I slept very poorly and had a hard time waking up; I got poked by Eriko to get
out of bed. I had some yogurt and honey and left for work; Eriko was still
sleeping. I arrived at work about 7:30 and a few minutes to prepare for an
interview at 8. I reviewed some work I had done the day before and had the
usual morning meeting. I did some more work on my problem and soon it was time
for an early lunch. Zack and I met mom, dad, and Eriko at work and we walked
aimlessly down the street until Eriko suggested Shiki (a Japanese restaraunt).
We guided the tour in that direction and soon were enjoying a nice meal. I had
to rush home after lunch to pick up a copy of Eriko's birth certificate and
make the translation electronically available (as I was meeting the translator
later in the day). I made it back to work by 1, in time for a regular meeting.
I printed out the translation and attended two meetings before heading off to
my Japanese lsson. Hideki (my teacher) didn't have anything to do after class
and wanted to avoid traffic, so he came over to show me where the starter was
on my MG. He met Eriko and received a quick tour of our place. After Hideki
left, Eriko and I waited for our dinner guests. Zack showed up (but couldn't
let himself in) and soon let mom & dad in as well. We sat around for quite a
while, drank some wine, talked, looked at wedding photos, ate nuts and
eventually made our way to an Indian restaraunt down the street. Eriko was
suffering, as she had not partaken in may of these snacks. Dinner was good
(although not India Bistro) and everyone was thorougly stuffed. We said our
bon voyage to mom & dad (they leave for a 2 month cruise in two days), and
started the evening routine which ends up with my eyes shut.