After Christmas, Matthew and I drove from Kenosha, WI to Watertown, NY. It was a pretty long drive but worth it (Plus belting out Disney songs and rapping old school Eminem passed the time pretty quickly).
On New Years Eve we drove to Lake Placid and it was beautiful!!! Tons of little shops and ski resorts and the Adirondack Mountains were absolutely stunning. We got ready and started the hike up Cascade Mountain, which is 4000 feet of insanity. The guide book we have says that it is "moderate" and "kid friendly"... I'd like to know what kind of kids are hiking up this thing because it was seriously tough!!! It was like being on a stair-stepper for 2 hours with snow and ice everywhere.
It was the most beautiful trail, and although I felt like I was going to have a heart attack half the time it was so fun! As an added bonus it was pretty warm having all the trees blocking the wind. Once we got to the top there were no trees and it was about -1,000 degrees but the view was breathtaking! Seeing all the other mountains made me feel like I was in the Lord of the Rings or something. We scaled our way to the summit and Matt told me he had a surprise for me. In my head I was thinking "oh yeah! This is it!" but he bends down and pulls one of those candy canes full of Hershey Kisses out of a lunch box. What the heck am I supposed to do with this?! Clearly Matt could see the massive disappointment in my face so he sort of chuckled to himself. While still on his knees he starts making a beautiful speech about marriage and at this moment I know what's about to happen! He pulls out the ring and asks me to marry him and I start crying and obviously say yes!!! It was still so cold that I was honestly a little worried about my tears freezing. I wanted a picture sporting my gorgeous ring but the frigid temps caused his phone to shut down (luckily, my phone lasted a few seconds longer).
The resort we stayed was the fanciest place I'd ever been, but it was also rustic and just my type of place! It was called the Mirror Lake Inn and it's actually kind of crazy because my mom and dad got engaged at Mirror Lake in the Wisconsin Dells. Love those kinds of coincidences! We had the most incredible seven course meal. Short intermission to list each course...
1. amuse bouche: lobster with caviar
2. pear and fennel bisque -which was to die for!
3. appetizer: pan seared sea scallops with sweet potato purée
4. Salad with goat cheese (who knew I'd love goat cheese?!)
5. Intermezzo: blood orange and champagne sorbet
6. Entrée: Veal with smoked rosemary whipped potato and caramelized baby root vegetables
7. Vanilla bean crème Brule with blackberries
I have to admit, there will probably never be a better New Years Eve! It was the best possible way to bring in 2014.
Until next time,
xox
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ReplyDeleteCongrats, I am so Excited for you two! <3
ReplyDeleteBig Belly Laugh, That Was Great Matt I can just see her face!