Today Dennis and I celebrated a milestone - ten years of marriage! Hard to believe it's been that long. The years have truly just flown by.
Tracy had gotten me this cute "book" purse for my birthday. I thought our anniversary dinner would be the perfect occasion to use it. Dennis had made reservations at Ayden Kitchen and Bar. Ayden opened up downtown last year. The owner/chef is Dale McKay, who was the winner of the first season of Top Chef Canada. After working for years in Vancouver and London, it's pretty cool that he decided to return to his home town to start a business.
Dinner was awesome - the service was incredible, and the food was so good. We started with Popcorn Prawns (loved the sauce) and Kennebic Fries (salty goodness). After that, Dennis devoured his steak and potatoes and I attacked my pasta (home-made tagliatelle with sausage). We ended up sitting next to another couple and the wife is an acquaintance of ours. In between courses we had a chance to chat a bit.
It was a wonderful romantic dinner, so we decided to finish the evening with...a trip to the medi-clinic. Yep, I take that whole "for better or worse" thing quite seriously. My persistent cough hadn't lightened up at all and I was starting to feel not great as the night progressing. We stopped off at home for my health card, and then went to the nearest clinic. It was a busy Friday night - I think it was about an hour to get seen. The doctor noted that my lymph nodes were quite inflamed so she prescribed an antibiotic for me. Let's hope it kicks in soon! Apparently Tamoxifen can have a bit of a suppressing effect on the immune system, so it could be that it takes me longer to fight off colds and such. (But better a cold than cancer, I suppose!)
Tracy had gotten me this cute "book" purse for my birthday. I thought our anniversary dinner would be the perfect occasion to use it. Dennis had made reservations at Ayden Kitchen and Bar. Ayden opened up downtown last year. The owner/chef is Dale McKay, who was the winner of the first season of Top Chef Canada. After working for years in Vancouver and London, it's pretty cool that he decided to return to his home town to start a business.
Dinner was awesome - the service was incredible, and the food was so good. We started with Popcorn Prawns (loved the sauce) and Kennebic Fries (salty goodness). After that, Dennis devoured his steak and potatoes and I attacked my pasta (home-made tagliatelle with sausage). We ended up sitting next to another couple and the wife is an acquaintance of ours. In between courses we had a chance to chat a bit.
It was a wonderful romantic dinner, so we decided to finish the evening with...a trip to the medi-clinic. Yep, I take that whole "for better or worse" thing quite seriously. My persistent cough hadn't lightened up at all and I was starting to feel not great as the night progressing. We stopped off at home for my health card, and then went to the nearest clinic. It was a busy Friday night - I think it was about an hour to get seen. The doctor noted that my lymph nodes were quite inflamed so she prescribed an antibiotic for me. Let's hope it kicks in soon! Apparently Tamoxifen can have a bit of a suppressing effect on the immune system, so it could be that it takes me longer to fight off colds and such. (But better a cold than cancer, I suppose!)