聖子さんと久しぶりにあってご飯食べたあと、天気がいいので雑司ヶ谷のほうに行ってみた。初めて行ったけど、鬼子母神周りに小さなカフェが点々としていて閑静な住宅街。豊島区区役所の近くにこんな場所があったんだ。
その後、都電に乗って飛鳥山公園、北とぴあから景色を眺めた。
I met Seiko after a year. We had lunch in Ikebukuro and walked towards Zoshigaya. It was my very first time to be there. Around Kishibojin, there are a couple of cosy cafes. I didn't think there was a quiet residential area near theToshima Ward office.
We then got on the tram to go to Asukayama Koen, then go up to the observation floor of Kitatopia.
This was the first East without Arata for me. I'd been away from him once before when he started high school but that was only for a couple of months.
As usual, it was last minute, I went out to look for Easter eggs, which I found at Kaldi. We usually have a sandwich with a crushed egg in a hot cross bun. I thought it was a tradition from either NZ or Denmark, but after a thorough search online, I couldn't find any evidence. Then Jason casually told me that it was something Nana started! Well, Aratakara are only the second generation!
3週間ほど実家に帰っておらず、母が少してんぱっていたので、日帰りで実家へ。天気も良く暖かかったので、コモンズカフェに行こうとしたが閉まっていたので大和田駅の先まで行ってカフェでランチ。堀崎公園の桜は相変わらずきれいだった。
I was looking for a picture of when i was a baby on cheeky donkey and was scrolling and randomly found this and just curious.
http://laksa.jasonrumney.net/2008/07/3y6m-1y9m-fate.html
マルエツの前あたりから家に帰るまで、いやー、なんて説明しようって少しドキドキしたけど、家に着くと、タカラが、「すでに兄弟会議今朝した」という。
どうしてそうなったかは、当時のブログに書いている通りだけど、タカラが大変でもう一人いたら、タカラへのアテンションが足らなくなって大変なことになる、経済的にも無理だと思ったと話した。
ジェイソンは「こういうことはアラタが思っているよりはよくあることだ」と説明して、なんとなく子供たち納得したかな。
タカラは、「小さいころロボットの弟という架空の話していた時、どう感じてたの」なんて言ってた。それはつながってなかったけど、「もう一人いたら、カナタにするつもりだった、アラタカラどっちかがこの名前子供につけてね。」
オリはミドルチャイルド、なんてアラタカラは言い出してるけど・・・。ちなみにジェイソンは、彼女を妊娠させたとか、そういうことを想像していた・・・だって。
This morning, Arata LINEd us saying 'I want to talk to you all later today'. It was not typical and I wondered if he would want to introduce his girlfriend? Anyway, I totally forgot about that and on my way home, after going to the gym, I received a shocking message from him to our family line group.
I was looking for a picture of when i was a baby on cheeky donkey and was scrolling and randomly found this and just curious.
http://laksa.jasonrumney.net/2008/07/3y6m-1y9m-fate.html
Ohhh, finally he found it. From around Maruetsu to home, I was thinking what to say. When I got home, Takara said they had already had brothers' discussion this morning.
The reason why we chose the decision has already been mentioned in my blog. So I just explained briefly it was mainly because we didn't think we could handle one more as we was already more than a handful especially with super energetic toddler Takara. In addition, we didn't think we would financially manage with 3.
Jason added, 'This kind of thing happens more than you think.' I think that says it all. Boys looked accepted.
Takara asked how I felt when he mentioned his imaginary younger robot brother. I really didn't connect them together, but I told him we would have named him Kanata and asked them to use it on one of their children.
Aratakara started to say jokingly 'Takara is our middle child.'
By the way, Jason thought the news would be something like Arata had impregnate someone!熊谷高校ラグビー部が悲願の初全国大会。大会委員会の推薦枠とは言え、初の快挙。相手はあまりのも強豪で完封負けしちゃったけど、午前休取って観戦へ。
横田先生関係で、山沢兄弟がすぐそこで観ていたので写真撮ってもらいました。
タクシーで熊谷駅→東京駅まで新幹線で出社。新幹線便利すぎる。
I went to watch a rugby match for Kumagaya Boys' high school. It was their first time qualifying for the nationals, although they got in through one of the spots for the recommended spots by the High School Rugby Committee.
They were up against one of the top teams in Japan, so they couldn't win, but it was still a good experience for them. The Yamasawa brothers, Yokota sensei used to coach, were there and I took a photo with them.
アラタがケルンでお世話になった、アニカのご両親だけど、もともとペナンで同級生だったトーベンのおばあちゃんとおじいちゃん。今回、渡独後初めて二人にも会った。東京にも来たことがあったので数年前に会っているけど、どんな話をしたのかな。日本からちょっとしたお土産を二人に買って行ってたのであげられたみたい。
