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february 14th

yesterday was kissy pooh day.  it’s always great when valentine’s day is on a saturday.  we got to sleep in, and i woke up to a wonderful breakfast in bed!  husband made eggs, sausage, and had heart shaped krispy kreme donuts!  delish!  after breakfast we had present time on the “love stage”.  husband opened a satchel full of valentine’s day treats including his favorite gummy bears!  when it was my turn, husband handed me a giant box, and i opened it to reveal guitar hero 3!  we ran up stairs to attempt to rock out!  we quickly learned that husband has a second career possibility as a rock star!  during the rock tour intermission we heard a doorbell ring, and amelia alerted us to the fact that a flower delivery had arrived! after our rock tour we watched “fireproof”, a perfect valentine’s day movie – and now husband’s favorite movie of all time. 

for dinner we headed to “angus barn”.  the place was packed.  luckily husband made our reservations last year, so we were quickly seated at a quaint little table for two.  once seated the waitress brings out a tasty little sampler of cheese spreads, homemade crackers, olives, peppers, pickles, and celery.  after we got acquaintedwith the colossal menu, we decided on raw oysters for an appetizer, and asked for the sommelier’s recommendation for a berriful pinot noir.  the waitress returned and informed us of his selection, and we chose to go with his decision.  moments later she returned “regretfully” informing us that the $40 bottle of wine he recommended to us was no longer available, and they would be substituting an $80 bottle in it’s place, for the same price – what a shame!  the replacement wine, “adelsheim” pinot noir, was perfect with our filet dinners.  everything was perfectly cooked, and our steaks were topped with gorgonzola and balsamic reduction!  again – delish!  after our meals we were tempted by an enormous dessert tray.  the selections included three types of cheesecakes, pecan pie, sundaes, chocolate chess pie, and cobblers.  will decided on chocolate chess pie, a guest favorite – and i talked the waitress into putting chocolate sauce on top of fruit cheesecake!  i also selected a glass of arboleda carmenere.  this wine is from chile, and was out of this world!  (The lost grape of Bordeaux, Carmenére has made a comeback in Chile. Deep violet color, blackberries and cherries along with vanilla and cacao.)  if you have not been to the angus barn, you really should check it out!

we had a great weekend together, and are sad it’s almost over.

much love!