Mmm... BBQ

First of all, we just wanted to say we put our winter clothes up prematurely. The sewage on the streets are re-freezing and it snowed yesterday. Oh, and the heat gets turned off tomorrow all across the city :(



Secondly, John broke his nose playing basketball last week. It's only slightly crooked.



On to other news....

Did we mention that there is a new fancy sushi place in town? It's delicious. This one John picked out has colorful sprinkles on them. Can you see them? If you know John, you know he'd pick the one with sprinkles. He goes for quantity - ones filled with cucumbers; whereas Dana goes for quality - ones with salmon. Prices even out though!

Easter was a great time. It was a warm day, so John barbecued some chicken and steaks. Man were they good. Meanwhile, the girls were up decorating Easter sugar cookies!

Here is our center-piece. One girl we celebrated the holiday with got together the day before with some of her local friends to decorate eggs. They were the most beautifully detailed Easter eggs I have ever seen. To add to it, here is one of Dana's wool applique decorations of the Easter bunny on it's last day out before Easter was over.

Here's our buffet table! We made the deviled eggs.

Last week we went out with a couple of local friends we hang out with every now and then. First we went to a Korean BBQ place. We stuffed ourselves silly. See the pork, beef, and sweet potatoes on the grill?

Here we are across the grill from our friends. Yes, the Kimchee is right in front of John next to his bowl of rice. I must tell you a famous quote a waitress once told John at a Korean restaraunt in El Paso. "Normal man eat 2 bowl rice. You eat 4 bowl rice!"

After our delicious meal, we went bowling. Bowling here is much more glamerous than in the states. Instead of nachos, pepsi, and classic rock, we sipped on green tea and listened to opera like civilized people!

John did well, but Dana is having a good day if she bowls above a 70. Sorry dad, I didn't inherite that gene! I always think if I lean far enough, the ball will go the same way. It never does!

Sara, I finished my first sock! Here I am completing the toe! I've never knitted in the round or used 5 double point needles before! I think the other sock will be done by the time it gets really cold again.

"Did you go to Disneyland?" you ask. No. This is a very common sight in our city. People hold wedding celebrations in restaurants all the time. We ate upstairs this day while the smoky wedding was downstairs. People love immature things here all the time too. I always see male taxi drivers with Hello Kitty decorations in their cabs! The funny thing about this picture is that Mini Mouse is really a man!

Well, until next time, think warm thoughts for us as we endure our house without heat! We miss you all!