Date Night

About a month ago, we were asked which restaurant would be really nice to have dinner at: Stevin apparently wanted to surprise Katrina with a night out, and we were also asked if we would babysit. Imagine our surprise when we received tickets for a special show the same night that he was planning for!
Turns out they wanted to guarantee our availability for that night! We also received a gift certificate for the restaurant we recommended: The Mill in downtown Brockville.
We were awake very early Saturday morning - summer daylight has that effect on us. And we worked outside all day. John had a good nap in the afternoon, I caught about 20 minutes. Imagine, a nap before you go out on the town!!
We had a lovely and delicious dinner: John had the prime rib special, I chose maple-glazed salmon. Had a bottle of Chardonnay. And lemon cheese cake with blueberries for dessert. And yes, daughters-in-law, we did talk!
After dinner, we strolled over to the Brockville Arts Centre. We've lived in this area for the last 15 years, and this was our first time there! It's a very nice concert hall, constructed way back in the mid-1800's, and recently renovated. Our seats were second row from the front on the west side of the hall, in front of the speakers.
Attraction for the evening:

The Stuart McLean Show! The first half featured Patrick Watson and his band from Montreal, and Dave's week with dog-sitting. The second half was spent in Stuart's diary and music featuring his musicians, with songs according to the era. Although the show was 2 hours long, the time flew by, and we could have listened to the stories for much longer! We'll have to make sure we find a couple more of his cd's for our trip east in July!

Thanks to all of our kids and grand-kids for the gift of a very enjoyable evening! You're the best!