Probably the best date night I have ever had.
First, we debated where to go for dinner, since we had already decided on seeing The Hangover Part II. We browsed restaurants and picked Rick's Boat Yard. On the way to dinner, Greg mentions that it might be crowded because it's right next to Speedway and this weekend is the Indy 500. He was right.
We had to wait for a table, so we decided to go to the bar, and our pager went off as soon as we got our drinks. Our server, Matt was fantastic. We ordered our appetizer and then placed our dinner orders and were settling in, listening to and laughing at the tables around us, who had been partying at the race track all day. As soon as the salad and bread got to the table, Matt sets them down with a disclaimer:
"Folks, I'm sorry to tell you this, but I think you're going to have to evacuate the premises. The restaurant is on fire."
- He wasn't kidding.
Greg and I are pigs. We shoved half the salad in our faces and took the bread with us. The wait staff was laughing at us, but we were hungry (and only paying for our drinks at the bar, we managed to get out for only ten dollars!). Outside was chaos. Here's part of the scene we encountered...
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| This kid looked so sad, he was so hungry! |
They originally told us that we would be back in the restaurant within an hour, but after they got the boots out for the trucks and headed up with axes to chop the roof off, we decided we had better go find some other restaurant. We drove the 40 minutes back to the Fishers area and ate quickly to make the 1045 show. After dinner, we ran all the way to the theater. It was PACKED, so we skipped the line and opted for the self purchasing ticket thing. Of course, it's sold out. The next showing is at 1130, and Greg didn't want to wait that long, so we checked the Noblesville theater. The next show is also at 1130, but it's about a 20 minute drive, so that wouldn't be so bad.
We were on our way there and Greg was certain that it wouldn't be sold out. I wasn't convinced, so we made a bet. As we pulled up, it didn't look crowded and most of the traffic was coming out of the theater. I felt defeated. We got to the counter and ordered tickets at 1105. It was sold out for the 1130 show, but not for the midnight showing. (I think I won).
So we decided to stay. We snuck in to see part of Bridesmaids while we waited (HILARIOUS!). We got our seats and waited for the movie, which ended up being too much like the first one, but still funny.
It was 2 AM before we left the theater. I was exhausted. Greg was driving back and I think I was awake for about 90 seconds of it. Just as I'm sitting down on the couch, still laughing at the series of events, Greg came inside to tell me that I have a flat tire.
Perfect.
3 drinks
+ 2 restaurants
1 dinner
3 show times
+ 2 theaters
1 movie
