2 years!

Brian got back just in time to celebrate our two-year anniversary! We treated ourselves to dinner at a fondue restaurant called Geja's, which is where we went for dinner after we got engaged. Except the first time around, I was in too much shock to do anything but drink. THIS time, I made up for it by eating everything they put in front of me - hooray! It was a great way to say "WHAT UP 2 YEARS!" because 1) the menu is based around melted cheese and sauces and chocolate and I love all those things dearly, and 2) it was our first time to sit across the table and have a real live face-to-face conversation in over a month. We tend to not eat out very much either, so it was awesome to have a long, lazy dinner with a nice bottle of wine in a cozy booth.

3 years ago, after our engagement...

...to now!

So far we're adhering to some version of anniversary traditions, so last year it was paper and this year was cotton. I scored a new pair of awesome sheets, which measures pretty high in my book since I'm obsessed with having the softest sheets alive, and Brian got two new shirts for two things that I'm usually not jonesing to do but decided to make happen this weekend: go fishing and play in a poker tournament. I had the day off on Friday so we hit the local harbor, which is less than two miles from our house...unexplored benefit to living in a lake city! There was a whole little fishing community down there too...I don't think we quite fit in seeing as how everyone sat on buckets and caught multiple fish, while we sat on rocks, drank beer, and got approximately 4 bites, but whatever. I have to say, I would go back! With my bucket, obviously.

cute shirt, right?

great view of the city!

Then for poker, we took off Sunday and headed for the Horseshoe Casino in Indiana for a tournament! Ah! We've been to three or four casinos together, and I always stick to craps while he plays poker. He pretty much loves poker (plays free games on his phone all the time, watches it on tv, etc.) but I've always been way too intimidated to sit down at a table of strangers and pretend like I know what I'm doing. We spent some time "prepping" by playing online beforehand to make sure I had a general grasp of what to do so I hopefully wouldn't throw up on myself at the table. (Set the bar low, people).

So come Sunday, we're on our way to the casino and I call to make sure we can secure a spot, and...drumroll...I had gotten the time wrong and we'd missed the tournament. WAH WAH. Naturally, I was pretty pissed at myself but after calling a bunch of other casinos and considering driving to Milwaukee to go to one (close to 2 hours away), we "folded". Ha...ha. We came home and played some more poker online instead because we're super cool. Eventually we rode our bikes to the beach and spent the afternoon there, which was pretty much my fantasy day. I know we'll make it to another tournament now that I've gone through intense DesGranges training, so I'll post back to report any major winnings.

Happy two years!