Last weekend, Rob and I celebrated our 12th anniversary. We had kicked around the idea of going away overnight and figured out a great way to do it. Last Saturday was our nephew Ezra's third birthday party and since we had never made it to the first two, we decided to go. Then we got the brilliant idea that if my parents were willing, the kids could go home with them and Rob and I could go somewhere overnight, preferably Sybaris. Mom and Dad agreed to take the kids and then Rob and I got to thinking....Why spend a huge amount of money for a hotel when we would have an empty house? We decided to save that money instead and stay home to enjoy the peace and quiet. It was the perfect decision. We could cook in our own kitchen (not that we did much of that), sleep in our own bed, and have the run of a quiet house. We went out to eat two times, once at Perkins and one at El Mariachi, a Mexican place that came highly recommended. It was excellent and the portions were so large that we got two meals out of one. It was also a good tester for us to find foods that fit with the way we want to eat. We went for a walk together, stamped, took several naps, watched a movie and in general just enjoyed being together. It was also nice not to get little people ready for church Sunday morning, but we were almost late ourselves because our "alarm clocks" were at Grandma's!
The kids had a great time with their grandparents and we picked them up Monday at lunch by meeting Mom halfway there. It was nice to hear the chattering again but so wonderful to have two days "off."
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Congrats! Glad you were able to enjoy some much-needed "alone time."
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