The lovable, Toby, was in town again, this time for the Disneyland marathons going on over Labor Day. Tonight, he invited the LA Crew to a Mongolian Hot Pot Restaurant in Pasadena, for ALL YOU CAN EAT food you cook in a bowl. I must say, I was skeptical about going. I actually misread the e-mail and thought I had signed up for All You Can Eat Sushi, as sushi is usually what this group does. The only food I cooked in a pot in the past years was at The Melting Pot and at some Shabu Shabu place, both not very good memories. But I must say, YELPERS were right about this place. With 4.5 out of 5 stars, this place did rock in atmosphere and in taste. It was a most enjoyable evening out with good friends.
Here is a picture of the gang that went: Minh, Caroline, Danielle, Jung, Toby and Me.
Have you ever watched those TV Game shows where they have a couple of doors and behind one is a grand prize? Well, this weekend the hub and I found out what was behind our Door #1. The hubby and I are starting the beginning phases of landscaping our backyard. Our first step, was to clean out the area behind our garage. When we moved in, there was about 2 feet of walking space behind our garage the rest of the area was covered in vines. Vines were growing on the roof and generally it was a mess. Not wanting the vines to take over the roof, we I started to clear out the vines last fall. But after we cut a million vines with only a pair of clippers we gave up and decided to clean out the rest in the spring. Spring came around and we didn't do much until one day when I was sick a few weeks ago, I ran into our gardener. I showed him the mess and asked if he knew of anyone who could come clean it out. I could tell he was actually, quite happy for me to broach the subject of ...
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