Epic Date!!!

As promised, here is my blog about the Epic Date this past weekend. 


I woke up around 11AM on Saturday morning (thank goodness. I needed to sleep in!). We got moving around noon, and decided to grab some lunch at Rosewood and get the car washed.


All the while, Hubby has been smirking and hinting and teasing about what we're going to be doing. 


We headed to Savers to see if we couldn't find him a fedora for his tux, which we couldn't, but he spotted some knee high black boots for me that I've been looking for. I got them for $8, absolutely love them, especially after seeing they were NineWest in practically perfect condition. Score.


After that, we headed to campus to borrow one off of a good friend (the fedora, that is), and by this time it was time to pick up my friend for the Epic Date. 


We headed back to our condo, changed, and were on the road in about twenty minutes. 


Now. Hubby had printed up everything he was going to need for the date, sealed it in an envelope, and had given it to me to hold onto. So this time it was my friend holding onto it and he was opening it to grab the directions to various places. 


The first place we went to was the Griffith Observatory (The Rocketeer, anyone?). It was sooo gorgeous. My friend and I just wandered around, smiling and gasping at how beautiful it was. We both loved wandering around there. It was beautiful, and thank goodness it was a clear day, because you could see all the way to downtown. Not to mention driving through the gorgeous neighborhoods to get there. Wow! 


After that, we headed to Beverly Hills for dinner. Hubby pulled into Benihana, and I about squee'd in delight. My friend immediately said, "Oh I've been wanting to go here!!"  The food was the best we've had yet at a Benihana. Hubby got the most amazing filet mignon I've ever tasted. It literally melted in your mouth, completely. First time we've all had a bite of something and your face went from "chewing" to "Oh my god..." *dies*. It was that good. Dinner took a couple hours, and it was fun to just relax and eat and enjoy good food together. Hubby was still hinting and teasing about what came next, but we had no idea.


It wasn't until we were almost there that he handed us our tickets (which were impossible to read, btw, which meant we took a good two minutes trying to find the name), and we had parked by the Pantages theater. He had gotten us tickets to see Chicago....orchestra level. We were probably only about 8 rows from the front, which was perfect. We got our seats (after an entertaining awkward moment of getting flirted with in the line for the bathroom....) with about five minutes to spare. Hubby bought us candy, and then the lights dimmed. It was such a fun show, and I loved seeing it on stage, with all the actors personalities bringing the characters to life. I think one of my most favorite parts was when the gentleman (Probably a tenor?) playing Billy Flynn and the guy (a high Soprano) playing Mary Sunshine had a freaking sing-off in the middle of the show. It was amazing. I also found it interesting how they had only about....15? or so cast members. The four-five main characters, and then the choir, who played everyone else. It worked really well, and was incredibly interesting to see, because you barely noticed. The songs were amazing, as always, and seeing it live on stage was....beautiful. (They also had the orchestra set up like a Big Band stage up on stage. That was amazing, because they (the characters) interacted with the bandleader.

We then got home around midnight or so, hung out for a bit longer, took my friend home, and then collapsed in bed. Overall, it was a glorious amazing date. Incredibly Epic, well worth the wait (remember, he's been planning this since January!), and oh so amazing.


Something that's been on my mind lately is just how amazing of a Husband I have. I watch other people's interactions with each other (couples or no), and I just keep realizing over and over that my hubby and I are so very blessed and lucky to have found each other. We work together and do our very best to not fight with each other. We care about our relationship enough to not fight about the little things people do, and we also want our relationship to grow, not just sit idle. Sure, we get frustrated with each other, but most times, we want to figure out what's going on in our heads to make us frustrated, not lash out at each other. 


Our love for each other has grown and deepened since we've been together, and it continues to do so. I can't wait to see how it does. 


Here's to you, Hubby, for making this weekend amazing.