Day Five Hundred and Four

The P.F. Chang's Giggles

Look at us go! Two date nights in a row! AND I just rhymed. On accident. Wahoo! Life is sweet! Adam and I haven't been out much this past month. For the first time in our entire marriage, we're using January to figure out the lowest possible budget we can spend in a month. Since our vows on 9/10/11, finding any type of steady budget has been out of the question. Our first offseason, we furnished an entire apartment (because we came to Florida with only 4 suitcases from Washington state), bought a truck, and packed 15 pounds onto Adam. Then, season came. With all the unexpected costs associated with baseball on the road, there was no way we could even begin to figure out a reasonable budget because it was always changing. Finally, season ended...and we each made a trip to Washington - me for a month, him for two weeks. Then it was back to Florida...then back to Washington 2 weeks later...then our honeymoon 2 weeks later...then Christmas...and finally, January 2013. The first time we've been able to live a semi-normal and stationary life. And it's been wonderful. But, we've limited ourselves to very minimal spending outside the grocery store. Ha! With all that being said, we were quite happy to get out a bit and agreed that two nights of fun weren't going to bust the budget experiment. And it didn't because 2 4-course dinners at P.F. Chang's only runs $40! An amazing deal and one that everyone should take advantage of because their Mongolian Beef is SOOOOOOOOO GOOD! (They even had a gluten free option, so I could eat it!)

And talk about GOOD, if it's even possible, our company was even better than the beef! And that's saying a lot, considering it's my favorite restaurant dish ever. You've all met the Rickards (Amber and Zack...Zack and Amber? Husband first? Hmmm?)...and you know how much we love them. For some reason, when you match the two of them up with our new friends, the Allens (Marshall and Erika...also from North Carolina), and mix in a little Conley, the result is non-stop, gut-aching, silent-face-stuck laughter. Seriously haven't laughed like that in a long time (except when Adam and I are watching America's Funniest Home Videos...that's our jam!).

Erika paid $2 extra for an "upgrade" on her cheesecake. Smart woman. Zack didn't realize how much $2 was actually worth until his pathetic, flaccid, pinky-sized slice of blueberry cheesecake was placed in front of him. The uproar of shock and disbelief shook the entire restaurant with laughter. The look on his Zack's face was priceless.

(If you do get the 2 for $40 meal...I'd suggest maybe upgrading your dessert)