Gone out for sushi.

Thanks, all, for the encouragements about my own personal growth and my marriage. It’s a challenge — the marriage, that is — and honestly, it’s better at 6-1/2 months than I probably could have even expected. Maybe we’re just stacking the getting-to-know-one-another with the horrific-first-year?

I’m heading out of town for a bit to grab a bite of sushi. In Japan.

Well, really, Mike has business that takes him first to the small town of Misawa, then later to Tokyo. It’s 10:11pm, and in order to get to the airport in time to check my baggage for a 6:05am flight, I have to leave here no later than 3:30am. Ah, joy. I plan to keep myself up for a good while now, and then tank out on the long flight from Houston to Tokyo.

Oddly, this trip might (but I’m not promising) give me more of an opportunity to write. Mike’s working, but my agenda is semi-empty, at least the first week, since I haven’t found much to do in Misawa yet. I’ve been reading Parenting Beyond Belief as I’ve had time and hit the mood for deeper thoughts, and really do plan to scribble some of said thoughts down some day. Otherwise, I have a couple Jodi Picoult novels (thanks, Joy, for the loan!), some mystery/thriller brain candy, and the recent release of Carl Sagan essays.

Have a great couple of days, everyone, and I’ll be in touch!