A few weeks ago I was looking for a fun way to surprise Brenton with a date. He's always coming up with great ideas for us to do, and so I wanted to give him a night off. As I tried to come up with ideas, nothing sounded fun. While talking to Laura about it, she came up with the great idea to turn our kitchen into an Italian restaurant. More than that, she even came over to help me transform the kitchen and make the meal. I constantly feel that Laura does so much for me that I can never repay her kindness. This was again one of those times.
In between taking care of Ryan and finishing the laundry, Laura made bread stick dough, while I prepared an antipasti and pasta dough. That's right, we made pasta from scratch. I'd never tried to make my own pasta before, but Laura brought a recipe with her by an actual Italian. I was surprised at how simple the dough was to make. We rolled the dough out super thin, and cut it into linguini-sized strips. We took turns entertaining Ryan as he got fussy, too. I was so grateful to have Laura there. Ryan loves spending time with her.
As the afternoon flashed by, Laura cut out several silver stars to hang from our ceiling above the table to give the room a fun romantic look. Yes, she's that thoughtful and amazing. I whipped together a quick playlist of italian music and ran upstairs to change. Then it was time to start boiling pasta and set the table. Before we knew it, Brenton was home, and very surprised!
I'm so grateful for Laura. She goes above and beyond what I would ever imagine, every time. Her kindness, friendship, and love have meant so much to me. Having a best girl friend is indispensable, and I couldn't ask for a better friend than Laura. I love you, sweet, beautiful girl. Thank you for being my best friend.
