Last weekend I had a lot of time to myself. Kuniko was away on business, so I had plenty of opportunity to catch up on my TV shows, read books and work around the house. But two events made things interesting.
The first was that an espresso machine that we had ordered from the US (and shipped on to us thanks to my folks) arrived. This is our first coffee machine ever, so we spent a lot of time fooling with it recently. I ended up being on a caffeine buzz most of the weekend.
The other event was a goodnight call from Kuniko from her hotel in Himeji. She called to tell me about her day, ask about mine, and she invited me over if I was willing to sneak into the hotel without being spotted by her coworkers who were all over the place. Challenge accepted! It kind of reminded me of the late night trips into Osaka to spend the night before we got married – drop everything, turn off the lights, and run to the train station.
I made it to Himeji pretty quickly, found the hotel, and with the “Mission Impossible” theme song playing in my head I made my way to room 416. I think I made it without being spotted, and we could spend the night together on the tiny bed made for one.
It was a very good weekend, and now I’ve got a pretty easy week ahead of me.
