We have only been to two beaches out here. Sunset and Huntington. The beaches out here are not the same as the gulf coast beaches. Well even without the oil they are different. We have the actual oil rigs that you can see from the beach. I think it is pretty cool. The beaches here require you to go early and come home early. By 3pm the wind picks up on the beach and the temp drops. So after 5pm, jeans and a jacket are the perfect beach attire.
5 Cool Things About our Beach
1. The water is a lot colder, although I am told it will get warmer. We will see if that is true. Still only made it into the water up to my ankles.
2.The waves are beautiful. The waves are peaceful and lots of fun to watch.
3.The people watching is SO much fun. I know that everyone should wear age/body appropriate clothing to the beach but for the people who don't. I enjoy watching them try to fit in with the crowds and still keep their really little bathing suit in place. If I would rather watch people on the beach then read.....you are pretty entertaining.
4. Lifeguards ~ I have always visited the private beaches so watching the lifeguards go in and out and in and out is a lot of fun. It is so like Baywatch.....awe...the memories. Anyway, yesterday we were watching the little junior guards do all their running and excersises on the beach.
5. It is FREE! I am all about free things to do right now. It is free to co sit on the beach and watch my kids play in the ocean, build sandcastles and ride the waves.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Joel and Sushi
On Sunday, which was my last day of "training", the class got to try all of the sushi that we offer. As I am not a fan of raw food, I was not as excited about the food this day as the rest of the class. I did taste a small piece of raw tuna. Not a fan. So I, being the great wife and mother that I am, brought my leftover sushi home to Nate and Joel. I knew Nate would love it and I knew Joel would give it a try.
There are a couple of types of sushi I brought home. There are rolls with only fish inside and the rice on the outside, this is the kind that Joel loved and wanted more of. There were rolls with crab inside and different types of fish on top, like tuna, yellowtail, salmon. These were ones Joel tried but did not like. Then we have the raw fish on a plate, nothing else. I brought home tuna and salmon in this form. Again Nate loved them all and Joel was not a fan. I am very proud of him for trying all of it. We did not even ask Cori because we knew she would not even try it. (wonder where that comes from).
I also brought home cheese tortiline with salmon (cooked) ina white wine sauce. It is very good and both boys loved it.
Working at these two new restaurants has really opened up our food experiance.
We have tried sushi, salmon, tuna, veal, eggplant parmasian, oysters, fish, grilled artichokes, fried calamari, scalops, mussels, ziti, and chicken parmasian (which Nate made from scratch).
There are a couple of types of sushi I brought home. There are rolls with only fish inside and the rice on the outside, this is the kind that Joel loved and wanted more of. There were rolls with crab inside and different types of fish on top, like tuna, yellowtail, salmon. These were ones Joel tried but did not like. Then we have the raw fish on a plate, nothing else. I brought home tuna and salmon in this form. Again Nate loved them all and Joel was not a fan. I am very proud of him for trying all of it. We did not even ask Cori because we knew she would not even try it. (wonder where that comes from).
I also brought home cheese tortiline with salmon (cooked) ina white wine sauce. It is very good and both boys loved it.
Working at these two new restaurants has really opened up our food experiance.
We have tried sushi, salmon, tuna, veal, eggplant parmasian, oysters, fish, grilled artichokes, fried calamari, scalops, mussels, ziti, and chicken parmasian (which Nate made from scratch).
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Gross Content Warning
We serve 9 different kinds of oyster everyday. I have to be able to tell the customer the difference. Today at work, I tried fresh raw oysters for the first time.Our trainer told us not to "shoot" the oysters but to chew them up a little bit before swallowing. By chewing them a little bit, the flavors are released and make the experiance more enjoyable. Out trainer also told us that these oysters are RAW until they hit your stomach. So they are NEVER cooked......Very encouraging. The head chef came out to reinforce our trainer information and to watch us taste them.
So I pick a moderate size oyster (I kow not to get a big one). I add the red wine sause to help cover the oyster taste and count to 10. Everyone keeps looking around to see who is going to try theirs first. I take a huge breath and shove it in my mouth..... After I chewed a couple of times, the taste was released and so did my stomach......I quickly spit out the rest of the oyster into my napkin and drank a lot of coke.
So not a fan of oysters but willing to learn a lot about them to sell to customers.....Sunday I get to try sushi...
So I pick a moderate size oyster (I kow not to get a big one). I add the red wine sause to help cover the oyster taste and count to 10. Everyone keeps looking around to see who is going to try theirs first. I take a huge breath and shove it in my mouth..... After I chewed a couple of times, the taste was released and so did my stomach......I quickly spit out the rest of the oyster into my napkin and drank a lot of coke.
So not a fan of oysters but willing to learn a lot about them to sell to customers.....Sunday I get to try sushi...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
First Training Day at King's Fish House
Today was my first day at King's Fish House. We have three types of uniforms to wear to work. One is a button down shirt, tie, and black pants. The other two are a blue polo and a denim shirt. Depending on which part of the restaurant you are serving in, is which outfit you wear. Now, for the tie issue. Back in the 80's girls were wearing ties loosly, with button down shirts, and bright colors. I begged my Dad to let me wear a tie. I thought they were so "cool". He told me no, that ties were for boys. He was right. Now 15 yrs later, I am wearing a tie to work everyday and not a big fan of it. Thanks Dad! (love you).
I have to be at work at 8am for training. I was not sure of the traffic so I left an hour early this morning and got there 40 mins early. So no traffic on the 22 at 7am. Good to know for tomorrow. There are 9 people in the training class, 5 for our store and 4 for the Long Beach store. One of the girls from LB wore 3 in heels instead of her non-slip shoes. That was pretty funny to see her walking through the kitchen in the heels. The day went fairly well. We learned new menu items and tasted new food.
