The Melting Pot and Wrap-Up

The last part of Saturday, well, not really the last, but that would be TMI, or, was this anyway? - was that Jason had made reservations for us for dinner at the Melting Pot. I have only been once before, grew up loving fondue anyways and have been begging Jason to go there with me, so I was really surprised and totally happy. We had a great time and I actually think that Jason now likes the place and will definitely go there again - woo hoo - though might save it for another special occasion because of cost :-)

Here are some pictures below from dinner. Also, a complete set of the pictures for the day/evening can be found by following this link - http://picasaweb.google.com/drearosson/JNDrea1stAnniversary

On Sunday we had a nice breakfast with made-to-order omelets, fresh fruit and bacon. We then went to the movies to see Ironman with Robert Downey Jr. It was a good flick. If you like those types of movies, I would definitely recommend that you go see it. Oh, yes, and stay to the very end after all of the credits if you want to see the added little bonus.

I was completely and totally spoiled and loved every minute of it. I will be planning my own little anniversary weekend for the two of us on May 31 when we are finally able to get the free room at the Sheraton Annapolis - since we had our wedding at their hotel, we get to come back and enjoy a night on them for our first anniversary, which, of course, once again is in the midst of all the fun things happening around Annapolis - Naval Academy commencement week, the Preakness, nice weather tourists, the next weekend being Memorial Day, etc. hence the reason we have to wait a couple weekends to celebrate on a weekend. Anyways, I have a nice dinner planned for the two of us as well as getting together with friends to hang out with downtown in Annapolis.

Cheers!

Wine in the Woods 2008

After checking into the hotel and finding the loverly flowers, we headed off to Wine in the Woods 2008. The weather was gorgeous. The lines bearable though a little on the long side since we got there in the middle of the event around 3:00, but we made it through and started tasting with gusto :-) I'm actually looking at the list now and am just realizing we didn't make it to all that many - oh, only so much wine may be drunk before it's time or before I get a bit tipsy - lol.

We started with the wines of Loew Vineyards they had a few that we liked. From there it was to Bordeleau - “edge of the water”; Basignani Winery; Little Ashby winery; Terrapin Station Winery (The Diamondback Terrapin, a native of the Chesapeake Bay, is the Maryland state reptile. Once plentiful in number, the Terrapin is facing tremendous pressures on its environment that threaten its very existence. We think fighting for the Terrapin is a good way to give back for the blessings bestowed upon us by the beauty of the Bay. A portion of our sales will be donated to the Terrapin Institute to help save the Terrapin.); Fridays Creek Winery.

We also stopped at St. Michaels Winery where we tried most of their wines as well as their Gollywobbler Red (This fun, fruit-forward wine is made with a combination of Concord grapes and a splash of Cabernet Sauvignon. A great picnic red with hints of lime and lemon. Drink it well chilled over crushed ice, or as a spritzer or martini.) This wasn't us. But we also tried their Chocolate Zinfandel (The sin ... is in the zin. Sumptuous chocolate mixed with oak-barreled Zinfandel equals “Mmmm.” Drink Chocolate Zin as an after-dinner delight, with chocolate mousse and raspberry sauce, or as dessert.) Had to pay $1 per tasting, but it was pretty worth it if you like chocolate!

Fridays Creek is where we stopped, bought a nice Syrah to share and went and sat and enjoyed the delightful music of King Teddy (swing, jump blues and rock-a-billy).

Our pictures:

First Anniversary Flowers at Hotel

Our First Anniversary weekend started off wonderful. On Friday night we went over to Matt's and played poker with the gang where Jason and I came in first and second in two of the the three games and walked away with a little more than we started - though once you added in the cab fare from Rosslyn to Union Station we may have just broken even - but it was great fun finally playing poker again.

Saturday started with these beautiful flowers waiting for me in our club level room when we checked into the Sheraton in Columbia on Saturday. I just love them. They have my favorite flowers in them - Gerbera Daisys, Daisys and roses which are not red :-) I know, I know red are the color for love and passion, but they are just so, so overdone - I'll say that Valentine's Day has completely thrown me off that color probably for the rest of my life - not to mention the ridiculous amount of money people want for them. Jason knows me perfectly. The room, which I didn't take any pictures of for some reason was wonderful, the view of the Columbia Lake (?) was very nice though at this point we didn't stay there to long. We had to run off to the Wine in the Woods to sample many wines and sit and enjoy the various musical talents. Woo Hoo.