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Tattoos, Snowboarding, and Our Anniversary Dinner [WIAW]

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I’ve been married two whole years. 

Who knew THAT would ever happen?!

One day I’ll learn to never say never.  Remember that time I said I’d never get married… yeah…

As of Monday I’ve been married for 2 years.  Now I have a tattoo to prove it.  Sorry mom.

Vegas and I eloped to Lake Tahoe.  We got married in front of two of our best friends in a teeny chapel in Squaw Valley.  To celebrate on our anniversary, we each got a tattoo with the coordinates of that chapel.  Mine is in her handwriting, hers is in mine.

This is slightly less redneck than tattooing our names, right?  HA!

Since we were married in Tahoe, we also vowed to spend every anniversary in the mountains.  This year we spent it in Breckenridge with Heather and Kirk and a giant bottle of bubbly.

I’m actually starting to get the hang of this snowboarding thing!  It’s still a struggle, but I’m finally to the point where it’s fun.  Not as fun as skiing, but I can see how it could be.  Sadly, I think my skiing days are over thanks to the torn ACL.

I grew up skiing, so it’s been a tough learning curve.  It’s MUCH harder.  That could have something to do with the fact that I’m learning this at age 33, not 6.  Doh.

Read on for my day of anniversary eats, and be sure to link up to Jenn’s WIAW baby at Arman’s today!

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Breakfast:

The usual morning cocktail followed by my vitamin gummies.  Yes, we travel with BCAAs and AVC to make the cocktail.  Vegas actually requests it!

We’ve been waking up a little late in vacation, so breakfast is a Quest bar.

Lunch:

Eating on the mountain kind of sucks.  It’s $15 for a burrito bowl.  WTF?!

Drinking on the mountain is decidedly more fun.  It’s $16 for two drinks, which I find to be more reasonable.

Something about a bourbon mule makes snowboarding easier…

Dinner:

You’ve already seen our pre-dinner/post-tattoo drinks.  After enjoying a cocktail we moseyed down to one of my favorite restaurants in Breckenridge: Ember.

They have a fun menu full of things even my crazy mind wouldn’t think of!  For instance, Vegas’ appetizer.  It is called the Redneck Salad and consists of “fancy weeds, hillbilly caviar, duck tenderloin corn dawg, and frozen bacon ranch.”

My app was three Pheasant Tacos with cranberry lentils, leek jam, and Grand Marnier goat cheese.  That goat cheese was just as amazing as it sounds!

For my entree, I had Venison Tenderloin with guajillo mash, hominy pico de gallo, spaghetti squash, prickly pear bbq sauce.  The tenderloin was fantastic – it was so beefy you might mistake it for a steak!

Vegas won the entree round though.  She ordered the Chicken.  Chicken is usually a boring order… not the case here!  It was rolled around a mint and crab stuffing and included green chile pancakes, bok choy, house made kimchi, and a black soybean-garlic sauce.  Total explosion of flavor.  However, it was more salt than I think I’ve eaten in a year and I spent half the night chugging water.

Dessert, while possibly sacrilegious, was amazing.  Vegas took a bite and laughed.  It’s called the Chocolate Jesus.  The mint angel cake was downright spiritual with it’s port wine-toffee sauce.  Not to mention the spiked cherries and blood orange mousse.  The cocoa krispy almond thorns that flanked the dish were basically a cocoa rice krispy treat… that is just as fabulous as it sounds.

And then we waddled walked back to the hotel like happy fat kids.

[Tweet “These #tattoos are a fun way to celebrate an anniversary!”]

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Today we’re in Vegas.  Because we don’t know when to quit.  Really though, this is work-related.

Are you a skier or a snowboarder?  Or do you think it’s nuts to leave the beach?  

Do you have any tattoos?  Tell me the story!

Comments

  2. I’m not sure what I love most about this post – the tattoos, the snowboarding or Breck!!!! Mike and I went to Breck last spring for the first time and just wow. There is nothing like the powder there. Enjoy it my friend!!!

