look out for mad skiier, evicted, frappucinos, dumplings, and tigers!

on friday we canaan folks ventured up to the great white mts. of tahoe. i got to go skiing for the first time in 2 yrs. let's say i have minimal ski experience but can pick it up pretty fast. it's interesting how fast one can go on skis and crash if one is not paying attention to control themselves. i learned that all too quickly by rolling down a run that i chose by accident. it turned out to be part of a black diamond. that was the start of the ski day. i was pretty disappointed by falling so much. later in the afternoon i was justified by remembering to control myself and use those leg muscles. i had a good time at the end but still a little out of control b/c 1) i wanted to go fast! 2) somehow my contacts were blinding me by the wind. all in all, it was fun and next time i shall concentrate on my form.

sat. nite we left early from tahoe b/c we were "evicted". long story short- we had too many ppls in a cabin and neighbors complained. argh, neighbors, grumble grumble...had a nice car ride back stopping at mel's diner in placerville. had a salty open-faced turkey sandwich. i finally arrived home around midnite. btw: no more frappuccinos for a certain someone! that led to a very memorable ride. ;)

dumpling mania: last nite a few of us got together to make a meal for friends that just had a baby. after making about 150+ dumplings we got the message that our friends did not need food anymore. we ate our hearts content on all these dumplings that we cooked 4 times (boil, pan fry, microwave, boil) b/c someone was complaining that the meat was still pink. voila! rubber dumplings! we still ate pink meat and we are alive today! the best part of the evening was guy J saying "i'm a tiger! ROAR!". then guy B had this disgusted/surprised/confused look making guy J laugh w/ green onion bits coming out of his nose. wat a foto opp. ahh..these precious moments. we spent about 20 mins rolling on the floor with laughter. no need for sit-ups this week. 10pm came around and alas, we were finished making our dumplings. sleepy time.

note: i have been too lazy to blog lately. my apologies to those who actually read it. i promise myself to blog at least once a week. more adventures to come...