Date Night

This weekend was proof that even my husband has his good moments. :)

Eugene actually took me out on a "real" date this past Saturday for our anniversary - 11 years by the way (but who's counting). Usually he's not a planner, so this year he actually took me by surprise. He got tickets for us to go see a play at the Civic Center downtown. We saw Fiddler on the Roof - which I loved. I'm really not a huge fan of musicals, but for whatever reason, I have loved the movie Fiddler on the Roof since I was a kid. We used to watch it over and over until it drove my Dad crazy - then to add to his infuriation, we would call him "Papa" all the time. I've watched it a few times since Eugene and I have been together, but it seemed to have the same "Jesus, do we really have to watch this again" effect on him, so I stopped subjecting him to it. I don't think I have watched it at all in at least the last 3-5 years. Anyway, good ol' Eugene saw an add for the play in the paper several months ago and actually planned an evening out for us. This is extraordinary for him on 3 levels: 1) He PLANNED something 2) He planned something that I would enjoy (even if it wasn't really his "bag") 3) He planned something to which he had to wear a suit. I think that I can probably count the number of times I have seen him in a suit on 2 hands - our wedding, company x-mas parties, and when he has a job interview. That's it. It was so nice to have a reason to get dressed up and go out - just the 2 of us. He doesn't surprise me often, but this one got me. He kept joking that maybe he's getting better with age...maybe that's actually true. As for the play, loved it! And, Eugene really liked it too - heard him laughing through the whole thing. Of course he may never admit it to anyone but me. :)

So 2 thumbs up for Eugene and our date night! Hope there's another in our future someday soon.