Date night with Gabi

We've gone out to dinner (just Jose and me) a couple of times in the last weeks so Gabi decided she wanted to be a grown up and join us for dinner one night. So yesterday after Sebas went to sleep (way too late because of the DST time change, now it's light way past 8 pm) we went out. We had wanted to try this place because it looks so pretty (and we thought we'd take advantage of the outing to try a new place) but as soon as we walked in we were told there was no space.


By this time it's already 9 pm and Gabi is already getting tired, so we went to a place we'd already been to before because it was tapas and therefore relatively quick. It's a Spanish tapas place called Lokesea and it was yummier than I remember from the first time - we had croquetas, patatas bravas, queso manchego, chorizo and calamari (with a little bit of red wine). Gabi was all over the chorizo! And as soon as she finished the chorizo she said "OK I want to go to sleep now".  Here she is super proud to be on a "date night" with Mom and Dad. She even dressed up to the nines and asked to wear make up.  Jose will pay for all his sins with this one. :)

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Jessica said…
q idea tan buena!! ya voy a planear el date night con nati y nosotros, me encanta la idea. esa foto de jose con gaby esta bella, definitivamente una daddy's girl. :)
cuando es el cumple de Sebas?
un beso!
2:59 PM
Unknown said…
Gracias Jessica! Todavia Sebas no entiende "date night" pero cuando el pida tambien lo haremos. Quizas una vez al mes con Gabi y una con Sebas, ya veremos. Sebas cumple el 9 de abril!!! He's so excited - ayer le conseguimos sus 3 regalos y ya los cupcakes estan encargados. :)
3:04 PM
Jessica said…
q cool, estaremos celebrando cumples a la vez el 9 de abril(bueno, con algunas horas de diferencia, ja) pues andy cumple el 5 (martes) pero le haremos la fiestecita ese sabado y yo cumplo el lunes (los 35!)... pero no he comprado ni la decoracion ni ordenado el bizcocho! q mal... pobrecito mi gordo. lo mas seguro el martes (q le llevaremos cupcakes a la escuela) lo lleve despues a Party City a escoger la piñata y la decoracion (si no hay de Toy Story... no se q hare!). :) Mi papa llega el jueves, more family time, can't wait. Un beso.
3:17 PM
Unknown said…
Que rico, espero ver fotos! We will have no decorations, no pinata, NOTHING. Literalmente los cupcakes y los 3 regalos. Y si encontramos par de vecinitos en el momento de cantarle los invitamos si no nosotros solos. Ya en PR tambien le compraremos otra torta para cantarle con las dos abuelas. :)
3:19 PM
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