M - Date night on Lake Hefner

This one took a bit of planning and coordinating but we had a GREAT time on our Lake Hefner date night back in mid-July. It was a complete surprise to Dana and by golly she hates surprises. Actually, she knew we had a date night but she had no clue what we were doing - which effectively added to the torture.

We had dinner at Red Rock Canyon Grill restaurant that sits on Lake Hefner. This restaurant also has a boat dock with some slips open to the public so we were able to basically 'boat' to dinner. We put the boat in on the west side of the lake and drove over to dinner on the east side.


I 'accidentally' stole a fork from the restaurant and have every intention of returning it. Someday. I REALLY needed it because I forgot to bring a spoon (and no spoons were given at dinner) for the ice cream to come later.

After dinner we had to cruise back to my truck to get my real camera (the first pics were taken with my phone) then we just cruised around the lake for a while anticipating both the sunset and the rising of the full moon.

MommaBoz put in a little time at the helm...

...While I relaxed and enjoyed the sights and sounds of the lake and especially the sunset.


Just after sunset we broke out the snacks - Dr. Pepper, ice cream, and Reese's Cups - as well as the music. Now, my ol' boat doesn't actually have any means to play music so I commandeered the cd player from Katie's room and grabbed a few cd's from the entertainment center. Of course, once I got ready to actually play the music I realized there were no cd's IN the cases! We just settled for the radio and enjoyed the mega-calories from the snacks.

It wasn't long before the moon was rising along with our guilt to get back to the house and relieve my mom who was babysitting for us (THANKS MOM!).

I'd say it's one of the best dates we've ever had. Sometimes the mood and timing hit just right, the kids aren't around, and we are reminded how great a gift marriage really is.