That is the text message that I woke up to on my phone yesterday from my mom to me. Yesterday was our anniversary! Or "anni" that is. And 6 months that is. It has gone by so fast. And so beautifully. Kristopher Orr just posted wedding day photos on his NEW BLOG. Check it out. I have been so happy to be married to Garrett and we did have a happy anniversary celebration yesterday. Let me tell you about it:
To start off the day, Garrett and I woke up and went downtown to pick up our fruits and veggies for the week. We have been ordering our produce through a food co-op called Bountiful Baskets for months and we LOVE it (it is inexpensive, run by volunteers, we get great fruits and vegetables, our food stays fresher longer, we get to try new things like sunchokes this week, and we end up eating a whole lot of fresh food all the time because of it). Thank you Aunt Fay for telling us about Bountiful Baskets. Any ideas on how to prepare sunchokes in an appetizing way?
After we got our basket of goodness, we had our 6-month anni brunch at Communal here in Provo. Garrett had biscuits and gravy and I had buckwheat crepes with ham and gruyere and mixed greens. We also each sipped from glasses of Allred Orchard's apple juice and shared a raisin scone with lemon curd and clotted cream. Mmmm... way to make a fabulous Saturday morning. If you haven't been to Communal yet, I HIGHLY recommend it to you. It has been my favorite place to experience any kind of dining out in Provo recently. I am not a huge fan of eating out because I love to make great food at home and I am usually much more satisfied with a home-cooked meal, but Communal is an absolute delight. I could rave about them forever. But I will end here with saying that I have only been absolutely thrilled with each occasion I have been lucky enough to eat there. Dinner, dessert, and brunch have all been out of this world. I still have yet to go for a lunch... Here is a link to their website and their blog.
After our brunch we spent some time at home resting/digesting, catching up on some much needed sleep, working out, and so on. In the evening we drove up the canyon and enjoyed some time in Park City. We had a reservation at the Bangkok Thai on Main (I know, lots of food and eating out) and also enjoyed some wandering up and down the main street and feeling many fur coats and blankets in a fur store also on main street (it is fun to see all the people up that are attracted to that ski town and we enjoyed the snow). Now we want a blanket made of beaver pelts (and if we ever move up to Canada, I want a fur coat too). Ever felt beaver??? Maybe that will have to wait for another anni and many more months of marriage. But bring on the many more months. I am loving this marriage thing. I highly recommend it. Even more than I highly recommend Communal ;)
Thanks for listening to me tell you about our six-month anni. It was luxurious to say the least. Initially I just wanted to share the link to Fer's new blog and then I just couldn't resist sharing more about our day yesterday. I struggled not to tell you everything about the delicious Thai food we also enjoyed in the evening, but I thought you might think I was a little too much of a crazy foodie if I did. Contact me for details if interested. I also recommend that place if you like a great Thai food. It is Garrett's favorite pad thai so far. If you know of better, please share! And especially if you have a great recipe of how to make excellent pad thai at home. We have tried a few recipes and have never been as content as we are with the dish at Bangkok Thai on Main.
