December 24, 2022

Saturday - Rainy and warmer and wet

I heard F leave this morning. He took his mother off to get their vaccination. I slept a bit longer. I dragged myself out of bed around 9:30 or 10 I think. I went downstairs for a minute and saw that F was making some food for his mother. 

I went back upstairs. A little later, F came upstairs. We talked about going for lunch, but then I offered F a cup of something. He accepted and had some coffee. We relaxed for a few minutes and then we went off for lunch. 

We went out to Fujishima and had lunch at a place we’ve gone a few times. We were in an almost empty restaurant. I had a hamburger patty with veggies. It was served stew style, rice on the side, with a salad and a cup of coffee at the end. F had Pork Sauté and seemed to like his too. 

After lunch, we went over to Mikawa and did a little shopping. First of all, I got a new pair of slippers at Uniqlo and then we zoomed over to the big mall. We did some shopping. F got me a few things from the ladies department for my present and then we went over to the men’s department. I got him a new shirt and some underwear. It’s what he wanted, so it’s fine. After that, we went downstairs and had a drink at Mr Donut. We had a doughnut each too. 

We didn't eat KFC, but I just wanted to 
show Santa Saunders. KFC is Christmas
Dinner for many people in Japan!

We picked up a few things at the grocery store in the mall and then headed back into Tsuruoka. We had to pick up the cake at the mall and I wanted to visit the hundred yen shop. I did a quick run through of the shop and then went back to the car where F was waiting for me. 

We drove back to the house but we couldn’t park the car. The snowplough had gone through during the day and there was a wall of snow blocking us. F grabbed the big snow scoop, I went into the house and grabbed the smaller scoop I usually use, and we both moved snow. F did most of the work and cleared the entranceway, but I cleared the steps to the house and the area around the garage doors. 

F drove the car in and we took our stuff out and went into the house. I took most of our shopping upstairs and he gave his mother her bento. A few minutes later we left to go out and have our dinner.

I had asked that we go out to Cocos and F was okay with that. We were able to get seated almost immediately and ordered. I had the soup curry again and it was really nice. F had a hamburger set meal with a fish donburi too. We both had the drink bar and I ordered the special Christmas dessert. I gave F a little bit of it, but he didn’t want too much of it. 

They called this a Christmas Croquembouche! It was nice.

We came back to the house and came upstairs. I asked F if he would try and set up the DVR player and he took it out of the box. He started trying to set it up, but has discovered that he needs a code from our cable company. It’s not like I didn’t ask him to look at it earlier in the week when he would have more time to contact the company. Sigh. I would have liked it if he had. Still, at least he tried.

I watched a bit of TV tonight, but around midnight I turned it off. Nothing was too fabulous.  A little after midnight I wished F a merry Christmas and we had a little smooch. 

It is very late at the moment. Tomorrow we should do a little grocery shopping maybe and then I have to make Christmas dinner. I’m just doing a Nibbles Buffet again, but I am going to roast a chicken in my air fryer. 

Anyway, I’m off to bed. Merry Christmas if you celebrate, have a happy holiday if you don’t. Until tomorrow….