Sunday, February 27, 2011

Dinner with Bryan

Finger licken good!

The finished product

Can't keep his fingers out of his mouth
The grill'in

The sauce'in
So my sweet husband loves to cook!  Which is fantastic because he does it so well.  The boy is so picky that he won't let me near the kitchen, which works out to my benifit because I get to enjoy all of his tasty work.

Tonight was rib night, can I say yummy?

Bryan loves veggies which also makes me happy because so do I.  He even loves those strange veggies that most people won't eat like spinich, asparagus and artichokes.  Oh so good!  So every meal has some kind of veggie.  Tonight we had asparagus, corn, peas and potatos.  Garlic is a must at every possible opportunity, so to prepare the asparagus Bryan splashed the spears in olive oil and then covered them in minced garlic.  The smell was heavenly as the garlic roasted.

Bryan slaved away over the grill making sure the meat was just perfect.  He likes it so it melts right off the bone and he has a special way of cooking it to make sure it does so.  The DeMartini's have a special recipe for barbaque sauce (I think it's so secret they may never share it with me and I'm family).  He slathers the sause on in just the perfect amount before he high heat grills each side of the meat.  A little bit of burnt around the edges is a must.
The flip'in
Veggies in the oven

Then like any proper chef he makes sure the meal looks beautiful.  As you saw in the picture above and I'm sure your mouth is watering now.  Ribs to one side of the plate, potato placed artisticly with the asparagus spears just so.  Oh fantastic!  I love dinners with my hubby.


Loves him some barbaque sauce
Olive oil and lots of garlic

Bryan with the finished dinner

The meat fell right off the bone
Right when we were about to eat Bryan suggested I put on one of his old shirts in case this got messy.  I wore one of his old shirts but he was the only one who got sause all over the place.

Bryan is one great cook.  I'm so greatful for his amazing meals and the fact that he loves veggies and properly prepared food.

Honey, I love you!  Thank you for dinner.

Saturday, February 26, 2011

How married life with Bryan began...


My married life with Bryan began Nov. 29, 2010. I came home from work and Bryan was hanging out because it was his day off. I'm not even sure how it all started but one of us said something about getting married in Vegas today and the other remarked, "No you wouldn't really?" One thing led to another and the next thing we knew we were on the road to Vegas. (I must interject that this was not the first time we had talked about getting married, so it was spur of the moment but not 100% out of the blue.)


Once we were on the road to Vegas there was no turning back. We were a little concerned about what the parents might say or do, but we kept heading south. When we got to Las Vegas we found the Little White Wedding Chapel where the getting married in Vegas process was explained to us.


The Clark County Courthouse is open until midnight (lots crazies like us I suppose) for marriage licenses. We went to the courthouse where we purchased our marriage license. Walking out of the courthouse is like walking out of the airport in a foreign country, you are swarmed by people wanting you to go to their "chapel" to get married. I was so bugged! They were like fleas trying to jump on a dogs back, everyone had a lower price than the next guy.
When we got back to the Little White Wedding Chapel they were ready for us. I had a pretty pink flower and we went into the chapel where we were married by a reverend. Both Bryan and I teared up, we were so happy. After the wedding we jumped back in the car and headed north, I had work and school the next day.