An outing for the parents.

It has been awhile since we have gone out as a couple, we usually go out as a family and we love it.  But, this time Mike surprised me by buying tickets to see the musical/ play Pride and Prejudice so a date was set.  This picture was taken as we parked in downtown... since it was a weekend the price was not as bad as we thought.  You know how some parking lots go by different names per floor, this one had a "green theme".  I loved how colorful it was.

Our idea was to have dinner and then drive to the theater.  Now, Mike had promised me to take me back to Frontera Grill (restaurant), but for whatever reason it had been 3 years and we had not made it back so he drove there.  The owner is Rick Bayless and he has a new restaurant that opened recently, Xoco.  I wanted to try that one.  It was supposed to be faster, it is just tacos, tortas or soups, but when we got there we found out that it had more than one hour wait time.  I did not want to rush and we found plan B.  When we were parking, we saw a restaurant named Havana.  So, we tried it.

When we got there, it was not full.  We were seated right away under very nice chandeliers, soft music, and dim lighting.  The service was wonderful too.

Here are the pictures of some of the food that we ordered.  The steak was Cuban style, and had lots of flavor.  Mike ordered pork shops and they were very good and not dry!

But of course, my favorite part was the dessert.  I actually pick desserts first :)  This time I had to tried Strawberries with cream.  Mike had the lava cake and let's  not forget the awesome plantains.  We would love to go back, so we will see.  But, we definitely recommend this restaurant.

When we left the restaurant, I saw this car and was transported back in time....love the color as well.

I was playing with the camera trying to get a couple's shot when the waitress volunteer to take a picture.  Here are both pictures! 

Then, it was off to the play which was just lovely.  But since parking was hard, I did not have time to take pictures and when it finished I realized I left my camera in the car, so no picture of the theater.  But, we will try to do something like this in the near future.  Then, it was home to our darling Ari.  It is amazing how you just need an hour or so away sometime, but then we just miss her too much :)  (By the way, thanks for babysitting).