Date Night

Welcome back to the madness! Hope you all are enjoying your lives and living it as honestly as can be. That's my goal everyday...it's so freeing!!! Some people may resent you for your non-conformity and brazen mentality, but so what? They'll get it eventually.

So Friday night was much fun.  Almost too much. My original plan was to stay in and get the finishing touches on my book done (Rainbow Trout is coming...I promise. Politics had me at a standstill!). However, I gave in to fun-shocking; I know...and went out with Mr. Thomas on a friend-date. You're probably thinking "big deal", but it turned out to be very revealing! Read on.

Surprisingly, we didn't take any pictures, but I'll tell you what I wore. All cruelty free fashion, of course. Use your imagination and make me look hot in your mind, because child, I was! Yep. I wore an above the knee black, fitted and strapless lace dress with black lace peep toe "shooties"... my name for ankle boots/shoes. The dress looks a lot like this one, except the lining is black, not nude, and it was fitted all the way to the bottom:

This one is by UjENA, and can be found online for as low as $38.95 I purchased mine at Vista Ridge Mall in Lewisville for about the same price.

These are the shoes that I just slipped on to take these pics. They are by Chinese Laundry and I purchased them for about $60 on sale a few months ago. They have a peep-toe front, and you might be able to see my silver toenail polish from the side. The heels are about 5 inches.

I get a lot of compliments on these babies. They are very comfortable also. LOVE them!

Accessories were minimal: brown and gold studded cuff bracelet (purchased at the mall last year-forgot the price-sorry!), smoky quartz and diamond ring (Mother's Day gift last year), and pink diamond earrings from Juicy Couture (birthday gift 2 years ago from my eldest son Mychal).

I smoothed my hair with shea butter and sweet almond oil and flat ironed it into loose waves. One beige faux-leather clutch later, I was out the door!

He greeted me with a crisp white dress shirt, dark wash jeans and a nice pair of kicks. Sexy.

Ok, so now that you're caught up on the fashion, you can get a peek into the date =)

First, we went to Pappadeaux in Dallas. As most of you know, there are NOT many vegan options on their menu! However, he was so handsome and gentlemanly that I let it slide. I had a glass of cabernet sauvignon, and he started with a mojito. It must have been good because he ordered another with his appetizer of jumbo coconut shrimp. He asked me if I "could eat shrimp" as a vegan. Here we go again. Explanation time.

Our conversation was pretty good, and a man always scores points when he tells his date how beautiful she is (even as I spotted other women looking over at us...heifers). I tried to order red beans and rice for dinner, but when I asked, alas, they prepared it with meat. I ended up ordering plain rice and zucchini ribbons, which turned out to be really delish. Somehow he was able to look me in the eye and talk about our lives while simultaneously chowing a steak, asparagus, and mashed potatoes. Talented!

I found myself wanting to stay in his company, which worked out because he said we were on to "part 2 of the night." Hmmm.

He took me to Buttons in Addison, which is a jazzy/live band bar and restaurant-type spot which is exactly what I was in the mood for. The band was singing an Earth, Wind, and Fire song as we walked in, and the place was packed...but not annoyingly packed.

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I had been there before and had a good time. As the drinks flowed, he became a lot more open about his feelings for me...and surprised me with an amazing confession. I'll have to keep that private and see what happens =)

Unfortunately, I did openly flirt with a couple of guys who approached me while we were sitting at the bar. By openly flirt, I mean engage in conversation and lingering hand holding. Oops. Blame it on the Patron? The vodka tonics? Glasses of cab I'd had earlier? Before you boo me, I  acknowledged my lack of manners, apologized and smoothed things over with my friend-date. He said he understood that I am a social butterfly, "but that sh*t had better not happen again". Woo hoo! Loves me a strong man who will not put up with my ish. Most of the time.

There you have it. Great night and potential for more great nights? We'll see.

Until next time...

Love and Happiness,

<3 Nikki