Stop and smell the cookies

I went out last night with my wife as we had the good fortune of a babysitter. Our evening started off pretty mundane with some dishwasher shopping and some dress shirt exchanges. But from there on we got on to a real date!

We had planned a live music night already, so that was first up. We saw an Amy Winehouse cover band, but the catch was they played in only candlelight, fake LED ones of course. The sound was great, the seats had a perfect view. She wanted to hear an encore of "Back to Black" but alas that is not how encores work usually so we just heard more old hits.

Afterwards we decided we needed to stop by the drugstore, but we were already downtown, so why not go grab a drink first! We walked for a couple blocks not really looking for anything in particular. Then I saw a guy dressed in a Christmas blazer outside a narrow doorway with a staircase. I asked him about his angle and he promptly sold me on his popup venue called Miracle, a Christmas themed cocktail bar.

What I then found out was that this bar is only open one month a year, usually has a 2-3 hour wait and donates a percentage of it's revenue to charities. Well we had no wait, so up we went. It did not disappoint, the cocktail names and ingredients all screamed Christmas and the deco was on point. I had a "Yippie Ka yay Motherfu#$@*s" and my wife had an "Elfing Around". Then some cookies and mulled wine.

On the way back we went to the drugstore, then my wife had to use the washroom so we went back to the original music venue so she could find some relief. The band was playing their second show of the night, they were playing "Back to Black".

On the way home my wife said "I can't describe what I'm feeling, I'm not drunk, but not stressed, I feel great!". So I just quipped "You mean you feel relaxed?! Hahaha". It sounds ridiculous, but yes, sometimes life gets so crazy you just forget to relax. So last night was a good reminder to stop and smell the cookies sometimes. When you have a good attitude, good things happen.

You can scroll above to see more pics. If you've made it this far I hope you too enjoy some fun and rest for what's left of this year!

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Sounds like you had a great time! 🍻

The perfect date night 💕

Since covid, I really cherish time with friends and loved ones. 🤗

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The Greatest Christmas story EVER told, DieHard!! No one will ever forget the Miracle in Takanomi Plaza.....SeeYa Hans!!!!!! 

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Sounds like a fine night on the town, and nice Tissots…you crazy kids:)

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Alright!! Alright!! Sexy time!!

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Without the Tissot, just a so so evening, with the Tissot:

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Sounds like a great night, glad you had a good evening.🎸🍹🍸🖤

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Sounds like a great evening out. It is really easy these days to forget to slow down and relax.

Thanks for sharing!

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Congrats on getting a nice date.