Conner Owen
My nephew arrived today at 5:05pm, 8 lbs and 21 inches long. I'm an aunt for the first time and it's wonderful! Can't wait to begin spoiling the little guy.
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Saturday
Last Saturday was our Day of Fun. We went to an art fair and a winery before checking in to a B&B. Then it was the main event, the six course dinner with the corresponding wine flight. So, so amazingly good. The restaurant we went to emphasizes the use a lot of fresh, organic, local food and I think it definitely came through on the taste.
Champagne and blue skies, what a way to start the menu...
Course 1, Salad
Baby greens with a buttermilk-dill vinaigrette with baby beets and salami americano.
Paired with champagne.
Course 2, Soup
Chilled sugar snap pea soup blended with mint and garnished with a pea shoot.
Paired with a crisp riesling.
Course 3, Fish
Sockeye salmon, spicy mustard couscous, grilled asparagus, and tomato beurre blanc. (My favorite course!)
Paired with pinot grigio.
Course 4, Meat
Seared tenderloin, white earth wild rice, asparagus tips, lardons, and morel au jus. (Least favorite course.)
Paired with cabernet.
Course 5, Cheese Plate
Trumpeter Meadow, Winter Sun, and Northern Lights Bleu Cheese along with blueberry honey and crostinis.
Paired with chianti.
Course 6, Dessert
Strawberry Napoleans with vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, and a sprig of mint.
Paired with port.
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Happy News
I've known for a few months now that I will get to be an aunt* for the first time early this July and today I found out that I will be an aunt to a
nephew, Conner Owen. RJN, you're the only person I can think of (who reads my blog) that has experience in the field. Any advice or observations? And also, is there a gender-neutral term for aunt/uncle and niece/nephew? We have words for relatives like "parent" or "sibling" or "cousin" but I think there isn't a good one for these cases.
*Austin's sister is the momma-to-be.Etiquetes de comentaris: good news
