From the start there was nothing but joy and good will throughout the evening, starting with some cheese and crackers to whet the appetite. We were supposed to have some trout dip, which came a little late. The only extremely minor mistake in an otherwise flawless evening. The next thing we did was open the gifts we exchanged with each other. I loved watching LMB open a few gifts and squeal with joy! Then LMB got his last bottle and off to bed with him.

Well, not quite. Shrimp cocktail with a homemade cocktail sauce was served while he was drinking his bottle. He finished and came over for a taste of shrimp, which he did not like at all. After we enjoyed the cocktail I had enough time to rock him to sleep and place him in his crib.

After that we had some salad with prosciutto wrapped asparagus. That was super yummy! We rested for a little bit then had some snow crab legs. They were fantastic, sweet and didn’t really need any butter at all. Another rest and some talking and then we had some linguine with clams and mussels that was out of this world! There was just the right clam juice and garlic to flavor this great meal. Another break and then we had some whitefish soaked in milk and covered with homemade breading and butter. The fish tasted absolutely fantastic!

After the fish there was some cleaning and some talking, and then there was dessert! On one plate we had some cheesecake from Costco via the Cheesecake Factory. On another plate we had genuine Godiva Chocolate and Vanilla Cupcakes! The cupcakes were absolutely decadent! A treasure in chocolate form!

The dinner was the centerpiece, the highlight of the evening, and it was fabulous! However there is also much to be said about the company. I had a great time talking to my friends and sister in law. They were fantastic guests. I was very sorry to see that evening end, as far as I am concerned it could have lasted forever.

My sister in law paid my wife the highest compliment, she told her it was just like grandma used to do it.