Sunday - Rainy
I woke up this morning and F was already awake. He was supposed to get up and take his mother to the onsen but said that his stomach was sore and he didn’t feel like going. Oh, dear. I went back to sleep for a bit but dragged myself out of bed around 11. He went downstairs to make food for his mother and then we decided what to do. He wanted me to “pick a place” but with my jaw still a little sore, I wanted something softish. I didn’t want rice either since I’d had it twice yesterday.
Finally, I decided that since I couldn’t think of a place that would make him happy, I’d make me happy. I suggested going to the Pizza Hut Express in the mall. He could either have pasta, pizza or a Doria with me or could go upstairs by himself and have ramen. We got to the mall, found parking and went in. The restaurant area was a little busy, but we found a table and ordered. I had my pasta, a pepperoncino with bacon and grilled vegetables plus a drink, then F decided he’d have a bulgogi Doria (it’s a rice dish). We came in under budget and the food was pretty good, so I count that as a win.
From the food area, we moved over to Doutors and had a drink each. I have a prepaid card so we weren’t spending “new” money. We had our drinks and used the free wifi for a bit. F went off to use the washroom and I watched in amazement as he set off confidently in the wrong direction. I don’t know how he does it!
We bought groceries in the mall too. We haven’t really bought a lot of stuff there before, but their meat section looked good and they had a lot of ground chicken. I decided that I’ll make gapao rice for dinner tomorrow…I think it sounds rather nice. I have a spice packet so I will use that.
We brought the food back to the house and F gave his mother her bento. We piled back in the car and went to the Tsuruoka Aquarium. We got there just before they closed. We were planning to go to a concert. We toured the place and oohed and ahhed over the squid, jellyfish and especially for me, the octopus. At first, there was a little kid in front of the tank with his parents. He was scared but also entranced by it. I know how he felt! I just wanted him to move so I could film it and take pictures but had to wait for later.
The concert was a jazz duo and they were great. We’d seen them at the aquarium once before and liked them so much we bought the trumpeter’s cd. I was hoping to buy a new one, but unfortunately, there weren’t any CDs. Oh no! F and I did have a bit of a spat over seating. He had a specific place he wanted to sit and plunked himself down. Unfortunately, it was at the start of a row and the two of us are big people. No one else would have been able to get past us as the chairs are terribly close together. He thought it was okay, I didn’t. Also, I didn’t tell him this, but there was a vent in the floor under where he wanted me to sit so I would have been freezing. I’ve told him I can’t sit on or near the vents.
We moved down the row he wanted and up into the next row. I got him to move up one spot and I had a fab seat. Unfortunately, F didn’t. I really should have traded places with him, and I would have if there’d been a chance in the show. There wasn’t. Oops. It was a great concert though.
Before the concert, F had said that he’d take his mother to the onsen after the concert. I suggested that we might like to have dinner first. After the concert, he said he wouldn’t take his mother! We had to go back to the house to pick up F’s towels, so I said that we could go to the onsen and eat there. They have a fairly decent little cafe.
F picked up his towels, I picked up my crochet, and we headed off to the onsen. We paid the machine for the food and went in. Inside, F started talking to a woman who turned out to be one of my old students. We ended up joining her and had our meals together. I felt bad for her as her father has been quite ill recently and she has been under a lot of stress.
After he finished eating, F went to take his bath. I kept talking to the woman. Then, when we were done, she went to take another bath, and I went to do some crochet and listen to podcasts.
She came back out to say a quick goodbye and then left. A few minutes later, F came out. We talked about going for coffee, but then I reconsidered. Since this is a “lean” month, I’d rather go out for coffee on another night, when I haven’t been out of the house all day. I’ll need it more then.
We came back to F’s house and had a quiet evening in. I took a shower and F is trying to sleep. I don’t know if he’s succeeding yet!
Not sure what I’m going to get up to tomorrow. I have to cook dinner, but I might want to do some Postcrossing or something since I haven’t done any this year yet. Egads!
Come back later if you like and see what happens. Until tomorrow….
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