Date

Although the weather had been great for several days, the ground at Boggy Thicket was still too wet for outside activity, and Honey and I were getting a severe case of cabin fever, so yesterday we went on a date.

The plan was to have an early lunch at Olive Garden – and pick up a couple of bottles of their salad dressing to go – then catch a matinee showing of War Horse at the Deerbrook AMC. 

Best of all, it was going to be free!  Rummaging through her purse, Honey found gift cards for both the restaurant and the theater.

Didn’t work out that way, though.  When we got to the restaurant, we found  they were closed for renovations.

We weren’t really hungry, so we decided to head for the mall and do some window shopping, then pick up something to eat at the food court.  Honey found a cute blouse she bought, and, when we did eat, we were amazed at the excellent quality of the food at the Chinese place.

Some of the critic’s complaints about War Horse are true – it is a long movie and takes a while to develop, but it is impossible not to become invested in the adventures of the amazing horse.  All in all, it was a great day.