Date Night

Waiting for our dinner!

CC and I had a date night Saturday (this is the reason for hiring the Son to watch the dogs)..  We had the most wonderful time!  We left Saturday afternoon around 1pm.  As it is Indian summer, the temperature was around 76 and was sunny.  The trip down to Nashville was a beautiful one.  We made good time and got to the hotel around 4.  CC was able to get us reservations at The Melting Pot.  I had never been and it we were within walking distance so we were off.  Downtown Nashville was busy.  Lots of foot traffic.  Apparently there was some sort of cheer competition as there were many little girls, all with ponytails and huge bows walking the streets with their parents. We arrived and were able to be seated almost immediately.  We had the "Big Night Out" which allowed you to choose an appetizer fondue, salad, entree and dessert.  The service was excellent!  It was a wonderful experience.  We did decide, however, that we would be able to make it on the appetizer and the dessert.  We were so full that we couldn't finish the dessert.  :(  Dining here is a rather lengthy ordeal so be prepared to spend quite a bit of time.  We were seated at 3:50pm and didn't leave until 6:00pm.  (Actually the fact it took so long was a selling point.  We were able to dine and then walk straight to Bridgestone Arena for the game.)

You can see from the picture, the weather was still mild.  No coats required!!  I don't know how CC managed to take this picture without getting Blackhawks in it.  They were everywhere!  We got inside, grabbed a couple of beers and found our seats.

The seats CC got for us were great (as usual).  We were directly across from where his season tickets were last year.  We had some friendly people sitting in our area (even though a few of them wore Blackhawk jerseys).

This game moved fast!!!!  It stayed fast paced through all three periods.  There was a lot of fighting and tension as well.  We could see quite a bit of it as most of it happened on our end of the rink.  The game tied so we went into overtime.  Still no score.


Soooo... It went to a shoot out.  AND WE WON!!!!  This game was so exciting!  He really picked a great one for us to see!

After the game we went to a place called Mulligans.  It was an Irish Pub on 2nd.  It wasn't an over crowded club like most places we passed by.  We were able to find a couple of chairs and listen to the band play Irish music (i.e. drinking songs).  CC was drinking Black and Tans and I was drinking Bass.  They were going down famously after that hard fought win by the Predators.  I think we had 4 pints apiece.  We met a couple who were in town from the same part of Missouri where CC's dad lives.  Mary and Kirk.  Mary was nice and shared a love of smoking with drinking and therefore gave me some of her cigarettes she bought for the occasion.  LOL!  I know! I quit!  But I am telling you, they go so well with beer when you are really tying one on which is what CC and I managed to do.  I think we had the equivalent of a case of beer between the two of us!

It began to sprinkle on our walk back to the hotel but it wasn't too bad.  I had remembered to take an umbrella so we didn't get too wet.  The walk seemed short and we were back in no time.  I was feeling a bit amorous and kept us up for a bit longer before shower and bed.    It was a great end to a perfect evening.  :D

We woke up this morning around 7:30 Nashville time and lounged.  I think we were feeling a bit rough. CC, taking care of me as always, got up and made me a cup of coffee.  We started feeling a bit perkier after showers and left for Noshville to meet up with Stephanie for brunch.  We had an excellent breakfast!  Coffee, French toast and bacon for me, a spinach, cheese and bacon omelet for CC and Stephanie had eggs and hash.  It was great seeing her and catching up on how everything has been going since the wedding.

The drive home was uneventful, we were just really tired and couldn't wait to be home.  CC really knows how to show a girl a great time!  We enjoy ourselves so much whenever we are together regardless of where we are and what we are doing.  We are just made for each other I think.  I cannot imagine ever being more in love or happier with anyone else.