Today at work I had a couple of cancellations from two students back to back, and so I find myself with a little free time at lunch. Why not do a little catch up blogging?
Here in Japan summer is really setting in. We’re talking about the hot, wet and sticky that I had almost forgotten from last year. We are struggling to find the best settings on our bedroom air conditioner to cool us down and keep us both comfortable while we sleep. Usually we set a timer so that the AC kicks off a few hours after we go to sleep, but inevitably I wake up a little sweaty now and then. I shower and go to work, but 30 minutes into my commute I’m all sweaty again. Luckily I’m the only one in my office so I can completely control the air conditioner. Power!
Last week I had the whole week off, and I spent most of that time staying inside, playing video games, riding the exercise bike, and doing preparation for our upcoming trip. Kuniko and I went out for dinner a couple of times, we watched some movies together, and really got to spend a lot of quality time together. We had a great Korean dinner with friends in Osaka on the eve of the Tenjin matsuri, which was quite good timing. We also had an anniversary dinner at Chiro in Akashi to celebrate our tenth year together (on paper). The real celebration will actually be in November, but this was a nice way to remember that fateful day when we walked into the city office and filled out some forms.
So now we’re working through the heat, with just two weeks of work between the two summer holidays it is hard to stay focused on the job and not think too much about upcoming vacations.
This weekend on Saturday we are planning to take Kuniko’s folks with us out to Okayama to visit Kuniko’s sister and our new nephew. This’ll be our first time to see the little squirt – I hope he’s up for a visit from the wild relatives…
