I'm slowly going back to where I begun this journey. I'm feeling confident enough to write hiragana and am now, once again, listening to the Pimsleur's Japanese-"tapes", writing along as the lessons go. I finished lesson 2 earlier today and here's some of what I've written thus far:

すみません、えいごがわかりますか。
Sumimasen, eigoga wakarimasu ka? - Excuse me, do you speak English?

にほんごがすこしわかります。
Nihongoga sukoshi wakarimasu. - I know a little Japanese.

おはようございます。
Ohayou gozaimasu. - Good morning!

ありがとうございます。
Ariagatou gozaimasu. - Thank you!

いいおてんきですね。
Ii otenki desu ne? - It's nice weather, don't you think?

Of course, I write by hand, so it won't look as pretty as this. ;-] But it's good fun, and a good practice. :-]

The last line, about the weather, fits really well with where we are right now so I used it for the title. Spring (practically bordering summer) is a pretty nice season and for the last few days we've had really warm weather. いいおてんきですね。:-]