Thank God It's Friday :)

My idea of a great date? 

When we both have worked hard Monday to Friday. Agree to meet at a new, seemingly very cozy place for cocktails and dinner. Be there on time, still in our business wear, straight from the office. Say hi, give light kiss on the cheeks, genuinely happy to see each other. Realize that the place is fully reserved, laugh, and decide to perch on the bar. Who cares? As long as we're together, we're fine. Talk about what happened today. Order favorite drink immediately (draft beer for him, Cosmopolitan for me). Order escargots for starters. Talk about some mutual friends. Talk about current issues in the country (as if we care). Talk about Anthony Bourdain's book. Make a toast and take a first sip (damn, the Cosmopolitan's good!) Study the menu and cannot decide just yet. Start chatting again. Make a joke on a solitary egg lying among lemons and mint leaves. Scan the surrounding and enjoy the atmosphere. Joke some more, this time on ourselves. Make up our minds about dinner (tenderloin and lamb shank). Talk some more. Discuss what Helen Mirren's character said in National Treasure (adrenaline + tequila = dangerous). Feel sorry for people who have to stand and wait for a table. Decide on second drink. Take first bite when food arrive, then feed each other. Savor the delicious chunks of lamb, the buttery beauty of mushroom sauce, the smooth mashed potatoes, the delicate baby string beans. Steal each other's food. Eat slowly, finish the whole dish, and laugh at each other's empty plate. Drink some more. Talk some more. Get warmer and cozier by the minute. Talk and tease and flirt. Joke and laugh. Think, "Life is good." and say so. He agrees. Finish our drinks. Walk to the car. End the date with pecks on the cheek... still think of how fun it was and how great we felt, so make a phonecall just to say so. The feeling is mutual, and so is that happy, contented grin on our face by the time we got home. 

This is a perfect way to end a hectic, oh-my-God-the-deadline-is-4-pm working week.

To my favorite date: you know who you are *wink*