Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Yumminess

We had a fun week. (Note: If you don't like food this post won't interest you.) We celebrated our anniversary Tuesday and Valentine's on Thursday. Jason was on call both nights, so we just made dinner at home and held off to go out over the weekend. Tuesday night we made filet mignon, risotto, and "extreme" chocolate pie for dessert. I never make chocolate pie because I don't really like it, but Jason loves it, so it was about time I made him one. It was extreme...brownie crust, chocolate filling, topped with dark chocolate shavings and chocolate whipped cream. It was a big hit but a little much.
Thursday we had more yummy food. I made chicken tikka masala, which is my favorite Indian dish, but I've never attempted to make it from scratch. It was surprisingly easy and turned out great. We made chocolate souffle for dessert...also a first and also turned out great. It had a yummy hazlenut fudgy center that I loved.
Friday night we dropped the kids off at my parents' for the night and went out with my brother, Mark, and his wife LaDonna. We went to eat, then went and played lasertag, raced GoKarts, and played arcade games. It was such a blast. I am not going to comment on air hockey or Skeeball, since we were not working with quality equipment (anyway it was "IceBall" and they were plastic, not wood...totally doesn't count).
The kids actually spent the night with my parents, which meant no wake up calls during the night from either kid, and sleeping in until we woke up on our own (which, because we are getting older, is not that late, sadly). It was a little hard to be away from Colin overnight for the first time but also SO GREAT. Thanks again, mom and dad!!
Today was 71 degrees and sunny so the boys and I spent the afternoon outside. It was the kind of weather that just makes you happy. We had a great day. Tomorrow we are flying to New York for a week to spend time with Grammy and Papa and Geo, Ethan's favorite engine in their GeoTrax train set. We are sad to leave Jason, but we are really looking forward to our visit!

4 comments:

Ann said...

Grammy is very excited to see her North Carolina boys...wish the oldest boy could come.

Mark said...

I can validate that the equipment that we were playing on was not typical and should not be counted against the "skills" mentioned previously. Have fun in NY!!

Harris Beach Bums said...

February is a fun month for you two. Sometimes staying home alone can be a lot more fun than going out. The food sounds deliciosa!

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