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Happy Anniversary to Us!

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Last Sunday was Scott and my 11th wedding anniversary! We celebrated as a family by going on a hike and then going go get fondue! We've never been before and thought the girls would get a kick out of it. Who doesn't like melty cheesy food and chocolate dipped anything, right? Turns out they weren't so into the cheese or the main course (hot pot is WAAAAAAY better) but of course, they could not get enough of the chocolate. Nora would have licked her plate and the chocolate pot if we had let her! 

Say CHEESE while you eat cheese!

Chocolate is life!
Scott and I celebrated on our own yesterday by going out to dinner at Opus Co, a small, hip restaurant down the street from our old house in Phinney while the girls hung out with Grammy and Grandpa. This restaurant has been on my list to try for a while now and in fact, I've made (and had to cancel) reservations with them probably three times already for various reasons. Anyway, we finally made it and it was fun and interesting and so cool to have such a foodie type restaurant in our old hood. Made me feel warm and fuzzy inside! We did the tasting menu and I neglected to take photos of all of our dishes, so here's just a few.

Smoked meat app: pork rillete with picked watermelon,
smoked pork loin with a szechuan peppercorn crust, and lamb spam 
Super yummy salad with a tomato crisp, spicy chick peas, pickled okra and cilantro vinagrette. Super good.


Homemade sausage and Pork something. Side of crispy rice, pickled turnips and heirloom cucumbers with something something. :)

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