This weekend wasn’t the most exciting one that we’ve had, but it was relaxing for me. Kuniko had to work both days this weekend, so mostly she was on the road. I was at home taking it easy and doing chores, but it was a little lonely around here.
On Saturday night I went over to Paddy, which is the new name for Red Spanky and a place I hadn’t visited in a long time. There are two reasons I don’t go very often – one is that there are a lot of smokers there and I don’t like coming home with that smell in my clothes. The second is that I often make cocktails at home so it isn’t a big deal to order cocktails out.
Despite this, it was good to go over there and see the owner and his staff. We caught up with the latest gossip about the neighborhood, our trips, and the new teacher at the local kids’ English school. I had a martini and a margarita, along with a blue cheese frittata and some Asian fried chicken. Yum!
Tomorrow I’m going to attend a work party in the evening at a beer garden in Kobe. Summer is wrapping up, but we are going to try to squeeze in the beer garden event just before things close up for the season. I haven’t been out with the HR department since the end of last year, so I’m looking forward to seeing everyone again. I work pretty independently in a completely different location than most of them, so it will be a good opportunity. But I’m sure Wednesday morning will be rough…
