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V-Day at The Castle 2008

Well, once again, I spent this V-Day with Ben, and once again, we had a delightful time.

We began our evening with presents! :) I got him action figures from his favorite movie (he collects things). He got me a really great box with painted ceramic drawers (I am obsessed with boxes). We also got fancy chocolates for each other, which I think we all know, is my superhero weakness.

Then, we made our way through the cold to White Castle, where we had reservations for a candlelit table for two. Yes, that's right, we spent V-Day at The Castle. And it was awesome. The hostesses and waitresses were very nice. We ordered the chicken rings with a tangy honey mustard sauce and a side of onion chips. They took our picture (which should be viewable on the 18th, and I will post a link). And then drama ensued! :)

Now, we were expecting a little drama from our Rice Street White Castle experience, so we were by no means disappointed when it ensued. On Valentine's Day, White Castle is reserved seating only, so if you don't have a reservation, you have to take your food and go elsewhere, you bum. So, basically, one couple ordered their food, and walked directly to a table. The hostess (and probably assistant manager) indicated that the table was reserved, and the people yelled, "Well, where are we supposed to sit, then." The hostess explained, and the people promptly apologized (claiming ingornance despite the many signs and the people stating this to everyone who walked through the door) and then proceeded to accidentally set their food bag on fire via the romantic red votives placed on the table. Yes, that's right. Our V-Day was flammable, and I was glad that I was not the one to make it so. The hostess stomped out the flames and started sweeping it up, and the people left, and the people next to us told the hostess, "You looked like you were about ready to hit them with that broom."

She replied, "Yeah, well, I had one last week who got mad and started one of the toilet paper dispensers on fire, so..." And we almost died trying not to laugh.

It was hilarious. This was by far the greatest V-Day I've had to date. We topped the evening off with mini cheesecakes that we bought from Cub because, while I had purchased a Jello No-Bake Cheesecake, it had proven to be too much work to throw together the night before. (It's a long story, but I had a really long, aweful day.) And we watched a romantic movie. We also watched a romantic movie the next afternoon (we didn't want to fight crowds on V-Day), which we enjoyed. We saw Definitely, Maybe, which is super cute.

So, in a couple of days, I will be able to link to some cute pictures, and you can all see our highly flammable Valentine's Day location. I highly encourage the White Castle experience. The couple next to us had come there for V-Day every year for 15 years and had even had a congratulations message on the sign when they got married. It was really low-key but still cute. There were even little sweet tarts and placemats and red plates. It was cute but simple, and we had a blast. Next year, you should too. Just don't start The Castle on fire.

I mean it; I'm watching you.

Posted by LoWriter at February 17, 2008 12:56 PM