Sushi date!

Hello again!

A few weeks ago Ryan and I went on a pretty fun and entertaining date night where we got to MAKE SUSHI. I found the deal through the Amazon Local App. They offered a sushi making class at a local Japanese restaurant for half amount it usually costs. I believe I paid $70 for the two of us which is close to what our sushi dinners run and this time WE made it ourselves. So awesome. 

When we arrived we sat at a booth across from another couple and were given these trays assembled with the items we'd need throughout the class with a description card of the three different rolls we would be making. The couple across from us were fun to talk to and we really enjoyed being able to laugh and share a good time with one another. We paired the night with a few cold ones and we were set!

Action cam!

While we were making the rolls the owner of the restaurant was demonstrating and explaining what to do. He told us funny stories about the origins of Japanese cooking. He was a real character and made us all laugh. It felt like we were at a comedy show!

Here is the first roll that we made, a pretty basic crab meat, avocado, and cream cheese roll with seaweed wrapper on the outside. 

Aerial view of our spread. At the end we got to take the bamboo rolling mats so that we would be able to have a sushi making night at home. 

Here you will see the half eaten final roll that we made. I don't remember the name but it was the MacDaddy of rolls. It had shrimp tempura inside and outside was topped with crab stick salad, panko crumbs, spicy mayo, and eel sauce. This roll was super delicious!

The whole experience was a blast. I would recommend anyone to check out Amazon Local, Groupon, and Living Social for any deals in your area. You can find some really interesting stuff to do. 

I love finding things like this to do with my honey. 

Hope you enjoyed sharing my experience. If anyone has found any great deals out there and had fun experiences I'd love to hear about them. Comment below and share your good time.

Thanks for reading!

Til next time,

Trish

2013 at a glance!

Wooo! Happy New Year!

2013 seemed to completely fly by. It's hard to believe where the time goes. 

Super excited to be at work this morning! 

I'm excited to say I've got big plans for 2014 including blogging adventures and the beginning of my journey through YouTube creating entertaining videos about fashion, beauty, DIY projects and recipes I absolutely CANNOT wait to get the videos up and running, hoping to begin in the coming weeks! 

In the meantime I've got a few ideas for some upcoming posts here. Stay tuned to see what's in store!

Here's a few of my favorite things from 2013:

 The cutest little apple picked straight from the tree, and the most handsome (although blurry) man in the background. 

Sweet kittens Jersey (named for her cow-like spots) and Sahara (because of her dusty desert color) 

They are super cuddly and WILD! But they are so silly together and they make us laugh at all the funny things they do :)

They have been a joyous addition to our family and I love these little guys!

Espresso!! As a Christmas gift to ourselves and from family last year we bought a Saeco Taleo Giro Plus Espresso machine and it has seriously been my favorite part of each morning. How could someone possibly have a bad day when they start off with a beautiful scrumptious ^cup of coffee^ Mmmmmmmmmmm

Of course I've got to include sushi! I think this was from my birthday dinner. We also got to take a sushi making class this year (which I will post more about with pictures soon) super fun date night!

Realizing that a Texas city could have such a fun Hockey crowd (although the team was pretty terrible) Ryan the girls and I have found something that we all enjoy and had a blast at the games

OH YEAH! Check this baby out! Kawasaki ZX14r

So fun to ride! 

He definitely loves his new toy :)

Ryan, the most important part of my year, my love, my life. Going on 6 years, been through thick and thin but have been strong through all the tough times and love each other more each and every day. Thank you for another great year and look forward to many more to come! 

Those are just a few snippets from 2013. Overall a pretty fulfilling year, 2014 will be awesome and with such exciting things to come I look forward to sharing it with all of you!

Hope everyone's New Years is grand and if any one has any ideas they'd like me to incorporate let me know!