An Autumn Birthday Dinner and Surprise

Mr. B arrived home just in the nick of time for his birthday dinner last night. Denver got it’s first real snow yesterday so we were a little worried his flight would be late or worse, canceled.

Everything worked out, thankfully. When Mr. B arrived we immediately put him to work on carving his birthday prime beast. Yeah, we don’t cut meat. Rules are rules.

Once the food was done cooking, we set the table for our autumn birthday dinner. The food, to our surprise, turned out completely savory. We were a little worried about the prime beast but with Mr. B’s help, we knocked this piece of meat out of the ball park. Prime Rib with a Coffee Rub and Horseradish Chive Dipping Sauce Whipped Mashed Potatoes with Whole Grain Mustard Apple Cider Brussel Sprouts with Caramelized Shallots We were definitely some happy eaters. After filling our bellies with mounds of food, we moved to dessert. Because as they say, there’s always room for dessert! Mr. B was surprised that we actually got thirty candles on the cake and lit. With that many candles on a cake, it almost looked like a small campfire. Scary. And so we sang, “Happy Birthday to You”…..

The chocolate sheet cake had enough sugar in the icing to put a diabetic in a coma. So, to give our stomachs a break and just relax, we watched a few of our favorite TV shows: How we Met Your Mother and East Bound and Down. But in usual fashion, we couldn’t wait too long before we had to give Mr. B his birthday present. We LOVE giving people gifts. For us, we find complete joy in watching someone open their present and seeing their reaction. It’s absolutely priceless. Hmmm…we wonder what it could be? Could you hurry up? Move it or lose it! OMG. It can’t be?! No way. It’s an acoustic guitar! This freaking rocks! Who is the coolest wife ever? Happy Birthday Bret!!!