Friday, 5/28/2010

!!!HAPPY 5th ANNIVERSARY TO US!!!

We had a lovely breakfast at the Arch Cape Inn. The first course was yogurt topped with a mango puree, homemade granola, and a fresh raspberry. The yogurt was a little blah by itself, but was delicious with the puree and granola. The second course was a veggie scramble, a slice of bacon, and rosemary roasted potatoes. Although we didn't finish it, we were both brave and tried the veggie scramble. The third course was fresh banana nut bread with apricot slices. What a good way to start our anniversary day!

Jennifer and Katie took Spencer to a bus stop this morning and he took off for Indiana, via Portland, OR. He is going to a friend's wedding tomorrow. So, the rest of the vacation is with just the four of us. Jennifer and Katie picked us up at 10am and we went to Cannon Beach to do some shopping.

For lunch we ducked out of the rain in Cannon Beach, OR at the Morris Fireside Restaurant. We were seated quite quickly, but it took a while to place our orders. They seemed to be a bit short handed. Eventually, the food came and it was pretty good. Jennifer had really good halibut fish and chips. Ben had a black bean soup which was full of great flavor. I ordered macaroni and cheese. The flavor was ok, but the texture wasn't. There were crunchy onions in it. I don't like onions to crunch in my food. Katie ate off of our plates.

We had hoped to continue shopping and play on the beach in Cannon Beach during the afternoon, but the rain forced us to head to Seaside, OR where Jennifer and Katie were staying. After an afternoon of window shopping, we decided to go to Taste of Tuscany for dinner. Online it looked like an Olive Garden kind of place. It was kind of like that in person. The atmosphere was much more calm and the clientele was mainly from an older generation. The food was good- not great, but good. I had nut-crusted halibut in a cream sauce. The halibut was delicious, but the sauce was too sweet. In retrospect, I should have added some salt. Ben had chicken parmesan with pasta in a red sauce. Again, the protein was great, but the sauce was too sweet. Jennifer's lasagna was really good. All in all, it was a pleasant meal.

We really wanted to have dinner at Newmans at 988. We ate there on our honeymoon and the food was FANTASTIC. Unfortunately, they didn't have highchairs or booster seats. That just doesn't work for Katie. Shoot...next time maybe:) If you plan on going there, be sure to call ahead and make a reservation. Looks like it is a very popular place these days.