Sushi, Sugar and Stardust

I had Courtney last night, and Matt and I took her to our favorite Sushi restaurant, Blue C Sushi in Fremont. The place is a lot of fun, and Court loves choosing food off of the conveyor belt. I am not a huge fish fan, but I can tolerate crab or cooked tuna rolls although I am pretty happy with the Edimame. I don't mind going though because Matt loves him some sushi, and Blue C makes his favorite thing, "The Smokey Mountain Roll." I haven't had the heart (or stomach) to try it (raw is a no, no for me) but its made with cream cheese, smoked salmon and roe all held in a tempura seaweed wrap with a spicy hot sauce. I had to take a picture, because the way they display it is always so pretty. While I was doing so Matt said, "If you blog about this, (he knows me so well) I want you to quote me as saying, IT'S SO FREAKING GOOD!" So, if you are ever in the Fremont area, don't forget to stop into Blue C and try the "Freaking Good" Smokey Mountain Roll. I don't know what it is, but for some reason a good slice of cake is always a must after sushi. So its a good thing that the best bakery in the whole world is right next door. (I swear its a conspiracy) Needless to say, we headed over to "Simply Desserts" and each got a share. My favorite is the White Chocolate Strawberry, and Matt is in love with the Chocolate Truffle. Which ever kind you choose, its the most amazingly moist and delicious cake you'll ever have.
When I took this picture, I asked Matt to smile and he said "Its a serious thing how good this cake is." If that doesn't motivate you to lay a $5 down at "Simply Desserts", I don't know what will.Alright, so enough Fremont marketing for me. (But seriously, go.) I had been wanting to see this new movie called "Stardust" for a while, and luckily Courtney was just as excited to see it. We caught it after dessert, and had a great time. The movie was awesome and Courtney loved any scene with a horse in it. Surprisingly Matt enjoyed it too, so it was an all over good night for all of us!

Sunset Dinner

Matt took me out for a sunset dinner at Anthony's last night, and it was so beautiful. Matt and I have traveled a lot together and we have seen many amazing places, but we are still impressed with the beauty of this area.

Indo Boarding

Matt and Brett got all excited this weekend about Indo Boarding. Its supposed to help you with your balance and coordination to make you better at snow/wake/skate boarding. It's a board on top of a tube that rolls and the trick is to stay on it for as long as you can without touching the ground. You can also pull a few tricks on it. The store that we found the Indo at charged a buttload* for the set, so Matt and Brett decided to head over to the hardware store and make their own. Matt's turned out pretty good after he rounded the edges, sanded the board and put on the grip tape. They used a PVC pipe for the bottom, and nailed lips on to the bottom so that the board doesnt slip off the pipe. Matt is really happy with result, and is excited to have is own Indo board at home for $10.

*A buttload is $75 or more.

Cougar Montain Zoo!

This weekend, after much begging, Matt and I went with some friends to the Cougar Mountain Zoo to see the new baby tigers. They are so cute! When we first got there, they were sleeping, but when we returned they were playing around sneaking up on each other with surprise attacks! I couldn't get any good pictures because 1, they wouldn't sit still and 2, my camera kept focusing on the bars. These are the best I could get.I love this zoo because its so small, not ever crowded, and only 3 minutes away from our home! I can go see the babies any time I want! :) I also fell in love with another resident. First off, this zoo has a bird walk where all the birds on on display. It is a really neat area, and the birds are always out so that you can see them. This is a picture of our friends Brett and Karrie talking with one of the Amazons.So, back to my romance. Here is Molu. He is a Moluccan Cockatoo, and it was love at first site! When we walked up he got all excited and reached out for me to touch him. See! How could I not resist such a request? He was also making the cutest "Oooh" sound. As most of you know, I'm a rebel and I have a HUGE soft spot for birds, so I ignored the "Don't touch me, I bite" signs, reached over the chain fence, and scratched his neck for him. He loved me too! Whenever I would stop touching him, he would reach out for me, and make his little sounds. Its a good thing this wasn't a pet store, because I would have brought him home, with or without Matt's approval. Its true.

A zookeeper walked up (not noticing my disobedience) and I asked her if she could bring Molu out of his cage. She explained to us that he was the meanest bird in the zoo, and that she feared him more than the baby tigers! She told us how he would trick people into thinking he was nice, and then take a bite of them when they fell for it. Well, when she walked up, he turned into a different bird, and started giving this lady evil looks. So it doesn't surprise me that she doesn't like him, because I could tell that he didn't like her either. He loved me! He had every opportunity to take off a finger, but he chose to "coo" and cuddle. Its true love, and nothing that that mean zookeeper lady says can change that!
Thank you to Matt for finally taking me to see the babies, and for putting up with my weird animal obsession.

Here, watch the kitties play!!