45 Years Together

Yesterday, Michael and I celebrated our 45th Anniversary. That's a long time. The world has changed so much since we got married and we have grown up together into who we are today. Sometime I worry that the current young couples not committing to a partner until they are in their 30s somehow miss this time of growing together. It was what we returned to after William left us for college and his life. We were not "mom and dad" everyday. We were just the two of us again and that did take a bit of a readjustment.

We decided to have a nice lunch to celebrate this day. As we get older, we have found that we don't feel so well after we go out to dinner. Too much food in our bellies to sleep! The Food Network's Tyler Florence has a great gastropub in San Francisco, Wayfare Tavern. It is in the Financial District, so it was not crowded. We had the perfect waiter and most of the place to ourselves.

They are known for their Fried Chicken but the waiter pointed out that I didn't have to order the entire half of chicken but could order two small pieces along with another item on the menu. Bingo! Perfect portions of chicken breasts! The other item was their Truffle Polenta Fries. OMG! Filled with small bits of truffles! We took two of them home and split them for dinner. Michael had the best Washington oysters then Steak Tartare. We were both served as many brioche popover rolls as we wanted, two were also packed for home. Wait for dessert...Donuts with a coconut sauce and creme fraiche. We ate just a few bites of food for dinner. Did I mention that when we expected the bill to arrive, it had been paid? British Don had arranged it from Oklahoma City! What a guy!

The drive to and from the city was beautiful and it was so cool outside, few tourists were out on the road along the coast. We were able to get home with minimal problems.

This morning, I am making Michael's request - Homemade German Chocolate Cake. It is his birthday tomorrow. But, this evening we are invited to Rick and Natalie's for a celebratory toast before going to Jill and Wayne's for dinner. As a thank you, we are bringing half of the cake to Rick and Natalie and a fantastic bottle of wine to Jill and Wayne's house.

This all reminds me of our actual wedding weekend. We were married on a Saturday night at 7PM, hung out on Sunday then took off for the Honeymoon from Hell on Labor Day, as he turned 21 that day and the car would be covered by insurance. Ah, memories!