3-day weekend

Good morning. How was your 3-day weekend? Did you go anywhere or do anything special?

I had Sunday and Monday off. I was really looking forward to going to Awajishima and chilling on the beach, but due to unforeseen circumstances(=something came up), I had to cancel the trip. But like Nadeshiko Japan, I also believe in "Never give up/ Don't give up!!!". As long as you don't give up, something good will happen. That is one of my mottos!

So, after a semi-slow morning of reading the paper while drinking coffee, I had some toast for breakfast and then headed out to Mukogawa River with my new shiny blue "Sun Shelter." Do you know what a sun shelter is? Well, if not, let me explain. It is like an umbrella, or a cabana, that provides shade and protects you from the sun.

I found a great place by the river, and set up the sun shelter. It was easier to assemble(=put together) than I thought it would be, but one of the pieces was broken. A defect. However, I made the best of it and found a way to make it work for the day. And everything was swell!! After laying back in the sun shelter for a few hours, playing in the river, reading a book, and dozing off for a few minutes, I decided to go to my favorite waterfall in Nigawa. It is a little difficult to get there, you have to walk through the forest a little and climb a few rocks, but once you get there, it is definitely worth it. Because it was a Sunday, there were many people-kids, and teenagers mostly already there. I fit in perfectly because my heart and mind are much younger than my actual age ;) But many of the young and wild and rebellious teenage guys, jump off the cliffs into the water. The jump from two places, one is about 3 meters high, and the other is about 7 meters high. I pass on that activity. I am, and never have been, so young or rebellious. Anyway, I swam in the water, sat under the waterfall, basked in the sun. It was a great feeling!! I felt alive!!!

It was about 2pm at this time. I will write about the rest of that day, as well as the National Holiday(See/Ocean Day) which was on Monday, sometime later this week.

Update: The typhoon didn't come to Osaka...