I tried fried scalops for the first time, as well as grilled artichokes. I liked the scalops and did not like the artichokes. Tomorrow is oyster, sushi and beer day. We will see how it goes.
I have to be at work at 8am for training. I was not sure of the traffic so I left an hour early this morning and got there 40 mins early. So no traffic on the 22 at 7am. Good to know for tomorrow. There are 9 people in the training class, 5 for our store and 4 for the Long Beach store. One of the girls from LB wore 3 in heels instead of her non-slip shoes. That was pretty funny to see her walking through the kitchen in the heels. The day went fairly well. We learned new menu items and tasted new food.
I tried fried scalops for the first time, as well as grilled artichokes. I liked the scalops and did not like the artichokes. Tomorrow is oyster, sushi and beer day. We will see how it goes.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Funny stories for today
This afternoon Nate and I took the kids to the beach. We have now (after today) learned that the beach gets VERY windy after 4pm so beach time is now from 11am to 3pm. While Nate and I are wrapped in towels watching the fearless kids play in the sand. Cori and Joel both made volcano looking castles with ditches around to protect from the waves. The kids were getting really mad at the water/waves for crashing into their sand castles. It was fun for me to watch.
This past week my mom kept my nephew Lucas for 3 days. This is the first time she has kept him at her house. He usually stays with Aunt Val, Uncle Nate, Cordi (cori) and Joel. I talked to Mom and Lucas each day on skype which was fun. Lucas kept asking when we were going to come over and play. That was hard to answer. Anyway by the 3rd day Lucas understood that we were in California and would tell us where his house was and where our house was.
Surprises for Nana, from Lucas.
#1 Mom bought a small plastic pool for Lucas to swim in. She got him all dressed in his swimsuit and the pool all filled up. Lucas went out, got naked and then jumped in the pool....thought it was a giant bathtub. He is 2 1/2 so mom let him keep swimming. She also told him not to pee or poop in her pool. He did not. He got out of the pool and proceded to poop in the patio beside the pool.....not in the pool, nana......is what he told her.
#2 Nana gave Lucas 2 poptarts for snack his first day there. Nana did not ask if Lucas ate both poptarts. Nana went to go to bead that night and found a HUGE pile of ants in her bed. Guess where the other poptart went???????
This past week my mom kept my nephew Lucas for 3 days. This is the first time she has kept him at her house. He usually stays with Aunt Val, Uncle Nate, Cordi (cori) and Joel. I talked to Mom and Lucas each day on skype which was fun. Lucas kept asking when we were going to come over and play. That was hard to answer. Anyway by the 3rd day Lucas understood that we were in California and would tell us where his house was and where our house was.
Look at that Smile!!!!!!
Surprises for Nana, from Lucas.
#1 Mom bought a small plastic pool for Lucas to swim in. She got him all dressed in his swimsuit and the pool all filled up. Lucas went out, got naked and then jumped in the pool....thought it was a giant bathtub. He is 2 1/2 so mom let him keep swimming. She also told him not to pee or poop in her pool. He did not. He got out of the pool and proceded to poop in the patio beside the pool.....not in the pool, nana......is what he told her.
#2 Nana gave Lucas 2 poptarts for snack his first day there. Nana did not ask if Lucas ate both poptarts. Nana went to go to bead that night and found a HUGE pile of ants in her bed. Guess where the other poptart went???????
Monday, July 12, 2010
Nate's new Photo Class
Here is the movie poster Nate made for his PhotoShop class. He has been taking this class for 9 weeks. For his final, he had to make a movie poster with 24 pictures and some in black n white and some in color. This is a really cool poster that he made. The pictures are ones we took while in Texas at Amy and Tyson's wedding weekend. Most all of the family was able to make the drive for the wedding and we all had a great time. Weekend Fun!
Friday morning the kids and I did a photoshoot in our front yard....with the rocks and creek that flows thru the walkways and buildings. It was a lot of fun with lots of smiles and laughter.
Sunday we went to Calvery Chapel in Costa Mesa for the first time. The building was nice and big with rows of chaoisr outside in case you want to enjoy the weather while listening to the sermon. The music was not our style of worship. We prefer more upbeat music at a faster pace. They only had a guitar that was not very loud so the music was more accupela. The sermon was okay, again just not our style of preaching. We will continue to look for a church we fit into as the weeks go by.
Saturday was a day of fun, shopping, checking out the 2 story Target at the mall, washing the car, and letting the kids go to movie night at the neighbors. They watched "The Spy next Door" and said it was really funny. Cori and her friend Taylor, set up the seating, made snacks, tickets, and door prizes for the group.
Sunday we went to Calvery Chapel in Costa Mesa for the first time. The building was nice and big with rows of chaoisr outside in case you want to enjoy the weather while listening to the sermon. The music was not our style of worship. We prefer more upbeat music at a faster pace. They only had a guitar that was not very loud so the music was more accupela. The sermon was okay, again just not our style of preaching. We will continue to look for a church we fit into as the weeks go by. 
Sunday, I also went to orientation for my job. I start the traiing program on Wednesday. I am going to have a lot to learn but I think I am going to love working there. We have 3 different uniforms depending on the part of the restaurant we are serving in.
Today is Nate's last day of training. He is already loving his new job and the food. He was able to try at least 10 dishes a day until he had tried the entire menu. He brought a couple of the dishes home and the rest of us got to try them out. They were really good.
Today I had to drag the sewing machine out of the garage and get to work. I have pants to hem, an apron to hem (b/c it hits the floor instead of mid-calf), 2 shirts to make button holes and buttons for the collar, land earn to tie a tie.
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