11.21.2003 - 11.21.2010

7 years ago today (I feel like Abe Lincoln saying 4 score and 7 years ago) Nicole and I were married. It was a cold Friday night in November and we filled just a very small portion of the Basilica of St. Mary. Father O'Connell was instrumental in our getting married at the Basilica and we still respect him very much today. Nicole and I talk often about having 2 anniversaries. We were married on 11.21.2003, but we had our 1st date on 3.25.1994. We both remember that date as if it was our wedding day.
We started our anniversary weekend out with a little shopping on Friday night. We stopped at our favorite store JCrew at Rosedale. We then went to dinner in Stillwater at Reve 324, which is a cool little spot, nothing fancy. We went to bed early Friday because Saturday was going to be a long day of FUN!

We started Saturday off with breakfast at Good Day Cafe. We followed that up with a visit to Southdale and another visit to JCrew. We found some good deals and picked up a few items for a cruise coming up in January. We checked into the Westin Galleria where we stayed the night. We relaxed in the afternoon doing our favorite things, sipping coffee and strolling around. We had no plan and no care in the world, just like it should be on your special day. We had champagne and strawberries delivered to the room which was nice. We went for a swim and sat in the spa for a while. Then we got ready to go out. We chose to have dinner at Kozy which is a steak/seafood place in the Galleria. They also have Crave in the Galleria but we have never been to Kozy and they had an excellent wine list so we decided on that. The food was just "ok", but the wine was excellent. We had a bottle of Stag's Leap Cab which we have quite a bit of at home and it is excellent. We plan to visit Stag's Leap at the end of December. The Galleria is a happening place on a Saturday and Saturday night. I kind of get a kick out of the place because everyone gets all dressed up to shop at overpriced stores. Lots of Uggz and tall boots, everything my wife loves. I'm usually the guy hanging out on the bench outside the store reading sports scores on my phone.
As I write this we are at the Starbucks at the Galleria. The roads are bad this morning with drizzling freezing rain so we are waiting for it to warm up a bit before we make our way back to Hudson. We are going to have breakfast at the Loring Cafe right by our old place in Loring Park. We are also going to stop at the Basilica to say a quick prayer and see our "spot" again. It has been a wonderful 7 years and we hope to make it to 70 years. Have a wonderful day.
Jason & Nicole