End of May Already!!!

Wow, can you belive that it is the end of May! How insane! Where does the time go! Another busy week in our household. Mainly for me I guess, as I had Monday and Tuesday in the office, only Tuesday I was helping out at a clients all-day seminar event in Akihabara. The good thing was that I could go straight to the event from home and go directly home afterwards, so it meant only a 40 min commute instead of an hour and 20 which is what it takes me to get to the office. Pretty normal commute for Tokyoites though... I was home by 7pm last night, which was a lovely change.
On Monday, I had sushi lunch with the girls at work. God I love sushi. There is a great place on the ground floor of one of the station buildings in Meguro. There is usually a huge line up, but we managed to get in without a problem on Monday. Mr. Nemo doesnt like sushi, so we dont eat sushi out together, so I try and drag the girls there once a month at least so I can get my fix!
On the way out to lunch Monday I ran into my friend Momo-chan, and we arranged to have lunch next Monday and catch up. It has been a few months since I have seen her, even though she also works at Meguro! It really is unforgivable, how we let the time pass us by...
I also heard from my dear friend Fumiko who mailed me to see if we can mend our broken friendship. She said that she is rather busy, trying to balance work and looking after her little boy who is about 1 year old I guess, and so she said she would get back to me about when she is free. It feels so good to be in contact with her again.
The end of this week marks the end of May and I have another installment in my 2-month translation job to submit this weekend. I am pretty much on track with only 3 pages to go, so hope to have it done by Friday so I can at least relax on the weekend before starting the next part on Monday.
It is getting warm in Tokes these days and it is likely that the rainy season will be here sometime early June, meaning in the next week or so! I hate the rainy season so much, and I fear this year is going to be a stinker of a hot summer!
I am hoping to get 2 pages of solid work done this afternoon, so that I can head out for a walk at dusk today. I love this time of year when there is still a little crispness in the air in the early mornings and at night, as its the perfect weather for walking. Althought now that I think about it, I had arranged with mum to skype this evening, so I guess my walk will be early tomorrow morning. I hope it doesnt rain, cos I have been eager to get out and back to a walking schedule for a while. So easy to let it slide when you are busy.
Loving my new workspace, btw! Helps with the motivation and feeling productive, as I seem to get a lot of work done in my new space.
Pay day today, which is always a good day! I transferred the rent this morning, and have to go pay some bills at the convenience store later this afternoon. Always feels good to get those out of the way, and be debt free.
We had dinner with Mr. Nemo's mum on Saturday and Sunday night last weekend. Saturday I made some tofu hamburgers and made about 15 little ones so I took her down about 5 and we got to chatting. We had some tea over chats, and after an hour or so the Mr. came down and we ended up staying for dinner. I popped upstairs to get the rest of the mini tofu hamburgers, and some rice I cooked, while Mum-in-law threw together a quick salad. It was a really lovely ad-lib meal. Then she offered to make us dinner on Sunday night too, cos she knew that I would be working all day at home. We jumped at the offer, and I roasted some pumpkin and potatoes in the oven and took them down that night. I love baked pumpkin done in the oven with a brush of olive oil. It is so healthy and the pumpkin is always so sweet. No need for anything else.
Mr. Nemo's mum is a sweet little thing, and so down to earth. We get on really well, and I can spend hours down there talking with her just one-on-one. I try and do that at least once a week and have dinner with the three of us once a week as she doesnt get out much due to her poor knees and I am sure she must be lonely as Otosan still works and is late everynight.