Tonight, Chris and I did something that we hardly ever do: he planned a spontaneous dinner out. When he asked me what our dinner plans were, I told him that we would either have leftovers or he could get take-out on the way home from work. He then told me to "make myself beautiful" (which is his way of telling me to wear something other than sweat pants) and he would be home in half an hour. We ended up going to a restaurant one of Chris's co-workers recommended called Gravy in downtown Raleigh. It is an Italian restaurant with a great atmosphere and reasonable prices. While we were there, our waitress told us about Triangle Restaurant Week, during which certain restaurants in the triangle feature a set, three-course menu at a set price. Given more time and money I would love to try some of the other restaurants participating in resaurant week. I think it is a really cool concept, and I do love good food!
We elected not to order the featured set menu and instead got the portabello gnocci and chicken parmesan. Both meals were delicious and we both cleaned our plates. It was so nice to sit an have a real conversation about our days and plans with no distractions. We splurged even more and each got dessert too...tiramisu and pistachio cream. I wish I would have brought my camera to take pictures of the presentation. Everything was perfect.
Of course, we came home to dog throw up on the carpet. Back to reality...
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