how I missed that!), salad, lasagne and roast chicken plus obligatory cake. With strawberries that came in a seperate box, wrapped in this stuff that goes "pop". Whole 3 strawberries. Gotta love Japanese packaging...