Happy Birthday (to me :o)

It was my birthday yesterday and I had a fabulous day. Joe and I went to breakfast with friends, played in a soccer game, and I saw old friends at a wedding reception; I thought my day was complete. Then, Joe gave me a book, Sushi for Dummies, (the dummy is me) and all the supplies to create our own sushi masterpieces, so last night we had a sushi making date. We cooked 2 varieties of tofu and created hand rolls and finger sushi complete with wasabi, chili sauce, and ponzu dipping sauce. By the time we had finished eating my eyes were watering, my nose was burning, and my mouth was on fire. That was not mild mannered sushi, but it was surprisingly delicious.



Our first sushi attempt . . . . definitely a success.

If you haven't updated your blog in 2 months . . .

What do you do if you haven't updated your blog in 2 months? Since my last update we have passed 2 major holidays, Joe has been into and out of an arm cast, and a new year has started. That seems like a little much to cover in one post, but I guess I will try to give just a brief update of the last 2 months.

One big event . . . Joe got screwed. Really. He was playing flag football just before Thanksgiving and broke his 4th metacarpal. He had surgery on Wednesday night before Thanksgiving and had 5 screws put into his hand. Ouch!

While he was still half asleep I threw him in the car and we drove to St. George where we spent a wonderful Thanksgiving with my wonderful family. Joe slept through most of the weekend, but we were extremely grateful that he had a chance to rest before getting back to school (and we went swimming outside in November), making for a generally great Thanksgiving holiday.

You may have noticed, but my cute little sis Mindy was more than a little bit pregnant at Thanksgiving. . . and on December 22 she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Tabria Orgill. Congratulations Mindy and Nick!! I am so excited to meet my newest niece and am looking forward to making another trip south hopefully in the very near future.

We spent a wonderful Christmas with Joe's family. On Christmas Eve we all went to Temple Square to see the lights; then Joe and I spent several days at his sister's house. Christmas is always more exciting when the house is buzzing with little children.