What happens when there are no pictures

This blog has been a blessing and a curse at the same time. While keeping it up to date makes me (us) want to do things in order to give everyone at home a good show, I feel empty if a weekend passes and there is no event to mention. After Nikko, both our bodies and our wallets needed a break. So recently, we've been entertaining ourselves with simply prepared home meals, watching Japanese TV on the internet, and sleeping early. There have been a few events that have kept us socializing such as a Rocky Horror Picture show movie night with some new friends, going to the Culture Festival of my School for the Blind, and continuing our Italian cooking lessons with a friend. Although this is not a typical "Adventures of Juni and Ron" (Ron and Juni), smaller things have made the weekends more of a weekend. It's a time to get over the last week of work and recharge. No thinking of lessons or ways to get the kids to talk. Not having to wake up early and get through the dense bike traffic (yes, it exists). And not having to waste six hours of my day behind a computer waiting for a class or some project to come up. Instead, the idea of sleeping in, having cereal for lunch, watching TV until our eyes hurt, and getting outside for a nice walk, seems like a better remedy for a long work week than a jammed weekend driving 500 kilometers to a new destination. Balance keeps both events valuable. We need these eventless weekends to appreciate the adventures. And visa versa.

Look at this apple!