Did you know that Daffodils start to grow just as the snow is melting when spring is suppose to arrive. It's my number one favorite flower! It makes me so happy when I see vibrant yellow Daffodils sprout over a thin layer of white fluffy snow.
The hot pot dinner was the perfect thing for this sort of weather. There was a large party of ten gathered around a small round table. Everyone sitting side by side, huddled in anticipation for the warm food to cook in front of them. I didn't know anyone there except for the hostess, her husband and one other person. I loved how our hostess broke the ice for us. While the food was being cooked we all introduced ourselves once more and even told one fun fact about ourselves. Story time is the best way to mingle and break tensions. I'm so grateful that I was able to travel this past January. My life is so much more colorful with that new experience. It was fun to share stories of our travels and to hear their adventures. If you've never tried hot pot before, you should totally be spontaneous and have one. Hot pot in my opinion is a great low budget meal and with minimal strain for the host. It's fun to make your own food, chatting while you wait for your food to cook. It's a very interactive meal.
One of my friends at the party is a huge fan of board games. It's sort of like a hobby of his. He's always in search of a creative board game to invest in. He introduced me to two new games, that I haven't heard of. I'm pretty old fashioned, I love a good ole board game. One of my favorite board games I own at home is Settlers of Catan.
Have you heard of Ticket to Ride or Evolution? I was hooked after one game of Ticket to Ride! He bought the limited edition 10th anniversary board, and it was gorgeous. I'm seriously going to save up for this edition. The game is simple to understand, but there are a few approaches you can take for your objectives. For our first game everyone was new to it, and of course I did the unexpected objective. I was sneaky and would block people. DOOMED them on their last piece. I could have kept it nice and simple, but nope. I love a good competitive game. I think that livens up the game don't you think? Out of the two games, Ticket to Ride was my favorite one. Evolution was intense, there was more strategy to it than Ticket to Ride. We had five people join in on each game. I found out that they sell these two games on Amazon!!!
The limited edition of Ticket to Ride had individually packaged tins for the players' pieces in the game. They were absolutely adorable. That was a huge factor that won me over. That specific edition is around $80. In my opinion, totally worth it. The board itself is slightly bigger too. The regular edition is around $30. You can see in the photo that I took of one of the tins, is that not cute?!
Evolution, was intense. It was all about survival, eat or be eaten kind of playing field. Me being me, I was out for blood. What, I can't help it. I love being a devil's advocate when it comes to board games. And I was so close to winning too!
All in all I had so much fun that I can't wait to do this again! Are there any fun board games that you know of and love? Comment below and let me know!
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