Anniversary Stay-Cation

This post is a lot later than I meant so I'm sorry. Last weekend, we celebrated our anniversary early this year. It's September 23rd but knew it would be easier to get away with one baby than with two.

We started the "stay-cation" tradition last year. We really wanted to get out of town but didn't have the money to go far away and get a hotel for a few nights and all that jazz. So here's what we did last year and exactly the same this year.

First, we got a nice hotel in Durham. It's about 30 minutes from our house and just far enough away that we felt like we "left town". Plus, we got a super good AAA deal. Here are pics of the hotel.
Next, on Friday night. We go to Ruth's Chris Steak House to eat the best steak we have ever eaten in our lives. We only go to this really nice restaurant twice a year and it's thanks to our very generous Aunt Marilyn who gives us a gift card every Christmas. We save it for our anniversary each year. This picture is of the complimentary dessert we get for celebrating our anniversary with them.
The waiter brought me a "Fun-tini" with dinner. I was really looking forward to a nice non-alcoholic drink. And I loved that he brought it to me in a fun martini glass!
We love this place. Steak and shrimp. Au Gratin broccoli. Au gratin potatoes. I'm drooling now just thinking about it. Save up your money and try it out one day.

On Saturday, we slept in (ahhhhh) and took our time checking out. Then, thanks to Luke's sweet mom, we got a late breakfast at Cracker Barrel. Afterward, we headed out to the Rose Garden to take some preggy belly pics. See this post to read about why the Rose Garden is so special to us. And here's a slide show of all the pictures wonderful Luke took of me.

It was soooo hot, so afterward we grabbed a movie. After dinner, we were ready to see our little man again.

What was Isaac up to while we were gone? Oh little bit of this and a little bit of thatI don't think he missed us much being spoiled by his Mutee and hanging out with his BFF cousin Ruby.

To all the marrieds with children, leave the kids and get a hotel!!! Even though it was just one night, and only 30 minutes from home, it really feels great to be "away" with your spouse. And you can take that to the bank :)