Day 264 - September 21

It's another two-picture day. And, surprisingly enough, one of the pictures actually has me in it. That's twice in a week... CRAZY!

But it was a big night last night, so the blog needs two pictures, and I'm all for appearing when I'm all dressed up.

We went to Victoria and Albert's last night for dinner. It was our third visit there in the last 12 years - I like to call it our once a half-decade (really, once every 6 years since we went in 1999, 2005 and now 2011) major splurge. It didn't disappoint. There are really few things in this world I love as much as amazing food. And last night's meal was even better than our other trips there because we both appreciate good food and wine so much more than we did, even on our last visit. And forget about the first time we went - we were 22, on our honeymoon, and didn't even know how to do the valet parking at the hotel, let alone fully appreciating the amazing food.

But last night's meal was truly fabulous, and it was so fun to get dressed up, not have to worry about the kid (everyone should bring a Mimi or a Grandma on vacation with them!!), and just enjoy some time together.

So, by way of explanation, the first picture is pretty straight forward... a quick snapshot on the way out to catch our car (there's NO driving for this meal!). The second picture is a coffeepot. I HAD to take a picture of the coffeepot since that, the valet parking and the fact that the waiter put my napkin back on my lap when I came back from the bathroom were the three things that stuck out the most about our first visit to Victoria and Albert's back in 1999. It IS a really cool coffeepot, though, and it makes an amazing cup of coffee. So there ya go.

See you in another six years, Victoria and Albert's.