Recent Fishing Report

Joe had a great day fishing this past Saturday... of course, he didn't have anybody to share the experience with. All 4 trout measured from 10 to 14 inches, which are now waiting in the freezer for the next special guest.
Sunday we went fishing again.... I actually caught a nice German Brown!
All in all it's been a decent trout season so far. I learned how to tie a fisherman's knot to tie my own lure this year. Most of all, Apple Creek is always so lovely.

Kozue Was Here

We hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July weekend. Unfortunately I worked all weekend long... but definitely had something very special to look forward to. Kozue came to visit us on Sunday for a few days. It was just so nice to hang out and catch up. Of course, it was better with beer. Even better sitting outside with tiki torches.
Sunday Joe cooked his stunt fish (saved in the freezer from previous outings in case fishing with Kozue didn't produce any fish, which was the exact case) and teriyaki chicken on the grill.
Monday I got to have a relaxing girls day (including my first pedicure). After work Joe joined us to go out for dinner, stroll along the lake shore, and local brew on a beautiful evening.
80% chance of rain on Tuesday prevented us from getting on the road, though Joe also took a day off. Instead we went to see a movie "How to Train a Dragon 2," then made gyoza dumplings from scratch for dinner. 
It was a team effort, including Joe making us special rolling pins for making dumpling wrappers. Everything we cooked tasted great, but more importantly we enjoyed the ordinary yet precious time spent together. Next early, early morning Kozue had to head home. We said good bye around 5 and went back to bed, already missing her, yet knowing our bodies would appreciate to have more sleep in place of alcohol!!