i noticed that i have a some soreness in my legs… is it from working out two days ago? either that or the MASSIVE amount of snow (for Seattle) caused them to work extra hard yesterday… =)

i grow to understand my father’s frustration. sometimes i write Eriko a note with my only intention to send a little love her way and have a positive impact on her day. but sometimes she’ll respond in a way that throws me off completely; she’ll point out a mistake in my Japanese. many times she can pull it off smoothly, but if the stars are aligned just right than she gets particuarly annoyed (or that is the impression i have) with my mistake and her correction seems a little more harsh than necessary.

I have the cutest nephew in the world!

i didn’t make it up for exercise this morning… and if it happens once, it can happen again. i went to bed about 10 but couldn’t get comfortable. i woke up at 2 am convinced it was 5 am and determined not to go. once i realized the true time i turned off my alarm clock. hmmm…

Eriko tried to call me again tonight and then asked that I call her. I did and we talked for about an hour. The connection wasn’t real good and it took a while to get used to it. Naturally, by the time I did it was time for her to go. :P At first she was pretty worried – I guess her aunt and others have been warning her about the U.

i woke up at 5 am this morning and managed to pull myself together and head for all-star fitness. my co-worker, Kip, gave me a five-day pass. it took me a while to figure out how to work the machines, etc, but eventually i completed a 35 minute workout on the treadmill. by the end of the workout i was much less self-conscious and found i might actually be enjoying myself… ;P my routine is all messed up, however, as i had to walk home after working out to get lunch so i ended up taking a shower there.