our stay at the inn at langley was great. as we were heading up there thursday afternoon, i kept remembering all these little details about what needed to get done between that day and friday. that always seems to happen to me... right when i think i can relax, i get sideswiped with annoying things i forgot to do. needless to say, we got up to whidbey by the afternoon and checked into the inn. i didn't know it at the time, but i knew the entire staff on duty that weekend, sans the chef. so it made for a fun time of seeing old friends and relaxing with evan. 

our room was gorgeous, exactly the same as the pictures in my previous post. so beautiful, great weather. our amazing dinner started at 7 that evening, we were seated at the community table with a big family.

-the amuse bouche of the meal was a cherry filled with duck liver moussiline with a rose hip jam made from roses in the garden at the inn. the wine pairing was a sparkling white wine that complimented the cherry quite well. i was a bit apprehensive because i'm not a risk taker when it comes to food. it was delicious and i wasn't as grossed out as i would have imagined.

-the soup was a fresh fennel soup with crab, fava beans and green garlic, served with fresh bread. this was paired with a red wine. this was my favorite course of the entire meal. rich and full, i ate as much as i could before the next course was brought out.

-following the soup, we were served a fresh alaskan king salmon on crushed peas with panchetta bits and a citrus glaze. also paired with a merlot. i'm not used to eating salmon prepared this way, but it was a pleasant surprise and very good.

-the entree for the dinner was very tender lamb served over asparagus and fresh polenta. also served with a merlot. this lamb was so decedent and delicious. i had to give some to evan because i was getting pretty full at this point. 

-next was a cheese plate served with pepper biscotti and rhubarb jam. the wine served to accompany was a dessert wine that was a little too sweet for my liking. the cheese was very tasty, my adjectives for describing this meal are not doing the food justice, but believe me, it was amazing.

-finally the dessert for the meal was a fresh apricot sorbet with white chocolate made at a local dessert place. this was served with coffee. i always save room for dessert. the sorbet was really fruity, unlike any sorbet i'd had before. 

-lastly, the after dessert-dessert were tiny truffles with interesting fillings like cheyenne pepper and lavender. these were to die for. made at the same local dessert place, if you're ever on the island and in langley, try some!

following dessert, it was difficult to even make it back to the room from too much good food and too much good wine. overall, i couldn't have asked for a better evening to share with my amazing husband of a year. unbelievable. it's been a wonderful year and i couldn't have imagined marrying a more intelligent, handsome, loving, funny and interesting person then evan. here's to many more, love bug!