Fanciness, times two

G and I pretended to be fancy this weekend…

Remember the “reset button” that I spoke about in the last post? G took a swing at it on on Friday by surprising me with a date night for two at an upscale restaurant. Dressed in our best, we dined amongst jewelry clad women and martini sipping men. Before we had kids, this would not have been out of the ordinary, but these days our dining rarely extends beyond the Chick-fil-A drive thru. Needless to say, we were a little out of practice, but boy was it fun to see how the “other half” lives.

As soon as we entered Canoe, we were greeted by name and escorted to a beautiful table overlooking the Chattahoochee River. We dined on selections that I could barely pronounce, like Warm Bleu Crémeux Salad. Because the menu had no combo numbers attached to it, I decided to order out of my comfort zone and try something new…rabbit. Slow Roasted Carolina Rabbit with Swiss Chard to be exact. G settled on The Canoe Duck N’ Beef Burger with Fried Egg and Pickled Cabbage for his entree. Our choices were different, but good.

Seated next to Mr. and Mrs. Big (yes, that was really their last name), we felt the pressure to maintain our manners. Our efforts echoed a Saturday Night Live skit. Throughout the meal, G politely reminded me how to “rest” my fork and knife on my plate and how to position it to signal that I was done with my entree. When I wasn’t fiddling with the silverware, I was giggling at the “bread crumb lady”, who made repeated visits to our table to ensure a crumb-free dining experience.

We topped off the night with a Canoe favorite–Butter-Pop Ice Cream with House Made Cracker Jack. It was as good as it sounds. With full bellies and a free babysitter at the house (thanks Aunt B), we tried to convince ourselves to go to a movie or continue our night on the town. Unfortunately, all of the fanciness was a little overwhelming for this tired mama. Much to G’s dismay, I nixed any further plans in favor for heading home and hitting the sack.

Friday night was good practice for round two of fanciness on Saturday. On Saturday, Gran C and Big Daddy came over to watch the kids, so G and I could attend a work function at the Fox. After mingling with a few hundred of G’s associates, we were treated to a performance from the Blue Man Group. By the time the show started, all of the fanciness had caught up with me. I was tired. So tired, that I could barely keep my eyes open during the 2 hour performance.

Regardless of my lack of energy, it was wonderful to spend two evenings out with my husband. We laughed and reminisced about the good ole days and talked without interruption. And while our quest to hit the “reset button” was a huge success, we both agreed that our next date night would consists of something more low key, like margaritas and chips and dip. Plastic flatware and solo cups would be an added bonus. A big thanks to my sweet husband for arranging childcare on Friday night and to my parents for offering to keep the kids on Saturday! Thanks to all of the fun, this mama is ready to tackle the next two weekends on the road. This weekend marks my cousins Lyndsey’s wedding and the following weekend, we’re headed to Waycross to spend time with G’s family.

We just may need to hit the “reset button” again when we return!