Kuniko was completely awake at five a.m. – apparently her body cannot tell the difference between a work day and a weekend day. I woke up for a while too, and we made some breakfast, chatted for a while, and then pretty soon we fell asleep again. This time we slept until 10:30 or so in the morning, a proper sleep-in time.
We got our act together and went to Umeda. We were in search of an engagement ring.
Kuniko and I had talked about the ring the day I proposed, and I explained what my thinking was behind not buying it on my own. I wanted to get a ring that she liked. She agreed completely, and so together we went to some stores in the Umeda area to see what was out there.
I think at first Kuniko had a bit of sticker shock. Maybe she didn’t realize how much these things can be. I knew it could get pricey, and so I had been saving some money, just in case.
To make a long story short, we found a ring. We were both happy with it; it cost a lot less than what I had expected to pay, and it looks great on her finger.
After making the buy, we went back to her neighborhood to rent a movie and stay inside where it was cool. We watched “Love, Actually” which was a pretty fun movie. For dinner we went over to the local Indian food restaurant, where the cooks prepared a great spicy meal for us.
We made plans to see each other again next weekend – the last weekend before I leave for my trip to the USA. It was a great weekend with Kuniko, and it was tough to say goodbye.
As I walked home from my local station in Futami, I bumped into a nice lady that I’ve seen around town a couple of times. We chatted in Japanese and she said that she wanted me to teach her English. I explained that my schedule was a bit full. She complained that she was lonely, and wanted to learn English. I got the heck out of there as fast and as politely as I could.
Now I’m off to bed. It’s back to work tomorrow, and I have my first Japanese class at the YMCA in Sannomiya.
