We are currently celebrating many happy occasions - this time in February has always been a big time for us.
Last week marked the 5 year point in our relationship. Wow - 5 years! That is more than 1/5 of our entire lives now spent together.
This week we celebrated Rory's 24th birthday and I thank God that I've had one more whole year with the love of my life! I tried very hard to make Rory feel like a special birthday guy even though it was a Monday and we had to be in school. I let him pick anything he wanted for dinner, and he picked two types of Suddenly Salad and sandwiches. It was a very good choice, and very Rory-ish. Then, I let him take a birthday nap. And, he got to open all the cards and gifts that people sent him. So, thank you to our parents, Auntie Kathy and Uncle Mike, and Auntie Debbie and Dale for sending cards. Here are some pictures of the event:
Then, today and tonight we celebrated Valentine's Day! I only have one class on Tuesdays, so rather than go out and spend lots of money Rory let me plan a fancy dinner to make at our apartment. I skipped home after class with a smile on my face as I made a few last minute purchases (bread and a rose). Once home, I got busy turning the table into a fancy restaurant scene. Complete with centerpiece (hence the rose) and a fancy table setting. Check it out:
Next, I got busy with the meal preparation. I would not do this every day but, for every once in a while, it was a very pleasant way to spend 3.5 hours. I turned on some tunes and got busy. I wanted it to be just like if we had gone out to a fancy restaurant and spent lots of money. So, I decided that 4 courses would do the trick, all of which were accompanied by freshly made italian garlic bread (thank you day old Jimmy John's bread).
Course 1: Red Lentil Apricot soup (which in our case ended up being split yellow pea apricot soup because the grocery store didn't have split red lentils). This was the first time I made the soup - I found the recipe online and looked for a pureed type of soup. We thought it was very good, and Rory even told me to make sure I "hold on to that recipe."
Course 2: A classic caesar salad, but with a Danielle twist. It had the romaine, some italian cheese, and the dressing like normal. I just punched it up with some red onion and carrot - I love when my food is colorful (makes me feel healthier)!
Course 3: Main entree! New York style pork chop (so a wine based marinade/sauce with onions, thyme, garlic, and parsley) over a white/wild rice mix served with a side of asparagus topped with bearnaise sauce.
Course 4: The to-die-for course; dessert of course! Honest to goodness, homemade from scratch CHOCOLATE MOUSSE! I had made imitation mousse in the Magic Bullet before, but this was the real deal - the actual rich, delicious mousse that you get when you go out. This was served in a martini glass with a strawberry on top.
After all that food, we retired to the living room to sit on the couch, drink some after dinner coffee, and write this post while our food settled.
And, as Rory's Valentine's gift to me, he is going to do the dishes while I watch Glee! Then we can both watch New Girl together. After that it will be bed time, and back to the normal drone of school. (At least we have New York and Broadway to look forward to this weekend- look for a post on Sunday or Monday of that adventure!) But, for now we will just relax and relish in the romance for a little longer.
Hope you all are having as "sweet" a Valentine's Day as we are.
Sending you all our love, hugs, and kisses-
Danielle, and Rory
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