Not Every Day…
That I stumble upon a 180 pound Great Dane in the middle of a bowling alley:
Seriously. Seriously.
He was awesome! I want one! Do not ask me why he was there. I have no idea!
Date Night was fun! The Husband and I had a little friendly competition.
As usual, he won.
The beer was a’flowing, I must admit.
I had one of those magical cups that refill itself when you are not looking. Hmmm. I wonder how THAT happened (ahem, Husband!).
We had a lot of fun hanging out and talking. I am SO happy we are reinstituting date night. It’s a much needed break from our hectic schedules. The Husband works 12 hour days at the clinic – and then he comes home and studies! 
Poor kid.
Plus, bowling is FUN, and it’s so, so cheap.
Dinner was simple and fast. I was in NO state to be slaving over the oven. 
The key ingredient: this lovely wedge of Double Gloucester cheese. Light and mild, but super “eloquent,” as the Husband says.
Grilled cheese and broccoli:
I had 3/4 the sammie – the Husband stole a quarter. And…. I ate all of my veggies. 
Other snacks of the afternoon included a Clif bar:
A bowl of cereal:
And an apple! (Get it?)
Time for me to disconnect. Have a lovely evening! But….before I go, the winner of the Stonyfield Farm Spa Prize Pack is:
- Cat said: Lots of things make me happy, but right now the main one is – I’m 4 months pregnant and we got to hear the baby’s heartbeat today at my checkup! I also love running in my Baby on Board tshirt!
Congrats!
Posted by: Caitlin 56 comments
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
I wanna go bowling now!
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
My boyfriend is at the hospital 12+ hours too! It’s hard on them and I’m sure your hubby is missing you as much as you miss him!
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
Twilight Love, I was waiting to see when the pic would post. lol Love date nights with my sweetie as well!
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
Haha love the great dane..so random!
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
When I was running in central park this morning there was a beautiful, shiny brown lab that I wanted to take home with me.
p.s. I love grilled cheese! Esp. with Amy’s Kitchen tomato soup.
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Love the Twilight pic. Worth the wait.
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
That is such a random place to find a great dane. He is gorgeous. Date nights are such fun, I love it when The Boy and I take some time to go out and enjoy an evening together.
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
i am glad you are having more date nights!
jenna
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
That dog’s head is SO huge!! We don’t see many big dogs like that in NYC…can’t fit in the apartments!
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
I ate that Clif bar today too
It is pretty much amazing.
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
One of the most amazing dogs ever.
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
Great Danes are my absolute favorite dog!!!
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
I used to have a great dane. However, Duke was only 130-140 pounds. Miss that pooch!
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
That dog is huge!!! And so cute!
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
What a great looking dog! Haha magically refilling beer cups. Hmmm
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Too funny about the great dane. Was he a good bowler?
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
hahah what a cute dog! hhah. aww date night. makes me feel my SINGLE STATUS ACUTELY. =D
love your fight face. “eloquent”? hahhaa.
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caitlin Reply:
November 11th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
you can have friend date nights! i like those, too
sometimes they are even more fun!
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
date nights are awesome, so glad you and the hubby are doing that again!
i can’t believe the size of that dog! holy geeze!
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Haha … that dog has a “look” on his face in that second picture! Love it!
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Sounds like the start of a joke – “This Great Dane walks into a bowling alley and….” Too funny – and cute!
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Oh man, I reallyreallyreally want a great dane!
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
I dog sat for a Great Dane once, and lets just say, on our walks we went where ever he wanted to go!
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
I can’t wait to have a ‘baby on board’ shirt..wait yes I can. but it will be fun. My mom and her family grew up with great danes. She used to dress them up.
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
My boyfriend just sent me this website I think you’ll like. It is seriously food porn.
http://www.foodandfizz.com/
You could post some of your recipes there too!
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Date night is so important in keeping a relationship healthy.
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Hunni would have ran right back out. He is not fun of big dogs. He likes little ones he could chase if need be.
But your date night looks fun and congrats on the Twilight pic
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
hahaha the apple thing is too funny and clever!
