Happy 9 yrs.

On August 6th Ben and I celebrated our 9 yr. anniversary. Ben and I were married in 1999 though he had my heart long before that. This picture was taken when I was a senior in high school. Now 12 years and 3 kids later we laugh a lot more and have become truly best friends. The celebration of our 9 years was much like our marriage, fun with a few bumps and detours along the way. I made a reservation at the House of Prime Rib for 6:30 pm. Did I think to find out exactly where it was? No, of course not. I drive passed the darn place and notice it every time I drive down Van Ness, but on the night when I actually have reservations to eat there I can't quite remember where it is. Basically we missed our reservation. I found myself quietly crying while Ben drove aimlessly around SF. All I could think about was that I had a 2 hour window before Simeon would have to eat again and I was wasting that 2 hours stuck in crazy San Francisco traffic. This was not how I pictured spending my anniversary. However, Ben pulled through. While I thought he was driving aimlessly around the city he was actually looking for 'The Stinking Rose', an Italian place we have been wanting to eat at for a long time. He found it, we ate delicious Italian food loaded with garlic (not exactly romantic), we enjoyed each other, and even made it back in time for Mr. Sims to eat. At least one of us had our heads on straight.

This pan WAS full of steamy herb olive oil garlic cloves. Along side a loaf of fresh bread this made a heavenly appetizer.

Ben and I highly recommend this place to anyone who loves garlic. The food was good and there was an eclectic, artsy, yet funky atmosphere about the whole place. Benny, I love you my little garlic clove.