Surprise Date Night #4

I nailed it.  Yep, Sweet Sarah concurs!

Last night we had went on our fourth Surprise Date Night.  And it was a LOT of fun!

I sent Sweet Sarah a text while I was in Chicago telling her Surprise Date Night was scheduled for Saturday Night.  

The next day I sent her this text:

If this interaction doesn't typify our personalities!!!!  [who's the risk taker here?]

Throughout the day yesterday I took every opportunity to build up the night and the plans.  And, of course, Sweet Sarah took every opportunity to try and catch me in slipping up about our plans or the couple that was going to join us.  

"Do these people even know what Surprise Date Night is?"

"What if I don't like these people?"


While Sweet Sarah was in the shower I dragged our golf clubs out of the basement and hauled them to the garage.  [And, yes, it was 32 degrees and raining here yesterday!]

Just before 5pm our double date arrived.  I had asked Sweet Sarah's parents, Jim and Judy to join us for the evening.  They were very excited and played up the surprise to a tee!  While we were sitting around enjoying some appetizers, Sweet Sarah (being not so sweet) subtly asked a few questions about what the plans were or "So what do you guys know about the evening?"  

Once we loaded up and headed out I asked Sweet Sarah if she had any idea where we were headed.  She was absolutely stumped.  Thankfully we didn't have very far to go.

We arrived at Mac's Indoor Golf and Sweet Sarah was all at once shocked and super excited!  We were going to play a round of golf on an indoor simulator.    If you're a golfer and you've never tried this, I HIGHLY recommend it.  It was great fun.  And, given the fact, that it's been a year since I've swung a club, it was a great challenge too!  [If you're not a golfer, but you love someone who is, this is the perfect unique gift.  Tuck that away in your gift file and thank me later.]

Yikes!  That form needs work...though I'm certain I drove it 200 yards!!!  :)

My favorite M-I-L!  Our gallery and beer cart girl!

Sweet Sarah, clearly disagrees with her lie [note her ball in the rough]

Jim is eyeing up his approach

Best picture of the night!  

There are two important items to note in this picture.  First, Sweet Sarah is killing us!  Second,  the very item that gave us the evening's running joke.  When Mac asked Sarah to spell her name, this is what he heard.  Thereafter, she was referred to as, "SAAAARRRRR---HAAAAAAAAA" [think LOUD and DEEP, finishing with a nice guttural.]

It took us an hour and a half to play seven holes.  And since they charge by the hour, we called it quits and headed to On Tap for dinner.  

Overall, Sweet Sarah ranks this as a two thumbs up.  When I asked her if this was her favorite, she said she couldn't rank them against each other because they've all been so different.  [I would like the record to show, however, that it does rank above the poor planning/no dinner arrangements SPD].