Reality at Six Months

We got a notification yesterday that a package arrived. I thought it was our new kitchenaid, because that's the only thing we're expecting at the moment, but when I went downstairs, there was a vase of beautiful orchids from Eric to celebrate our six month anniversary! I'd never gotten orchids before, and they're so elegant! Only two blossoms had erupted, so we're waiting for the others to bloom, which will be really exciting.

To celebrate further, we had our friend Michelle over for dinner (of sushi fame--see earlier post) and had a meal catered by our good friend Trader Giotto (aka Trader Joe's!) We made whole wheat pasta with a marinara sauce, grilled eggplant and zucchini, and turkey meatballs. Fun and easy. Then we made yellow cupcakes with a chocolate fudge frosting from a cupcake cookbook my friend gave me as a birthday gift (with extras, because we're bringing dessert over to some friends this evening). The hot, decadent cupcakes and chocolate fudge frosting, so shiny and smooth, was a really fun way to finish up our dinner.

And then reality set in: I had papers to grade and a prospectus to work on. Eric has an exam on Tuesday. We settled in for the night and Eric, at least, studied while I read Kitchen Confidential and went to bed early, so I could wake up early, full of prospectus-writing energy.

So what's the verdict six months in? Well, we've proven that we know how to celebrate life and definitely how to find good desserts! We just wish there was more time for those things!