Can Eating Meat Be Romantic?
I think I’ve gone into some kind of summer slump. I sleep too late and I just kind of hang out with the kids doing nothing purposeful. We still do a bit of school, but we’re not cranking it out in our usual over-achieving manner.
I haven’t even fixed my hair for several days. Hours upon hours of floating in the pool has taken away my motivation to use the blow dryer and straightener.
While we’re on the subject of hair, why did God make it so much easier for men than women? Six boys and five girls live here. The boys can swim or shower and be ready to go in five minutes. We girls have issues to deal with. Long beauty sessions and trying on outfit after outfit to get the perfect hair/clothing combination only to realize we don’t have the right accessory then start all over again.
This weekend James and I are going on a special date in the big city. We hardly ever do that, but someone (you know who you are) sent us a gift certificate to a Brazzilian steakhouse. From what I understand I can plan on having meat, meat and more meat for dinner. I can’t tell you how excited James is about this. It should be an experience I won’t soon forget. I may stick some Pepto-Bismol in my purse just in case.
Afterwards we will walk it off at the hardware store. We are trying to make our backyard, which is basically a pit of despair at the moment, look a bit nicer. We need a few planks of wood and some inspiration. So we’ll hit Lowe’s on the way home. I can’t think of a more romantic way to spend an evening with my sweetie than eating Brazillian meat and going to the hardware store.
I might even fix my hair.
Happy carnivorous weekend everyone!
Dear Lisa “Erma Bombeck,”
I hope your honey likes your hair.
I hope you remember the Pepto.
I hope your skirt stays up.
I hope you make your honey proud in Lowe’s. Be careful. Get the cart to hold onto.
And take care the music you play on your way home. Let James sing the solo sometimes; you don’t have to hog them.
No necking. And the kids will leave the light on for you.
a date night sounds like fun, been way too long between dates around here!
Now, *that* sounds like my dream date. Well, almost, but *absolutely* my husband’s. It wont be happening here though, not having a Brazillian Steakhouse, nor a Lowes on the island. Oh well, one can’t have everything, I guess!
Enjoy!
You totally made me laugh with this one…I am in a motivational slump too…so is another friend of mine – it has to be the weather – it just has to be..
the Brazilian steakhouse *should* also have a very delightful salad bar, if it is truly authentic. And it’s so easy to pace yourself, since the waiters will bring the meat around to you and you have them cut off small little bits at a time. Enjoy tasting, eat off the salad/side dish bar, and have a wonderful time!
Lowes sounds like the perfect follow-up, too, to work off/walk off the calories consumed at dinner. Good planning. Have a wonderful date!
hmmm…can meat be romantic? well, yes and no in the googiehaus. mr. googiedaddy has the fortune/misfortune of being married to a vegetarian.
so his recent (and first) trip to a brazilian steakhouse (funny coincidence!) was a romantic gesture from me, to thank him for how wonderful he was during my 17 month pregnancy (hehe) and bedrest.
but i sent him alone.
i kid…i let him go with my brothers and my dad. no need to spend the $$ on me…it would be wasted on someone who fails to appreciate the finer points of endless meat options. ;o)
sooo…how was your trip? i hear it’s quite the experience!