Crawfish and More

How many crawfish is in 30 pounds? I posed the question at the crawfish party but no one cared -- hey, the more the merrier.

RK and I hosted a crawfish party for his friends last Saturday (6/3). Most of them had not tried it and they were curious as to what it was.

We ordered 30 pounds of crawfish and they were delivered early Saturday. RK's buddies were normally late to parties but this time they all showed up pretty early. Everyone brought something to make the feast complete. Steven and Russell even found Louisiana beer for the occasion. That was very nice!

We did it Cajun style with the seafood boiler. It was an impressive sight when we dumped the crawfish onto the table along with corns and potatoes. This year, I added a little surprise to the bucket. When the crawfish was poured onto the table, out came two dungeness crabs! They really liked that! I called it the delight factor...

Beside the crawfish, we also had other food. Everyone ate, went swimming and ate some more. A good time was had by all.

The crawfish feast is becoming an annual event for us. We really enjoy all the woos and ahhs! It is exciting that food can bring so much joy. So, we will have one more crawfish party for the family before the season ends in early July.

I'm Done!

OK. I can finally say that I've graduated because I was hooded by the Dean of the SFSU Business College on Friday, May 26, 2006. It will be officially official when I get my diploma in the mail.

It was quite exciting walking down the aisle with my fellow students. It made me want to cry because I realized that not everyone had this opportunity and I was one of the lucky ones.

So, celebration got started way before Friday. Thursday (5/25) night was dinner at Moonstar. Jean took me, Robert, Sharon, Kurt and Kurt's father, mother, sister and brother-in-law out. It was supposed to be Sharon's birthday but I'll take the credit for it.

Friday (5/26) was dinner at Little Henry's. Jason bought dinner. I brought my graduation cap along. Everyone got to wear it and had picture taken. The kids looked great in it. I hope they will go for a Master when they grow up.

On Saturday (5/27), Robert, Jesse and I checked out T-Rex in Berkeley and tried their BBQ baby back ribs and short ribs. I'll give it a 3.5 out of 5.0. The BBQ was the specialty but it was not a BBQ joint. I heard Bo's BBQ on Mt. Diablo Blvd. is good. It's a must try.

Sunday (5/28) was dinner at McCormick and Kuleto's at Fisherman's Wharf. Robert's second sister, Jenny and brother-in-law, Bob, bought dinner for 11 of us. I am sure that it cost them a arm and a leg.

Monday (5/29) was BBQ and seafood boil at Robert's. It was supposed to be my party (again, taking credit) but I was the chef for most of the day. I must say I did a pretty good job especially with the oysters. I BBQ them a little to get the shells opened. I then put butter, garlic and green onion on top. I topped it off with cheese and put them back on the grill for few more minutes until they were bubbly. It was quite tasty.

Tuesday (5/30), I picked up salad, shrimp cocktail and chicken alfredo from Costco and had a quiet dinner with Mommy and Daddy.

It's nice that I don't have to worry about school anymore.