dinner and dessert

IMG_4934.jpgWe had dinner at Palms Thai Restaurant last night in Hollywood with Holly, Jimmy, and Huy. The food was yummy but apparently not spicy enough for Jesse. The Thai Elvis also sang for us and Jimmy was pretty pumped about it.  You can’t really beat chowing down on Tom Yum Koong while listening to “Rub Me Tender”.

Afterwards, we went to a bakery for some dessert and got to have a more civilized conversation without shouting across the table or saying “huh?” so many times. It’s always nice to catch up with old friends. Huy’s not in town very often so it’s always good to hear what he’s up to and the status of his deployment. I can’t believe he actually has to go to Iraq next year. Luckily, it will only be for 6 months.

Let the holidays begin!

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Shopping List:

  • carrots (4)
  • onions (2)
  • sweet potatoes (7)
  • elixir of the mongoose (24)
  • lemon

Got ’em! It’s Thanksgiving and what fun it is to cook a feast!

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We had Thanksgiving dinner at our house last night and it was yum yums! We made the usual recipes including my awesome fresh cranberry sauce. Jes worked very hard and prepared the dinner with limited WoWing and some elixir to keep him going. The house was full and Koa had to stay out in the patio all night. We also got to meet Jeanie’s fiance, Rick, and Jes’ dad had us sing a funny little song after we said grace. Turkey Day has come and gone and left us with a fridge full of leftovers.

Here are the photos…compliments of Uncle Dennis.

Reverse Dinner

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We had the cousins (Pish, Debbie, Ishya, Billy, Marie, Kenji) and Brother over last night for some prime rib and poker. This was Ishya and Billy’s first visit to our house and we spent the evening trying to convince them to move down to the OC. (MOVE DOWN!) Cole got his fill of cheese and crackers and I think Koa did too. Unfortunately, the meat was so big that we had to wait a few extra hours for it to finish cooking. But have no fear! We were a resourceful group and played poker first, ate dessert (mmm, Harvest Pie), and finished the evening with dinner. It actually worked out well in the end since Cole was knocked out by dinner time and his parents were able to enjoy a peaceful meal with the rest of us. It was fun to have everyone together in one place and the food wasn’t bad either.

Here are the photos.

just like new

Apple Care rocks.  I sent my macbook out for service on Thursday and got it back today!!  It’s only Tuesday!  Anyway, it looks like they gave me a whole new case (keyboard, touchpad, screen, etc.) and did something to the hard drive to make it work again.  My settings were the same as I left them and it works great.  OK Apple, you’re forgiven.  I don’t hate you anymore…at least until you let me down again.

foggy

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I forgot to mention that I drove down to Laguna Beach with my brother on Saturday to see what kind of photos we could take at dusk. This is one of the better ones. I didn’t realize there would be so much fog that evening. It just kept rolling in…

The holidays are here!

I think the holidays sort of crept up on us this year. I knew it was around the corner but just realized that Thanksgiving was this coming week. Apparently Jes was in Azeroth for too long to notice too because when I said we needed to buy our turkey he said, “Why?”. And when I told him that Thanksgiving was this Thursday, he said “What?! This Thursday?!”

So on Sunday, we went to the meat store to purchase the prime rib and fresh turkey. We also heard our first Christmas song of the year. This has to be a record. It was weird but also made me a little giddy. We have cousins in town this week so we’re having a cousin dinner on Wednesday night. On Thursday night, we’re having the parents and extended family over for turkey. And then on Saturday, we’re meeting up with Jimmy, Huy, and Holly for Thai food. Phew! To kick it all off, Jes and I went for a quick jog this evening in preparation for all the gluttony. I love this time of year.