Date Night With A View

I’m not even sure where to begin! Last night Mom and Dad offered to watch Dex so Grant and I could go out to dinner for Cincinnati Restaurant Week.

We looked at all the options and decided to actually go to Cabana on the River to enjoy their last weekend open instead. Grant and I got there expecting a serious wait but we managed to luck out. There were two tables ahead of us. By the time we finished taking a few selfies down by the river my phone got the text saying it’s time to be seated!

We sat down at a nice table outside where we could see the river. They did have a limited menu but they had my bbq chicken pretzel sandwich and Grant’s burger. Plus they had margaritas! The food was delightful and I really enjoyed my chicken. Plus the service there is amazing. The waitress was checking in frequently and grabbing refills. She was terrific!

The two of us were able to just sit down and have a date night. (I know it may seem silly since we live together but we don’t really get a lot of nice date nights where we both get dressed up to go out for dinner and truly enjoy the other’s company.)

After Cabana we decided to go grab an ice cream. When I’m home I love to hit the Little Goodie Shoppe. It’s been my family’s local ice cream joint my entire life. They also were closing for the season which does leave a limited menu. Grant and I decided to just go full date style and spilt a banana split! (I know I know, does it get any more typical lol. I don’t think so but we had fun.)

So Cincinnati has a huge Ferris Wheel downtown right now. I’m not entirely sure how long it will be there and I love Ferris Wheels so, we’ve been trying to find a time to go down and ride it. Last night we were still debating when we decided, to hell with it, why not; let’s go. So we take off towards downtown. We manage to snag a spot in the parking garage almost across the street from it!

Then we walked up and grabbed tickets. It probably took about twenty minutes waiting in line and it was our turn! We got to share the seat just the two of us and we were off to fly higher (well almost; it was really high) than the Cincinnati skyline! I did get to steal a kiss at the top of the Ferris Wheel.

When it was time to get out we also decided to be like a tourist and bought the memorabilia photo. It’s silly and I rarely buy them but I wanted to this time to really enjoy getting to be a tourist in our hometown.

From there our exhausting date night was coming to an end as we rode home. (There might’ve been a train horn on the ride home that did scare the life out of both of us but that’s a story for another day.) I’m glad we got to go out and enjoy home.