4 year Anniversary

To celebrate the recent anniversary, I dragged Danny to the uber-trendy Girl and the Goat. It took me 3 months to get a 5:15 Wednesday evening reservation. So we went ahead and took advantage of the situation:





Baby fingerprints make for quite a filter.



pretzel roll

fried naked cowboy  (oysters)
egg salad . capers

sauteed green beans 

fish sauce vinaigrette . cashews

My favorite- and I usually don't even like green beans

I found the recipe on the chef's website-here- I may have to go buy some fish sauce...

roasted cauliflower
pickled peppers . pine nuts . mint

grilled baby octopus
guanciale. favas . ramps. radish . pistachio-lemon vinaigrette

goat ribs

goat cheesecake
hazelnut crunch . candied beets . cajeta

Every dish was so so great- I might have to sneak back in another 3 months...

After, we went home and watched our wedding DVD with Belle. So amazing how much our lives change each year.

This year, Danny recently took a Senior position at a new agency, so we could actually afford that meal we just ate...

Last year we celebrated our anniversary in CA since we were there most of June while Danny was at his first out of state commercial shoot. We took the opportunity to bless our new baby with family.

 2011

The  year before that, we ate Ben and Jerry's on the ground of our cardboard apartment before Danny had his first day at a major advertising agency.

 

2010

The year before that we left our brand new puppy, Twinkie with family as we took a little trip to San Francisco before Danny started his 1st advertising internship in LA.

2009

And the year before that, we got married. 

2008

I was 20, only 2 of my brothers were taller than me, and I had no idea how we were going to pay for our "expensive" $700 a month rent once we got back to Provo.

 

I know sometimes this blogs starts sounding a little fluffy- but its been a great way for me to count my blessings. When Danny's working late, Belle is smearing chocolate pudding in the carpet, Twinkie's trying to eat my dinner, and its felt like ages since I've been "out with the girls," I can look at this blog and see how lovely my life really is. If I'm feeling stuck in a rut, I can revisit and realize how quickly life does change.

And with that proclamation of love to my blog- I suppose I should make one to my husband-

Happy Anniversary, Dear. I'm lucky to spend my life with you. You make me believe anything is possible.