Our First Anniversary
Calvin and I just celebrated our first wedding anniversary. It’s crazy how time just flies by. I guess it’s true that time goes by faster as you get older. I am old (sniff sniff).
We went to New York under the pretense that we were celebrating our anniversary but it’s really because Calvin wanted to see the US Open and it’s an excuse for me to see my friends. We had a great time with our respective friends and we managed to live it up just a bit with only the two of us. Calvin would definitely point this out if I didn’t mention this but I totally forgot that it was our anniversary on the day of. I was so tired and I’m sure I would have eventually remembered as the day went on. But he was very sweet and got me an “anniversary” band to go with my engagement ring and wedding band. Pictures later as it is being resized right now for my freakishly small fingers.
Instead of dinner, we decided to celebrate with lunch at Eleven Madison Park…partially because we could not afford their dinner prices. It was fantastic. Not to sound like a Yelp.com review, but we had a great time there and the food and waitstaff was amazing. When I made the reservations, I told them we’re celebrating our anniversary and they gave us a corner booth and gave us a nice card. Since most fancy places don’t do much besides say “Happy Anniversary”, we thought it was a nice touch to give us some privacy. Then at the end of the meal, they brought out a couple boxes of mixed chocolate and fruit desserts for our anniversary. Then before we headed out, the maitre d’ gave us 2 jars of granola and winked and said “for the morning after”. I laughed. It was definitely great service. Even Calvin enjoyed himself despite the price of the meal.
Here’s some pictures of the amazing food.
Tomato Tea - smells fragrant but tastes just like the name
Eggshell Creme with Sturgeon and Chives
croissant bread with goat and cow butter
The Octopus
The Rabbit
The Lobster
The Fish
The Pork
The Beef
Goat milk for dessert?
Chocolate
sesame wafer with chocolate
granola and chocolates
I was completely stuffed by the end of the meal. It was so delicious. We then waited in line in the rain for 1/2 off tickets and we decided to watch Priscilla Queen of the Desert after we talked to a flamboyantly gay guy who recommended it. We should have known better but it was a fun, fabulous, and gay show. We had a good time, that’s all it matters.
