The last few days have been crazy busy. And fun. And exhausting. And aggravating. And fun.
On Friday, Jason and I headed back over to Birmingham to stay the evening at The Townsend Hotel.
Since we had stayed there a few months back, we were prepared to have a nice, relaxing time. Good food, too. And as expected, they delivered. We walked ourselves over to a lovely spa for me to enjoy a pedicure and for Jason to soak up a massage. I must say, my toes looked quite fantastic and Jason left looking like a noodle with a perma-smile.
We wandered around downtown for a little while and found a yummy little cupcake store that allowed us the pleasure of selecting several tasty little confections to return home with us. Amazingly enough, they all survived the night and made it home in one piece - to be devoured later by gremlins with razor sharp teeth.
We had another scrumptious dinner at The Rugby Grille, the hotel's restaurant. Same table. Same server. Same amazing culinary experience. Can't be beat.
We awoke on Saturday to greet Jason's birthday with a yummy breakfast on our balcony. Some shopping at Somerset, pick up of a child at Grandpa's, a trip to Whole Foods and we were finally home.
Sunday. Off to MI Adventure we went! Being a seasoned Cedar Point visitor, I was excited to get back into the roller coaster world on a smaller park scale. Especially since we were toting two ten-year olds, a five-year old and Olivia. It was my Linda's daughter's birthday celebration and we were thrilled to go along. But, it did present some interesting dynamics. We had just sat down to breakfast when Jason whispered 'I'll have the surgery on Monday'. Apparently getting a glimpse at what was coming in a few years for us scared him. I'm not sure what did it. Perhaps the site of three little girls - plus the munchkin - all sitting on the opposite side of the booth from the adults. Bouncing. Wildly. Talking. Non-stop. Excited didn't even come close to their level of mood.
It was an awesome day. Pictures to come at some point hopefully. Since I was again vying for Mother of the Year, I left the camera at home and realized I had forgotten it after we were already on the freeway. Linda, thankfully, brought hers. And we grabbed a couple of toss away ones. Go us!
Emma rode her first roller coaster and LOVED it. Olivia was consumed with the sites, sounds and noise. We got back at 10 pm. Olivia missed dinner since she fell asleep shortly after we got in the car. She slept straight through a potty stop, dinner, dropping Linda and girls off, getting gas and returning home to be scooped out of the car and plopped in bed. Emma fought like crazy to not fall asleep. She finally succumbed about fifteen minutes before we got home. She awoke at 8:30 this morning.
This is my last free week before I have to return to work. I have to say that Sunday was a tremendous start to the week. Time with my girls. That's what I want. It's what I need.
On Friday, Jason and I headed back over to Birmingham to stay the evening at The Townsend Hotel.
Since we had stayed there a few months back, we were prepared to have a nice, relaxing time. Good food, too. And as expected, they delivered. We walked ourselves over to a lovely spa for me to enjoy a pedicure and for Jason to soak up a massage. I must say, my toes looked quite fantastic and Jason left looking like a noodle with a perma-smile.
We wandered around downtown for a little while and found a yummy little cupcake store that allowed us the pleasure of selecting several tasty little confections to return home with us. Amazingly enough, they all survived the night and made it home in one piece - to be devoured later by gremlins with razor sharp teeth.
We had another scrumptious dinner at The Rugby Grille, the hotel's restaurant. Same table. Same server. Same amazing culinary experience. Can't be beat.
We awoke on Saturday to greet Jason's birthday with a yummy breakfast on our balcony. Some shopping at Somerset, pick up of a child at Grandpa's, a trip to Whole Foods and we were finally home.
Sunday. Off to MI Adventure we went! Being a seasoned Cedar Point visitor, I was excited to get back into the roller coaster world on a smaller park scale. Especially since we were toting two ten-year olds, a five-year old and Olivia. It was my Linda's daughter's birthday celebration and we were thrilled to go along. But, it did present some interesting dynamics. We had just sat down to breakfast when Jason whispered 'I'll have the surgery on Monday'. Apparently getting a glimpse at what was coming in a few years for us scared him. I'm not sure what did it. Perhaps the site of three little girls - plus the munchkin - all sitting on the opposite side of the booth from the adults. Bouncing. Wildly. Talking. Non-stop. Excited didn't even come close to their level of mood.
It was an awesome day. Pictures to come at some point hopefully. Since I was again vying for Mother of the Year, I left the camera at home and realized I had forgotten it after we were already on the freeway. Linda, thankfully, brought hers. And we grabbed a couple of toss away ones. Go us!
Emma rode her first roller coaster and LOVED it. Olivia was consumed with the sites, sounds and noise. We got back at 10 pm. Olivia missed dinner since she fell asleep shortly after we got in the car. She slept straight through a potty stop, dinner, dropping Linda and girls off, getting gas and returning home to be scooped out of the car and plopped in bed. Emma fought like crazy to not fall asleep. She finally succumbed about fifteen minutes before we got home. She awoke at 8:30 this morning.
This is my last free week before I have to return to work. I have to say that Sunday was a tremendous start to the week. Time with my girls. That's what I want. It's what I need.
