Yoko ... date #1

Ok as promissed here is the story of the last week or so and an insight into Steve's current love life. First off Rina got sick last week (or at least that is her claim) and as such we didn't go on our second date on Sunday. The vibe I got from her wasn't all that great so she is out of the picture.
On Saturday I went on my first one on one outing with Yoriko. We just got coffee after she got off work, but it was nice to spend some time with her and who know where things will go with her. Her uncle is dying which is sad, but she doesn't seem all that broken up about it. However I'm not sure if our "date" on Sunday (New Years Eve) will happen or not. Right now she is in Tokyo visiting her father with her mother and won't be back till the 30th.
However that is not the reason for this blog. As most of you who have been reading my blog should be aware last night was my first date with Yoko, the High School music teacher, who I met a few weeks back. She was quite lovely as I remembered her being and has the best smile ... so from these first few lines should be getting the picture that I like her. Anyway, we went to dinner and got curry and nan at a nice little restraunt on the Miukidori (kind an outdoor shopping mall, road, thing ...) We chatted and I finally got to know her age, get ready to laugh ..., 32! I know go ahead and stare at the guy who has the hots for an older woman. She seemed to think I'd run away after finding that out, but I didn't even miss a step. If you remember a much earlier blog I speculated she must be around that age. So after that we walked over to an Irish style pub that a couple of my neighbors were playing a gig at. So we listened to them and we talked for over three hours :). It was exactly what a date should be. We each had one drink (just for the atmosphere) and I discovered she is a big fan of Bailey's and milk! After that I walked her to the train station (she still lives with her folks ... a very Japanese thing to do i guess with unattached young people in Japan) and we sorta hugged. I gave her a peck on the cheek just before she left ... perhaps not the best thing since PDA really doesn't happen in Japan, but I couldn't help it and I would much rather have kissed her full on (but I thought that would be TOO forward of me). So afterward I met up with my neighbors and i got an email from her. One of my neighbors "interpreted" its meaning. It was in English, but I didn't know how to read between the lines. Apparently she REALLY digs me and I have to say I dig her too :). We have another date on New Years day! A lunch date. She is very busy until then :(.
So after my date the usual hijinx ensued. When ever I go out with my neighbors usually we drink a bit too much. BUT, I was safe and didn't drink too much (for once). Japan is a bad influence in that way, but I think now that I'm on my healthy gig again I will hopefully show more restraint. Thats all for now, off to teach a class.