Mostly working on the wedding gives me a headache. But so far, some things have been quite fun.
I already mentioned that registering was sort of fun. But I also really enjoyed the tasting.
Duh right? But I was sort of dreading it as all social interactions with strangers make me ridiculously nervous. But my nerves were overcome by the fact that I had been on weight watchers for 4 weeks at that point and all this incredibly delicious food was put in front of me and I had to eat it. No choice. Guilt-free eating.
So last Thursday my mom, Catie, and I headed to Hubbard Park Lodge to meet with their banquet manager and chef and try out the food. I must add, Hubbard Park is gorgeous in the winter. And very cold.
I had anticipated that there would be disagreement between Catie, Mom and I over what would be good. The salads came out. Two kinds of salad. Three kinds of dressing and a unanimous decision about which combo was best. Huh. Well that was easy.
On to the veggies. Two choices. And again, all 3 of us liked the same one best. Weird.
Next set of choices, the starch. And here I totally think the fact that we are all on weight watchers totally helped us to agree. What deprived fat girl isn't going to choose creamy buttery mashed potatoes over wild rice? So good.
Finally, the entrees. I was the most nervous about these, because we were only getting to try the 3 we planned on offering as our choices, so if we didn't like one, we'd be making a different selection blind. Vegetarian option - All three of us agreed, so good. Fish option - quite tasty. Finally, chicken, and the last curve-ball: three different sauce choices. Sauce one: We all thought it was good, but nothing special. Sauce two: Interesting, very tasty. Sauce three: Well, as my mom put it as she sipped the remaining sauce straight from the bowl with a spoon, "This could be soup. I could eat a cup of this without the chicken." All three of us were in love with it.
I am quite certain that a circumstance where my mother, myself, and Catie have to all agree on 4 different decisions and will have complete agreement on one of them, much less 4, will never ever occur again. So the tasting gets a big smiley face and added to the fun column.
Everyone keeps telling me I won't get to eat at my wedding, I hope this isn't true. But at least I got to enjoy the tasting.
It was also nice to sit down in the lodge with the banquet manager and discuss some of the details of what would be happening without lot of other people around. We'd been to the lodge before for friday fish fry and the sunday brunch, but it was great to get a good feel for the space again without distractions. The experience overall put me a lot more at ease when thinking about the big day.
PS: If you are wondering where the beef or the pork is, I don't eat it. The pork and beef industry is extremely bad for the environment. And pigs are very smart and sensitive animals. I don't feel right about eating them, or encouraging others to do so. While I have issues with the fishing and poultry industries as well, I still personally eat seafood and poultry and have fewer qualms about it. So while I don't judge others for eating what they like, you'll forgive me if I don't want to supply it for you.
