Take me to the Ritz!

This week the hubby did date night up a bit and we headed over to the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel for dinner at Raya, thanks to Travel Zoo's local deals.  He purchased a three course meal at this sassy restaurant to give it a try.  I am SO glad he did!

Not only was the view spectacular, but the food and drinks were fantastic.  I did not want to look like a tourist (believe me, there were plenty of them), so I did not bring the fancy camera along but took some secret pictures on my iphone.  Here is a few.  I wish I would have gotten more but I was too distracted by all the food to even think about getting pictures of it.

Got there right at sunset, and had to zoom past the
two people actually sitting at this table

The menu!

Food, wine, good company.  What else do you need?

Sunset!

We had a fantastic time and will definitely be back.  If you have not checked out Travel Zoo's local deals, I would highly recommend it.  Such a great way to try something new!

What is this thing they call "Date Night"?

My husband is good at a lot of things.  Scheduling and planning date nights are not one of them.  And it drives me crazy.  I am his full time social planner.  The guy comes home from work on Friday to a fully planned and organized weekend that ranges from baseball games to dinner with friends to weekends away. He does not have to lift a finger and his social life awaits.  All I ask is that every now and then, he plans a night out for just the two of us.  You would think I have asked him to do the impossible.  I bring it up for days, weeks, months, and still I see nothing.  Finally I cave and plan something.  And every time I get so annoyed at myself because I should not have bailed him out.  So I am taking a stand now.  The guy needs to be responsible for something.  Maybe I should stop calling it "Date Night" and start calling it "Sex Night". I can almost guarantee "Sex Night" would be planned within an hour.