Daniel's 28th Birthday!

Dinner at Ruth's Chris
The gift!

We celebrated Daniel's birthday in style. June 3rd landed on a Wednesday this year so after a long day of work we spent a wonderful evening together at Ruth's Chris. A somewhat surprising choice for us, but we hadn't been back there for almost 2 1/2 years, and Daniel wanted a really great steak! Dinner was fantastic we started with delicious scallops. Then Daniel had the cowboy ribeye with a blue cheese crust and a side of lyonnaise potatoes. I had the petite fillet with a side of mushrooms. yum!!! For desert we had a chocolate raspberry tart and a lemon tart. It doesn't get much better! When we returned home Daniel opened his gift. He received his very own beer making kit, so watch out...Daniel could have his own brewery soon. Then on Saturday we continued the celebration by going up to Philadelphia for a Northern Liberty's Food Tour. What a great way to kick of another year of life!

'10 Wine in the Woods

Robin and Daniel entering Wine in the Woods.
Getting ready for our next taste of the good stuff.
Daniel giving his approval of the band.

The Crowd.

It's that time again...time for Wine in the Woods! Over the weekend we drove to Columbia Maryland to go to one of our favorite events, Wine in the Woods. This years festival was bigger than last years and seemed to flow much better. The local wine we tasted was good overall. There were some definite standouts this year. It seems that every year a few wineries really do a good job with their big, rich, meaty reds. Since most of the Maryland wineries are very young compared to other wine regions, they tend to excel in the light, fruity, white wines. Every once and a while you will come across a great red and say, "Wow they did a good job". All in all it's just fun to be outside on a beautiful day and share some wine with the one you love.

Cheers!

Mallory and Ray's Wedding

Daniel and Robin at the Reception
Ray and Mal...the happy couple!

Robin and Mal...sisters.

Caity, Robin and Jeni

Oh...drink spill, happens every time!

Ray and Mal having fun...Robert watching :)

Over the weekend we went back to Indy to see Mallory (Daniel's Sister) marry her long time sweetheart Ray. It was a beautiful wedding and so much fun to get family together. No wedding is complete without a few hiccups but all in all everyone pulled together to make this day a wonderful one for the Bride and Groom!. We love you Mal and Ray!

3rd Wedding Anniversary

Daniel & Robin at Clementine
The Beautiful Tulips Daniel sent Robin
(Tulips were our wedding flower...he's so good!)

Last Wednesday we celebrated 3 years of marriage and 8 years as a couple! This year we decided to be very low key. We have a neighborhood restaurant that we LOVE so we spent the evening there. It's called "Clementine" and wow, do they have good food! Check out the menu for your self, www.bmoreclementine.com . We spent the night looking back to see how far we have come. Then talking about where we are going. As long as we are together the sky is the limit!

Our First Dinner Party

Everyone enjoying the food.
The Gang
The Girls...Val, Jordan, Me, Rachel

The Guys...Daniel, Scott, Keith, and Kenny

The Table

We had our first dinner party Friday night. It was so much fun. First let's start with the food. We started with cheese and sparkling. Next we had a tomato, cucumber, and red pepper gazpacho. Then a watermelon and mint salad. After that our main course was Lamb chops on a bed of grits with bacon Brussels sprouts. We finished the meal with strawberry short cake and home made vanilla bean whipped cream. Yum! We invited 3 couples over. Val and Kenny, Jordan and Keith, and Rachel and Scott. We had a wonderful dinner and great conversation. After dinner we played the game catch phrase...Boys against Girls. The Girls won of course! The party went late into the evening. In the morning we woke to a dirty kitchen and eight empty bottles of wine. The sign of a good party! We had such a great time and can't wait to do it again.

Mom and Chris Visit Baltimore!

Robin and Daniel at Dinner
Lynn and Chris at Dinner
Daniel, Lynn, and Chris at the Inner Harbor
Daniel and Lynn at Max's Bar
Candid shot! Daniel and Chris giving each other the look.

Mom and Chris were able to stop in for the weekend on the way to Florida for spring break. It was great to have them in town, show them our house, and take them to some of our favorite spots. Thursday night we went to Mama's on the Half Shell. Yum....it's one of those local places that is a "must go". They have the best crab cakes and seafood in town. Friday we spent some time at home, then went to Pazo for Pazo Cinco (the best happy hour spot downtown). After a few drinks and some awesome appetizers we made our way back to the neighborhood to Clementine. Clementine is our favorite neighborhood restaurant...in the summer we can walk it's so close! After dinner we went back to the house for a friendly game of pictionary...Mom and Chris won with "peter rabbit" (ask me to show you the picture sometime :)). Sunday we had to say good bye. It was great to have family in town and we miss them already...now who's next?!

Valintine's Day at Home

In love
Cheese and Sparkling to start

The table :)

Daniel re-living his New Orleans House Days

nice...1/2 of the surf and turf dinner

We spent Valentine's day out of the hustle and bustle of the restaurant world and at home together. We cooked a wonderful meal starting with a cheese plate and sparkling wine. Then we had lobster and steak with carrots. Lastly I made a chocolate molten cake from scratch, which by the way turns out not to be so hard. :) We were able to go at our own pace and just enjoy each others company. Wonderful!!!!!