On one rainy, cold night…
One one cold, rainy night…
Under a blanket grey skies streaked with ribbons of icy wind,
They drove out to a little restaurant outside of town,
far from the city lights.
Her hair had been cut and styled that day,
Her outfit carefully chosen.
He tucked his shirt in,
And made sure his jeans were clean.
In a tiny Texas town,
In an unpretentious spot behind a gas station,
lay a fine restaurant in an antique building.
With dark wooden floors and white tables glowing with candlelight,
And walls decorated with oil paintings of local landmarks glimmering with bright colors.
Run by a chef who had cooked in Washington D.C. and New Orleans,
Studied under the best,
Now cooking filet mignon, puff pastry king ranch chicken, white chocolate bread pudding and salmon,
For pure joy in a town of less than five thousand.
With the sleet and ice,
They were the only ones there to dine that night.
Shown to a cozy nook,
They gazed at each other in the candlelight.
In the warm golden glow,
They giggled nervously in the quiet room.
Feeling like children invited to the adults’ table as they buttered the delicate sourdough with a dried-sun tomato butter,
As the waiters whisked quietly around them, refilling glasses and offering wine and champagne choices.
“We never go out like this,” she giggled,
trying to keep crumbs from dropping on the table.
He took her hand and smiled, told her how beautiful she was.
“It’s been far too long,” he said, “Since we’ve enjoyed ourselves.”
As they dined on salads with roasted almonds, goat cheese, sundried cranberries and a raspberry champagne vinaigrette,
A quiet magic settled over them.
Smiles grew brighter, eyes glittered,
And fingers lingered across palms, stroking down arms.
By the time they got to their filet mignons,
With green chili mashed potatoes,
They were both floating in a cloud of bliss.
Every bite was better than the last,
Every word was sweeter than the first.
And by the time the white chocolate bread pudding came out,
Their hearts and stomachs were ready to burst.
Holding hands,
She nestled against him on the way home,
The bright lights glittering on the horizon,
As they wound their way back into the city on the quiet highway roads under the dark icy skies.
Once inside,
They moved with a sense of urgency.
They peeled off their coats, pulled on their pjs….
And snuggled with the other loves of their life.
Fingers entwined,
Her head on his shoulder,
His arm around her and the two fuzzy creatures by their feet,
They were asleep by nine,
Their bellies and hearts full.
It was a perfect Valentine’s Day in the Pond.
Stay tuned, Invisible Friends! Tomorrow we have a new Pet Shop story and Thursday, a delectable recipe!
And on Saturday, we’re going to have an all about the Blond Duck feature!
Want to know anything about me? Like why I’m so odd, obsessed with peanut butter, dancing with bears? Ask me anything you want to know, and I’ll answer your questions Saturday! Stay tuned!
February 16th, 2010 at 2:49 am
That is just the sweetest day! You two are adorable lovebirds!
February 16th, 2010 at 3:53 am
So sweet! Glad you guys had a great Valentine’s Day!!
February 16th, 2010 at 3:55 am
Super sweet. So happy you had a fab valentines
.
*kisses* HH
February 16th, 2010 at 4:36 am
Hi, Stopping by from SITS. WHat a great day you had. Hope you wrote it all down so that you can remember it forever.
February 16th, 2010 at 4:41 am
You too are just so sweet! Sounds like a deliciously perfect day.
Ok.. some questions
Why do you love peanut butter?
How did you acquire your dogs? And how did you choose their names?
February 16th, 2010 at 5:02 am
You have a great blog!
Best of luck!
Follow me if you want on http://ptitevalentine-be.blogspot.com/
x Valentine
February 16th, 2010 at 5:04 am
Oooooh,..Aaaaaah,…how lovely!!!
I am so glad that you had a fab Valentine’s day!!
February 16th, 2010 at 5:12 am
Oh so sweet! I just love the pictures…so nice!
February 16th, 2010 at 5:16 am
AWW so lovely!
February 16th, 2010 at 5:35 am
That does sound perfect!!
February 16th, 2010 at 6:11 am
Melt. Those are some of the sweetest pictures…
February 16th, 2010 at 6:45 am
What a lovely evening and the foods sounded great too. The pics of the pooches spooning-too freakin’ cute!
