I wanted to leave Japan with some unique Japanese furniture and last Thursday the opportunity presented itself at a Bazaar.  We bought a jewelry box, a tonsu and a bar.  The woman selling the furniture told us that the brass on the bar is over 100 years old, a lotus and promotes peace and harmony.  I figured that was the only way to get happy drunks in the house.

I ended up pushing the bookcase over and putting the cat tree in front of the window.  The next place we rent won’t be nearly as small (I’m crossing my fingers).

I put the Tonsu in the office.  Another guest bed will eventually go there, but until then, the boys have a new toy.

We got a new channel the other day on JCom.  They did away with the Reality TV (we never watched it since they usually only played episodes of Cheaters and court room dramas..yikes).  So we got the SciFi channel, which would thrill my dad and my father in law if they were here.  And since it’s a brand new channel, they’re playing all pilots.  I’ve seen the pilot of both the X-Files and Quantum Leap.  I loved both shows as a kid, but my first love was Quantum Leap.  It’s highly embarrassing now, but as a 10 year old I loved Scott Bakula.  I thought he was dreamy.  OMG.

And now?  What a weird 10 year old I was!  Whose 10 year has a crush on this guy?  D.J. is laughing and pointing at me, saying, “I know!  This one, right here!” Must have been the streak of gray through the hair that dazzled me so.

Friday night I got a call from D.J.  They were in port, but weren’t allowed to leave the ship because they were finishing up the exercise.  Shara got home that day as well and came to meet Michelle and I for dinner at the Daiei.  She stayed at our house that night and I had to be back near the base at 8am Saturday morning.  I have a lesson very early.  After the lesson I began heading back home and D.J. called to tell me that he was done and I could pick him up.  So, after I quick U-turn, I was back on base and waiting at the dock.  The weather was really nice so when we got home, I made a stir-fry for lunch and we ate out on the patio.  We broke out the hookah and tried apple and then grape tobacco.

I think Shara enjoyed the tobacco.

Zorro was jealous.  We took him out later on the leash.

Doesn’t D.J. look so cute?  He had been awake all night.

Then D.J. and I went to Kamakura on Sunday to view the cherry blossoms.  They’re a little past their peak,  but still beautiful.

And I can’t go anywhere without seeing him.

Ahhhhh….spring.  The weather was nice (it’s cloudy and sprinkling now) and warm with a slightly cool breeze that got cooler as the day went on.  I did enjoy it!