September 1, 2012 marked exactly 1826 days (which is, of course, 5 years plus one day to account for leap year) since this happened:

And what better way to celebrate 5 wonderful years of being married to my best friend than with a day full of food! We began the celebration early in the morning at our favorite coffee shop, The Jam Coffeehouse, only to discover they didn’t open until 9a. But not to worry. Another favorite, Frothy Monkey, was right down the road. We still had plenty of time to enjoy honey lattes with my homemade sourdough banana peach muffins before I went off to teach a couple BarreAmped classes.

We refueled with epic salads from the salad bar at Whole Foods (and what anniversary is complete without a Lucy’s Kitchen cheesecake??)

Browsing through magazines at Whole Foods, we discovered that the Blind Boys of Alabama were playing a free show in Centennial Park that afternoon, so off we went armed with our blanket and sunglasses.

Having stopped by the house before our outing, we found a very welcome anniversary gift in our mailbox from Drew’s parents – a gift certificate to The Silly Goose! We truly dined in style at our most favorite restaurant on the face of the planet.

5 years down. Infinity to go. Let the adventure continue!