July 27, 2024

 Saturday - Hot, sunny, and muggy with a spot of rain in the evening. 


I woke up this morning and it was so hot in the room. I went downstairs, then came back upstairs and went back to bed. I slept on for a while. I woke up but fell back asleep afterwards. When F came in the room to see if I wanted to go for lunch, I was asleep. Oh dear.  


I got up, got dressed and we left the house and went to the Komagihara spa. We looked for the restaurant and couldn’t find it for a minute, but it was upstairs. We went in and were able to get seated. It was a “traditional” Japanese restaurant. We both had the cheapest thing on the menu, it was a very nice set menu with chawanmushi, grilled fish and some sashimi as well as a few other things. It was good, but afterwards, we both thought it was a little small!


After our lunch, we toured the farmer’s market area but didn’t buy anything. Then, we decided to go over to Musashi to buy K some drinks. We weren’t sure whether to get her green tea or her favourite soda. We ended up getting both! Not as much soda though, we were worried about her getting too much sugar. I was annoyed because I saw an empty root beer can next to her on the table the other day and thought that she had taken one of my drinks! Ack!  I can’t get root beer in Tsuruoka, it’s so sad!


We came back to the house and put the drinks away. I went upstairs and relaxed, I changed my clothes because I was just too hot. F relaxed for a bit too. We were waiting for the social worker and the person from K’s Day Service to have a discussion. 


They showed up and although I was in the room, I really didn’t catch too much of what was said. Basically, it seems that K is going to go to her day service for an extra hour each week. I’m glad because us having to be back at the house at 3pm is a pain. We’ve normally just finished lunch and don’t have time for other things. 


After the people left, F grabbed a bento from a store for K and then we spent a few minutes thinking about what to do for our dinner. I suggested going to the Chinese place we like on the other side of the big park. F liked that idea so off we went.


We were able to get in, but they were quite busy. Still, we had some time, so it wasn’t a big deal. We ordered three dishes, some fried chicken, some yakisoba with vegetables…F got some crispy noodles which I liked, and we also got a vegetable stir-fry. Dinner was nice and we ate it all. It did take a while to arrive though.


We headed out to Mikawa after dinner. We went to Don Quihote and did a quick run-through of the store. F got a wallet and I got a cord for charging my phone as my usual one isn’t working well now. 


We drove over to the mall and went in. We went up to the cinema and bought our tickets. F and I had a few minutes so we grabbed a seat outside the cinema. The concession stand got a little busy, so I decided to get in line. It was a good call. 


We went into the cinema and split up. F took the munchies to our seats, and I went to the washroom. We went to see Deadpool & Wolverine. I really liked it. I was predisposed to like it of course and I really liked superhero films, so I got a lot of the jokes. I didn’t get all of them I’m sure, but I got most. I really enjoyed the movie. F said he fell asleep in it, but I didn’t. 


After the movie, we went out to the car via the vending machine to get drinks. Then we drove back to Tsuruoka and came to the house. I came upstairs and spent time on my computer, F spent time on his. And that was about it.


Today was a pretty good day. The movie was fun, although it definitely isn’t for everyone. It’s uber-violent and the language isn’t safe for work, but I had fun!


Come back later if you like and hear about my Sunday. Until tomorrow….

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