Date Night

Last night I took Kristin out for what could be one of our last date nights before Jackson comes. Kristin and I use to always go to this place in Westbrook called Log Cabin when we use to go down to John's beach house. When you think of a log cabin, you think the food would be rustic, i.e. meat and potatoes. The food is everything but that. It is Italian food that I think is bar far better than most Italian places I have gone to before.

The Log Cabin is known for their portions and relatively inexpensive prices. We started with their awesome baked stuffed mushrooms, which rival mine hands down. These always use to be a favorite of ours. The stuffing is greenish and after all these years, we still do not what they stuff them with. After the mushrooms, we had salad, which comes with the meal. They are known for their Gorgonzola dressing, which they make there. After the salad, they come out with a huge bowl of pasta (1 full pound!) which is covered in their homemade red sauce. After you have stuffed your face with pasta, your meal comes out. Kristin got eggplant parm, which was really good. I got cavetelli in a white sauce, which is what I always use to get. Below is a picture of my meal to give you an idea of portion size.



I barely made a dent in my meal as was the same for Kristin. Below is a picture of all the containers of leftovers we came home with keeping in mind everyone of them was filled to the brim!



It was a good night! I enjoyed the time with Kristin before the little one comes and look forward to the dates night after he comes when we can leave Jackson with one of his grandparents for the night!

On a different note, I had gotten up early this morning and was watching the news as is custom for my Saturday morning ritual. About an hour after I got up, Kristin called for me to come upstairs. First thought that came through my mind was that she was in labor and wanted to calmly tell me. When I got upstairs, she handed me a package of papers and asked me to read each page out loud. Sparing you all the detail of what was written, Kristin surprised me by planning me a surprise 30th Birthday party. I was totally blown out of the water because she is not a good secret keeper. I came to find out that she had been planning this party along with my friend Adam since December. Everyone is coming to our house tonight for drinks and appetizers. We are then taking a 15 person van to the casino to have dinner at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville. They reserved the whole porch balcony for us! After dinner, there is talk that we might go to the martini bar or maybe someplace outside of the casino. I am so excited to see everyone who is coming. Tonight is sure to be an awesome night and I thank Kristin so much for all the hard work she has put into organizing this!!! I love her very much! So, tomorrow's blog will sure to be filled with pictures from our night tonight! Of course, I think Kristin will be writing it anticipating tomorrow being a rough day for me!