BIG Night Out

Wow, it's been a loooonnngg time since I've been out. So tonight, we dusted off our dancing shoes and hit the town. We started off the evening at Mike's favorite restaurant, The Melting Pot for some fondue action. My favorite thing about The Melting Pot is that I have Mike captive for 2 hours while we just talk. And he's happily dipping his little bits of food into broth including lobster and fillet and then he ends the meal with a big ol bowl of chocolate. For Mike, the one who doesn't give a lick about food, it's as close to food nirvana as a skinny guy can get. I loved catching up, talking about old times, planning our summer, talking about the kids and what we'll do when he deploys to Iraq. We laughed and flirted and ate til our bellies ached. At the table next to us was a hot girl on a first date with a dork guy. Obviously he was reaching out of his league and asked this chick out on a date. The problem is, you NEVER take a first date to the Melting Pot. Dinner takes a minimum of two hours. This girl looked like she was being fondued herself. She looked around, sighed heavily, looked around some more, focused on her fork and didn't exchange words with her dining partner for over 7 minutes in a row. We timed them. It was the best dinner entertainment we could have asked for. Mike and I went to the Melting Pot one time with a couple we barely knew. It ended up being 3 hours long and was one of the longest nights of my life. We only go to The Melting Pot with people we love. We've gone with Caitlin and Aaron, Rick and Heather, Chuck and Amber and my Mom and Dad and had a blast. But our favorite is just to go together and talk our butts off. Tonight was no exception. After dinner we headed to Massage Envy and got a couples massage. It was so relaxing. Then, we bought my folks some flowers, picked up the girls and headed home. Man it was a great night. Thanks Mom and Dad for watching the chicks. We needed it!