I woke up a little before the alarm went off and realized that I had forgot to set it (again). The alarm I’m using right now has to be turned off in order to quiet the buzzer and I don’t remember to turn it back on. Luckily, I haven’t slept in yet. So Eriko and I get up but we’re both tired. She didn’t sleep so well because she ate too much yesterday and I’m still getting used to sharing the bed. Today was a cereal day. I like cereal, so I don’t mind. ;) I played around on the computer until it was time to go to work. The morning went pretty well, although I can’t really say it was productive. The Shiki train ran a little early (Scott had a 1 o’clock meeting he didn’t want to miss) so I informed Eriko that we would be departing sooner than planned. She was waiting at 11:35 when the gang exited Isilon. There was Aaron, Eric, Scott, Zack, Eriko and I and we were met by Judy at the restaraunt. I liked my lunch but Eriko didn’t like hers. Afterwards, four of us went to Starbucks (Zack, Scott, Eriko, and I). I only had a hour before my next meeting so I didn’t accomplish that much. The next meeting (status and free-form discussion) lasted for 2.5 hours. Most of the participants left but 3 of us remained. It was interesting. I stuck around for another half hour and then Scott and I walked home. Eriko had just finished cooking dinner so we began to eat her first try at meatloaf. After dinner I did the dishes and drank some Pepsi. I spent some time on the computer adding a food section to her website (and watched Seinfeld). We picked the name and the color for the new page. I spent a little time researching a laptop and afterwards Eriko and I went jogging around QA. We ended up at the grocery store and looked at plants a little, but it was too dark to see the colors. Eriko wants to buy some for the window sills. Upon our return, we finished off the carton of mint chocolate chip ice cream (breyer’s, of course). She read her book and I tinkered around with some stuff for work (while we both listened to Mozart). At 10 we watched Seinfeld (great episode, Bizarro Jerry) and now Eriko’s showering. Soon it will be my turn and then, finally, sleep.

Woke up at 6:30. I was exhausted. I don’t think I slept too well. Partly because I was hot and partly because I had some wine near bedtime. I like alcohol but I just don’t know if I can really drink it as often as I’d like. Even in small quantities it seems to have a big impact on my system. Of course, the less I drink, the more of an impact it has the next time. Anyway, Eriko bounced right out of bed and started making breakfast. I pulled myself out after 5 minutes (snooze) and slugged down some milk/coffee. Breakfast went down quickly and I did a little paperwork or something until it was time for us to walk to work. Eriko packed me a lunch because my schedule was quite full and I was unable to come home. In the morning (before the string of meetings began) I was productive. The nice thing about having less time to work is that there is less incentive to procrastinate. I had a lot of meetings today. It wasn’t too bad though. I was able to “play” bridge at lunch (for about an hour). Before I knew it, it was 6 and time to go home. My boss caught me before I left and told me some interesting news. Things are changing at work… Eriko was finishing dinner when I arrived at home. We ate, watched Seinfeld, and spent some time on the couch together. She was a little too full and tired, so she decided to take a nap. I went into the bedroom and worked on preparing the AOS (adjustment of status) materials. After about an hour and a half, she woke up and I returned to the living room. Now Seinfeld, then shower, then bed.

Woke up at the usual time (6:30). Eriko made breakfast while I continued to read ‘Gone with the Wind’. Only tens of pages left. We walked to work, leaving the house about 7:40. Work was busy. I went out to coffee with my boss’ boss, and we talked about the future. Barely believable possibilities. Went home for lunch. Went home for dinner, arriving before 6. Eriko had dinner ready. I had some wine with dinner and read my book instead of the usual 7 o’clock Seinfeld. 1024 pages later, Rhett finally said “My dear, I don’t give a damn.” Eriko received a surprise phone call from her friend in Japan, so I busied myself at our desk. We went jogging around 8, for about 30 minutes. Then we ate some mint-chocolate chip ice cream. She made my lunch for tomorrow (today) while I paid bills/forecasted finances on the computer. Seinfeld at 10. Eriko showered, then I showered, then it was time for bed.

Finally.

Suprisingly, Eriko did not let me cook breakfast for her or take her out to lunch. She did let me schedule a 1.5 hr massage (a surprise to her), take her out to dinner, and to watch Annie. Annie was great; it was amazing to see girls aged 11 with so much talent.