Belated birthday post

Well, birthday number 43 came and went without a lot of fanfare! That's okay by me! It was low key and nice. I'm grateful to have made it around the sun another year despite the year's craziness.

We got back from the east coast late the night before (more on another post!) and on the day of my bday, we had very little food in the house and no energy from the jet lag. Scott picked up some Korean takeout for dinner, we crashed into bed early at like 9pm, and then I had my fruit tart/cake for breakfast and blew out candles the next morning instead. It was really good breakfast! I may have to ask to do that again next year.

Btw, the fruit tart is from QFC! I used to get it for work since the grocery story was just downstairs in the plaza, but I haven't had it in ages. This was a very specific birthday cake request I had for Scott and it was perfect! :)

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Happy new year!!

Goodness, it's already 2025! It's been a really long time since we posted! We had a very lazy new year. We flew back from LA on the evening of the 31st so spent the last remaining hours of 2024 cozying up on the couch and then fell asleep before it even hit midnight! On New Years day, we slept in, cleaned up the house and then did a quick hike the next day. All in all, a good start to the year! Nora's new blanket hoodie. Cold and muddy trails. We're not in LA anymore! We hiked the Primrose trail that follows Coal Creek.

Eating on the road

With all the COVID restrictions on restaurants and Scott not liking takeout service, we've gotten pretty good at planning meals for days we are out and about. We've basically taken to tailgating... a lot! It is nice though that it means having a hot meal to warm up after a day of playing in the snow and I'm not going to lie - it is also a good excuse to eat instant noodles because it is fast and easy and warming! For overnight stays, we end up doing instant pot meals like one-pot spaghetti or chili, or easy meals like a cheese plate or sandwiches. It does save on $ so that's definitely nice but man, I can't wait to go out to restaurants again! Beef and barley soup lunch at Mt Baker. Chillin' with Chili at Crystal Mountain. Beautiful but cold picnic in Wenatchee Little girl loving her hot ramen over Blewitt Pass Jook after sledding at Crystale Springs Chicken Noodle Soup in the snow at Salmon Ridge. Pho bowls under the ferry awning at Diablo Lake.

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