Double Dates

Whoever said double dating wasn't any fun, obviously did not have good double daters! In what has become a monthly ritual for us, Matthew and I embarked on double date night with our good friends Jodie and Richard. This time our double date consisted of movies, dinner and Texas Hold'em. Yes I did say movies! Our group could not collectively decide on a movie to go to, so the girls went one way and the guys another! The ladies decided on a "Girlie Period/Historical Piece" aka "The Other Bolyne Girl" and the gents decided on the "Manly man adventure". (Although we did learn that 10,000 BC does have a love story woven into the adventure and in fact is the whole basis for the plot! Hmmm!!!)

Then it was off to Johnny Carino's where we indulged in a love dinner, even if our waitress was less than enthusiastic! I am not sure it had something to do with Richard trying to do her job or the fact he planned to drink his way through the menu by having one of each flavor Italian sodas. (I personally am going with the doing the waitress' job, after all you did sling olive oil all over the table!!)

We then returned to their house for a game of Texas Hold'em. Eventually Richard will learn that this isn't a game to play with Melissa! Why? I have won each and every time we have played. I am what you would call the "silent but deadly" type of player. I won't win each hand but I win when it counts and usually when the pot is big! (Right Richard!) We also can't forget to mention the drinking! Yes the gents were double fisting it again! A few months ago, Richard introduced my husband to a select reserve of Southern Comfort! Now mind you this is Matthew's favorite spirit! So of course being introduced to it only makes one want to have it more often. Unfortunately, this rare selection is only available in England and it is unclear when the next dosage is coming. The gents did end up finishing off the bottle and the pictures below depict their final salute to that great bottle of liquor.

(In the end I was convinced that Richard was going to fall asleep with the bottle tucked into the crook of his arm, because every so often after the bottle had been emptied he would pick it up and suck a few more drops of that precious peach brandy and then caress the bottle!)