Weekend of Celebration...

So here is a recap of the great weekend of celebration we had after our engagement. We started off on Thursday at Gueros with some margaritas and a delicious lunch with Margaux's parents, Bob and Andrea. Then we walked around south congress area...






Then Thursday evening there was another surprise for Margaux. My very good friend, Jessica Meyers, cooked an incredible dinner for our families, who got to meet for the first time. The "rents" all got along great and we had a fantastic time celebrating together.

Now, Jess isn't just a fly-by-night cook ladies and gentlemen, she's a culinary school graduate. She's a pro! She went all out and I can't thank her enough for all her efforts. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! The entire family was floored with the luxurious meal. We started off with a fresh salad with some delish fruits and a champagne citrus vinaigrette...


From there we moved on to the main course, Mushroom Fillet en Crute, or maybe better know as Beef Wellington. I had never had the privilege of tasting this dish, it was awesome. It's a cut of fillet mignon pan grilled, then topped with mushroom and herb cheese mixture, wrapped in pastry and then baked. To top it all off, she had our initials monogrammed into the top. Unreal! That was accompanied by asparagus & potatoes au gratin.

For dessert, we had her favorite, creme brulee. Home made, torched in my kitchen, with some fresh fruit on top. It was ridonculously good.

Of course, we had to pair that up with some delicious champagne and wine. We didn't hold back there either, with some California Ridge and some Veuve Clicquot. A big thank you to my parents and sisters who came through with awesome selections...


We followed that up with a small friends get together on Friday night at our place. Thanks to everyone who helped with that. It was great to share that with everyone who could make it. We also got to debut the new landscape lighting at Casa de Lemburn, which we installed with Magaux's Dads expertise. Thanks again Bob, the yard looks awesome and it'll make those discs a lot easier to find during our midnight rounds of disc golf.






Saturday we drove the Lember rents around the better parts of Austin (i.e. Scenic Dr., 2222, Tarrytown, etc.) and took them over to Mt. Bonnell...





On Saturday, we took both sets of rents again and piled into my parents Odyssey for a wine tour of the hill country. We stopped for lunch at the Silver K Cafe in Johnson City, which was really good.



Then we headed west and hit up Becker Vineyards first and then Grapecreek Vineyard. Both were good, but we then hit up our favorite, Torre Di Pietra. We finished off the afternoon tour there sharing a bottle of Red Flirt on the patio with some Jalapeno Quail sausage on asiago cheese crackers. Heck yea!


Last, but certainly not least, we gathered at my parents place Saturday night for another awesome dinner. We had some huge Ribeyes grilled by my dad himself. Along with that, my mom cooked one of my favorite dishes of her's, the frittattatta. Yes, I know that's not right, but that's what I like to call it... =) We then finished off diner with a really nice port wine the Lembers had picked up at Becker Vineyards and a fruit plate artful enough to be served at the Four Seasons. Nice job mom!!!!

We weren't done on Sun. We took the Lember rents to one of the best brunch spots in Austin. Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill. Those of you who have been there know how awesome it is. If you haven't been there, go this weekend, really, it's the shizzy I tell you.

Ok, so we probably gained 20lbs each, but come on, it's not often you get engaged right. Actually I'm told it should only be once... =)

Aanyhow, it was a fantastic weekend. Thank you again to everyone who participated and contributed to make it such.