Ahhhhhhhh

So Brian's and my date was awesome. I hate to admit that I took NO pictures (some of you are relieved). I can't believe I forgot! But you know, I had other priorities. :) Everything went according to plan and it was utterly relaxing and perfect. Here was our itinerary:

1:00--Meet my sister to drop the kiddos off with her. She's the best!

2:30--Arrive at Gaylord Texan to the Relache Spa for our couple's massage. It was awesome. We got the aromatherapy massage and the male and female masseuse' were amazing. Then we spent about 2 and a half hours just milling around the spa enjoying all the amenities. I have to admit my favorite feature of this spa was on the women's side, they have a "slumber room". This room is very very quiet with dim lighting. There are comfy lounges and chairs with heavy blankets all over to take a nappy. Add one serene waterfall to this place and it was a match made in heaven.

5:30--We met each other in the co-ed lounge dressed and ready to go. We walked around the hotel for awhile and went to the margarita bar at Ama Lur. I confess this was a low point of our day....we were starving. They offer NO chips or salsa and their drinks bit the dust. So we carried on to our next appointment.

6:00--We arrived at Su Vino Winery in Grapevine. We did a wine tasting and enjoyed conversation with their very knowledgeable employee, Bobby. If you haven't had it, their Cocoa Port is worth the visit.

7:15--We pull up to Via Real restaurant in Las Colinas. Brian and I adore this restaurant and have spent many Valentine's Days here. We didn't get to go this year as we spent our first V-day at home. So I had to make sure we came here atleast one last time before we move to Indi. The food was scrumptious, the service is always outstanding, and there are always fun people to look at. :)

9:00--Park at our final destination: The Hilton Anatole. We got a wonderful corner suite (much to my surprise. As a Hilton Honors member, Brian never knows what he will get till he checks in...yipee!) The hotel is huuuuuge. It goes on and on forever. It has a beautiful courtyard and like 5 miles in walking trails. But we skipped all that and just stayed in our room. It was great. We even went to bed pretty early and got a whoppin' 9 hours of sleep! That's what I'm talking about.

10am on Saturday---Oops, I forgot. We did have one more stop. We had breakfast at Breadwinners. It was glorious. They have the best food and best atmosphere. It's usually very busy and of course on a late Saturday morning, we had about a 20 minute wait. But that was ok. Lots of even more fun people to look at. :) ha! In some ways people go there to see and be seen. Brian and I are definitely not interested in the "be seen" part. But in that part of town, there are definitely some hoity toity people to gaze at. And a lot of those that want to be hoity toity but instead are kinda nerdy.

Okay folks, that was our rendevous! It was great. It should tide me over for a while now. Back to my life on the home front.

How Sweet It Is.........

....come on....you know the rest. Sing along! My honey and I are off to a "how sweet it is" weekend with eachother. I cannot divulge the details yet because most of it is a surprise to him. The only reason he knows anything is because the dumb hotel emailed him when I booked it. LAME! But we look forward to some nice relaxing time, plenty of luxury, and a solid supply of good food. Woo hoo! That is about the only redeeming factor of a traveling husband is that he builds up the motherload of hotel points. So my kiddos are off to play at Aunt Kimmy's house (my parents are joining them up there to help watch) and we are off to play all over DFW! I am bringing my camera to try to grab some shots so I'll post more soon. Don't worry, no indecent exposure. :) I'm a lucky gal "to be loved by you", Brian!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Good morning all. I hope your day got started off right and you are enjoying the love of your family and friends today. Here is a precious pic of my littlest Valentine. Please click on the link below to see what my other little Valentine has been up to!

Valentine's link

Rational of a 3 year old

I had just put Noah to sleep and about 15 minutes later, I hear him crying...hard. This was our conversation that followed as I entered his room:

Me: "Noah, what is wrong?? Why are you crying??"

Noah: still crying.

Me: "Noah, it's time to stop. You are going to wake up your brother and be in big trouble. Do you need another kiss and hug?"

Noah: Shrugs his head "no".

Me: I go over and hug him anyway and kiss him. "Noah, it's time to go to sleep. Listen, I will not come in this room again. Not again."

Noah: Noah thinks. "Well, if I keep crying really hard, then I will throw up, and then you would have to come back in my room to clean it up."


By the way, if you know Noah at all, you know that throwing up comes very, very easy to him. Much to my chagrin.