february 4

it was a quiet day at home today with the highlight being the breakfast of waffles, eggs and bacon that we made together.  the kids love making waffles (or pancakes) with their daddy.  today i had blueberry syrup on my waffles.  i told brooke and gavin that my grandma and grandpa ALWAYS had blueberry syrup (and usually blackberry syrup, too) in their house.  growing up, i think i had flavored syrup more than i had regular maple syrup.  i have no idea why i'd forgotten about the deliciousness of blueberry syrup.  it totally made the waffles.  brooke, gavin and kevin weren't so adventurous :)  they stuck with good old maple syrup.  i'll get them to come around one of these days...

tonight we dropped the kids off with gram vicki because they've been begging to spend the night with gram again.  gavin has been asking me every day for two weeks, "is today the day we go to gram vicki's?"  i'd say "no, honey, not today" and he would reply "but it's taking so while!!!  i can't wait that long!"  so cute.  well, today was finally the day.  the kids got a special night with gram, and kevin and i got a special night out.  they happen so rarely that it's always hard for us to choose what we're going to do.  tonight we opted for good food.  we've been wanting to try Local 127 so we drove by, and the bar was empty.  score!  we sat down and not 5 minutes later the bar was full.  good timing.  i love having dinner at the bar.  it's always felt so much more intimate than sitting across a table from someone.  not to mention that you have the bartender right there to give you great service and excellent recommendations.  that's just how tonight went.  the service was great; the food was amazing.  local, fresh ingredients in dishes with just the right combination of flavors and textures.  every single thing we ate (and drank) was phenomenal.  it was just what we had been looking for without even knowing it :)