Weekend at Home

So, for the first time in as long as I can remember, I was home this past weekend. And I was free. Well, I had the Nursery School Graduation Saturday morning but that was over by 11:30am. So I came home from that, and the sun was shining and that gave me energy. I cleaned my house properly for the first time in, ooo let's just say a while, and made it look pretty reasonable. That took a couple of hours, and then I did some Electone practice. The reason I stopped practicing? Was scared out of my wits by someone staring at me through the window. I had lost track of time. It was D who had come to visit.

We sat around here in my aparto for a bit. My parents called for a chat and to see if I had received my Easter care package (I hadn't, but it arrived today). Then D and I went to a soba restaurant in Omama where an interesting gentleman and his wife were also dining. His constant chatter - with random outbursts of English - made him the life of the restaurant, much to the amusement of us and frustration of the waitress. After that we came back to mine, watched a bit of Wallace and Grommit and then did the bed thing.

Woke up at 6:30am Sunday (ohmigod) and dozed on and off til about 10ish. At about 12 we messaged L to see what she was doing, and woke her up. Though she said she would leave for Azuma soon. So while waiting for her, D and I decided to go for a drive. We went to Konaka Otaki, which is a waterfall in Azuma with a drop of 96m and is best viewed from a suspension bridge that angels at 44 degrees. Really cool stuff. Then we went and grabbed some food at a local restaurant and headed to Lake Kusaki. L met us there and we wandered along the lakeside for a bit before heading back to mine. Chilled here for about an hour and then went to Denny's for a bite to eat.

It was so nice to be in my house - in my village - on a weekend for once. And next weekend, I can be too. Intending to go to Kiryu markets with S on Saturday, but that's my only committment for the weekend. Looking forward to it.