  3. I am amazed at the passage of time. I think that your wedding was when we first reconnected. So much love for you both. I am so happy and over the moon that you have found each other, are with each other, and continue to take over the world together!!!

  4. I already told you this but I am 100% a skier. You crazy sideways snow surfers freak me out. Also, jealous you went to my happy place in Beaver Creek. Love the Italian restaurant there.

    • LOL! I’m with you. Boarding is WAY harder and I feel like I have no control half the time. I’m super responsible though – don’t want to bowl anyone over.

  5. Happy Anniversary! I tried skiing and snowboarding in high school. Snowboarding is SO hard, I definitely prefer skiing down the slopes. I haven’t been in forever though, but have a bachelorette party at a resort this month. Hoping it’s like riding a bike and I won’t forget how to do it!

  6. Happy Anniversary friend- looks like you guys had an amazing celebration 🙂 I’ve only been skiing once and I liked it but it’s a little scary… I can’t imagine how much harder snowboarding would be!

  10. Wait, you were in Breckenridge? We just went to Keystone and snowboarded there on Monday. It was AWESOME. I love being out in God’s creation. <3 I'm so thankful He made me one of His creations that can enjoy Him. And you eat the best food all the time.

    • I was! We almost did a day in Keystone – how was it? I’m so hoping we can move up there one day!

      • INCREDIBLE… The mountains declare the glory of God! So full of fluffy snow, and there are some amazing views! 🙂

  12. That dessert sounds incredible! I haven’t skied much; last time I went on a college, trip, I fell on my head enough times that I decided I should probably stop, and crashed so spectacularly that I lost my poles over the side of a cliff…oops!

  14. Happy anniversary, gal! Looks like an awesome day of eats–except what, exactly, is a duck tenderloin corn dawg? 😛 Hope you’re having such fun snowboarding–even if it’s not quite the same thing as skiing.

    • Thanks!!! I could see you with coordinates to your favorite pizza place. Actually, that Vegas’ next tatt. HAHA!

  16. Happy Happy Anniversary Laura and Vegas!
    Laura – I noticed a theme that appeared twice through this post – you missing your Georgia Rednecks? 🙂
    Kidding kidding!
    Love the tattooed co-ordinates though am jelly when it comes to needles of any sort!

  17. Happy Anniversary to both of you! Wow, housemade kimchi… now that sounds good! Love the snow pictures, they are calling for some here this week. 🙂

  18. Um, the Chocolate Jesus sounds heavenly (pun intended)! And I love your tattoos! Such a cute tat idea. I have 3 tattoos, all small ones… 2 from when I was a rebellious freshman in college, 1 from 2 Christmases ago when my sister, cousin and I got my grandma’s handwriting tattooed on our wrists after she passed away. I’d love to get a tattoo with my spouse, but I don’t know if he’d go for it. Boooo!

    • Ha. Haha. Heavenly… well-played.

      I have admired your tattoo for a while. Such a sweet reminder of you grandmother. Tell yo’ man to man up! 😉

  19. Happy Anniversary Laura! I love reading about you and Vegas; you guys warm my heart. I live a few hours away from Lake Tahoe; it’s so peaceful and magical I can see why you deiced to get in the mountains.

    • Thank you! You should totally try it. It’s a tough learning curve, but really fun when you get the hang of it. Definitely take a lesson!

  23. I would have loved to have learned how to ski or snowboard…. The nearest good spot to me to do that now though is Japan… And if I went to Japan I doubt skiing would be the first thing on my list! Ha!

  25. Happy anniversary! Celebrating is fun! I did skiing my first time but have snowboarded ever since. It has been 4-5 years since my last trip out though. Hubs mentioned it has been raining a lot in SD so maybe this season will finally be good again! *crosses fingers*

    • You guys should go! Heaven;y in getting dumped on! It’s only $75 to Reno and a short bus ride to the slopes from there. 🙂

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