Dustin and I decided to extend my birthday celebration just a little bit more by declaring last night “date night.” I’m a HUGE fan of the Twilight Saga, as many of you might know by now, but I didn’t want to see New Moon when it first came out for one reason: Hysterical 13 year old FANatics. 
I already read all 4 of the books, so I know what happens, and I didn’t want the movie experience to be ruined by chatty teenagers. So I patiently waited until the initial excitement wore off, then last night we decided that a 10:30PM Monday night showing was probably a good time, and it was! We almost had the entire theatre all to ourselves until a couple came in at the last minute and sat 2 seats away from us in the same row. 
WHY do some people do that?! There were 200+ other seats available, but they had to sit practically right next to us. 
I could understand if it was a little more crowded, but it was just the 4 of us. Le sigh!
Anyway, that tension went away as soon as the movie started. Edward Cullen makes me melt. 
Tall, pale, and cold? HELL YES! hehe The movie was awesome, just what I was expecting, but I maintain that the books are better than the movies. The movie versions are rather condensed and leave a lot of intricate details out that give you a better understanding of what is going on and why. So I highly recommend reading the books and then seeing the movies. If you’ve only seen the movies and enjoyed them, then read the books, too. 
I totally overdid it with calories and sodium. Totally. The day started off innocently enough with a grilled gouda + tomato sandwich on peasant bread with a cup of Trader Joe’s no salt added minestrone soup (200 cal):
By the way, I used my old Sony CyberShot camera all day because I didn’t clear the memory card off from my full Nikon yet. So the pictures are pretty crappy! lol
1oz gouda cheese (100 cal) with tomato slices and 1/2 TBSP Hellmann’s olive oil mayo (25 cal) on peasant bread grilled in 1/2 TBSP butter (50 cal) and 1 can Trader Joe’s minestrone soup (200 cal).
SO GOUDaaaaaaaaaa! 
Yum, yum!
We decided to try a new place called The Park for dinner. It has a variety of cuisine, but mostly Japanese (sushi). We weren’t expecting it to be as nice as it was. There really aren’t that many decent restaurants within our 20 miles radius, but we were pleasantly surprised.
The $8 bottled water was a little pricey, but worth it after we tasted the house water. Blek!
We started with 2 appetizers: Artichoke dip with garlic bread and pork & vegetable Gyoza with sesame sauce — I forgot to request the steamed ones, oops! I’m not a fan of fried dumplings, but they were tasty.
Dustin had the filet mignon with gorgonzola, which was amazing! It was so tender and flavorful, LOVED it.
I had, for the first time, Pad Thai noodles with shrimp. OMG, DELICIOUS!!!!!!
Sweet, spicy, crunchy, and creamy all in one dish. I ate just 1/3 of it while we were there, but I ate the rest later on. This is definitely a new favorite. I can’t wait to have it again and I’m so glad that my first experience with this popular dish was a hit. YAY!
We had about an hour before the movie started, so we went to Target for some household items, like toilet paper and cat treats — romantic, I know!! LOL We had a little more time to waste, so we went to Macy’s to do a little window shopping. Then we headed over to the theatre to buy our tickets… and a LARGE popcorn… and Nestle Crunchies… and Twizzlers. I ate SO much popcorn and candy. Ugh! But at least my drink was a 10 calorie Vitamin Water. 
Sodium overload!! My ankles were swollen by the time we drove home. Totally worth it though!!! 
Now I have to go plan my menu for the rest of the week, work on the Christmas Eve and Christmas menu, plan Christmas shopping which we haven’t even begun yet, and a zillion other things. I better hop to it. *giggles*
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