Q: Why did Aaron and I have two anniversaries this year?
A: Both of these statements are true: we got married on March 1; we got married the day after February 28. Ergo...any year there is a February 29, we get two anniversaries. Which is nice, bc while we like celebrating our anniversary, we also like taking it easy. This year we got a day to do both.
So for the first one, the celebrating one, we went to Agatha's A Taste of Mystery. This is a murder mystery dinner theater that I've been wanting to check out ever since we moved to Atlanta.
This was fun, but sort of a mixed bag. We were both expecting something a little along the lines of a traditional murder mystery, where everyone dresses as if they're in "Clue," and the butler did it. Agatha's writes an original script for all of their performances, and while this was funny, it made absolutely no sense whatsoever. Since it also included audience participation, I'm assuming their scripting values are somewhat limited by the need to get drunken mundanes to follow directions.
Everyone at Agatha's gets a role to play, with a line to speak when cued. I got to be "Paris-Britney Lohan," and though I think I delivered my line well, what brought down the house was when I was introduced by that name and stood up to reveal that I was visibly pregnant. Several other people were creative about delivering their lines, but many were under the impression that drunkenness made them funnier. Alas.
They also made a big deal out of the fact that it was our anniversary, and we were told to stand up and give each other a kiss that (since the script had a pirate theme) would "really float your dinghy." Well, you don't have to ask us twice!
The only real drawback to the evening was the acoustics in the room--it was a relatively small place with low ceilings, and it didn't seem like it ought to be much louder than a normal restaurant, but when a play scene ended and the next course was served, the noise level rose until it sounded like my high school cafeteria. It got to be so bad that Aaron and I would eat our course and then leave the room to go stand in the vestibule until the next scene started. It's a shame, bc I honestly think this would keep us from wanting to go back, and it really was a pretty fun evening.
Right, so that's the celebratory anniversary. For the next one, the relaxing one, we slept in, went out to lunch with
elgecko at a wonderful European themed café called Café Intermezzo (discovered by myself and
redofthedead the day we went for pedicures--they have crêpes!), took a nap, then drove to Alpharetta for a "March 30 party" chez
slvr_starre.
Incidentally, we've been married five years. According to the all-knowing Internets, the fifth year is the "wood anniversary."
A: Both of these statements are true: we got married on March 1; we got married the day after February 28. Ergo...any year there is a February 29, we get two anniversaries. Which is nice, bc while we like celebrating our anniversary, we also like taking it easy. This year we got a day to do both.
So for the first one, the celebrating one, we went to Agatha's A Taste of Mystery. This is a murder mystery dinner theater that I've been wanting to check out ever since we moved to Atlanta.
This was fun, but sort of a mixed bag. We were both expecting something a little along the lines of a traditional murder mystery, where everyone dresses as if they're in "Clue," and the butler did it. Agatha's writes an original script for all of their performances, and while this was funny, it made absolutely no sense whatsoever. Since it also included audience participation, I'm assuming their scripting values are somewhat limited by the need to get drunken mundanes to follow directions.
Everyone at Agatha's gets a role to play, with a line to speak when cued. I got to be "Paris-Britney Lohan," and though I think I delivered my line well, what brought down the house was when I was introduced by that name and stood up to reveal that I was visibly pregnant. Several other people were creative about delivering their lines, but many were under the impression that drunkenness made them funnier. Alas.
They also made a big deal out of the fact that it was our anniversary, and we were told to stand up and give each other a kiss that (since the script had a pirate theme) would "really float your dinghy." Well, you don't have to ask us twice!
The only real drawback to the evening was the acoustics in the room--it was a relatively small place with low ceilings, and it didn't seem like it ought to be much louder than a normal restaurant, but when a play scene ended and the next course was served, the noise level rose until it sounded like my high school cafeteria. It got to be so bad that Aaron and I would eat our course and then leave the room to go stand in the vestibule until the next scene started. It's a shame, bc I honestly think this would keep us from wanting to go back, and it really was a pretty fun evening.
Right, so that's the celebratory anniversary. For the next one, the relaxing one, we slept in, went out to lunch with
Incidentally, we've been married five years. According to the all-knowing Internets, the fifth year is the "wood anniversary."
Dans la bibliothèque: Rules of Engagement - Elizabeth Moon
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