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Almost forgot to post our first sushi rolls of the year... now a week ago. Since I started to feel ill on the New Year's Day Eve, I didn't even touch the special sake Joe opened for the occasion. Good to be healthy again to be able to enjoy tasty things in life.
Then, another snow storm last weekend brought us over a foot of snow. At least it wasn't as gusty, and snow was nice and fluffy.
This week after work Joe removed snow off the roofs again... I only wish we didn't have to go to work and could play in snow all day! Despite the fact that it warmed up to the 30's and switched to a mix of sleet and wet snow today, we are hoping to enjoy our 3-day weekend.
There are certain things that need to happen to welcome a new year... A proper pint at Blackrocks is one of them for sure. Saturday night we were invited to an annual New Year party Japanese style... probably continuing 10 years or so. And on Sunday we paid our belated Christmas visits to Joe's aunt and uncles.
Then, we took a short but FRIGID walk near the lakeshore to say hi to the big lake. Oh, that east wind!! This stretch of the shore is where we used to pick rocks on sandy beaches... but no more after a couple of bad storms. These trees are frozen at the edge of the road. We hurriedly admired a few big waves before seeking a shelter at our favorite brewery for the first time this year. Packers winning later in the evening completed our good Sunday off.
We hope everyone is having a happy healthy start to the New Year.... Unfortunately we both were gifted and shared some Holiday sickness. More reasons for us to make up with small doses of celebration. Our usual cheese and meat platter dinner (when we don't have other dinner ideas) even feels festive enough.... Especially after Christmas brought us this sharp looking Vitamix, it's more fun to blend dips and such. Of course, we already made a batch of pina colada as soon as we felt healthy enough!
