have a cosy weekend!!

It was Thomas's Birthday in this week. 

To be honest, I haven't seen him much for past 7 months due to his job... ;-( He usually leaves home early morning and coming back home early morning next day. 

Thomas told me he will be off on his birthday,  just 2 days before and as you can imagine, I was in a little panic. 

So, I booked a hot stone massage for him and gave it with handmade birthday card and Racing license course ticket. 

Thomas is crazy about cars and I wanted him to forget about work sometimes... So hopefully he'll have a good time at the course.
Then we had a lovely lunch at the Dairy. 

I'll write about this restaurant next time, because we couldn't enjoy as much as we wanted... Our son is ALWAYS wakes up when we enter the restaurant. So one of us had to stand up to take him around and one of us rushing to finish plate by our selves... But the food was DELICIOUS at there! 

In the end of the night, Thomas told me it was very good day. 

I felt relieved... pheww!!  

I've been following this blog called "Eikoku shinshi to Kokusai Kekkon @London" (married to British gentleman, living in London). 

This talented Japanese lady called Aya who has great sense of humor, draws 4 frame manga based on her life with her husband.

I love her work very much. 

Unfortunately her site is Japanese only, so unless you speaks Japanese you won't get her funny story.  

She's also published her first book, quite recently. 

Because she's married to non-Japanese man, sometimes her story is over lap with my experience. It makes me laugh always. 

今週は、トーマスの誕生日でした。

実のところ、仕事でここ７ヶ月程殆ど会っていないトーマス。家には帰ってくるのですが、出勤は早朝、帰りは日付が変わった朝。

誕生日も休みがとれるよって教えてくれたのは、誕生日の2日前。プチパニックの私でしたが、とりあえずホットストーンマッサージを予約し、手作りのバースデーカードと、レーシングライセンスの受講、試験が受けられるチケットも合わせてプレゼント。

三度の飯より車が大好きなトーマス、日々の仕事の疲れもちょっと忘れて、レーシングライセンスのコース、楽しんでくれたら良いのだけど。

そしてお昼には、the Dairyで。とっても素敵で美味しいレストランなんだけど、私達はあんまり堪能出来ず…。

我が家の息子は、何故かいつもレストランに入店するとぱちっと目を開け、まるで自分も食べたいかのようにじーっと私達の食べている物を凝視。そしてグズグズ。なので、どちらか一人が席を立ち、あちこち歩き回ってあやし、もう一人は一人で急いで食べ終わらせるのに必死。そんなこんなでゆっくり楽しむ事が出来ませんでしたが、お料理はとてもお上品で美味しかったです。

次回じっくり書きますね。

そんなちょっとバタバタした一日だったけど、良い一日だったと言ってもらえたので、ホッとしました。

私が、もうしばらくフォローしているブログの一つに、こちら、英国紳士と国際結婚＠ロンドンが有ります。

あやさんと言う方が、ユーモアたっぷりにご自身の国際結婚生活を漫画で綴っているのですが、とても的を得ていると言うか、親近感も有り、本当に面白いです。

日本語のみなのですが、最近本も出版され、アマゾンや全国の書店及び楽天、セブンネット、e-hon等でも購入可能だそうです。

お互い国際結婚者として、あー分かる−!!!!と思う事が多々。自分の経験と重なります。

 

 Aya always takes extra care of what Ian (her husband) eat, for him to enjoy Japanese Food. Especially something unique taste..

Ian: Mozuku Su??

Aya: Its a seaweed and vinegar, it is taste like pickles.

 Ian getting used to new taste. 

Ian: Actually I like it!

Aya: yey!!

He is more interested in Japanese flavors and taste little by little, however.... 

Ian: What is this?

Aya: Ah!! maybe you are not ready for Karashi Takana... 

(Karashi Takana: simmered mustard leaves)

 Ian: It taste more powerful than it looks...

Aya: Try it with some rice.

Ian doesn't like Karashi Takana, since...

Well, today the weather has been really windy and raining all day. (I wake up by the rain slapping window this morning)

Tomorrow is not going to be very nice either. So I think I'll stay cozy at home. 

Have a cozy weekend everyone!!

さてと、今日のロンドンはとっても風邪が強くて一日中ほぼ雨降りでしたね。(今朝は雨音で何度か目が覚めました)

明日もなんだか冴えない天気の様なので、明日も家でぬくぬく過ごすとしますか。

皆さんもそんな週末を−!!