An Anniversary to Remember

It's Friday and it is finally time to relax and cool off. Literally. Every year I hear horror stories of air conditioners malfunctioning during the balmy, Texas summer. This year it happened to me. On my anniversary.

As you may or may not know, one of my favorite events to manage and celebrate is the wedding anniversary. Don't get me wrong, the wedding is magical and wonderful, but there is something to be said for the intimacy and nostalgia involved in anniversaries.

It is hard for us to believe, but last Tuesday, June 23, my husband and I enjoyed our 2nd wedding anniversary. We went to the Eric Clapton/Steve Winwood concert on our actual anniversary, so we decided a few weeks ago to celebrate our anniversary at home a day early.

The morning of our anniversary celebration I awoke to an unusually warm house. I decided to call the repair man just to make sure, since we had our perfect evening planned - our china and crystal was already set out on our table. My husband, Blake, went out to DFW airport to pick up some lobsters flown in fresh that day. I picked out some flowers and some other things for our 'Cotton Anniversary' flower arrangement. The repair man arrived early in the afternoon and quickly diagnosed the problem: one of our coils had a leak and our air conditioner had leaked 2 lbs of freon. But, he would have to come back Tuesday or Wednesday with the tools to repair it and he advised us to leave the airconditioner off until then so the whole unit wouldn't burn out. We did as we were instructed and the heat moved in immediately; 75, 80, we finally topped out at 85 degrees!! We were determined to make this an intimate, memorable anniversary, so my husband and I enjoyed a candle lit dinner with beautiful flowers, sparkling champagne and fresh lobster in our underwear with 5 fans pointed directly on us. It turned out to be a wonderful night and definitely one that will go down in our history book. The heat just made it extra steamy and romantic.

I am happy to report that the air conditioner is fixed and everything is cool once again.

Welcome to my blog!

Hi, I'm Emily! For years I was everyone's favorite hostess; from sporting events and TV show watch parties to Thanksgiving and Christmas I was the hostess, chef, party planner, bartender, sommelier, concierge and often the designated driver. Recently, I decided to pursue my passion for food, events and flowers and I opened EClaire Events and Catering in Dallas, TX. With this blog I hope to keep my subscribers and readers up to date with current trends in the world of food, events and floral design as well as share my own ideas, opinions, recipes, photos and news.

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