Mike's parents visited us last weekend and it was a wonderful time! I didn't take pictures, because they had that covered. They arrived Friday and we spent the evening talking and playing cards. For dinner, we made a couple of our favorites (salmon a la turner on our Weber). They brought us a house-warming gift--a cookie jar that's a chick (as in a baby chicken) that is our official tea bag and K-cup jar. Mike's mom remembered how much I liked theirs (a giant strawberry) they use for tea. :) The rest of the weekend we were snowed in (kind of) so we played cards and had pizza and beer, went to Mass, had a couple great breakfasts at the Energy Station, Mike and his dad hung up some pictures, then they had to get on the road, with promises to try to come out and see us every few months or so.
Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Mike surprised me with a dozen roses that morning (what a sweetie!) and I decided--last minute, since I had no surprises for him--to make some of his favorite dishes, which ended up turning dinner into a 4 course meal. :/ I made bruschetta and homemade tartar sauce which we had with shrimp, wedding soup (Mike says was the best ever!) and some steamed asparagus to go with Mike's delectable chicken parmesan. And we had Mom's apple pie for dessert. :) I got a bottle of red and white, and overall it was totally worth it to have dinner in!
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| Also, we got a table from Mike's physical therapist/BFF! Them being BFFs has NOTHING to do with the fact that Clayton is from Pittsburgh and used to work for the Steelers. |
We bottled our third batch of beer last night--a Belgium triple. It already has a great taste, I can't wait for it to be ready in 4 weeks.
OK, I'll say it--we are obsessed with food and beer! Hey, if you gotta eat, you may as well make yourself great food.
Nothing else is really new. This Saturday is one of our last basketball games we will go to, Nova vs Notre Dame. I'll get to see my good friend from grad school, Maureen. Also, I just bought tickets for this circus next weekend! :D
Wowsa! You know it's a fancy dinner at the Muckian household when there are more than once type of cups on the table (or GLASSES, mind you), and the folded napkin looks like you stole it from a fancy restaurant. I would have had to YouTube how to do that. I wish I had VDay at YOUR place!
ReplyDeleteBottle of red and white? As in, two bottles of wine for two people? Sheesh! Love the picture - looks super romantic. And I like the new table! Gotta say, I'm jealous of your Valentine's Day meal. Thanks to mom, mine and Sean's was pretty awesome, but nothing like a four course dinner.
ReplyDeleteOh MY! Everything sounds delicious, and the picture of your beautiful table is as visually beautiful as I imagine your dinner was tasty. YUM. I'm glad you had such a nice time with Mike's family, too. There's not much apple pie left....Love you two, Mom
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