Christmas Activities

This holiday has been super busy for me! On Friday, Matt and I met up with Mona, Sujith, Ashwin and Sabrina at Cherry Blossoms, a sushi restaurant in Novi. It was really good food! We looked up reviews beforehand and everyone seems to pick this one as their favorite sushi. There's always Japanese businessmen there so you know it's authentic. So much so, that when Matt asked if they could make a certain roll served at their sister restaurant in Troy, they refused because it was "too American"! Luckily they had my favorite scallop rolls, and we also got salmon skin, lobster rolls, snow crab rolls, and vegetable tempura, yum! It was definitely a feast. Afterwards we bowled at Novi Lanes. I am not a fan of bowling and after sucking in the first game, I was unstoppable in the second! I got spares almost every other frame. Mona got 5 spares in a row! It was girls vs. guys so we won the second game!
For Christmas eve, after Matt and I went to church, my family played Texas hold 'em back at my parents' house. We played with pennies, but it was still a competitive game! I got a few good hands, but my mom is always lucky at cards. She got pocket aces several times, soooo unfair! Matt and I opened each other's gifts when we got home. After opening gifts on Christmas, I still think Matt's gift is my favorite! I got TIVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!





I've been wanting it for a while and I figured we would just wait until we get a house. Luckily, Matt thought otherwise. We're going to activate it tomorrow and then I'll have to play around with it to fully understand its capabilities.
On Christmas we spent the morning at my parent's house and the rest of the day at the Hersteins. Some good gifts I got were a coach purse, a Victoria's Secret peacoat, a few books I wanted, and of course the skis we got a week ago. I was really looking forward to seeing my family open their gifts from us and I didn't really care what I got (although it's still a plus).
Yesterday, Matt and I went out to dinner with Mona, Sujith, and her friends. I know them all really well, so it was a good time. We met up at Mitchell's Fish Market at Birmingham. I was going to get the shrimp and scallops but I wasn't super hungry so Matt and I shared Blakened Sea Bass. I had never had it before and really liked it. I don't think Matt liked it so much!
Tonight, we're supposed to get together with Erika and Pete in Troy. And on Friday, Heather, Steph and Courtney are coming over!
I'll be really sad when I have to start working again!
Sidenote: I had a doctor's appt today but he called in sick! Isn't he supposed to see this coming?