Weekend in San Jose...food...yummm!

It was our turn to visit our friends Eric and Sharn in San Jose. We finally had the time and means to go so we thought...why not? It was a really jammed-packed weekend. Thanks to Eric and Sharn for taking us everywhere! One of the really enjoyable things about the trip was the amazing Asian food we got to eat! (It's hard to come by in Utah!) So here's a peek of what we got to do.
This is the Katsudon (pork) Chris got. It was gooood!

I got the Unadon (eel). The meat was so tender and it was so savory!

All of the Sushi had wasabi mixed in, so after my first unaware bite I didn't eat as much. It was quite an experience having a burning sensation in my nasal passages.

This place was awesome! It was an all you can eat Korean BBQ place! We had soo much meat and really good Jop Chae!

Of course I had to get my favorite congee! (This is fish congee).

We went to two Chinatown's in one day. We ate some really good Dim Sum in the San Jose Chinatown.

Instead of the huge posters of half naked men at the Ambercromie and Fitch, there was a half naked male model. Look at his face and the way he is smoldering!

The mall at San Fran is pretty big.

This is in front of the Chinatown in San Fran.

We did a lot of shopping. We got some new clothes and we updated our Asian movies/DVD's collection. We spent most of our money on food! But it was just great hanging out with Eric and Sharn and just get out of Utah once in a while! Hopefully we can get access to good Asian food again soon!! Eric and Sharn you need to come to Seattle!!

I think I'm turning Japanese...I really think so.

So I rarely like to boast (because I don't want to be obnoxious!) But bear with me on this one! I decided to treat Chris to a nice Japanese meal and look what I came up with!! BY SCRATCH! (Yes, including the specialty broth!) Looks good eh? Well, it'll probably be a while before I'm that adventurous again. Took me about two hours and two sinks full of dishes/pans/bowls and three washings and using of the woks just to create 2 bowls of these things! Tasted good tho!

I'M 23!! Happy birthday to meeee!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAYLEY!! March 29th birthdays are the best eh?We ate out the night before so that we could go the Indian temple in Spanish Fork and check out the Holi color festival. There was a lot of chalk and and lots of fun!

We were only there for 15-20 minutes and we got COLORED! I put angry eyebrows on Chris with my green chalk packet, but I guess someone else got him with the purple!

It was insane the amount of people there! Many were parking 2 miles away and walking in!

It was definitely a new experience and made my birthday really a blast! Not that the whole thing was just for me! =P

Chris made me this awesome (my fav kind) of cake that tasted DELICIOUS!! He's a pro really. He also gave me a cute book and an itunes gift card so that I could finally own the Opera songs I like! (Yes, I'm now an Opera freak! But since I'm under 40, I might get a discount if a go to a real one someday!) Thanks to all family and friends that called/sent presents/left notes, I really appreciated it! I can't believe I'm already 23!

Sample Our Easter Dinner

Menu: Salmon with seasonings including brown sugar with asparagus wrapped in bacon and mashed potatoes.

You think we could open a restaurant? Yummmmmmm!

Happy Easter!

Well, it was just the two of us this year. All of our family close by had plans already, and Chris and I just like to relax anyway. We were trying to decide what to have for dinner, since we weren't too keen on the idea of Easter Ham. So we tried a salmon recipe from our friend's blog with asparagus wrapped in bacon and mashed potatoes. It turned out really yummy...so yummy in fact that Chris overstuffed himself to the point he felt sick. We think it's a start of a new tradition! (Not the stuffing himself sick.) It was a good holiday with good food. Maybe next time we'll color eggs or something!

Other than that our lives are pretty good. We work and go to school but on weekends occasionally take Chris' sister Denise wedding dress shopping. I finally got to see what my bridesmaid dress looks like! It's cute too! We're also slowing getting camping gear. We just bought two sleeping bags and go shopping at camping stores more, like Cabela's and Sportsman's Warehouse. We can't wait until school is done! Only one more month!! =)

Gong Hay Fat Choy! Happy Valentine's day! Happy Birthday!

So the title covers the three big things that have been happening since our last entry.

It was Chinese New Year!! The Year of the Rat! We were suppost to wait for the festivities on Saturday (since the actual day was on Thursday.) But when Thursday came around, I dunno if it was my Chinese blood or what but I couldn't wait and was just dying to celebrate! Chris and I did some last minute rounds and did hot pot that night. We had Jon & Aubrey as well as Jerad over. After being stuffed silly we played a zombie card game that was really fun.

Valentines Day just came around this week! I bought Chris' gifts the night before, but because I'm such a excited lame-o I couldn't wait for tomorrow so I gave them to him that night. I gave him Nutella, chocolate and a love monkey plush. He gave me a webkins love frog, chocolate and flowers. I love the flowers, but since our kittens looove to chew on plants they're now in their vase on the shelf waaay above our kitchen. So now I get to admire them from afar. *sigh*. We cooked ourselves a nice dinner (New York Steaks) and got dessert from the French Bakery in Orem. It was really yummy!

On Saturday we got an invitation in the mail from a Korean couple in our ward celebrating their son's 1st birthday. It turned out that the party was that same night so we did a quick run to the store to get him a present. The party was a lot of fun and there was SO MUCH FOOD! There was all kinds of Korean food (including bulgogi) and then after that they brought in pizza and cake! It was crazy! They also did a cute game where they had their son choose from all these items that symbolize what he would be when he grew up. There were pencils for being a scholar, a xylophone for a musician, baseball for professional baseball player and a dollar bill for being a rich guy. He chose the baseball so the dad was really happy.

Other than that, Chris has been recovering from a virus he got last week, which means I'm just getting sick with it. Then I also got a haircut the other day since it's been almost a year since I last had one. It looks a lot neater now! Anyway, that's it for this entry! We're doing well!

Thank you President Hinckley

With the passing of our prophet Gordon B Hinckley, we've been experiencing feelings of not only sadness, but of great gratitude and peace. Being the prophet of our generation, we looked up to him as not only a leader but example and friend. He is a remarkable man who has helped bring a lot of good and love into our lives. I've never known anyone that could reach people across race, religion, ideas and from all walks of life. His sense of humor and capacity of understanding are only a few of the things we will miss about him.

It is a great comfort to know that he may now rest in peace being reunited with our loving Heavenly Father and the love of his life, his wife.

We love you President Hinckley and you will be missed.