The Joy of Getting Married

In case nobody has picked up on it, I am engaged, and my lovely bride-to-be has been planning the wedding. Happily(?), she has decided to include me in this planning, but not too much. Now, this is a very special time. Last night, I experienced one of the greatest joys of being engaged . It was truly wonderful, and memorable, and a fulfilling experience.

We went to a tasting for a caterer.

Oh, yes. Full bellies abound. I will try to recall the whole menu, as it was quite scrumptious. Of course, I won't know ALL of the ingredients because..well, because I'm a man.

Passed Hors d'oeuvres

• Beef Carpaccio with spinach and marmalade on toasted bread
• Tuna Tartar with some sort of sauce with seeds
• Mushroom Bisque Shooters (yes, shot glasses of mushroom soup)
• BBQ Duck with some green leafy thing served on some toasted bread thing

First Course

• Salad, but not just any salad. This is salad that is spread out like a bouquet of flowers, even included some actual flowers that are edible.

Main Course (Vegetarian Alternative)

• Some sort of veggie ravioli that was awesome. It was resting in a fine tomato broth, and served with asparagus, carrots, and some other long-ish vegetable.

Main Course ("Why wouldn't you get this" alternative)

• Petite Fillet Mignon lightly peppered
• Lobster tail buttered with lemon
• Carrots..with something done to them that was fantastic
• Butter Fried Potato Cake with Prosciutto

Desert

• Key Lime Pie (we may or may not have a cake, and the key lime pie would be the alternative)

After the tasting, we went home and finally got to see the movie '300'. What an awesome night.