Our Anniversary Dinner

We were given a very generous gift from our parents and my Gram and Poppy for our 3rd anniversary this week- a babysitter and a night out! Pete and I were so excited for a chance to have a date!

Pete found a beautiful restaurant only a few minutes away called Barrington Country Bistro. We had a great babysitter come over and off we went (dressed up too...haha). BCB has an amazingly fresh menu with most of the ingredients coming from very local farms.

After deciding what we were ordering, we had a beautiful bottle of Castle Rock Pinot Noir. Our appetizer was a wild boar sausage with black trumpet mushrooms and a date-mustard sauce. It was so flavorful, and I wish I hadn't sent the bread basket back because we both wanted to get the last little bit of sauce :)

Pete picked a "salade lyonnaise" with arugula, endive, a poached egg, lardons, fresh croutons, and a warm shallot-bacon vinaigrette. I had a bean medley with baby field greens, amazing parmesan, and a beurre noisette vinaigrette.

Hungry yet? ;)

For our main dish, I decided on a venison leg filet accompanied by braised leeks, chestnuts, and a blueberry reduction sauce. Pete had beef cheeks with a parnsip puree. If you haven't had beef cheeks before (I had not before last night) you should try it if you get a chance! It was such a tender, and flavorful, piece of meat.

I am who I am....so we got dessert!

A very thin apple tart with fresh vanilla ice cream and caramel was the perfect end to our meal.

Ahhh....I can't wait to go back to BCB!

Love you all!
Emily Ann

Roma!

Paul was upgraded to first class and I was left to board in coach! Boo but it did not matter and much to my surprise just as they were closing the doors the man at the desk came calling my name and took me to 1st class too! it is great to be a platium thanks Paul!

We have arrived! We left Altanta at 3:30PM Friday and arrived Saturday at 7:30am. We took a shuttled from the airport to our hotel "Hotel Anglo Americano" The rooms are small but nice and since we arrived so early we stored our bags and went to look at Rome. It's old!

We first went to the Spanish Steps about a 15 min walk then over to Trevi Fountain where I had to sing three coins in the fountain and threw my coins in hoping they bring me back again someday. we that walked over to the Colsseum and the Roman ruins from the first building of Rome.

We that neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeded a nap so we all had lunch and took some time down. Paul and I got up went shopping a little at the Palazzo Barberini about 20 meters from the Hotel. Yvonne and Dick then joined us for Dinner at a little Ristorante we had homemade pasta, roasted chicken, and red wine. It was very good! How back to sleep. Tomorrow Paul and I are going to the Vatican to see the Sistine Chapel and take the 2 hour tour of the Colsseum. Yvonne and Dick have been there not to long ago so they are off in the morning in another direction we will meet up at 1pm for lunch and touring. I will not say what we have planned in the afternoon you will have to take a look again tomorrow.

Okay maybe I am more tried than I thought I can not get these pictures where they have the right words. I can't move them or anything. so Iam going to bed and will try to do better tomorrow.

love you all

Emily

Happy 40th Anniversary

Happy 40th Anniversary.

Through ups and downs, round and rounds, fast and slow, good and bad, fun and sad, you have demonstrated what it means to love each other through it all. Much Love, Tracy

Happy 39th Anniversary

This weekend I had the great pleasure of traveling to Peachtree City to visit Mom and Dad. I flew in on their 39th Anniversary from Detroit and Dad flew in late that evening from Japan. He brought back a very special card that he had a Japanese friend write in Kanji symbols. She also wrote a translation in English. We have always chuckled at how the translations don't always come out so smoothly. We have laughed all weekend at this one!

Wedded Bliss - 66 Years

What an outstanding example of love, kindness, patience, and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, that Marvin and Evelyn have modeled for all of us.

(picture compliments of Carol)

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to you all. I was just trying to see if I could remember all that Tracy taught me and so far so good. Here is a picture of our Christmas Sunshine Faith! It was a joy to see you all over the holidays and I hope you feel the same. We missed you Pete and are looking forward to seeing you at the wedding and meeting Emily.

Today was Mom and Dad's 65th Anniversary. We had red velvet cake for the celebration and Dad was alert today. Mom and Dad sang to each other again and it was very loving. Edmund and Susie Holmgren, Aunt Penny, Carol, Ken, Linda, Bob, Debbie, Addy, and Faith were all there to share their special day. We are lucky to have loving parents and grandparents in our lives.

I forgot my camera for the party so I don't have any pictures but I am hoping that Carol will post some of her pictures.

Here is wishing you all a HAPPY, HEALTHY NEW YEAR!!!!!
LOVE, DEBBIE