Up not-so-early, I got into work about 8 but didn’t start to focus until about 9. The rest of the morning was relatively productive, though. Lunch was good and the afternoon was routine + a nice talk with my new boss. Dinner was yummy and then Eriko called her mom. I finished watching a lecture and we spent some time together.

I woke up at 7:30, missing my opportunity for a lecture. I washed the dishes, which were left in the sink from the night before. Eriko was woken up by this and we enjoyed a rare morning together. We ate some boxed donuts (which were pretty nasty). I got into work a little after 8 (since I decided to soak up the quality time with Eriko). I was relatively productive as the only meeting that was scheduled got cancelled. Eriko was in a good mood for lunch. The afternoon was also productive, minus the (now) routine coffee break with Zack. It sure is nice to live so close. Dinner was a little late as Eriko was talking to her mom when I arrived home. We were both tired after dinner (why me?) and spent some time lazing around and watched TV. I did dishes whil eEriko showered and then watched an episode of anime.

I slept in late, again. My ingenious plan to wake up early and watch lectures isn’t working so smoothly… I left for work soon after and had a productive morning. During lunch, Eriko was very quiet until I was about to leave. The afternoon was productive with the exception of an afternoon coffee break with Zack. I’ve started drinking decaf. I like the taste, but don’t need the caffeine. I walk and talk with Scott on the way home. Eriko had already eaten when I arrived and was talking to her mom on the phone (skype) but dinner was prepared (which was nice). After the phone call, Eriko proposed another name, ‘momoko’. I don’t know about that one either, but it is nice to know that she is not set on a particular name. We don’t even know the sex yet. Eriko had a headache, so I massaged various body parts (hand, neck, and head). We went to Safeway to buy a few things. I continued watching the baseball game (on mute) and cut some apples for Eriko. Then shower/bedtime.

I woke up late – the exercise really tired me out. At work I was productive. Lunch was good and the afternoon was productive again (of course, I attended Japanese class). Dinner was yummy and the evening was going well until we got into a bit of an argument about the baby’s name. Eriko was convinced that Satoko was the name and I wanted to hear alternatives. There was some silence and I concentrated on the baseball game. Eventually we got over it (although we didn’t discuss it again) and Eriko helped me with my Japanese homework.

I woke up at 6:30 (on purpose, via the alarm) and watched a lecture for about 45 minutes. Work was productive, and there were no meetings scheduled! How nice. Eriko and I had lunch together, which was nice. The afternoon was also relatively productive and I had only one meeting (for management training homework) and it was really just a complaining fest. After that, I had coffee with Zack and got nothing else done. At home, dinner was delicious. Eriko was in a good mood and we spent some quality time on the couch together. While she went to take her shower, I went to the exercise room and rode the bike. It was difficult! Afterwards, I watched a little TV while doing the dishes, and then it was bedtime.

We slept in today – the alarm was off and we took advantage, finally rising out of bed about 10 AM. I was still stuffed from the Indian the night before, but Eriko was hungry. She made herself some breakfast and I watched. We lazed around and eventually Eriko started taking a nap, so I moved into the bedroom and started watching a UW Colloquia lecture on my handheld media player. That worked pretty well, although the lecture was a little boring. The whole day went by quickly, even though we didn’t do anything. We watched some TV, I did some Japanese homework, Eriko talked to her mom, Eriko made herself several meals (I just snacked on ice cream and leftovers, as I was never really hungry), I watched some more Japanese anime, and we wrote thank you cards as well as a birthday card for Katrina. In the evening we watched the 2nd game of the world series, which was great. After that, I typed up some journal entries and Eriko looked at some magazines. While Eriko showered, I exercised. After I showered, Eriko continued to look at magazines and I watched two anime episodes.