Last weekend we had a nice dinner with Mr. and Ms. Minamimoto in Sannomiya. Mr. Minamimoto was one of the first students that I ever taught at Kawasaki, and I was lucky enough to be invited to their wedding several years ago. Ms. Minamimoto is really intelligent – she is already licensed to be a pharmacist, and she is now going for her medical doctor’s degree. We decided to meet and catch up, and it was the first time for her to meet Kuniko.
It was a fun night. Rather than have one big meal we had two small ones at two different restaurants in Kobe. We talked about what they have been up to, and it seems like they’d like to hang out together more in the future. We’re trying to arrange a time to have them come over in December.
Today at work I have my annual health check up. That means no food or drink since 9 pm last night, and a big barium milkshake waiting for me in a few hours. I’m hoping I get a good result from my bloodwork this time. Last year they were worried that my cholesterol was creeping towards the top of the “safe” zone and approaching the “warning” zone. I’ve been exercising a lot more the past year, so hopefully that will help turn things around.
Things are starting to calm down a little with my new students, and we’ll probably settle into a rhythm starting next month. Day by day it is getting colder, so it won’t be long before I’m drinking hot tea and coffee and trying to stay warm on the way to work.
One nice thing that Kuniko suggested was a small 500mL thermos. She has been taking a thermos to work full of hot soup, and so I’ve been doing the same thing too. It is nice to open up the thermos at work and have the soup all hot and ready to eat. I see a lot more soups and stews in our future, and I’m wondering whether to get a slow cooker to help with preparation during the week. Hmm…
