From Pennies To Yennies

Dan and I had a busy weekend with our friends Mariko and Evan!

I don’t work Fridays, but since Dan does, he and I met our friends Mariko and Evan at Tokyo Disney Sea at 6. We enjoyed a night of rides and shows. The spring evening weather was fabulous! Warm with clear skies, no need for a jacket 🙂
Mariko and I ready for fun!

Dan and I

Saturday I worked in the afternoon, and then Dan and I ran 6 miles. Nothing too exciting. Sunday we went hiking at Mount Takao! Again Evan and Mariko joined us and we all had a good time huffing and puffing up the mountain.

Dan and I ready to go!

We walked hundreds of stairs to the top

We made it to the top!

At the top of Mt. Takao was literally hundreds of people picnicking, enjoying beers, taking photos and napping! We all enjoyed popsicles before heading back down.

We saw neat sights on our way down, like shrines and temples!

One last photo op before heading down

As we were making our way down the mountain, we saw signs for a chair lift. We decided to ride down the last half of the mountain, and it was so fun! We had great views and it was a nice rest for our feet.

Mariko and Evan riding down the mountain

Once at the base of the mountain, we browsed some shops before heading home. Dan and I had to change quickly- it was his aunt and uncle’s last night in Japan!
One hour later…

We had an amazing Korean BBQ feast thanks to his aunt and uncle, and heard their stories from their trip down to Kyoto and Nara. After our fantastic meal, drinks and stories, we wished them a safe trip home.
Dan with his Aunt Linda and Uncle Clyde

All in all a good weekend! It’s just been another ordinary work week so far, and now it’s Wednesday night. Last night Dan and I went for a run. We’ve been having calibration issues lately, but I’ll get into that in another blog post when I’m not so sleepy!