Tom & Alissa

We had a brilliant anniversary weekend.

Tom met me at Ogawa for a lunch of sushi on Friday. Then he made me close my eyes and led me around the corner to Great Jones Spa, where he’d used our long-stored-up credit card points to book an hour-long massage for each of us. That in and of itself was fantastic, but Great Jones has a water lounge for clients to use, complete with sauna, steam room, hot tub, and cold plunge, with lounge chairs and a huge sunroof. We stayed for an hour before and a couple hours after the massages, just relaxing and enjoying it. Bliss. We left and ducked down to Anthropologie, which is having its blow-out summer sale right now, before heading home to watch Shakespeare in Love, one of the romantic films Tom had picked out for the weekend.

On Saturday we slept in, then made brunch from everything in the refrigerator (scrambled eggs with scallions, biscuits, breakfast sausages, strawberries, coffee, and peppermint iced tea) and watched Say Anything, which neither of us had seen but both of us greatly enjoyed, followed by Chasing Amy. We headed out into the torrential downpour to Keens steakhouse for dinner. The place is incredible; filled with historical memorabilia (ours had Lincoln paraphernalia all over the walls, and the ceilings were completely lined with old tobacco pipes), and excellent service. I’ve never had such a tender steak - the rest of it is presently waiting for lunchtime - and we had a beautiful time. Tom planned the whole weekend with great thoughtfulness and kept the whole thing a secret - not a small feat. And so we have been married for two years.

The weekend rounded out yesterday, with church, then a barbecue on the terrace at our friends’ apartment. By far the most relaxing weekend I’ve had in a long time, which made it hard to see Monday roll around, even though it’s a short day at work, followed by class.

But tonight! We’re seeing Burn After Reading at the Museum of the Moving Image’s special advance screening for Producer’s Circle members. I am probably a bit too excited about it.

Cheers, bloglets, and have a great day.