Pennsylvania Weekend...part 1, Penn State!

The weekend of July 31, we headed to Pennsylvania with Matt and Lan for Joe & Deanna's wedding reception. After 11 years together, they tied the knot in Hawaii, and came home to PA to celebrate with family and friends.

First stop was lunch with Marty and Rosanne (and the rest of the fam) at their house in Reisterstown.

Then we headed to Matt's parents' house, where we not only spent the night, but where I got to eat my FIRST PHILLY CHEESESTEAK! In the morning, Matt's mom made us a WONDERFUL breakfast--zucchini bread, baked oatmeal, and asparagus quiche. YUM!
The next morning, we drove to State College to meet up with Jack, Avi, Joe, and others for the Game Over Gugel Bar Tour. Before the bar tour, we had time to see Penn State!

In front of Old Main...

Waiting in line at the Creamery...

EATING at the Creamery...YUM! Definitely worth the wait!

Anniversary Dinner

August 5, 2009 was our second wedding anniversary. Wow the time has flown!

For our anniversary dinner, we went to Second Empire, a 4-diamond restaurant in downtown Raleigh. It was WONDERFUL. We started downstairs at the bar, where we ordered a bottle of Nautilus Marlborough (New Zealand) Pinot Noir, 2004.

After we were seated, we started with asian seared yellowfin tuna, over grilled eggplant with soba noodles and a horseradish vinaigrette, and a cheese plate that had a sharp cheddar, and both sheep's milk and goat's milk cheese, along with crostini and fruit.

For entrees, we both ordered the roasted pennsylvania duck breast, which was served with wasabi roasted sweet potatoes and a phyllo cigar.

Then for dessert, I ordered creme brulee, and Eric ordered the boston cream roll. YUM!