10nineteen

こんばんは！Greetings humans! 👽

Well, SXSW is happening here in Austin so things get a little crazy around town. But this morning I took the kids to Japanese school, then visited a cafe I like to go to. It’s not in downtown, but south of Town Lake, so I didn’t see many people. Plus I was there from about 8:30am – 10:30am. However, when I left the cafe, I saw that there was some SXSW activity in the same complex, and there was a guard at the entrance to the parking garage. It’s fun to have a lot of people visiting from out of town, actually. The city fills with an exciting vibe.

After I picked up the kids, we had lunch and then I took Koa to the batting cages to get some practice in. He’s really improving and can hit with decent power now. But he just needs to be more aggressive during the actual games. I’m sure he’ll get there though.

After that, I assembled a new barbeque for our backyard. It’s a smaller gas grill which should be pretty convenient. It took about an hour to put together but wasn’t difficult. Next up was disassembling Bay’s old IKEA bed. I guess he has outgrown it and wants a regular bed. He’s growing up!

So, that was a busy Saturday… and I am tired once again! But we got a lot done. It’s a good life!

Take care, humans! おやすみなさい！

-B 

こんばんは！Hello! Welcome to the weekend.

Another rainy day, but the weather should improve tomorrow and then the coming week will be very warm… almost in the 90s! Just in time for the SXSW crowds. But these past few days of rain have meant that Koa’s baseball activities have been cancelled. 😞  I hope the baseball field dries up quickly so he doesn’t miss any more games.

Speaking of SXSW, Mariko is doing some work coordinating some visitors’ activities so she’s really busy. I kind of want to head downtown this weekend and see all the people, but it’s a bit of a hassle too. Maybe I can sneak down tomorrow morning since I have to take the kiddos to Japanese school. I’d love to get an Uber from the school. We’ll see!

Today was super-busy for me. I was working from 7:30 in the morning all the way til 6 in the evening. Just a log going on, plus some unplanned work popped up. It sometimes happens. But not often, so I think it’s ok once in a while.

Today’s photo is of the items on my desk next to the monitor. I’ve got photos, some cd’s, old birthday cards, pens, etc. It’s all stuff that I like and make me feel good. 😄

Well, I hope you have a great weekend! I’m definitely going to try to enjoy it.

おやすみなさい！

-バロン