{"id":13031,"date":"2011-04-03T21:21:41","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T01:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/"},"modified":"2019-04-08T07:23:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T11:23:18","slug":"our-dont-cry-for-me-argentina-nyc-date-night-on-the-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mominthecity.com\/our-dont-cry-for-me-argentina-nyc-date-night-on-the-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Our “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” NYC Date Night On the Town"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The last few months, we have spent a lot of fun times together as a family. However, my husband and I have not had our much anticipated monthly date nights. They have pretty much come to a standstill. That is why I happily agreed when a great PR friend reached out to me on behalf of Cottonelle Ultra\u2019s \u201cMake the Ultra Switch\u201d Sweepstakes<\/a> to see if I wanted to \u201cswitch up\u201d my date nights by planning and going on an \u201cNYC Night on the Town\u201d themed ultra date with my husband. My husband was also game after I assured him that participating didn\u2019t mean that I thought that there was something wrong<\/strong> in our relationship! After getting input from friends on Facebook, my husband and I settled on an Argentine-themed date. (My friends had so many great ideas that I\u2019m going to do a separate post later this week on \u201cultra date night\u201d ideas.)<\/p>\n

We started off by taking a private tango dance class with Audrey Martinez at Dance Manhattan<\/a>. She was the perfect teacher for us \u2013 talented but not too strict. She taught us the beat to step on, as well as the proper way to walk and two versions of the four-step. She also shared with us the #1 way to show that you are a beginner when dancing at a tango spot, which is to keep dancing once the music stops!<\/p>\n

Reggie\u2019s thoughts: \u201cIt was easier learning the moves when I was doing them by myself rather than when I did them with a partner. I was afraid of stepping on your feet and bumping your knees. I actually did better when I was less concerned! Every time she said, \u201cGood job\u201d I got distracted and messed up though.\u201d (Personally, I think that he did great. The guys have the harder part in tango \u2013 leading. It was pretty easy for me to do the steps\/follow. I just had a hard time not bouncing with my movements\u2026it\u2019s the Tigger in me \ud83d\ude42 ! He\u2019s cautious. I\u2019m bouncy. We had fun, but I don\u2019t think that tango is \u201cour\u201d dance!<\/em><\/p>\n

After the dance class, the Carey car service<\/a> driver picked us up and drove us to dinner at Novecento<\/a>. The food was amazing and plentiful. We started off by ordering a combination appetizer for two. In reality, there was enough food for four! The beef empanadas and chorizo sausages were our favorites. (I\u2019m trying to get the recipe for the empanadas from the restaurant. If not, I have a really good recipe for empanadas that I have used in the past.)<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a><\/center>For the main course, I enjoyed both of our picks. Reggie chose the ribs and fries, thinking that they were American-styled ribs. They were not. Rather, Argentine ribs are more like a steak. Fortunately, it was very tasty and Reggie enjoyed his meal. I \u201cborrowed\u201d some of his fries\u2026they were delicious. Meanwhile, my meal was a perfect choice. I had the tilapia with mashed potatoes, capers and fresh spinach. At first, I had to get used to the strong lemony taste. That was easy though and I thoroughly enjoyed my meal.\n

For dessert, I had a crepe. The crepe was filled with caramel and it had a scoop of ice cream and a strawberry garnish on the side. My only regret is that I was so full from the plentiful meal that I really couldn\u2019t eat most of my dessert. Note to self: dessert first!<\/p>\n

After dinner, the car service drove us home. Since there was no school, the next day, we had allowed the kids to wait up for us. After devouring our leftovers and watching us dance together, the boys went to bed happy. (We need a break from them sometimes and vice versa it appears!)<\/p>\n

In any event, we had a wonderful time on our date. Tango is a very close, in your partner\u2019s face style of dance, so it was nice to spend that intimate time with my husband. It was great, but we decided that we would try something a bit \u201cbouncier\u201d the next time \u2013 like swing dance. We have been married almost 9 years and we have done many things together, but we never thought about taking a dance class together(?!) I think that<\/strong> is the biggest \u201cswitch\u201d that came from this date. Going forward, we will make more of a concentrated effort to do the things that we naturally like to do in an \u201cultra\u201d way every few months or so. It was also just really great to have the time to talk and laugh kid-free over a dinner that someone else prepared! (That\u2019s nothing new though. Most of our dates include delicious food.) Overall, I would definitely give this ultra date the grade of an \u201cA+\u201d!<\/p>\n

Be sure to check back the rest of the week. There will be an \u201cultra switch\u201d giveaway; some other special date night ideas and an empanadas recipe in celebration of my special date. Meanwhile, I would love to hear about what you do to switch up things in your life (dating or otherwise)\u2026<\/p>\n

Thanks to Cottonelle Ultra for providing the car service and American Express gift cards to cover most of our date and childcare costs.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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