Saturday, March 1, 2014
That One Time I Took My Boyfriend on a Date
{Stemless champagne glasses at The Pearl Spa. I turned down the offer of a brownie. Im still regretting it.}
In my entire life, Ive never asked a guy on a date. My dad once told me that when girls asked him out in his single days, he would always say yes, no matter how disinterested he was because he thought it would be mean to say no. WHAT?! Were gonna cover the whole topic of the human species inability to differentiate between honesty and meanness another time, but WTF?
My dads story of teenage cowardice was all it took to convince me for a lifetime that a girl should never, under any condition, ask out the guy, because inevitably it would mean he actually wasnt interested. Or that he was. Or something. I dont know. Guys are complicated. And so for over two decades, I stuck by that guiding principle, until this past weekend, when I swept my boyfriend of 4 years off his feet and took him on a spa/sushi date.
Would you like to know how good both of these establishments actually are? Theyre in Columbia, MD. From my DC-area residence, its a good hour drive away. And not on big, spacious freeways with 60+ MPH speed limits. No. Sixty minutes on long stretches of city streets, running rampant with traffic lights, narrow lines, and pedestrians with a death wish. And yet, I still wanted to go there.
Beyond the amazing treatments themselves, The Pearl also has a few over-the-top touches that make you long to repeat the experience, kinda like Amanda Bynes with vehicular accidents. The customer service was indulgent-- they offer champagne and brownies post-treatment. They even have their own signature fragrance of bath products: Moonflower.
If the spa experience wasnt enough to land me the Girlfriend of the Year Award, then the dinner that followed totally was.
{Head Sushi Chef King working his magic}
Okay, so just believe me when I say these pictures dont hold a candle to the actual experience of eating this sushi, so youre gonna have to pretend a bit. What makes Sushi Sono so great? Oh, I dunno, how about EVERYTHING!!!
{Squid appetizer}
{One of their amazing rolls--the brown rice was actually crispy!}
{This roll was fresh and light, wrapped in lettuce instead of seaweed}
{Im sick of hearing myself use the word "best" but I cant help it--this was the BEST roll Ive ever had. Named after the restaurant, this roll had tuna, salmon, Japanese squash, spicy mayo, and tempura flakes.}
{ZOMG}
{One of the other reasons I love Sushi Sono is for their tempura fried ice cream. As if that werent bitchin enough, it was green tea ice cream. I KNOW, RIGHT?!}
Im happy to report that not only was Kyle thoroughly surprised and loved his date, but he actually DOES like me! So, theres that.
How do you feel about asking guys out? Have you ever taken your guy out on a date?? And does he ACTUALLY like you if you did???
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