Ice skating

 

Here's the perfect cold winter date night: pho and ice skating. 

For years Joe and I have tried to have a skating date, but something always gets in the way. A few years ago we were able to skate in Yokohama when we were living there, but it was really warm out, so the ice had a layer of water on top of it and as a result we cut our time at the rink short. Not ideal. This weekend we finally hit the ice together under ideal conditions. I grew up taking figure skating lessons and skating frequently, this was Joe's second time. He did great, and we really enjoyed the Ice Terrace at Crown Center; it was outdoors and urban, but not too crowded and definitely affordable. The rink had decent music, and a nice atmosphere, plus the evening temperature was around 30 degrees. We had a fabulous warming dinner of pho and noodles beforehand at the delicious Vietnam Cafe, and enjoyed over an hour of skating and some apres hot chocolate. Yay winter!