Is the Weekend Already Over?

A reenactment of our wedding ceremony
ten years later.

We had the absolute best weekend celebrating our tenth wedding anniversary. Friday we stayed home, had a little wine, and ate take-out while we caught up on a weeks worth of TV shows.

Then on Saturday Beth and Brandon (mainly Beth due to Brandon's previous commitments) watched the kids while Allison and I went to a spa out in New Jersey. At the spa I got my first massage and I have seriously thought about giving up cable so I could go have a massage once a month!

Then on Saturday night we went out to eat at a Jean-Georges Vongerichten restaurant called JoJo.
Allison had:

• Sweet-Potato Ravioli marjoram and balsamic brown butter
• Red Snapper carrot confit in orange juice, cumin and olive oil
• Warm Chocolate Cake with vanilla ice cream

I had:

• Shrimp dusted in orange powder, artichokes and arugula
• Sirloin Steak gingered mushrooms, white asparagus, soy caramel sauce
• Key Lime Tart, with lemon ice-cream

It was incredible, and all things considered, it wasn't super expensive. We plan on finding another special occasion as an excuse to go back as soon as we can. We also saw the Pope's motorcade drive right by us on Park Ave. and 61st. Amazing how many cops and how much firepower has to follow the Vicar of Christ. Then we met friends and stayed out until 1:30 a.m. it was awesome!

The weekend was exactly what Allison and I needed and a perfect way to celebrate our anniversary. We got to be together with our kids, then spend time with just ourselves, and then spend a night out with our good friends and family. Thanks for all the well-wishes and blessings. And here's a cyber toast to the next ten years, which look to be shaping up to be better than the first.