Yesterday was the best kind of Friday – a Friday where I didn’t have to go to work. It was a national holiday to celebrate the emperor’s birthday. As you might expect, Kuniko had to go to work. She actually only had to do two classes and then she could come home, so she wasn’t gone long.
I did two monstrous loads of laundry. I moved a laundry pole that I never use from the front balcony to the back, and then loaded them all up with towels. Most of the day I relaxed, watched TV, and did just a little bit of studying.
When Kuniko got home we did some shopping for dinner, and had a bowl of nabe. We tried a new flavor of sauce that turned out to be not nearly as exciting as the package led us to believe.
Now today is Christmas Eve, and Kuniko woke up feeling a little bit of a cold coming on. She’s in resting and we are going to take it easy today inside. We’ll go to Akashi to pick up our Christmas cake, and I’m going to try to get my hands on some Kentucky Fried Chicken to go with our fondue for dinner tonight. We’ll open presents and just stay inside and stay warm. The snow has mostly melted away, but it is still plenty cold outside.
