We have these really good friends. Their names are Mike and Karen. It is really interesting how God brings people into your lives. We met them out at the baseball fields where we have developed many of our very best friendships! Friendships are such a blessing(tear in eyes). (Sorry, I tend to have these small emotional distractions when I am writing my posts.) Anyway, Mike and Karen have three children. Jon is K's age, Jason is L's age, and then they have a sweet, precious little girl named Lindsey who gives me great big hugs everytime I see her! I am a sucker for little girl hugs.
The boys are really good friends and even though they don't go to the same school they spend alot of fun times together. Fun times include playing baseball (of course), movies, birthday parties, air soft gun wars, swimming, and sleep overs, calling girls, etc...
About once every two months our wonderful friends Mike and Karen invite both of our boys over to spend the night with Jon and Jason. Do you know what that means?
DATE NIGHT !
YAHOO!!!
CELEBRATION!
A few years ago when the boys needed a babysitter this was a very nice treat for us! We could have precious adult time out on the town and not have to pay a sitter! Plus, when we got home we could relax and not have to return to parent mode ( wink, wink - if you know what I mean). What a great concept after years of raising our two precious boys. You know, we went many years without really going out on dates on a regular basis.
A year or so ago Kevin made me sign a contract - yes, made me sign it - saying that we would have a night out together alone or with friends (no kids allowed) every month. I thought it was really silly at the time, but it was a committment we made to each other and an important one! For the most part we have stuck with it!
Back to my story......
Sunday night was one of those nights. We made reservations at Hudson's on the Bend. Our realtor gave us a generous gift certificate to this restaurant. Please make note of their menu. This is what I call an "Austiny" restaraunt. I love "different" cuisine. Kevin might coin it "weird". He is a simple guy. But... we had a wonderful meal!
We started with the" Seafood Crepes - Lobster, Scallops, Shrimp, Crawfish, and Crab in Saffron scented crepes with a rich Lemon Lobster Sauce". We shared this - it was good. We were quite conservative considering we could of had" Diamond Back Rattlesnake cakes in a pistachio nut crust coiled atop a spicy chipolte cream". Something in the word choice made me lose my appetite on that one. But, I am sure the rattlesnake cakes are delicious(hmmmmm).
I chose the "Pecan Smoked Duck Breast Shingles with Seared Diver Scallops nestled in Sweet Potato Hash and a Texas Blackberry Chipolte Sauce". It was an excellent choice! The duck and scallops and blackberry sauce was incredible!!!!!
Kevin had the most conservative item on the menu - "The Tejano Surf and Turf. Tenderloin of Beef Layered with Grilled Tomatilos, Jalepenos, and a Big ol' Tiger Shrimp with Melted Pepperjack and Guajillo Sauce". He enjoyed it.
I really wanted to take pictures of our meals when they came out to post for you, but Kevin wouldn't let me, darn-it! Both of our meals were served with a flower and I was wondering if they were edible flowers. I think they were.
Anyway, I would recommend this restaurant next time you are in Hudson Bend! And I recommend trying the rattlesnake (since we were too chicken ((I'm sure it tastes like chicken)) ). Okay, just ignore my punctuation!
7 comments:
How fun! We had a date "afternoon" a couple weekends or so ago. I just love that alone time with my kevin.:-)I know you do too!
Sounds wonderful but I am so jealous! I have no one here to have date night with! ~thinks that eatting rattlesnake alone would be just weird~
I think date nights for parents are the best idea! Glad you have something worked out where you even get the house to yourself *wink*!
That restaurant sounds incredible--does it cost about the same amount as Wendy's???
JB
Well, JB, it depends on what you would order at Wendy's. It was a little pricey - definitely not fast food. I wonder if Wendy's has ever considered the monterey jack bbq rattlesnake sandwich?
Princess - Is there anyone you could ask out on a date there in fiberglass cow, Tx? Hey, how is that outlet JC Penney's store, I have always wanted to stop in a shop? Good stuff?
Renee- Afternoon works too!
Oooo--if they did have a rattlesnake sandwich at Wendy's, I am sooo sorry to say--I would still have the chicken. I have absolutely no sense of adventure in this area! I still think the (nice) restaurant sounds like a great place to celebrate--each other!!
I do believe great minds run in the same track *wink*!
I will be watching for tomorrow's read.
JB
YUM! You've made me hungry, and it's 6:50 a.m. here on the East Coast. Wish I lived near enough to stop in and enjoy this restaurant.
Date nights are one of the best things parents can do for their kids (it gives them a sense of security knowing how committed their parents are to each other).
You would love the Penney's outlet store. Good stuff! Other than the fiberglass cows there is no one to ask out. But we do have a Wendy's now!
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