I've never been a fan of Valentine's Day. This year I had every reason to feel differently and take advantage of the fact that I had someone to spend it with and make it special. But I was kind of a Negative Nancy about it whenever Tyson brought it up and insisted I didn't want to do anything for it. Being the great boyfriend he is, he insisted on at least making me dinner. So Thursday after work we went out to his family's ranch (La Garita guest ranch just outside of Creede; it's unoccupied during the winter so we are able to go out and stay there when we want to get away) and Tyson made me a delicious meal. But first, this is what we saw when we first arrived:
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| In addition to having beautiful scenery, the ranch is often occupied by herds of elk and big horn sheep. Here are some lady elk showing us their bums. |
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For dinner we had elk burgers. HA. Just kidding. That would have been yummy though. Actually we had some filet mignon seared perfectly on the grill, roasted potatoes (TO DIE FOR) and mixed green salad with Creede Olive Oil Co. Raspberry Balsamic Vinegar dressing.
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| I decided to get into the spirit of things and set the table all romantic like. Including paper towel origami swans. |
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| The meal. Those potatoes were seriously out of this world. Roasted with shallots, garlic and rosemary. HOLY MOLY heaven in my mouth. The steak was obviously delectable as well. |
After dinner we spent the night playing video games, which is always highly enjoyable. Overall it was a lovely evening doing something a little special with my someone special. Even if Valentine's Day is a lame, made-up holiday for suckers. ;)
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