Friday night we headed over to Ciro for a birthday dinner. \u00a0 This was the first time testing out our secret way to get reservations at the restaurant (bypassing their rule of taking reservations only two weeks in advance), and it worked perfectly. \u00a0Our secret method is pretty simple, ask the manager. \u00a0As usual, dinner was excellent. \u00a0They make a huge assortment of antipasti, served both chilled and warm, and it was fun to select some for ourselves this time.<\/p>\n
Saturday, Kuniko had to go to work for most of the day, so I met up with Yoshi and we did a climb up Mt. Rokko. \u00a0Our starting point was new – Okamoto – and from there we made the climb up to the summit in about three hours. \u00a0On top we took a break to recharge our energy. \u00a0I was pretty tired when I got to the top. \u00a0It was my first hike since before summer, so my legs were just 0n the edge of cramping up. \u00a0Luckily some nuts and chocolate saved the day.<\/p>\n
Yesterday Kuniko again was gone all day at work, so I spent the day resting my legs, catching up on Survivor and Amazing Race, and playing games. For dinner I grilled some chicken thighs, made some fresh salsa, and served grilled chicken tacos. \u00a0Yum.<\/p>\n
Now I’m off to work. \u00a0I’m trying to build the habit of going to work early these days. \u00a0Monday is tough, though.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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