Yesterday Jack and I made chicken wraps using tomato basil tortillas, pesto, cucumber and tomato. We packed them, some pita chips, hummus, pears, diet cola and Lambrusco and drove to Mt Tam for a picnic. The weather was great. The drive up was enjoyable in itself because it's a long drive and gives us time to let the conversation wander, or to enjoy many good songs from my iPod Shuffle. That, and once you get to the foot of Mt Tam the drive includes many beautiful views along the way.
When we got to our picnic spot no one else was around. It was a bit windy, and I'd brought a coat but Jack hadn't, so he ended up wrapping himself in our picnic blanket. We joked around a lot, just in a very silly mood, and enjoyed the food and the view. All in all it was a lovely date. It's really nice to get out of the rut of going out to dinner over and over and try something new.
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| We brought ingredients for wraps. |
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| Sun in our face. |
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| Decent selfie. |
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| Trying to stay warm! |
As an aside, I think having a weekly date night has been very good for mine and Jack's relationship. We've kept it up with almost no misses since he moved to CA in July 2009. It becomes a habit after awhile, which is sort of the point, I think: you make sure to set some time aside, no matter how busy your schedule, to be one-on-one and relax a little. It helps us show that we are a priority to each other and it also gives us an opportunity to try new things. I think once you've been together awhile it's easy to get into a rut or routine that doesn't include making a point to focus on one another now and again. Anyway, we got the idea from a couple I am friends with and it has worked out really well for us. I recommend it.
We went home and watched The Golden Compass. Jack loved the armored bears fighting, of course.
After the movie, Neil, Jack and I went to a house concert featuring four different bands, including the Pacific Rhythm Company. The Pacific Rhythm Company is a new band that includes a member from an old band I liked. I was hoping the music style would be similar, and it certainly was, and it was wonderful. The songs are very sweet and relaxing. Most of the bands were like that. It was a low-key event, with Christmas lights decorating the place and music from pianos, trombones, ukuleles, etc. In between sets we had some fun talks with Senta and Doug. Doug showed us how to do the Dougie, which in this case is not a dance so much as whatever Doug happens to be doing at a given moment.
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| Relaxing to the music of the Pacific Rhythm Company. |
Anyway, the whole day was lovely. I'm trying to enjoy these last few days off as much as I can before my final semester starts which will include--buh buh BUM--the second half of P-chem.
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