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
I love that you two went bowling. The first time that my boyfriend and I went bowling, it didn’t go so well… to put it bluntly, he was beyond bad and couldn’t figure out why. He wasn’t pleased, BUT luckily, he has since gotten better! I don’t think he could handle me beating him so badly.
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
That doggy is like a horse he is so big!!
Bowling night sounds like a lot of fun.. I love when they have celestial bowling nights and it’s all glow in the dark inside. It makes it like one big dance party in the bowling alley when they turn the music on.
Have a great night chica!
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on Nov 11th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Whoa, that’s pretty wild. We have a Great Dane in the neighborhood. He’s white with black markings, and from far away, he looks like a calf, walking around in the park. It cracks me up every time.
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 12:01 am
Aw I love Great Danes! My BFF in elementary/middle school had one named Zurich, and he was such a gentle giant:)
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 12:06 am
cute date night! your last pic makes me think you would REALLY like the t-shirt i made and posted on my blog tonight!!
http://ambersnotebook.blogspot.com/
SERIOUSLY you will flip!
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 2:57 am
I want to run into a 180 pound great dane! What a fantastic treat. Looks like a great time on date night.
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 6:11 am
Yay for date night
Jas and I have date night on Friday..I believe we are lighting candles and having a romantic pizza/beer dinner hehe. Great Danes kind of scare me! Their size seems so abnormal compared to my Trixie 
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 6:53 am
That is a huge dog.
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 7:04 am
Yay, you posted the Twilight pic! That’s awesome
(yes, I’m a huge dork…)
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 7:12 am
Aw, that dog is lovely! Thank you – that picture has made my day!
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 7:33 am
SO excited for New Moon!! 8 days!
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 7:39 am
Sounds like a fun date night
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 7:44 am
theres a bowling alley close to my house! i want my bf and I to have a date night there
its such a cute thing to do! You both are the cutest married couple !!
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 7:47 am
LMAO you are hilarious with the apple pic! But I love it! mahah
Sounds like you had a great time:D
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 8:05 am
Love the idea of date night, so cute! Bowling is a fun way to let loose and relax. The great dane is super random, but I love it, I can’t imagine having a dog that large!
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 8:14 am
You’ve inspired me to go bowling! My boyfriends is visiting in a few weeks might have to take him bowling (since there’s pretty much nothing else to do around these parts…)
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 8:30 am
I love the twilight inspired apple pose!
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 8:36 am
That great dane is awesome! A co-worker of mine has one too and she brought it in because everyone was asking about him. It’s AMAZING how huge they are! Such cool dogs.
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 10:21 am
What a beautiful dog!
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Love the apple reference! That dane is beautiful! My husband and I spent the first few months of our relationship bowling…it seems like we did it all the time! I miss it, I think I will have to bring him bowling now that we are married!
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 10:37 am
That is hilarious that you saw a great dane in the bowling alley. They are SUCH cool dogs!
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Date night looks fun! Friendly competition is a must in every relationship, I say
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 11:30 am
I thought I left a comment but I don’t see it now. You pictures look awesome. The last one made me lol. I made a twilight shirt on my blog that I think you might just find amusing! lol
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Yum! Broccoli and grilled cheese – two of my favourite meal components in one!
Date night looks fun – I’m planning a cyber date night with my fiancee tomorrow – popcorn, snacks and “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”. It’s going to be fun.
Ugh. Twilight…*finds fork, stabs Edward Cullen in the neck*
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
I love cups that magically refill themselves! Only problem is you can never figure out how many you had! That Great Dane is gorgeous!
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Haha love the Twilight reference.
My uncle used to have a great dane. It was his 4th one. He was sooo cute and if you were sitting down, he’d come up and SIT on your lap. I don’t know how he underestimated his size so much…Sad thing about great danes though is they don’t live very long. Their hearts are too small for their bodies
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on Nov 12th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
I love that you have brought in the date night – sounds like fun!
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on Nov 14th, 2009 at 1:06 am
I looove that dog!!! He’s soo much bigger than you!
I also just realized that I read your blog ALL the time, but I have never commented!!
Come visit my blog too!!!!!!!
Love love love your blog!!
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