Friend Makin Monday: My Best Date Ever

Hooray for the return of Friend Makin' Monday!

Amber's question today revolves around The Perfect Date.

Oh, I can tell you what my perfect date is.  See, it already happened.  But I would not be averse to it happening again!

Picture it: Orlando.  2009.  A young couple on their first anniversary returns to the scene of the crime, as it were.  The place where they had the greatest and most memorable meal of their entire honeymoon.  The restaurant in question? The California Grill, atop The Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World.

Just saying the name sets my heart a-flutter!

Let me show you pictures of what made that 2-hour meal spectacular...

It's little touches, like the confetti on our table to celebrate our anniversary, that make WDW so dear to me.

Grilled chicken and heirloom tomato flatbread.  Oh, the goodness.

Spicy Kazan Roll.  Our favorite roll of all time.  In the middle there, underneath all the tempura yumminess, are little baby scallops in spicy sauce.  Amazing.  I might cry.

Rob enjoyed seared scallops with homemade gnocchi in a pear and bacon infusion...

...while I enjoyed some of the best sushi EVER.

Another cute little touch...

We sipped our after-dinner drinks...

 ...and enjoyed the view.

Once dinner was through, we went back to our room and sat on the balcony....

...And watched the fireworks over the Magic Kingdom while eating slices of wedding cake which we had so carefully packed away.  After all that dinner, I think I managed a bite or two.  But it was important to at least give it a shot after lugging it all the way there!  You can read about all of that nonsense here.

That was my best date ever.  And I wish I could go back to it! But here's to more awesome dates in the years to come.

Thanks, Amber, for hosting another FMM and for giving me an excuse to drool over these pictures again and become lost in the memories...

So let me ask you, sweet readers: What is YOUR idea of The Perfect Date?