Not only is it Richard's and my anniversary (12 years!), it is also the first anniversary for one of our clients, Corrine & Mike, who got married on our anniversary last year! Happy anniversary Corrine & Mike! May you have many, many happy years ahead of you!
Last night, to celebrate, Richard and I went into Boston. We were lucky enough to have a gift card that I won at my company's holiday party last year to the Four Seasons -- $250. Although we originally thought, "oh maybe we'll stay at the hotel for one night," but then I found out the cheapest room was $425 a night (YIKES!) so we changed our plans and decided to have a nice anniversary dinner there in their French restaurant,
Aujourd'hui.
So yesterday, we drove into Boston and had our car valet parked at the hotel (what a treat!). We were there a little early so we walked around the lobby of the hotel and saw a bride and groom (not yet married) posing for some of their formal pictures on the staircase (we just can't get away from wedding photography!).
We then headed over to the Boston Public Gardens and saw a man and his child feeding the ducks (that's a no-no) and we were watching the swan boats and all of the people hanging out on the grass enjoying a beautiful summer evening.
Then, the bride and groom from the Four Seasons appeared with their photographer for some more pictures and then another couple appeared for their pictures (they were already married)....
funny, you can tell if they are already married or not just by either how relaxed they are (already married...she's got her man) or not yet married (do I look okay? I'm so nervous!). It's very cute.
We walked around the public garden some more as we had 30 minutes to kill....then we headed back to the Four Seasons. We sat in the lobby for a little bit and did some people watching then we headed upstairs to the restaurant. Our reservation was at 5:30 pm (we'd rather eat early) and the maitredee greeted us and I gave them our name. He then came back and said "happy anniversary Mr. & Mrs. McGarry, right this way". We practically had the place to ourselves which was great. We were waited on hand and foot by some wonderful waiters (one even gave me a little hook for on the table to hang my purse...how cool is that?!). I perused the wine list and found
a wine I had tried when I was in Napa Valley. It was unbelievable! It should be for $15/glass! When we were looking at the menu for dinner, I was having a hard time reading it and went to get my reading glasses in my purse, but they weren't there. So Richard asked our waiter if they had reading glasses, and they (to my surprise) said "yes". So, he brought over this box with a few pairs in it (he said, "looks like people took some of them home!"), but none worked, so I just angled myself so I had more light on my menu.... : ) Tough getting old! LOL
We ordered dinner. I had a sushimi appetiser, a beet and goat cheese salad, and for my entree I had lamb loin, with fava beans and stuffed eggplant. Richard had a mixed green salad and a beef dish.
We both ordered the chocolate souffle for dessert -- and they wrote on the plates, "happy anniversary" and put a candle on each plate! It was so nice! : ) Of course, we had to have the french pressed coffee, which was outstanding! So, to summarize......Food was great. Service was fabulous. Prices were hefty. Portions were on the small side (which was fine with us) -- I had room for dessert! : ) So, if you are looking for a special place to go for a special occasion and you don't mind spending $300 on dinner (thank God for the gift card!), check it out. But it's fun to get dressed up and go out someplace special. By not doing this kind of stuff all the time, it really makes you really appreciate it, not take it for granted. Always nice to see how the other half lives and eats! ; )
So.........back to reality.............I went to the beach earlier today and had my tuna salad with Doritos and my DD iced coffee! : )
Have a great day!
We had a great day at the Boston Public Gardens on Saturday with our friends Caroline, Dick & Matthew. We were there to document Matthew being 3 years old. Here's one of the group pictures we took. 
