Eriko and I slept in until about 8. She was hungry and couldn't sleep anymore.
I probably could have remained in bed for some time. ;) I offered to make
breakfast and cooked up some chocolate-chip pancakes, crispy bacon, and
grilled toast. It took me a while (I have no griddle) but she wanted patiently.
Finally, we ate, and it was yummy. =) I then proceeded to relax on the couch
with my eyes clothes for a little while. I also watched some of the little
league world series game between an island in the Carribean and Hawaii. Then we
went to Kinko's to see about our wedding announcements. We've taken a wedding
photo of us and are turning it into a postcard. After about 15-30 minutes of
discussion, we scheduled an appointment on Tuesday @ 8 to review the proof.
Next, we headed to Uwajimaya for some groceries. Eriko finished rather quickly,
and it may have taken longer to enter the parking lot (due to traffic throttled
by a single gate) then to leave the store. On the way back, we listened to
the Mariner's game on the radio a bit. Arriving at home, I continued to pay
attention and watched them on TV as well as the end of the LLWS. Hawaii made a
great comeback (3 runs) to put the game into extra innings (7). Then they won
it with a dong. It was exciting but heart-wrenching to wach the players
(they're 11 & 12 yr old boys) on the other team cry. They were very
sportsmanlike but wore their heart on their sleeves. Eriko and I lounged around
for a while; I worked on reviewing my Japanese in preparation for class on
Tuesday. Not being hungry, we decided that a walk to Safeway to buy ice cream
might be enough to stir our appetites. I was greatly dissappointed to find out
that there was no mint-chocolate chip ice cream! We bought a carton of
strawberry and a carton of sundae, but I couldn't hide my sadness. Eriko made
dinner went we returned and afterwards we dug into the ice cream. It was bad.
The cartons had both melted and been re-frozen, which eliminates the
creaminess. That's what I get for not buying what I wanted; in retrospect I
should have tried another store (although the cartons were buy 1/get 1 free,
which is why everything else had sold out). I continued to review my Japanese
in the evenings and we watched a bit of the Eagles Farewall I tour on TV before
heading off to bed.