Weekend Fun

Hi, Sorry it has been awhile since I have posted anything. We've had a busy weekend. The peanut and I did some shopping on Saturday during the day with the other girls. He made me go to this giant toy store and buy him things. I don't know how he has such power over me. For the girls out there, we also went to the Mikimoto pearl store. I was seriously tempted by a necklace - the one I liked only cost about $625. Really it was one of the less expensive items. I tried really hard to justify this purchase but I just couldn't do it. Peanut says I should be spending any extra money we have on him for the next 25 years. The other option was a single pearl in a tear drop setting, this was also a necklace and only cost a meer $140. When Aaron reads this it will be the first time he has heard that I almost spent a large sum of money that we don't really have. I did it though! I made it out of the store alive and without buying anything. But Dad if you really want to impress Mom for Christmas give me a call I could shop for someone else :)
Ok, so maybe the pictures need some explaining. Saturday night we went to Odaiba which is an island of reclaimed land off of Tokyo. We rode on the largest ferris wheel in the world which had an awesome view of the city at night. I took some pics of this but as we were behind scratched plexiglass the photos really don't do the view justice. Sunday me and Lauren took a day trip to Nikko. This is about two hours north of Tokyo by train. This time we really got out of the city and saw farmland and mountains. I don't know what it is about the Buddhists that make them think that elightenment can be achieved by walking up stairs but that seems to be the idea. The stairs on the left are one of three long flights of stairs to the Kitane temple. I was panting for several minutes at the top of each flight. The peanut and I are going to be in good physical condition for this whole birth thing!! There haven't been any athletes in my family but with his background we may find we have a track and field guy(or mountain climber) on our hands. Today I am back to work but I have plenty of photos to keep you interested for the rest of the week and I leave for the Japanese Concrete Institute yearly convention tomorrow which promises to be fun and exciting. For me at least!! See y'all later.