Blood orange sorbet
Heather and I went out to dinner with friends last night. I fear that what I'm about to write will sound like an advertisement because everything was utterly delicious. We went to Mondo Organics, a West End restaurant that serves organic food. I had crispy squid stuffed with seafood, pistachios, and rice, and Heather had the 'grilled organic eye fillet, potato, roast tomato & basil ragu, black olive & red wine jus'. Michael had the fish, and I think Elizabeth had the 'spinach & almond rotolo w ricotta, herb, roast garlic lemon cream, roast tomato & harrisa caponata'. Yum! Fortunately, there was a glossary on the reverse of the menu so we could work out what things were. Even better (in my opinion) were the desserts. The chocolate pudding was so delicious that I think I'll have to go back regularly just for dessert. Heather was rapturous over the blood orange sorbet.
Elizabeth and Michael had said previously that they wanted to help celebrate our engagement in some way. We said we thought it would be silly to have any formal sort of engagement party. When we met at the restaurant, Elizabeth and Michael gave us an envelope containing two gift vouchers for massage treatments at a place in New Farm! It was such a lovely idea, and we appreciated it so much. And then, to top it all off, Elizabeth and Michael paid for dinner when we weren't looking.
It's funny how having other people want to celebrate with you makes you realise that, yes, there actually is a lot to celebrate. After dinner, we felt grateful to Elizabeth and Michael, but we also felt grateful to have each other. We always do, but it was an even stronger feeling than usual. Elizabeth and Michael have been married for a few years, and we talked to them about what it was like to get married, how they met, and so on. It was a really nice, intimate night. I can't really explain it, but I felt like Elizabeth and Michael gave us so much (beyond the wonderful dinner and gift vouchers), some kind of pure acceptance and encouragement that made everything feel just right.
Elizabeth and Michael had said previously that they wanted to help celebrate our engagement in some way. We said we thought it would be silly to have any formal sort of engagement party. When we met at the restaurant, Elizabeth and Michael gave us an envelope containing two gift vouchers for massage treatments at a place in New Farm! It was such a lovely idea, and we appreciated it so much. And then, to top it all off, Elizabeth and Michael paid for dinner when we weren't looking.
It's funny how having other people want to celebrate with you makes you realise that, yes, there actually is a lot to celebrate. After dinner, we felt grateful to Elizabeth and Michael, but we also felt grateful to have each other. We always do, but it was an even stronger feeling than usual. Elizabeth and Michael have been married for a few years, and we talked to them about what it was like to get married, how they met, and so on. It was a really nice, intimate night. I can't really explain it, but I felt like Elizabeth and Michael gave us so much (beyond the wonderful dinner and gift vouchers), some kind of pure acceptance and encouragement that made everything feel just right.
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