My weekend adventures

I had a way busy weekend.  It started on Friday with book club.  We meet once a month to talk about the book we read during the prior month.  I would like to say I enjoyed it, but  I didn't even have a chance to crack it, which is sad because I bought the book even.  I went to book club anyway.  The hostesses had a fantastic taco bar.

Saturday, I got up and went to brunch at Finn's with the High School ladies.  I call them High School ladies but really I think we met in Girl Scouts much earlier.  Whenever we get together, we inevitably talk about "the good old days" when we spent all our time chasing boys.  Those girls were boy crazy.  I suppose I was too although, I was usually the follower in the plans.  Many years, husbands, and children later, we also share stores of wrinkles, aging concerns, and how our kids are so old. 

L to R - Chris, Tammy, Me, Becky

Saturday afternoon, I met my "new ladies" (ladies I've got to know over the last 15 years) to go to a Sushi making class.  It was suppose to be the group I painted with several weeks ago but  many were busy so we ended up a sassy group of 4.  We went to Rice Basil which is a restaurant in Holladay.  We had the cutest chef, Nate. Nate didn't speak English very well but he was trying and so were we.  We made a tempura shrimp cone thing, crab and mackerel roll, and a Negril ball (salmon and rice). As you know, I don't like fish except shrimp but I went with a sense of adventure and did what I could.  I enjoyed the cone.  I also liked the roll but took the mackerel off.  The Negril, I gave my friend Lesley my salmon and I ate the rice with veggies on it. We learned knife cuts and how to roll sushi.  We learned the delicate art of sushi rice handling.  Not surprising, I clumped my rice too tight.  You need loose rice!  We had so much fun.  What a great thing to do on a Saturday afternoon.

Nate our sushi chef

Me and Lesley with our shrimp cones

Koli and Gayle

Our crab roll in process

Finished

Cut for serving (with wasabi balls and ginger blossom)

Nigril (I took the salmon off the second after I took the photo)

Us ladies - Koli, Gayle, Me, Lesley

After sushi, I went to pick up my last scrapbook page kit in Lehi.  Then I came home and did my online crop challenges for the week.  I was a busy girl until 1:00 am.  But I got it done and was ready for my lazy Sunday with Methotrexate hang over.

Sunday, Philip and I made cinnamon rolls together and then John stopped by for a visit in the afternoon.  Round that out with a call from Nola, Dad, and from Mom, and my cup runneth over.  Pretty good for my last weekend before I jump into radiation treatment.  I even proudly (or really not so proudly) wore my radiation marks. Everyone asked about them and it forced  me to let them know what is going on.  I don't think that is a bad thing.

Today I am working.  I got my FMLA paperwork turned in.  And I feel I am running around trying to get everything done before my first treatment tomorrow.  I think I am ready.

Hope you had a great weekend!