Our Date!

Yesterday was our wedding anniversary. The last couple of years I would say our anniversary celebrations have not been the best. Last year we both forgot to get money from the bank and had to settle for a cheap dinner at a fast food place. This year we did a little more planning and we had a really nice evening. Lane and I have not been on a date for months. I think that last date was in July or June; too long basically. We had our good Friend the Sasakis baby-sit. Big thanks to them.

For our date we decided to go to Akiu. Akiu is very famous in Japan for their Onsens. Onsens are special mineral fild, from the earth, all natural hot springs. This was my first time to the Onsen, so we rented a private spa. You have to go naked so this is why we rented our own and so we could be together. Men and Women have to go into the Onsens separately.

We ate dinner at a restaurant in the Hotel which served good traditional Japanese food. I had Curry rice and Lane had fried Oysters. It was very good. Then we went and sat in the Onsen. We rented it for an hour and it was such a neat new experience. The water was so hot, but the outside air was so cold, so you quickly get use to the hot water. We were right along the river and we could just look up at the stars. I had really hoped it would snow, but it did not. It was a great date and a fun new experience.

I know what you are thinking- who took that picture? Don't worry we took this picture using the timer on the camera.