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The Wedding continued…

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As a continuation of Joy and Johnny’s wedding in Hawaii, we held a local reception on Saturday at the Cerritos Library.  The dress code was casual Hawaiian so it was great to be able to wear flip-flops to a wedding reception.

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The party was complete with a Thai feast, slideshows, speeches, dancing, drinking, and plenty of hijinks.

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I was so happy to see my family all together again and it was fun to see Johnny with his friends from all the stages of his life.

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There were lots of little kids and toddlers roaming around and it was fun watching little Brandon boogie down on the dance floor among all the grown-ups and slightly older kids. He’s the little guy in the sweatshirt on the bottom-right doin’ his own thang.

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Overall, the party was a success and ended with the bride and groom leaving the place in a dizzy slurring mess. We hung out with them this morning at the Magical House and it was good to see them alive and well with the exception of a little tiredness in their eyes.  I’ve been back in SF for only an hour and I miss home already.  I guess it’s time to book my next flight. 🙂

This is dedicated to Brother…

It’s National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day! Wooooooooo! I’ve always loved the combination but I’ve recently rediscovered the benefits of having it for breakfast each morning. I bring a slice of wheat bread to work, toast it at the cafeteria, grab a PB packet and a strawberry jelly packet, and voila! Breakfast!

Sprouty Update: Day 86

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Sprouty is still alive 86 days later.  Woohoo!

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As a matter of fact, he’s doing so well that I’m seeing some actual basil leaves growing!  However, I must admit that there was a scary moment when I returned from our week in Hawaii.  The leaves were limp and dried out and he looked super thirsty.  But luckily I got back just in time to give it a little water and it came back to life!  Good job, Sprouty!  Hopefully I will have some tasty basil leaves for a caprese salad by summer.  Mmmmm…

12 days

We are well within Week 2 of our “Veggie Experiment“.  I haven’t tasted fish, pork, chicken, or beef for the past 12 days and it’s been ok so far.  I guess I can think of only two big bummers so far:

  1. We attempted to go out to eat on our usual Wednesday last week and it was quite a learning experience.  We chose a place we go to regularly just to see how we could make this experiment work.  Unfortunately they were serving a special “BBQ Menu” that night.  Dude!!!  It’s bad enough that I had to go veggie but I couldn’t try any of their special BBQ items!  Jes explained to the waiter that we were trying to go veggie so he brought us the bar menu and we luckily found a few items to try.  But we didn’t get to have any brisket!!!  Bummer.
  2. Today I was feeding one of my patients who is an extremely picky eater and  I managed to coax him into eating some of his omelet and pancake.  He also had 2 strips of bacon sitting there on his plate, which he COMPLETELY REFUSED.  It was killing me!!  It smelled so good and this little kid was refusing the “magical animal”!!!!!  I wanted to just gobble it up for him and pretend it never happened but I reluctantly tossed in the trash.  Double-bummer.

So, last Friday we added egg to our “OK foods” and this Friday was supposed to be when we add fish again.  However, after figuring out that my brother’s wedding reception was coming up in 2 weeks, we decided to keep going without fish for an additional week.  So, by the time the reception rolls around, we will be back to our regular carnivorous diet just in time for the tasty Thai feast.  I can’t wait!

Wintery Spring

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Friday was the first day of Spring and headed up the mountain to Tahoe for one last hurrah.  On Saturday morning, we drove to Northstar and found lots of dirt, no snow on the road, and sunny skies.  In the parking lot, we contemplated turning around and going back to the cabin but luckily we stuck with the original plan.  We bought half-day tickets, had lunch at the bar, and headed up the mountain at noon.  The trees were all green and there were dirt patches everywhere but by 1 pm, it started to snow snow snow!  Woohoo!

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There was just enough slush from the morning and new powder on the ground to make it an awesome afternoon on the slopes. That’s Victor and Susie riding the wide-open runs.

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On Saturday night and Sunday morning, it dumped about 1-2 feet of snow.  Check out the photo I took on Saturday afternoon and then on Sunday morning.  Wow!!!  Koa also got to play in the snow and seemed almost confused by all the white stuff.

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Our drive home was a little nerve-racking but we managed to get past chain control without having to put chains on and without an accident.  This is what it looked like from the road.  All this was green only 12 hours ago!

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The cabin we rented in Tahoe City was pretty awesome.  For $150/night, we got a 3-bedroom, 2-bath, two-story house with all the modern conveniences and SO MUCH SPACE!  I’m tempted to book the house again for a summer trip.

I thought my snow season was over but this weekend proved me wrong.  I wonder how much flights are to Utah right now…

New Game!

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We just finished an 8-day trip filled with rich foods and tasty treats and our fridge is completely empty.  So, we’ve decided to start a new project, which we will call “The Veggie Experiment”.  Jes wanted to try eating like a vegetarian for one week.  Yep, you read it correctly.

For this week, here are the rules:

1) no beef, chicken, or pork
2) no fish
3) no eggs

Things that are ok to eat this week: dairy (yay cheese!), things made with eggs (like pasta).

Today was Day One and we went to Trader Joe’s to stock the fridge.  We bought lots of stuff that Jes would never try before but I was looking forward to trying lots of new items.  For dinner we had cheese quesadillas, black beans (Jes hates beans), salsa, and guac. Yum.

In the next few weeks we’ll add one of the forbidden items and work our way back up to being omnivores again.  It’ll start with adding eggs, then fish, and then the meats.  I’m curious to see how bacon tastes after this is over.  Does anyone want to join us?!