Chineese and First Date

For our first date of 2012 we did the Chinese Date. It consisted of "decorating" our living room with bamboo mats and a bouquet of flowers, picking up some take-out Chinese food, and watching the Chinese-American figure skaters on TV during the World Championship qualifying meet. We had a great time trying to eat our food in the authentic Chinese way, with chop sticks, and stealing bites from each others plates.


The second date was a throw back to our early dating days. It was to re-create our first date. Luckily, our first date was pretty low key, so subsequently, so was this date. On our original first date, we went to the Pioneer Theater on the University of Utah campus, and watched the play "The Importance of Being Earnest." This became our first date, after retrospection, when we realized that Trevor had paid for both tickets, and no one else from their apartment group showed up. They ended up having tickets on the very front row of the theater. Elise sat next to a very smelly man during the first act, and at intermission Trevor offered to change seats with her. Fortunately for all involved, the stinky man never returned. To re-create this date, we rented the movie "The Importance of Being Earnest" staring Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth and Rupert Everett. Then we pulled the love seat up close to the television, and enjoyed remembering the witty plot of this fun romantic theatrical production. We also ate too much brownies and ice cream (which did not happen during the original dating event).