Cherry trees and situps

It's been hard to wake up at a decent hour lately when I don't have to be at work at 8:30. I will admit, it's nice being able to sleep in until 10:30am, but I do actually miss the routine. I spent a lot of money when Josh was here, so I have been trying to save and just have been staying around Matsudo this week. Yesterday I decided I was going to ride my bike to the next town over, Yabashira. That's when I discovered my bike was stolen AGAIN! I actually find it quite comical now. I just don't understand why someone walks off with my bike, returns it a week later, and then takes it again. So needless to say, I couldn't ride my bike to Yabashira! Carly was gracious enough to lend me her bike and then I was ready to set off.

In town I found some pretty cherry trees. There were some cute shops that I wanted to go in, but it was super super windy out and I was blowing over on Carly's bike, so after hitting the 99 yen store, I headed home. On my way back I saw this little picture painted on the ground and I couldn't resist a photo. I have no idea what it says!

The weather is getting warmer and I want to take advantage of that. In the spirit of spring, Carly and I are going to have a picnic tomorrow afternoon at the park near our apartments. I'm actually pretty excited. I'm going to make some peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I'm not sure what else we'll have, but I'll figure something out. There are some beautiful cherry blossoms in that park, so I will most definitely take some pictures and post them up tomorrow night :)

I decided I needed to start a work-out program, so I made some charts and put them on my closet door. I'm going to run 3 times a week for 20 minutes each time, as well as do 200 situps and 10 pushup daily. My arms are so weak, so I can only do 10 a day! haha I'm doing good so far. Hopefully i can keep it up!