I had to work on our anniversary this year so the celebrations began in the evening. But the prep began that morning. I wore a pretty, lacy black dress to work and wowed the girls. Then, during my lunch break, I put on some eyeliner and mascara to give Hannah an extra surprise when I picked her up later. So after work I zipped off to find some flowers and treat my honey. But finding flowers was a bit more difficult than I had expected.
First I went to Super One but their assortment was very limited and what they did have was wilted, browning, and over priced. So I went to Trading Co. They had some really cute bouquets with a breast cancer awareness theme. Hannah's favorite aunt in the world passed away from breast cancer back when Hannah was in high school, so I felt a bouquet to support the race for the cure would be very well received. But I had to pay for it and get out of there and that was proving to be a challenge. The woman in front of me was very frazzled. She was buying one pack of instant cheesecake mix and used the remainder of her EBT and had to supplement with a roll of pennies and some other change. She was short about fifty cents. There was a little muttering between her and the cashier, mainly 'Oh, I'm sorry, I don't think I have enough' and 'it's okay.' So I asked how much she needed. I happened to have cash but if I hadn't I would have just put it on my card for her to give her a break. I handed her a buck and she was so thankful. The thing is, I know how that feels, to stand in line and be just barely short. And what she was buying was so specific I couldn't help but figure she had company or some kind of special thing going on that evening. I've been helped by strangers before and it made me happy to return a small portion of that kindness.
After I got the flowers and bolted to pick up my date, we headed for the dinner at Azteca which, oh so conveniently, is located directly next door to the theatre. I have a southwest chimichanga and Hannah had a tamale and enchilada plate. All the food was wonderful and our server was just terrific. Lately, when Hannah and I go out, I like to sit on the same side of the booth as her, or next to her rather than across from her at a table. It makes me feel closer to her and a bit more conspiratorial like we're plotting something - and that is always a good feeling to have with one's mate! So we sat together at the booth however, we planned it all wrong and sat with my right arm and her left arm doing battle all night for superiority. We need to remember for next time to put our non dominants together instead our dominants, but you live and learn.
The best part about Azteca however wasn't the food or even the really sweet server, it was the Halloween decorations all over the place! They had fake webs in the archways and a humongous nylon pumpkin in the entryway and, handing from the wall decor over each booth, they had big fake bats upside down watching with red eager eyes. They were adorable! And it was kind of perfect and put us totally in the mood for the movie we were about to see: Dracula Untold. The cost to see a movie these days is ridiculous but I would say this one was kind of worth it. The graphics and music and overall sound were amazing and that's not mentioning the excellent performances by the leads. (I can't get enough of Luke Evans with fangs, he's just sooooo cute!) And to top it off, the movie used an age-old vampire trope (a vampire dematerializes into a swarm of bats only to rematerialize later as himself again) and make it fucking cool! They did it so right. Everything in the movie was spot on as far as I'm concerned.
And of course, after all the excitement of yummy dinner and yummy vampires, we had some fun in the bedroom. I didn't need it - I was pretty sated from the evening - but it was really cute how into it Hannah was. I had to hush her a few times (and she had to hush me as well) - someday, when we have our own place, the hushing will only be for erotic effect. I can't wait for that day.
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