Mobile blog - Bike Assembly

No, it's not a folding bike (wish it was) but just a standard run-of-the-mill mountain bike about to be assembled.

Fairly easy to put togther, and during the course of the assembly I was already thinking of upgrades :-D

Time to hit the bike trails! Hope the bike holds up :-p

Mobile blog - Rice bowl

Smile for the camera! Corned beef rice bowl custom made ;-)

Mobile blog - Katsu!

A nice and quiet dinner celebration for my sweetie's birthday at Syun Izakaya.

This is my third foray to the place and I can definitely say tht I am a fan indeed.

The food is very good, and so is the service. Plus there's this authentic feel that adds to the quality of the place.

Like sake? I think they have enough selections to keep you busy and drinking ;-)

I'm sure that we'll be visiting Syun again soon - we've barely scratched the surface of the selections they have to offer!

Itadakimasu mina-san!

Mobile blog - Cupcake Wedding Cake

Yep, it's a bunch of mini cupcakes stacked to form a cake.

Taken during the wedding reception of a friend, at the Bridgeport Brewery.

And we were able to try out most, if not all of the flavors.

Cool idea for a wedding cake indeed.

Mobile blog - Geese!

Pulling out of the office parking, I was greeted by this scene - a geese family on an afternoon stroll :-)

I guess even geese come out to enjoy a short walk from time to time.

Cheers!

Mobile blog - Petite...

...Sirloin steak at Ruby Tuesday's.

Medium. With fries.

Oishii!!

Mobile blog - Home cookin'

Nothing beats the savings of home cooking!

Plus you get to practice your skills and wares. If you can follow instructions and have a good sense of gauging things, then cooking should be a snap! Well, ok, learning curves differ :-p

On hand is a beef steak style entree prepped by my sweetie. With onion rings on the side (which disappeared quite suddenly after the photo was taken).

A very good meal served! Arigato gozaimasu!!

Time to tackle 'kare-kare'... :-D

Mobile blog - Fried dough... D'oh!!!

Fried dough indeed. Also known as 'elephant ears', it is a common snack sold at festivals and the like.

It is crunchy and normally large in serving. And lots of sugar on it. Ours had brown sugar on it :-)

Hmmm, maybe we should've gotten corn dogs instead :-D

Mobile blog - Oooo-melette

> My sweetie's omelette brunch. Filled to the brim!
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> And some hot choco on the side ;-)
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Mobile blog - Tulip Fest

Visitied thr Tulip festival at the Wooden Shoe Tulip farm in Woodburn.

The fields were amass with color and the weather was just right. Though we could've used a little more sun I guess.

It is an amazing sight to see. Rows and rows of tulips in all the colors you can imagine.

But I think the best row were the last few rows that had the mixed colors, as seen in the pic.

And all that walking and picture taking deserves a snack break! Time for some elephant ears!

Mobile blog - Country Fried

Had brunch at Camp 18 with my sweetie and I ordered their Country Fried Steak.

And I forgot how big their servings are!

Seriously enough for two, I really took my time eating, and so did my sweetie who ordered an omelette that rivaled the size of my meal.

So if you are along Highway 26 and headed to the coast and want a big serving of food, do check out Camp 18. And while you're there, enjoy a stroll outside and check the back trails and the old heavy equipment on display too. There's a lot of photo opportunities!

Cheers!