Happy February!

Brian started the month of love off right tonight by taking me on a surprise date to Brazil Grill in Portland. He came home from class yesterday and told me he had a surprise for our evening. He then spent about two hours trying to find a babysitter. We ended up getting Skyler Sharp to come watch Alyssa and Ethan, and he did a great job.

When we got to the restaurant Brian said to me, "You'd better eat a lot- this place is expensive." It's funny how things change when you get married. No guy would ever say that to his date before marriage. In fact, there was a couple who came and sat at the table beside us, filled their plates with salad, had a couple small pieces of meat, and left. They were on a real date. They missed out, 'cause the food was delicious. We did eat a lot; we stuffed ourselves silly.

It was fun to go on a date. We haven't been out in so long! And it was especially fun to have it be a surprise. I had no idea where we were going until we pulled into the parking lot. I guess it helped Brian's secret-keeping that I didn't know we had a Churrascaria in the area.