Last night was a very special night at our house. As some of you know, we observe OTBN every month. Last night we celebrated OTBN CL (for those of you who are not Romans or Super Bowl fans, that\u2019s 150 times we\u2019ve observed our special night.)<\/p>\n
Most of you know the story, but in case one of the spammers actually reads this blog, here\u2019s a summation: The idea came from the \u201cTastings\u201d column of the Wall Street Journal. The gist of the article is that everyone has a special bottle of wine they\u2019re saving for a special occasion, but never get around to opening it. The article declared the last Saturday night in February Open That Bottle Night (OTBN) and suggested that everyone should just open<\/em> that special bottle.<\/p>\n We celebrated our first OTBN the last Saturday night of February, 2007, and thought it was such a great idea, we\u2019ve celebrated it the last Saturday night of EVERY<\/em> month since that Saturday night in February of 2007.<\/p>\n OTBN is basically just about us \u2014 we have something to eat, light candles that are older than most readers of this blog, and talk<\/em> and listen<\/em> to each other. And last night was the 150th time we\u2019ve carried out that ritual. It\u2019s never gotten old, and we still look forward to it. Over the years, the subjects we\u2019ve discussed have ranged from serious to funny \u2014 sometimes both at the same time. Sometimes OTBN lasts for hours\u2026 sometimes it\u2019s fairly short. But it\u2019s our time together\u2026 make that our special<\/em> time together. I think I\u2019ve said it before, but if you look forward to spending time with someone and you can share a good bottle of wine on top of it, it just doesn\u2019t get much better.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s to OTBN CL \u2014 and the next CL\u2026. Last night was a very special night at our house. As some of you know, we observe OTBN every month. Last night we celebrated OTBN CL (for those of you who are not Romans or Super Bowl fans, that\u2019s 150 … Continue reading
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