Date Night

Oh my gosh, the sweetest thing ever!! About 4 weeks ago Igor and I started having weekly "date-nights" and we alternate who plans it. It has been so fun! We have only gone so far as to cooking a gourmet meal at home after 8pm when the kids are tucked in and dreaming of sugar plums and then we dress up and then surprise the other with our fanciful dish in a room of candle-light followed by a card game or movie. I should start posting those recipes because they have been to die for!!! So, although I have no pictures :( ...I did want to let you know what we did last night because it was just the best ever. So for the past 6 years (pretty much since our son Zackery was born) I have always mentioned in passing that I really miss being able to go to art museums. Young children and art museums where you cannot touch, just a BAD combo! So as a surprise, Igor arranged for a sitter to come. I was swept away at about 5:30pm having no idea where we were going. And...we went to the Wadsworth! We spent 2 hours there oohhing and ahhing over the beautiful pictures and pots and just amazing creations and the use of color and balance and framing and composition. It was awesome. Then at 8pm, we headed to a reservation at my absolute favorite restaurant; Max Downtown. I have cheap taste apparently ;) For anyone who has never been to Max Downtown, it is a beautiful restaurant that is very modern eclectic. They have a piano bar on Thursday through Sunday and they serve wonderful steaks, chicken, and wine, etc... We enjoyed their Rhode Island style calamari and then for dinner we had the gorgonzola and carmelized onion stuffed filet mignon served with these tiny and strangely round carrots and a potato augratin. Just amazing. They also do host smaller events such as rehearsal dinners and we have even shot a wedding here so if anyone is looking for a really NICE place to go out or have an event, I highly recommend Max Downtown. Their staff treat you like gold and they have the best food and service I have ever had. (That's why it's my favorite!)