I love it when a plan comes together

Happy Anniversary to us!

Lindz and I celebrated our 1-year anniversary today. We were expecting to go out to dinner, but things improved from my expectations:

1)Lindsey got a gift certificate at work.
Lindz's boss had received a $100 gift certificate to a local restaurant through some sort of business gift exchange. He gave it to Lindsey for our anniversary.

2)It turns out that this is a really good little restaurant.
We had a couple of lovely steaks, and the service was exemplary. Friendly, personalized, but not the least bit smothering. Carolina, our waitress, even brought us a dessert on the house. This restaurant is Vinnie's on Six Forks Road, here in North Raleigh, if anyone is interested. They know their business.

3)With this fine dinner, we drank the bottle of wine that we received from Lindsey's brother Bill.
Beringer 1999 Bancroft Ranch Howell Mountain Merlot Napa Valley, Christmas gift from Bill Rushing: Carolina opened and decanted this wine for us. Nose - Blackberries, bing cherries, a bit of leather, a bit of alcohol. Palate - Smooooooth, dry, velvety, cherries, mineral, leather, and a hint of spicy smoke. Finish - fairly lengthy, perfectly polished, elegant.
Su-fucking-perb. Thanks, Bill.

So we had a very nice dinner, and it matched our desires admirably. The check came out to thirteen cents, before tip. The receipt is amusing to look at.