MLK weekend

Bam !! Clam !! We are back baby !! Cheryl, Greg and Wanda left Oceans Shore beach full of holes after digging up 45 clams in about 45 minutes. Came back and deep-fried them. Delicious. Have plenty left over to make clam chowder. Look forward to hitting the coast again next month.... We might even test out our new tent that we bought at REI. It has really cool features and is extremely easy to put up.

For MLK, our original plan was to visit the Woodland Park Zoo. However that plan was cancelled by errands that took longer than we anticipated. Instead, Cheryl had a hankering to cook a pot roast in our new slow cooker. After grocery shopping we came home with a 2.5lb tip sirloin roast. While the roast was cooking, Cheryl spontaneously decided to go for a hike to work up an appetite. We decided to test our new hiking boots by climbing to the summit of Rattlesnake Ridge in the ice and snow !! The view was awesome on a crisp, sunny, clear Pacific NW day. Came home to the magnificent smell of the roast and devoured most of it.

Hunting little dudes down!

Yep, it's that time again! When Greg and I pull on our waterproof gear and rainboots, just to march onto the beach in hope of digging up more than 3 clams! Our Thanksgiving Clam Dig was a diaster! 3 clams! sshessss..Take one bite and pass it on. We'll be heading out this Saturday at a decent hour because low tide is at 3:58pm. This means, we will have to be at the beach an hour before low tide to hunt these little dudes down! That's right, they are not escaping this time!

Ring in the New Year!

Well maybe snowboard the New Year in. My co-worker, Megan, has a cabin at Crystal Mountain and did a night hike well before midnight. Tired from the hike, most of us went to bed! Talking about getting old. However, Greg and I as well as Megan and Collin made it to MidNight! Cheers! To celebarte we went snowboarding. Even Wanda came up and met with us!

Due to many winter sport and in anticipation for spring to come, I have become a sporting store stalker! So far, backcountry.com, sport authority, cabela, and Big 5 is a new home for a 5'1" Asian city girl. You don't even want to know what I have been searching for. But I will let you know what I have purchased: 1 golf glove, snowboard boats, marmot sleeping bags...yikes!

As for the gift-giving day, tor those of you, who already know, Greg and I, joined by Eva, went to LA to celebrate Christmas. We had a great time hanging out with my Dad and seeing my brother again. Those who are curious about my other sister, Wanda stayed in Seattle and spent time with our extended family in Seattle and went innertubing the on Christmas Day.

Thanks for reading my blog and I hope this blog finds you well. Happy New Year!