Ordering the fish
For my last night on Maui, I enjoyed beachside mai tais, a beautiful sunset & pineapple upside down cake. Today a message & then back to reality. Maybe I'll try to extend the experience a little longer with a tropical drink at the airport bar.
Pomellos are one of my favorite fruit. I like the slightly sweet grapefruit flavor. They are widely expensive in Anchorage so I took advantage of my location & bought two. The downside is it takes some work to enjoy the tasty insides, the skin is thick & the pith plentiful. Oh, but the reward so wonderful.
Today I went out of my normal head down approach to our neighbors and delivered some eggs. Now don't get me wrong, our neighbors are nice people. In the summer everyone exchanges friendly hellos as they're out doing yard work. In the winter, it's a little hard for various reasons - we're inside more, lack of daylight, etc.
Today Zach and I went skiing and snowboarding at Hilltop Ski Area. In my only previous attempt to snowboard (off the practice hill) in 2008, I made it on a chair lift once and never made it all the way down the mountain under my own volition. Today I not only made it down three times, but I also actually enjoyed the last two runs. In fact, the last run was great, except the very end where it was very steep to me. I fell back on my go-to technique, sliding down on my butt (works on cross country skis too). It was a beautiful day with the sun peeking out in the early afternoon and the mountains across the inlet in full view. I definitely won't wait another two years until I get out again.
Patrioticandromantic.com started as a wedding website, but since we had the domain name and the wedding has come and gone, we've now merged it with our work-a-day-world blog, Northwardbound and here we are.
Today I Tried is simply what the name implies, a log of new and challenging experiences. It's open to posting from anyone, so tell us what you tried today.
Anchorage Gourmet is a collaborative effort among friends who meet monthly, except in the summer, to share good food centered around a theme that the host picks. We're starting our third year and hope to use the site to share recipes and other foodie tidbits.
