Do you ever have that feeling of not belonging? The realization that you can't afford anything in the store you're in, and you're pretty sure the workers are going to say, "We don't have anything that fits you" Pretty Woman style.
Celebrating our one-year anniversary last night, Mike and I decided to go to the very nice Spiaggia restaurant on Michigan Avenue. I looked at the prices online, and thought they weren't too bad. Pricey, but you'll never have a one-year anniversary again, right? (Well, let's hope not)
So we go into the restaurant, and we're dressed up in our finest. Luckily a friend warned us that Mike needed to wear a sports jacket, or they would give him one that's been worn by a ton of people. Ew. (After working as television extras, we know borrowed clothing always stinks.)
We sit down and take a look at the drink menu. The wine menu is about 36 pages long and completely daunting, so I ask our waitress to show us the Cabernet section and she recommends a bottle for a cool $300. I smile and say, "We're looking for something a bit cheaper." She then recommends the $200 bottle. Ouch.
I tell her we need a few more minutes to decide. I tell Mike, "It's okay, I don't need to drink." He insists I do, so we finally settle on a half bottle of their cheapest wine.
Then it's time for dinner. I order a pasta and the server informs me that what I ordered is basically considered an appetizer that's really small, and if I want an actual dinner size portion, I need to order from the other page, where meals are all $50-$150 each. Ouch. I tell her we need a few more minutes to decide.
I tell Mike, "Let's just order something small, and then hit Chipolte on the way home." He suggests we order one meal and one appetizer and split it. Throughout the meal, I'm worried about what else is going to cost money. When a man came by offering us table bread, I thought, how I can politely ask him what's cheaper, white or wheat? When the server started pouring us bottled water, she must have seen the look of horror on my face because she quickly said, "The water is complimentary."
All in all, I have to say, the food was really good. But the portions were small and I was still hungry when we left. Luckily we made a CVS run for some Haggen-Daz ice cream after we were done.
The good news? We had a very nice anniversary celebration. The bad news? We don't have money to buy groceries this week. But hey, all married couples struggle with money, right?
So we go into the restaurant, and we're dressed up in our finest. Luckily a friend warned us that Mike needed to wear a sports jacket, or they would give him one that's been worn by a ton of people. Ew. (After working as television extras, we know borrowed clothing always stinks.)
We sit down and take a look at the drink menu. The wine menu is about 36 pages long and completely daunting, so I ask our waitress to show us the Cabernet section and she recommends a bottle for a cool $300. I smile and say, "We're looking for something a bit cheaper." She then recommends the $200 bottle. Ouch.
I tell her we need a few more minutes to decide. I tell Mike, "It's okay, I don't need to drink." He insists I do, so we finally settle on a half bottle of their cheapest wine.
Then it's time for dinner. I order a pasta and the server informs me that what I ordered is basically considered an appetizer that's really small, and if I want an actual dinner size portion, I need to order from the other page, where meals are all $50-$150 each. Ouch. I tell her we need a few more minutes to decide.
I tell Mike, "Let's just order something small, and then hit Chipolte on the way home." He suggests we order one meal and one appetizer and split it. Throughout the meal, I'm worried about what else is going to cost money. When a man came by offering us table bread, I thought, how I can politely ask him what's cheaper, white or wheat? When the server started pouring us bottled water, she must have seen the look of horror on my face because she quickly said, "The water is complimentary."
All in all, I have to say, the food was really good. But the portions were small and I was still hungry when we left. Luckily we made a CVS run for some Haggen-Daz ice cream after we were done.
The good news? We had a very nice anniversary celebration. The bad news? We don't have money to buy groceries this week. But hey, all married couples struggle with money, right?
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