Year 3, Day 71: Date Night at 51 Lincoln

Last year for Emily's Birthday we went to "Le Soir" a fancy restaurant located in nearby Newton, MA because 1) we wanted to try it and 2)our old next door neighbor used to work there. Disappointingly, my next door neighbor with an unusually high voice had moved on and left no forwarding note. Therefore, I am left to wonder why neither he nor his wife ever responded to my last email. Back at Le Soir (that we called "The Swerve" because of how we avoided it when my neighbor did work there) We had a very good (but expensive) dinner. That was a long time ago, when we had two kids and we didn't go out much. Now that our kids are older and we can go out more, we went back to the restaurant that took its place. It was also very good, and we noted two little babies there, that we could hardly take our eyes off because they are so cute. It reminds me of the old joke that the couple gets a babysitter for the night so they can get away to a romantic restaurant and talk about their kids. The food was absolutely fantastic, so was the wine and the dessert menu (we didn't have anything but we oohed and ahhed at it). The logo of the restaurant takes a little getting used to, and I heard the chef doesn't like 'substitutions,' so you were warned.

Breakfast
Kashi Go Lean!
Heritage Flakes
Strawberries
Blueberries
Banana
Unsweetened Soy Milk
Coffee

Snack
4 Beef Jerky
.5 oz Boston Lite Popcorn

Lunch: V Majestic
1/3 Vietnamese Pancake
Shrimp with Green Beans

Dinner: 51 Lincoln
Mussels (I ate some of the bread)
"New Salad" that really was a caesar
Tilapia with Spinach and Garlic

After our date, we went around town and hit an ice cream place called 'the junction', which is located INSIDE the train station at Needham Junction. It can be downright creepy to visit a dark train station in the shadow of a overpass at night when no one's around, but there were a few families online and despite its somewhat haunting ambience there was definitely a vibe there. We went to two supermarkets and the drug store. We must do such store-hopping because we have to stay out of the house till Magnolia is asleep (8:30) but our dinner is usually at 6 or 6:30 so it's over by 7:30 and they we're in a position to need to kill time. We could probably plan our dates a little better, but judging from other two-kid couples I know, I think we're doing well just to get out at all.