Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/125 sec, ISO3200 “Japanese Curry with Jalapeno” Cedar Park 2016
こんばんは！
The first day of summer this year… and we had Japanese Curry! I always enjoy our “curry nites” and tonight’s curry had jalapeños in it, so there was a little extra kick to it. 🔥❤️ I think I’ve written about it before, but the second and third night’s curry is even better so I’m looking forward to it. And lately I’ve been fasting during the weekdays so when dinner comes around, it tastes extra-delicious.
By the way, did you see the full moon tonight? 🌝 Because it’s the summer solstice, tonight’s full moon is known as a Full Strawberry Moon and it will be the first time since 1948 that it has occurred. If you haven’t seen it, you might still have a couple hours to peek outside your window!
Oh, this evening I watched a fantastic movie called “Uzumasa Limelight”. I was so impressed! I’ll have to write a review later… but if you have the means to see it, please do so.
こんばんは！Happy Father’s Day to all the dad’s out there!
Today was a super busy one for us because both Koa and Bay are starting week-long summer camps. First off, Koa is attending a percussion camp down at Texas State University in San Marcos which is about a 45-minute drive south from us and today was his check-in and audition. He’s pretty excited because he gets to stay over in the dorms! Plus there are a lot of fun activities planned and many different classes where he’ll learn a lot of different kinds of percussion. I think he’ll have a ton of fun! 🎼
After dropping him off, we decided to stop by the Kyle Flea Market that we passed by on the way to the camp. It was pretty fun, but super hot! Although today is only in the low 90s, the flea market warehouse was not air-conditioned so it was sweltering! 😅 We didn’t find anything worth buying but it was still interesting to see how much junk was for sale.
Next up was lunch, which I got to decide since it is Father’s Day. I was presented with two choices: Shake Shack or Burgerfi. I think I was pretty much guided to choose Burgerfi which was fine with me. The burgers were yummy and it really hit the spot! I chose the “Conflicted Burger” which was one meat patty and one veggie-patty. It was pretty good, but I think I should have just gotten a double-cheeseburger with jalapeños, which is exactly what Bay ordered. Mariko had a cheeseburger with fried egg, and I had a bite… definitely a good combination!
Next up on our Sunday list was to visit the UT campus to check out where Bay’s 3D Printing & Product Design camp will be held. Mariko will be dropping him off and picking him up each day so she wanted to make sure she knew the location. Once we checked it out, we walked to a cream-puff bakery called Cream Whiskers for some ice coffee and matcha cream-puffs. It was yummy!
When we left the bakery, it was close after 6pm so we headed home and then watched game 7 of the NBA finals, and that brings us up to the present!
Oh, one more thing… my Father’s Day loot!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/8, 1/17 sec, ISO6400 “Father’s Day Loot” Cedar Park, 2016
I received a bunch of cool stuff:
Sweet treats and trail mix from my parents
Yo-kai Watch game for the Nintendo 3DS (or my 2DS)
Food-grinder attachment for our mixer so I can make fresh burgers 🍔
5-year Diary. Each day has five entries, so you can easily see what you did on the same day the previous year
Now it’s almost midnight and I didn’t get to play Yo-kai Watch yet… maybe I’ll get to play tomorrow. 🎮
Tomorrow is Father’s Day, but we celebrated an early Father’s Day dinner this year because tomorrow we’ll be very busy and our family won’t be together at dinner time. We’re taking Koa to a Percussion camp, where he will stay for the week. But we often celebrate special occasions early because we like to avoid the dinner crowds, especially on Mother’s and Father’s days.
For this year, I decided that I wanted to go out for Korean BBQ since we haven’t had it in a while. Plus I know the kids like it and Mariko won’t have to cook. 😀 We have two go-to Korean BBQ restaurants we like here in Austin, but there is a new one that recently opened and we decided to give it a try. Charm Korean BBQ is about 25 minutes away from our house and since Mariko and the boys were out watching “Finding Dory” down in South Austin, we figured I’d just meet them at the restaurant after the movie was finished.
I arrived a bit before Mariko and the kids, so I had time to take the photo above from the lobby. By the way, temperatures went over 100°F here in Austin. That seems a bit early in the year, doesn’t it? 😓
We ordered three meat dishes – marinated beef, spicy pork belly, and beef tongue. They were all tasty, but my favorite was the spicy pork. Of course I love the spicy foods, and I even added some raw jalapeño slices to give it even more heat. 🔥 Koa’s favorite was the beef tongue, which was really flavorful. I’m surprised that he likes it because I thought he would object to eating “weird” meat. 🐮
I’d say that Charm Korean BBQ is pretty good, but I think I prefer our old stand-byes: Korea House and Chosun. The side dishes at those two restaurants is superior to those at Charm, and I’d also say the meat is tastier at the older restaurants. Still, it’s nice to have options, and if you want all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ, Charm offers it while the other two don’t. So there’s that. ☺️
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO400 “Acai Bowl Boy” Cedar Park, 2016
こんばんは！Hi, how’s it going?
Tonight was Girls Night at our house in which my wife and her girlfriends got together for a potluck and late-night chatting. In fact, it’s about 11:30pm now, and they are still going strong downstairs!
It’s nice for me and the boys because we get to eat the delicious food and tonight was no different, with karaage (Japanese fried chicken), noodle salad, prosciutto and cheeses, etc. It was all so good! And then coffee and dessert was great as well… a nice light cheesecake. Mmmmm!
While the ladies hung out in the dining room eating, drinking, and chatting, Koa, a friend’s daughter Kaya, and I watched several episodes of Parks and Recreation, which is a super-funny show. We enjoyed it a lot!
Tonight’s photo is of Koa enjoying an acai bowl… He really loves it. In fact, this was his dessert. 😄
So, a great Friday evening, and a wonderful start to the weekend!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5, 1/80 sec, ISO3200 “Chicken & Rice” Cedar Park, 2016
こんばんは！
Tonight’s photo is of a delicious dinner that Mariko made for us. It’s an Asian (maybe Thai) style rice, with chicken and three different sauces. One was fish-sauce-based, the other was oyster-sauce-based, and the last one was ginger-based. I couldn’t decide which one I liked best because they were all yummy. ☺️ 🍴
After dinner, I watched the first two episodes of a Japanese dorama called “Omukae Death” (お迎えデス). It stars one of my favorite actresses, Tao Tsuchiya (土屋太鳳). She and the other main character are able to see ghosts, and their part time job is to help these spirits resolve their issues which are preventing them from moving to the afterlife.
So far, I’d say it’s just average, but I’ll keep watching in hopes that it gets better. Plus I don’t mind any show that has Tao Tsuchiya starring in it! ❤️
It’s a good time to start watching this season’s doramas because they are all wrapping up in Japan, which means I can start binge watching them now, and by the time I get towards the end of the series, the finale episodes should all be finished. 😆
Well, we made it to Friday!
おやすみなさい！ – バロン
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