lucky for some?

So we are home again - got back last night, 12 hours after we left, hahaha!

Ah, I am still giggling whenever I think about it.

I can't work out if it beats the time J drove us all the way to his parent's besso (strategic departure of 10pm to take advantage of the cheap highway toll), only to park the car and realise that he forgot the key (they weren't there) and we drove all the way home TO PICK IT UP and go back again!! 4hours plus driving back and forth!

Or if it beats the time I booked my parents and me into a hotel that didn't exist (still unsure of the details of that one, as my Japanese was a bit rusty and I was only 17years old at the time ;)

Anyway, we can't work out if yesterday was actually a lucky day for us or not.

Unlucky stuff:
* Obviously, booking a hotel for the wrong night ranks pretty high here, although I don't know if "unlucky" is the right word to describe that (lol)

* As way of saying sorry for the royal stuff up, J actually decided to take me to yakitori for dinner!! This is a big thing, as he NEVER takes me to yakitori for some reason, (I wasn't even upset, wish he pull this card more often when I actually am pissed off at something he has done haha) and we found 2 yakitori places at Yugawara, on the way home. The first one was more like a snack in someone's house, so we decided to try the other, which we couldn't find for ages, as the map was not clear (when will you get the hint: STREET NAMES, please, Japan!) When we eventually did find it, I took the opportunity to change L's nappy in the car before we went in, and in the time I was doing that, a couple of people entered the yakitori joint in front of us, and took the last seat ;(
So we had dinner at COCOs.

* we got stuck in a bit of traffic coming back home, thanks to an accident.

The lucky stuff
* J DIDN'T get booked for crossing the orange line (changing lanes) on the highway near the exit. The police officer standing on the side of the road fully SAW him do it but LUCKILY the officers 50m up the road booking cars already had 3 cars at the side of the road they were booking, and there was no space for them to wave us in, so we escaped!

* J DIDN'T get charged a cancellation fee for the hotel for Sun (tonight's) booking ;)

* The blue smurfs won the soccer last night...hmph. Lucky for SOME I guess.