February 16th, 2010 at 7:07 am
Awe—looks like you had a fabulous and romantic Valentines Day…That is so SWEET… We had a wonderful weekend also.
Hugs,
Betsy
February 16th, 2010 at 7:24 am
I want to know where you got the love pig
February 16th, 2010 at 7:25 am
What a romantic evening! Just love your photos!
February 16th, 2010 at 7:42 am
Lovely. Sounds so beautiful. Love the babies all snuggled together too.
February 16th, 2010 at 8:03 am
That sounds like the perfect Valentine’s Day!
February 16th, 2010 at 8:12 am
That sounds wonderful. Your snuggling dogs are REALLY cute too.
February 16th, 2010 at 8:22 am
What a wonderful post. I got a cupon for one of these SAME NIGHTS for Valentine’s Day. Can’t wait to cash in!
February 16th, 2010 at 8:23 am
You had a beautiful Valentine’s Day!
Nice post, funny baguettes!!
February 16th, 2010 at 8:39 am
Beautiful. Who could ask for more.
February 16th, 2010 at 8:56 am
I’ll say it was a perfect Valentines Day! What a wonderful meal you had.
February 16th, 2010 at 9:18 am
Aw, what a sweet celebration! And sounds like you guys had a delicious dinner too!
February 16th, 2010 at 9:39 am
Oh la la! Glad you had an awesome Valentine’s Day! As always, the two little doggies are The Cutest Things Alive! I seriously melt each time there is a picture.
February 16th, 2010 at 9:41 am
what a sweet story!
February 16th, 2010 at 10:00 am
I am in LOVE with this post. You set the scene perfectly! So glad that you had a wonderful Valentine’s Day, my love!!
February 16th, 2010 at 10:01 am
Aw. Happy Valentine’s Day.
I’d be sort of upset if I had my hair done and it was a cold rainy night though! (I frizz really easily).
I just had lunch and I’m hungry all over again.
February 16th, 2010 at 10:06 am
oh, just stop it. stop being so adorable together and perfect for each other.
February 16th, 2010 at 10:37 am
Glad you had a great day! We all need more of these…
February 16th, 2010 at 10:41 am
Lucky you! That day was just – well – ducky!
February 16th, 2010 at 11:24 am
That was beautiful! Sounds like a perfect Valentine’s Day to me! Were you really the only ones there? That would be amazing!
February 16th, 2010 at 11:54 am
Wow that sounds wonderful! What a perfectly romantic Valentine’s Day.
February 16th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
this whole story about your date makes me smile and so happy that you truly are married to your best friend
xoox
kHm
February 16th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Oh! So sweet…what a nice way to celebrate Valentine’s Day
Love the pictures!
February 16th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Lovely, just lovely!
February 16th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Awww – that is so cute Duckie! Happy Valentines Day!!!
XOXO
Jen
February 16th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Beautifully written!
February 16th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Ahhw, you guys are too sweet!
February 16th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
How romantic! I love it..I love how you can write a story about anything!
February 16th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
Melt my heart! That is so precious.
February 16th, 2010 at 6:55 pm
Awwww Duckie, that was beautiful! Thanks for taking us along with you for your Valentines day date!
February 16th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
It does sound like a perfect celebration. You two will have to start being more careful – people will think you’re in love
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February 16th, 2010 at 8:12 pm
Oh Duckie, this made me all warm and toasty! Glad you had such a cuddly Valentines!
February 16th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
Sounds like a great night filled with great food! I know I’ve said this before, but that picture of your “kids” is so adorable I can hardly stand it.
February 17th, 2010 at 6:03 am
That is lovely! Happy belated Valentine’s Day!
February 17th, 2010 at 11:45 am
Just a perfect day! So romantic!
Loved the photos!
February 17th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Ohhhhhh Miranda, this is so romantic. You and Ben are perfect couple. He is lucky to have you. Do you shower him with all of these beautiful words everyday????
Happy belated Valentine for you and Ben.
xoxo,
elra
February 17th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
very sweet is right, glad you had a great valentine’s day, we did brunch with Will.
February 19th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
The two of you are so romantic! And this post is beyond adorable.
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:08 am
How very sweet and romantic Miranda. You are a fab couple, my most favourite couple of all . . . well next to Todd and I that is!! xxoo