Tartelette – hee hee! You are such a sweetie. Thank you, Helen. Thank you for being you.

Ronine – Ooh, I didn’t know it was on the list! I bought my unagi from Whole Foods (already bbq’d), and they are usually really good about that. I’ll be sure to ask them next time. At the sushi bar, I usually get anago (cheaper) :)

Maja – I have another one coming up soon too! thanks :)

Mark – ha ha, but it FELT so heavy! Don’t cry, sweetie. When you finally come out to visit, we’re going to split our sides making fun of one another :) xxoo

Mrs. E – thanks, love :)

Nina – *blush*. I’m sure your sushi making is awesome!

Joanne – yay for snow and thank you for your sweet comment!

Anna – ahhh, you speak *my* language, dear.

Barbara – *big hug* I can’t tell you how much that means to me.

Blond Duck – thank you.

Astrid – thanks for the kind wishes. Sushi isn’t all that hard to make though! I’ve spent the past several years figuring it out :)

Fiona – We don’t have much of a Japanese population, but we have several good sushi bars in Boulder. Still, it’s sooo much cheaper to make your own and I trust my fish dude at Whole Foods to hook me up right! Happy holidays to you and Chuck and the wee one :)

Bridget – all of our favorite chefs do that for the messy rolls. It’s a great way to keep it neat!

Jenny – thanks!

Ik – thank you :)

Tokyoastrogirl – you are too kind. Listen, as long as you get out and live life, then you’re kickin’ ass too :)

Cookiecrumb – aww, thanks dear. xxoo

Kathy – thanks.

Woolly – hello hon! Thanks and it’s always good to hear from ya.

Pam – thank you. I hope you all had a nice holiday too.

Mollie – me too. Now we know the recipe for the secret sauce. Just don’t go pouring it into your mouth ;) xxoo

Margie – thank you, and I hope you and your family had a great holiday.

Melissa – :) thanks!

Maja – woohoo, snow! I hope you get to enjoy it, whatever you end up doing!

Maya – oh, thank you, sweetie.

Manisha – don’t make me laugh! Next time it will be YOU in the pic :)

Nate – thanks for the tag. I’ll try to get to it this year.

Andrea – hee hee, same here.

Irene – thank you.

Robin – it’s all about the sauce, chica.

Susan – you are such a dear one. Thank you. I hope for nothing but the best for you and the SGCCs. xxoo

WoRC – awwwww :) If you guys come visit us, you can ski AND have sushi! I swear it.

Ginny – I know what you mean (having grown up on the East Coast and gone to grad school there). That’s why I live here. But I’ll keep fingers crossed for ya.

Peabody – w00t!

Deacon-Frost – thank you.

Passionate Eater – I hope your Dad is okay. Asian dads can be odd like that (although mine is untraditionally loud and a big goofball). Thanks for commenting.