Date Night with Kan and James Taylor

So, Kan and I do not typically take a weekly "date night." Back in Lexington our idea of a good date night was putting Miyako to bed at 7:30, renting a movie, and enjoying some Wah Mei Chinese take out. Because Miyako goes to bed so early, and Kan traveled so much while we lived in Kentucky, we were both pretty content in staying home and enjoying relaxing in front of the big screen. Well, when you live in Tokyo, the New York City of the Far East, there are lots of opportunities for fun dates. And tonight we scored big. We splurged and bought tickets to see James Taylor with Carol King. One of the things on Kan's bucket list was to see James Taylor and it was an excellent show. Both of them were awesome. We enjoyed dinner beforehand with another couple at a fabulous hamburger joint. The hamburgers were quite fancy, large, and served with a bag placed over them while you ate so that the juice did not run on your hands. Seriously, the Japanese people think of everything. From there we shared a cab to the venue, which was the same place the Beatles performed when they came to Tokyo. It held about 10,000 people. You can tell we are older when we choose to go see James Taylor and not Lady Gaga, who is also coming to Tokyo this month. But it was so relaxing and such a great concert. We do not do stuff like this often, but when we do, we go first class. As my dad always said growing up, "It only costs a little more to fly first class." For me, I would rather do a big date like this every so often than a little one more often, if that makes sense. Just me. Oh, and one more note - Miyako did fairly well with her babysitter so we are making progress. I do not think our lady is going to quit on me! YAY!

Thanks Kan for a wonderful evening and for initiating a first class date.