Fun Day.

Josh and I just got home from our date night, and were greeted by my loving little baby (the cat, not a human child!), who was laying in his bed (which is at the end of our bed) in the pitch black just waiting for us to come home. When we came in the door, I looked all around the house for him. He usually is laying at the foot of Josh's parents bed, where Baby, our family cat before Abu, used to sleep. I couldn't find him and finally made my way to my room. The only way I knew he was in here (like I said, it was pitch black) was when he heard my footsteps, he did a purr-meow (a mix between a purr and a meow, of course). He always makes that sound when he is excited to see his mama after a long day. He brings the biggest smiles to my face. I love him!

So, a review on our date. It was quite lovely, to tell you the truth.

The Melting Pot, that local fondue restaurant I mentioned earlier this afternoon, is absolutely AMAZING! It's such a cool atmosphere. You don't feel like you have to eat in a hurry then rush out of the place. It's quiet and relaxing. Our waiter, Patrick, was super funny. He had some pretty silly jokes and I can't recall a time when we weren't all laughing with him. He also mentioned he is half Filipino, like Josh and his sister, Cristine, which made an even better connection with us all. AND the manager (I'm not sure if he was also the owner) even came by to make sure we were being treated well and to thank us for the business we are giving him.

Although it was a bit of a hit on the bank account, the food was delicious. It came with so much variety and just tasted like heaven. Seriously. We got a four-course meal to divide between the 5 of us (plus little Londyn) and it was so filling.

The first course was cheese fondue. We got the family favorite - Spinach Artichoke dip. We also got another kind, and I forget what it was, but it was really good too. The base of it had beer in it. I almost felt like a rebel, being under 21 and eating beer-cheese. It also had jalapeno in it. Sounds like a silly combination, but really yummy.

They give you carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, and apple chunks to dip in the cheese, as well as bread chunks (three different kinds, I remember one was French Bread and I believe one was Rye?) and those colored tortilla chips (red, purple and white).

Next course was salad. Josh, his sister, and parents all got this Shrimp Ceviche salad with lime juice and some other stuff. I don't eat seafood, so I got the House Salad. It was really good, and they didn't overload the dressing which was awesome. Also, from the talk at the table, the Shrimp Ceviche salad was great. I'm not speaking from my own experience, though.

Next was the main course. It came with shrimp, scallops, a lobster tail, roasted corn salsa stuffed raviolis, and a mix of pork, sirloin, filet mignon, and chicken pieces. You would put the piece of meat on the little fork and put it in one of the two broths for two minutes to allow the food to cook. Actually, the fork things are pretty long, not very small at all. Anyhow, all of the food was really flavorful. It also came with different sauces that you can put on your meats. The one I remember the most is the Ginger Plum sauce. I didn't get to try any, unfortunately, but I wish I had the chance. It sounded yummy!

Last but not least was the dessert course. Have I ever mentioned that I live for desserts? OH MY GOSH. So there were two chocolate fondue pots. One was chocolate with caramel and pecans, the other was chocolate with marshmallow and graham crackers. It was supposed to be oreos and not graham crackers, but the waiter accidentally brought out the graham crackers. Either way, it was all so tasty and we didn't care since he was really cool anyway! The "dippers" for this course included strawberries, bananas, cheesecake, rice krispy treat squares, pound cake pieces, brownie pieces, and marshmallows rolled in oreo crumbs and graham crackers. TO DIE FOR, I tell you. TO DIE FOR!

After dinner, Josh's family left and we stayed downtown and saw a movie. We chose to see Limitless with Bradley Cooper. Now, I need to get this off my chest. Bradley Coopers eyes are AMAZING!!!!!!!!! They're like an electric blue, almost. Gosh. I love them.

So, Limitless is about a writer whose girlfriend breaks up with him, so he ends up hooking up with his ex-brother-in-law and starts taking this pill called NZT. It makes it so you can access 100% of your brain, and everything around you registers and organizes itself in your brain so it's easily accessible and you understand everything. Since Bradley Cooper's character has access to this "amazing pill" he has these bad guys following him and well you know the rest. Just like any other action/drama. I really liked the movie.

When we left, it was like 9:30pm and the parking garage was empty. I felt really paranoid after that movie, I felt like someone was following us all the way home. But we're home now, safe and sound. Off to bed!