Last night, Husband and I tried to remember all our Christmas Dates, and can't remember if we had one last year. So, I am deciding to write about this one in case we are wondering next year. But first, I must explain the history of the Christmas Date. When we were not even dating on the Christmas of 1994 or 1995 while we were still in high school, he told me to get dressed up and he would be taking me out. He arrived to pick me up from my mom's house and gave me a present from his family, and also a satin robe from Victoria's Secret that I still have to this day. He blindfolded me and we drove. And drove. And drove. Because he was lost. I took off the blindfold to help him look. We were looking for the Equinox, which is a rotation restaurant on top of a hotel overlooking San Francisco. I remember when we finally got there, we were late, but the glass elevator ride up was so beautiful because there were all these Christmas lights hanging down from the ceiling of the atrium. We ate our meal, and unfortunately, being 17, we did not understand the mathematics behind tipping. We gave the waiter a 5 cent tip. It was all we had. His dad told him fifty bucks would be fine for the night. Then there was a second surprise. We drove to the War Memorial Opera House. We were going to see The Nutcracker. I was a dancer at the time, and still had aspirations of becoming a professional dancer, so it was very fitting and romantic; however, we didn't understand that after 6pm, parking was free, so we looked and looked for parking for about an hour, and missed the first half. This was the first Christmas date. Two Christmases ago, in 2006, Robert reinacted this date, older, wiser, and with more than 50 bucks and a Honda Accord.
Three Christmases ago, he took me to the restaurant at The Cliff House, which was where we would also go on dates such as during the freshman homecoming, or for our senior prom.
Last night, we went to Crustacean. See typically, we go to Thanh Long for Valentines Day, though I haven't been up for it for a few years. Crustacean is the more upscale, albeit newer and unoriginal version on Polk and California. We always get the same thing: roasted crab, garlic noodles, and shaken beef. This was the first time we couldn't finish a whole crab between the two of us. The baby must have been saying, "The walls are closing in, woman! What are you doing?!" It was very sweet, especially since I have been craving crab. Then when we got home, he said, "Don't fall asleep. There is one more thing." And he turned off the lights and turned on the Christmas tree, and played this song from Run, Fatboy, Run while we slowdanced:
Our love has changed,
It's not the same,
And the only way to say it
Is say it .. it's better.
I can't concede,
This way I feel,
For all the time we spent, together,
Forever .. just gets better.
See what I'm trying to say is:
You make things .. better
And no matter what the day is,
With you here .. it's better.
I'll stand by you,
If you stand by me.
I think time that I, reveal it,
'Coz I believe it
It's better
See what I'm trying to say is:
You make things .. better
And no matter what the day is,
With you here .. it's better
Ooh the more I .. talk .. to .. you
The more in love with
E .. vry .. thing .. you .. do
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
See what I'm trying to say is:
You make things .. better
And no matter what the day is,
With you here .. it's better
Our love has changed
It's not the same
And the only way to say it
Is say it .. it's better
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love it.
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