Story: Golden Bear Tutoring Roll Love

Caterpillar roll, cherry blossom roll, Philadelphia roll, crunchy delight roll, hella hot roll, rock'n roll, no-name roll, Godzilla roll, sex-on-the-beach, crazy monkey roll, and golden bear tutoring roll--ranging from normal to exotic, pretty to the slightly absurd, these are all sushi rolls that I've stumbled across.

As I was perusing the sushi menu of the restaurant P, D, and I had decided to grab lunch at, I wondered what these sushi chefs were thinking when they were naming their creation. Like, how do you come up with "Golden Bear Tutoring Roll" from avocado, salmon, and masago? Because I sure don't see the connection. But, I guess yummy ingredients + a nonsensical name = sushi that I must try!

But all in all, there is nothing that beats catching up with old friends over sushi and mochi ice cream. It was great to see P, D, and M again and chatting with them brought back old memories from our high school days. But we've also moved forward in time as we shared what was going on in our lives. Even though I hadn't seen them in months, it meant a lot to me that I could share the little things in my life with them, and they with me. I rerealized what great friends they are and how lucky I am to have them. I look forward to the many more happy times we will have.

I was especially touched by P and D's unexpected but heart-string-tuggingly-sweet insistence to treat me out to lunch and delicious strawberry mochi ice cream (my favorite!) because of my upcoming birthday. Thanks guys! You really made my day. :)

PS. Unfortunately I didn't have any sushi pictures from today, so I'm substituting in another recent sushi adventure. And we kinda went overboard with the ordering that one time, but I promise that there's more than four people working on finishing that sushi on the table. :) (Props to my friend R. L. who took this crazy amazing photograph.)