They’ve been married for 29 years. Isn’t that so cool?
I got them fun gifts since next year is the big 30. Dad received a bottle of his drug of choice (aka caffeine free diet coke) and Mom got her very own box of her favorite crackers: Triscuit Cracked Black Pepper and Olive Oil.
Teal was their wedding color so I used a little teal ribbon with the raffia. So cute. They really liked their gifts.
To celebrate we all went out to dinner on Cannery Row. It was such a beautiful night. Normally, Monterey is really foggy and cold but we’re in Indian Summer so it was a really nice fog-free evening.
I’d made reservations for us at a local favorite, Paradiso Trattoria. It’s always delicious and has great views of the bay. With a night like this… a view was a MUST.
Aww… they still work together. So cute.
Isn’t that a great view? It was so clear we could see Santa Cruz across the bay. That only happens a couple times a year.
After we sat down we all ordered waters and a little calamari appetizer to share.
I attacked the calamari. And I devoured 3 slices of bread with this yummy pesto spread. I was hungry!!
Grandma came with us and Jaemen (the MAMO Brother) couldn’t because he’s in tech week for his murder mystery dinner theater group. They’re doing a murder in a few weeks and we’re going. I’m so excited.
For dinner I had one of the specials. It was a fresh caught Swordfish filet (blackened) with a lemon caper butter (holy I’m going to healthy living hell for that one… nothing that tastes that good is good for you.
The fillet was huge. If you haven’t had Swordfish before it’s a really hearty white fish. Closer to the texture of shark.
I tried not to eat the whole thing. After I devoured the Swordfish I left about a third of the mashed potatoes and some veggies but our waiter sort of forgot about us and didn’t come back to take our plates… I got my second wind after 20 minutes and ate the rest of the taters.
Don’t judge me. It was THAT GOOD!
Right across the street from Paradiso is a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Co and Dad convinced me we needed some dark chocolate to celebrate. Love Dads!
I had a caramel square dipped in dark chocolate and topped with sea salt.
No comments are needed, right!!
It was such a great night. I love my parents and wouldn’t trade them for new ones, EVER.
Sweet and Salty, uuber status!
This morning I took sweet and salty to a new level.
For breakfast I made a slice of cinnamon raisin toast with a little butter. Then I fried an egg topped in salt and pepper and ate it on top of the toast.
Your welcome!
this is possibly the best idea in the history of ideas.
A little Butter Toffee coffee on the side.
I went to the gym this morning and rocked it on the elliptical, 30 whole minutes. Not too shabby.
“Progress”
I feel like I’m finally starting to get back to normal. It’s hard and my heart & feelings hurt 134% of all the time. But it’s the little things. I’m going to the gym again. I’m blogging and it isn’t all weird like the last 2 weeks of random posts. I kind of have to fake my enthusiasm here on the blog and in life situations but faking one day will become real. I hope each day becomes just a little bit easier than the last.
Tell me about you!!! I want to know…
What is your favorite type of fish (to eat)?
I don’t know this is hard!!! I really like Swordfish and Halibut.
