Our 2nd Anniversary

Last weekend we celebrated our 2^nd Anniversary. Trey started the celebration off right by sending Jocelyn flowers at work. Jocelyn described them as the best flowers that Trey has ever sent her, although that is not saying much because Trey does not have the best track record with sending flowers. One time he sent flowers for Valentines Day and due to a big snow storm the delivery got delayed; it arrived two days latter as a box filled with dead flowers. Oh well, maybe he is finally learning.

After work we went out to dinner at a restaurant called the Sign of the Takahe. The building that houses this restaurant is situated high on the Cashmere Hills overlooking Christchurch. It was first started being built in 1918, but was not fully completed until 1949 due to the world wars and Great Depression. The building is best described as a miniature stone castle. Even the inside is decorated with a suit of armor and coat of arms. The restaurant itself is very small with no more than 12 tables. We were seated at one of the tables next to the fireplace which was a nice treat on a cold and rainy evening. Overall the food was just slightly above average but the atmosphere and the service was great.

After dinner instead of bringing out the dessert menu they brought out a small cake that looked exactly like the top of our wedding cake! Jocelyn had been sneaky and had a cake company make a replica of the top of our wedding cake and deliver it to the restaurant. She did this because we did not get a chance to eat the top of our wedding cake on our first anniversary and because she likes to surprise Trey!

After dinner we explored the castle a little bit. We found a picture of Bill Clinton on the walls from when we was there giving a speech outside the restaurant. Overall we had a very good anniversary night, but we are eagerly awaiting the rest of our anniversary celebration when we go on our trip to the Cook Islands this weekend.