25th anniversary

Twenty-five years ago today I walked down the aisle wearing a voluminous dress and got married. And for those 25 years I've been grateful for the enduring, blissful relationship I've had with....my Oster Regency Stand Mixer. I received "Reg" as a wedding gift, and he stayed for the whole reception (unlike the groom who didn't make it past dinner because he was so hung over from the night before. But I'm not bitter). My marriage with the the guy was an unmitigated disaster. We were lucky we made it off the alter before filing for divorce. But I have relied on Reg at least once per week since then. Oh sure we had our rough times. Like when Reg beat my red velvet cake batter too quickly and splattered the batter over 3 walls, making my kitchen look like a crime scene. And the way Reg blows his lid when I make an 8 cup recipe of challah. But that's when you need to concentrate on all the good things you made together, like the baby food we pureed for Zoe with the food processor attachment. So to celebrate our special day Reg and I went to Red Lobster. The waitress was a dear and pointed out a good place to take the pictures. Oddly, she said this was the strangest thing she has done at Red Lobster, and this is coming from the lady who takes lobsters out of the big tank with a wooden fork, brings them back to the kitchen and... well... you know. Besides don't they take pictures there all the time? I can't wait to see what our 60th celebration will be like.