Celebrating 2 years with 9 courses

Our anniversary started out stormy - literally...I braved the early morning dark, threatening clouds and decided to head out for my run anyway only to get caught in torrential downpours and terrible thunder and lightning. It was definitely not one of my smarter decisions. It was so bad that as I turned back onto our street, Frank was running out to his car to come look for me...proof that he really does love me! :) From there, the day got much, much better! We celebrated our two year milestone with dinner at Citronelle in Georgetown (where President Obama and Michelle recently enjoyed a date night) - and a celebration it was! It was one of the most phenomenal meals I've ever had. We decided to splurge and went for the 9-course dinner. Each dish was more delicious than the previous. We started out with a selection of amuse bouche (bite sized appetizers) which consisted of a chicken 'lollipop', a 'hard boiled egg' (which was really mozzarella with a yellow tomato as the center - quite creative!), and a crab fondue. The second course was a potato asparagus soup, served chilled atop a huge bowl of ice. Followed by soft shelled crab, halibut in a mouth watering lobster sauce, a then a lobster burger...all leading up to the main course - short ribs so tender they melted in your mouth. Just when I thought it couldn't get any better - the next course was a cheese platter - followed by a selection of various desserts: a strawberry 'cocktail' (crushed strawberries topped with homemade vanilla ice cream and caramelized ginger), a chocolate bar, and petits fours. It was one of the most amazing meals - with the most amazing man! Happy Anniversary my love!