Anniversary #43

 

Happy anniversary to us! We're planning our overnight staycation for September, but we still wanted to celebrate on the actual date. We did so by planning our next trip to Utah in October and then went out to dinner. To make our celebrating last an entire week, we also spent time at the temple - my favorite way to celebrate our wedding - and tried a more upscale restaurant for our regular Friday night date.

On a monthly basis, we like to try a new restaurant in Wellington. Supposedly there used to be one at 13410 Southshore Blvd, but it's long gone, and some management company is now at that location. When that happens, we pick a nearby restaurant for our dinner. In honor of it being our anniversary week, I selected Bonefish Grill over fast food. It's been years since we've eaten there, but we have fond memories of previous dinners and were happy to go back. We were pleasantly surprised to see that the prices weren't as outrageous as we remembered and the food was still quite good. We particularly liked the Bang Bang Shrimp. Maybe someday we'll make our own at home. (It looks like the sauce is mayonnaise mixed with sweet chili sauce and a bit of hot sauce.)

The next week we decided to move our Friday night dinner date to our actual anniversary on Wednesday. This time our selection was Italian, in honor of our "night before the wedding dinner" at an Italian restaurant. Once again our appetizer - Prosciutto and Burrata with Balsamic Glaze - was excellent; we'll have to try that again at home also. And we brought home leftovers to eat on Friday as well. That's a fun bonus - two date nights in one week!

In case you're wondering, 43 years doesn't seem all that long. It's been a wonderful adventure and we're looking forward to seeing what the next 43 years brings!

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