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rickvs ([personal profile] rickvs) wrote2003-06-07 07:28 am

Anniversary dinner

Our anniversary evening was more than pleasant. I left work after only eight hours (early for me), which got me home while the sun was still out. After a brief cuddle, Rachal and I headed off to the Melting Pot. (If you're not familiar with this place, it's basically a romantically-lit fondue restaurant).


While waiting for our food, we entertained the waitstaff, what with Rachal tossing sugar packets at me and teaching me a clapping game she learned as a little girl. Most amusing were her attempts to get me up to full-speed on the clapping, long before I had the pattern encoded in my reflexes.

First course was a cheddar cheese dip, with much dipping of bread, veggies, and Granny Smith apple wedges. After that, a broth with teriyaki steak chunks and shrimp to dunk, and the waitress actually answered my question about how many fools undercook their own food here (answer: none so far; she watches them carefully).

Last was a dessert, Flaming Castrated Turtle. (Okay, Rachal declined to order it exactly like that, she just told them to leave off the pecans). Bowl of melted chocolate and caramel, with a plate of little marshmallows and brownies and pineapples and strawberries to dunk. Then home for a bath.

Rachal flavored the bathwater with a lavender fizzy ball she'd bought recently, which intrigued one of our cats no end. And when I came in to wash her back, I got to use my own new purchase: a bath mitt for kids, with cute puppets sewn onto the fingers: bunny wabbit, baby chick, butterfly, sun, etc... none of which were equipped to survive a water landing, and all of which therefore met 'orrible demises, to my own amusement if not Rachal's.

I got in the bath after Rachal was done, which I rarely do but will start doing more often. Rrrrr... relaxing.

Then off to an early bed. She's sleeping beside me now. It's nice to have a wife in town :>

[identity profile] janetmiles.livejournal.com 2003-06-07 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
Awww. :-)

[identity profile] anisoptera.livejournal.com 2003-06-07 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
Indeed. I second that emotion. ;)

[identity profile] valkyrwench.livejournal.com 2003-06-07 08:59 am (UTC)(link)
You two are just toooooo cute. It's so much fun to watch you.

[identity profile] rickvs.livejournal.com 2003-06-07 01:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I forgot to mention the biggest laugh of the night: I dropped a marshmallow after dipping it in the dessert fondue. It left a goopy trail down my shirt, across my leg and presumably on the floor. While I was bemoaning my lack of coordination, Rachal said, "It's okay. I still love you."

I said, "Of course you love me; I'm covered in chocolate!"

[identity profile] valkyrwench.livejournal.com 2003-06-07 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sure there's a response to that somewhere. Remind me later and I'll look for it.

[identity profile] serrahok.livejournal.com 2003-06-07 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay! I'm so glad you guys are finally together in one place again :)

Happy Belated Anniversary!

[identity profile] la-luna.livejournal.com 2003-06-09 07:33 am (UTC)(link)
Flaming Castrated Turtle!!!

HAHAHAHA!

Sounds like a band name. . .hrm. . .