Happy Birthday Elmer

Thirtieth birthdays are usually a really big deal, but Elmer's came and went uneventfully, mostly due to him having to work so much and work odd hours : (

I did get Elmer one of his favorite things, though: strawberry pie! He ate the whole thing (because I don't eat fruit pies, except for apple and pumpkin).

MUSHA

Musha is my new favorite restaurant! They serve izakaya-style Japanese food, which some people like to call Japanese tapas.

This is the harasume salad: glass noodles, shredded chicken, and veggies in a ponzu-sesame oil dressing.


Grill-your-own beef. They brought out this little grill for us to cook our food!


Parmesan cheese risotto. This was awesome! The waiter scoops out the risotto from the block of parmesan. You can see it behind the little grill.


Ebi mayo mayo: Fried shrimp with a thousand island-like dressing, greens, and masago


MFC, or Musha fried chicken


Yakiudon. This dish was my second favorite. The udon noodles were nice and chewy...perfection!


I also wanted to order black sesame icecream, but they were all out : (. Until next time!!!

Golf

Sometime last fall, somehow, Elmer picked up the sport of golf and has been hooked ever since. We decided to take some lessons at Los Verdes Golf Course. The views at this course are amazing, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Elmer's a natural athlete, unlike myself, so he's hitting pretty well (in my opinion). I am so inconsistent day-to-day! I don't think I'll ever be a good, even decent, golfer!

Anniversary^3

To celebrate our third wedding anniversary, Elmer and I went to The Melting Pot. I had been sooo excited to go ever since it opened in Torrance in December.

The cheese fondue was good with the veggies, bread, and apples. The main course was so-so. The chocolate fondue was excellent! We had so many things to accompany the chocolate fondue: marshmallows, cheesecake, poundcake, rice krispie treats, brownies, strawberries, and bananas. Believe it or not, I did try a piece of banana...bleh.

Valentine's

I made some Valentine's Day treats for the office. They were fun to bake and decorate, since it's kind of like doing arts and crafts.

Ox

Happy Chinese New Year! Just some photos from our New Year's lunch.

WTF?!!!

Erwil: Did you hear the story about Chewie?

Me: Noooo...

Erwil: They found him at the Mobil gas station the other day.

Me (thinking): WTF?!!!