Why B is the best hubby in the universe

Rouge
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B is the most awesome hubby because when I get on his nerves, he takes me out on dates. He thinks I'm being bitchy lately because we haven't been out (without the baby, having fun) in so long we don't even remember. Thank goodness for cool ninangs like M who live in the neighborhood and can babysit so we don't have to shlep the poor baby past his bedtime to the grandparents.

Its a pain to prepare to go out though now that I'm a mom. I had to clean up around the apartment. I had to get the baby ready for bed, give him his bath, read his story, feed him. I had to cook dinner (well I didn't HAVE to but isn't it nice to prepare dinner for someone doing you a favor?) - angel hair pasta with pesto (fresh thanks to the magic bullet!) and a salad. I also made an accompanying pork adobo, just in case. I don't know how I managed to do those things AND meet B in time in front of the movie theater but I did. I just had to skip lunch to get that stuff done. Well I had bites here and there of a simple salad.

Funny thing though, just as we were entering the theater to buy tickets, we bought decided we'd rather have a nice dinner than watch a movie. We ended up at Rouge on Austin Street. I had the "Rouge Flight" - four glasses of different red wines. We had foie gras and a "pizzette" which had carmelized onions and gruyere for appetizers. Then he had the duck cassoulet and I had the rack of lamb for entrees. Then a white chocolate mouse for dessert. Yum.

We were home by 9:30. Waaaaaaaah!?