Summertime is upon us, and unlike the rest of the country, we're a bit "Bleh" around here.
We eat out on our patio almost all year long. The beach is always 20 minutes away. Our neighborhood pool has been open for quite some time. The grass is perpetually green, the flowers always bloom.
Yawn. Sometimes great weather can be so boring.
So what did we do to shake things up? We had a bona fide date night, folks. With a real LIVE babysitter and an outing that did not involve Matt' s work. (The only date nights we've had since moving here have been to benefits where I came home with a puppy or drank too much and hid in the ladies room to avoid Matt's boss).
I put Matt in charge of the festivities. Which means at 6:30, he was shaking the crap out of his I-phone to find some decent places. (Oh Urban Spoon, you silly app- you really need to update your recommendations).
His I-phone led us to a sushi joint about 2 miles from our house. It's been there 30 years, and is "supposed" to be popular.
It's not.
It is dirty though.
A bit of history? I'm not much of a sushi fan. I've learned to work around certain things because my husband adores Japanese food. And when I was pregnant, it was all I wanted to eat, which was ironic and convenient at the same time. But this place? This place was G-R-O-S-S. They sat us at a booth next to the kitchen, and despite the Japanese banners covering the doorway, I could still see a dirt infested kitchen with multiple buckets filled with grey water.
My sushi tasted funny, which was all probably in my head, because I had visions of them dipping it in dirty bucket water before rolling it on their cute little bamboo mats.
I didn't eat very much, but my husband proclaimed the "Dirty Fish" (as we now call it) to be fantastic. He took pity on me and then drove me to a snazzy wine bar so I could wash out my mouth with a Sauvignon Blanc.
Next date night is all mine, folks. And after "Dirty fish" I think I'm going to take him to a reading of "Bridget Jones' Diary" and out for tampon shopping. It's the least I could do.
2 comments:
Dirty fish or no, I'm still jealous. I've been married 23 years (next Saturday!) and my husband has never, not once, planned a date night. He'll make the suggestion, "Hey, why don't we get a sitter and have a date night?" but that's as far as it gets unless I do the work. Honestly, it really burns my hide sometimes.
Oh, we have the best place for sushi in Laguna Hills, behind Trader Joes. Been going there for years. Excellent sushi - especially when the sushi chefs have had a few sakes on a Friday or Saturday night. Sorry about the dirty sushi - that's just nasty. Yay, though for your husband planning a date night. Our kids are beyond needing babysitters, so date nights here can be spontaneous!
Kristie, tell Blaine he has to plan your anniversary night out!
RSMDianne
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