Today is our 10 year anniversary. How is that even possible?!? The years really have flown by! It seems like just yesterday we were saying "I do". Though on the other hand it seems like that was forever ago - so much has happened since then.
It's also hard to believe that 9 years ago when Matt and I were at our yearly visit to the State Fair of Texas that Matt jokingly promised to buy me the Vitamix I was drooling over for our 10 year anniversary. He thought I would forget... But every year I reminded him that I was waiting for it. And the beautiful beast is finally mine - I mean ours...!
Matt might already be tired of hearing it in action with the multitude of things I have made in it, but he sure likes sampling my endeavors. Which might be why he returned the favor of experimenting by making me the best anniversary surprise breakfast ever! For those of you that don't know, I am a huge, huge fan of Café Brazil in Dallas. I was sad enough to leave it when we moved to Houston, but every time we were back in Dallas it was a mandatory stop. Now we are 4000+ miles away, so Matt decided to bring Café Brazil to me this morning!!
He made me an official Café Brazil menu, though there was the caveat that some items were not available in Alaska. Luckily the dish I always order was still on there:
It was the best surprise breakfast ever. He stayed up super late last night making all the components that went with the crepes so all he had to do this morning was cook the crepes and assemble them. And thanks to all of the Chopped episodes we've been watching recently, his plating was spectacular. Look at the concentration:
It's nice to know that after 10 years of marriage Matt still has a few tricks up his sleeve. And I love that he is being so adventurous in the kitchen. I'm really bummed that he has decided he does need to find a job up here. I keep trying to convince him that he should just be a house husband, but apparently he wants to join the working world again. I can't argue with that, I think I would go crazy if I was home all day. Well, I would probably watch waaaaay too many cooking shows and forget to change out of pajamas most days. So it's probably better I stay gainfully employed. :)
Happy Anniversary Matt, looking forward to many, many more!!!