The Oscars are tonight! Which means it's our Anniversary!
Today Dan and I celebrate 2 years since our very first date - which was me texting him after the Oscars to take a walk with Hannah down to the Chill Box in Moscow, ID for an ice cream cone...It's funny because neither of us watched the Oscars that night, at the time I just knew it was the Oscars because I was watching a slide show of all the celebrity dresses (the best part of the Oscars I think) that evening...for some reason I got a craving for ice cream and decided to go for gold by asking Dan out at the same time - I suppose the whole ordeal is a point for girls who make the first move!
So now we have the luxury of being reminded of our anniversary by the spectacle that is Oscar night - we make sure to eat ice cream on this day to commemorate what initially brought us together that lovely Sunday evening 2 years ago - not a bad tradition!
We celebrated last night by dining out at one of Tuscaloosa's newest restaurants, Five. It took over this great little space in Downtown Tuscaloosa and has great ambience. Lots of old chandeliers AND tasty food! The name "Five" comes from a rotating menu of five entrees, five appetizers, five red and white wines, and five beers. In addition there is a daily entree special. I assume this simplicity isn't just a kitschy idea, but also helpful in keeping costs down, making the dining experience a little easier perhaps...I had the fried chicken entree which came with two delightful deviled eggs, a mac n cheese studded with bell peppers and red onion, and a great side salad with baby greens, shredded apple, dried cranberries, slivered almonds, dabs of goat cheese, and orange zest sprinkled on for good measure. Most likely the best salad I've had in T-Town - no iceberg lettuce anywhere on the plate - that's amazing for the south! Dan had the Pork Pad Thai which was a generous helping of what Dan deemed "the South's version of pad thai"..it was tasty with a nice squeeze of Siracha hot sauce and also came with the same side salad (I got to eat his salad's goat cheese chunks -yum!)..
We ended the night with a couple drinks at the Alcove. Our beer choices happened to blow each keg so we got them for free - not bad!! All in all a great day...
Gooooo Oscars!!!
xo
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