Double Dating

D&T

Date #13 & #14

We did actually go out twice this week, babysitters and all for the kids.  I was only going to blog about one, but decided we went to the effort, we deserve the credit . . .  and I want to remember them both. 

First date night was a Passover Dinner that our church put on.  Not Jewish, but we respect their culture and it was interesting to learn about their biggest holiday of the year and how they celebrate, and how it relates to our celebration of Easter and our own religion (LDS).  D and I got all dressed up and sat at a beautifully decorated table with some friends in the ward and ate parsley dipped in salt (tears of slavery in Egypt) and horseradish (bitterness of slavery) and Mahtza (unleavened bread they took with them out of Egypt)  . . . along with some perfectly regular salad and chicken and rice and goodies for dessert.  It did make me realize that Easter should be MUCH more focused on the Savior and the Atonement  . . . we may start a fancy dinner tradition of our own to discuss the meaning of Easter and celebrating the Resurrection and what Christ did for us . . .  and less on the eggs and the bunny. 

The plan for the second date night was to sit through one of those Travel Group (NOT timeshare :) presentations to get free stuff. I am a sucker for free stuff and great at saying no to the sales pitch at the end (most of the time).  D does not love it, but he appeases me in going and we have had a handful of what could have been quite pricey date nights for free thanks to the free gifts just for listening.   However, as we were answering questions in the first 30 seconds of the presentation, and we discovered (to the absolute shock of the presenter guy - which was pretty funny) we are already members of the mass purchasing part of this particular travel/buying business (something D & I did when we were FIRST married and paid some one time fee for and often forget about) so we did NOT have to sit through the presentation.  The other couples in the room were pretty jealous and we got up and waved goodbye, cause most of them came just for the free gift too.  We got a mini pitch about how we can upgrade our services (NO THANKS for now) and still got the free stuff for our efforts to come.  AWESOME!!! 

We were so elated we were pretty giggly.  We had a little extra time so I made a return at a store on the way home and we were STARVING so we decided to find a place to eat.  We were searching for some options at the strip mall area we were in and we both saw it at the same time - FIVE GUYS Burgers and Fries!!!  Some people may think its gross - but its a favorite of D and I, and we both on the exact same page with our food cravings - SCORE (cause we all not that's just not always the case)!!  I love FIVE GUYS for the free toppings - I counted and put 9 (lettuce, tomato, grilled mushrooms, grilled onions, bbq sauce, mustard, pickles, green pepper, jalapeno) on my burger.  D loves their burgers but I think he is hooked on the fries. 

Just a night full of unexpected bits of happiness!!!