Bags for Val

I was also able to finish before christmas the bags that Val requested.

I am now an expert at making these bionic gear bags.  I have a cool zipper technique that saves on waste so I was able to only use 3 zippers for each bag.

Chocolate Making

After I recovered quite a bit, Jon, Karen, and I went to Sweet Petite Confections for a chocolate making class.  It was very professional and organized.

We made two different types of chocolates - molds and bark.

We started with the bark by choosing from the options table.

We the broke everything we picked into small pieces and then stirred in the chocolate before laying everything out on a pan and spreading then.  Into the freezer and we ended up with yummy chocolate.

The molds started with a chocolate covering.

We then poured out the chocolate so only a thin layer remained and then piped in fillings.  Jon filled his molds a bit too much so he was using corn chips to scoop out filling and just stuffing in his mouth.

The filled molds before the last chocolate layer.

Once filled and frozen, the final pieces were very professional.

I was the only wearing white and of course chocolate ended up on me.

Great class and close to home.  I would love to take another class.

South Coast Plaza

The next morning after checking out, we went to South Coast Plaza to wait in line for Din Tai Fung.  The line was super long and we hung out for a while before being seated.  We just missed the first seating.

Patience was rewarded and we had a hearty meal.

We then shopped at Uniqlo for a few things and saw these in the Lego store.

Grace did some shopping as did I and we went home tired but satisfied.

Last Day at Disneyland

Back in September for my birthday, Andrea got us 3 day passes to Disneyland but we only used 2 of the days.  I had one more day so Grace and I decided to make a weekend out of it.  We headed out early saturday and made it up to Anaheim in good time and once we got ourselves situated, we hit main street.

The christmas tree was up.

A stop for coffee and cookies.

And a fully decorated castle.

We saw some young jedis in training.

Saw the parade.

And had seafood for lunch.

We headed over the California Adventure for some shack snacks.

Saw a gorgeous sunset.

Obtained a box dinner to reserved seats for the light parade.

Caught the haunted house.

And back to the christmas tree for the night time fireworks.

We stayed over at a Hyatt since it was too late to drive home.

Catching Up

It has been quite a while since I have been here.  I had a bit of travel and then the whammy hit and I was laid out totally out of commission for about 2 weeks.  Needless to say, nothing happened that was exciting and lots of time in-between the bed and the sofa with the TV on and cuddling with the fur baby.

I'll backtrack over the next few days to catch up.

Poki One N Half

My new boss from Chicago visited me and when she landed, I tried to take her to Pokirrito, but the parking was insane, so we tried out Poki One N Half.

The line was long but moving fairly quickly.  Faster than Pokirrito and more "subway" like.  More choices here for bowls and one option for a burrito.

We both got regular bowls and half and half rice and salad.  She chose scallops and I had two servings of spicy tuna.  Lots of food for $8.99 so only needed a snack for dinner.

Rejuvenating Weekend

After the past couple of weeks, I was glad to have some time off.  Thankful for veterans and an extra day of rest.

Some chores done and breakfast with friends on one day, but mostly I spent time at home hanging with Bailey.

Val's project of bags got to the half way point on all three.

And I got a warp wound for Grace's towels.

Cottolin with easter colors.  2 bouts of 216 ends and now they are attached to the back beam.  Another day for winding on and dressing the loom.