We headed to Harrisonburg Christmas morning with leftover turkey Christmas Eve dinner. My mother raved about how delicious my turkey was: "So joooooceeeee!" She was very touched by the fact that we showed up on Christmas day. She even broke down and cried when she read my Christmas card. We tried to spoil her with many gifts; some even from BamBam and Bitty -- which cracked her up.While in Harrisonburg, I got to visit my dear friend Allison, who I use to work for at Massanutten. She is the first person to hire me after college. It was a really special treat to catch with her and see her adorable daughter Jane and son Walker. And it was meaningful for me to have her meet Danny. We have one of those friendships that seem to pick up right where we left off. It always makes me sad we aren't a part of each other's lives more regularly, but we've promised to change that in 2009.
Christmas 2009:1. Ate. A lot.
2. Shopped. A lot.
3. Got pink lifting gloves from Danny!!
4. Got framed art from Lauren (drawing she did that I love).
5. My mom gave us $150 worth of Hickory Farms sausage and cheese. That's A LOT of sausage and cheese.
New Year's Eve
Danny took me to Second Empire a restaurant in Raleigh, I've been dying to try. I barely squeezed into a froo-froo dress, slapped on some eye shadow, made my hair gorgeous (Stacey would have been drooling) and we had a romantic dinner. The waiter was excellent, the wine was perfect, the food was incredible. I know that I don't NEED fine dining in my life, but really, I just LOVE fine dining. I gotta have it once in awhile....I started with baked west coast oysters: cipollini onion puree, wilted spinach & Yukon gold potato phyllo cup, chorizo sausage, julienne vegetables, hollandaise sauce. My entree was roasted Pennsylvania duck breast: sautéed spinach & tatsoi greens, apple curry Yukon gold potatoes, baby carrots, root vegetables, horseradish & molasses sauce.
YUMMY!
New Year's Day
We invited friends over for warm mulled spiced wine and yes, sausage and cheese.
Happy new year everyone!
2 comments:
I would have loved to try the Georgia quail and the diver scallops. I love the look of the house, even though I tend towards country/log cabin cozy I sure love a good Victorian house.
I saw what Lauren's shirt says - LOL!!! When is she auditioning for Idol? Your New Years Eve dinner sounds yummy. I've become quite a foodie lately and love fine dining when I can get it. It's definately not very often. But Mateo planned the best anniversary dinner - if you're ever up here check out 2941 in Falls Church.
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