anniversary traditions.....

ok, so i dug out the anniversary glasses just now.....a pair of belle epoque flutes that we received along with a bottle of perrier et jouet from my roommate when we got engaged.....on our 3 week european camping trip/honeymoon( i did say that i was a quasi neo-hippie.....) we went to epernay (sp?) and toured moet and chandon and attempted the same at perrier er jouet, but they don't do tours.....and they don't like to sell their champagne to just anyone....but i explained that we had the glasses.....and the receptionist condescended to sell us 2 bottles.........(we also had several bottles of dom perignon in the car...we paid less than $15 per bottle, by the way....but this was 23 years ago....., and we did not tell her that.......) we came through customs with 9 bottles total...including a few we purchased in pouilly...........so those bottles lasted us through several anniversaries..................and then we started in on the domestics........difficult for one who lives in a dry county.....and then there was the year that my in-laws were coming down from cincinnati for our anniversary weekend. and to go to the band festival......and they offered to bring us a bottle....and it turned out to be cold duck....which i refused to drink....which caused a fuss....that bottle is till in our basement refrigerator.......no one will open it or remove it......if and when this house ever sells.....that bottle will go with the lot................today we are having a bottle of sofia, by francis ford coppola........a few steps up at least.......we served this wine at our champagne tasting a while back.....it comes in pink cellophane......though i am not so sure that i like sofia coppola all that much....i have read that both she and bill murray snubbed scarlett johannson when they made lost in translation....(gail and i read people faithfully.......) and i was disappointed to hear this...........)for the record....we are having chinese carryout as well celebrate our 23rd anniversary and acw's 20th birthday (tomorrow)......a treat for cook and family alike.......