Our Night Away

This is my Life: Our Night Away

 

For Christmas, my Mama in Law got us a night away in Boston :)  the trip included her sleeping at our home with our three little muffins.  All went wonderful!!!  These types of gifts are by far the best.  A shirt, will just become another in my drawer, but this trip with my husband, I'll have these memories forever! So fun! 

One of my favorite things about being alone with Anthony, is that we are still in love with each other.  Sounds cheesy but it's true.  With three kids and the daily stressors of life, we don't get to really be, "us".  You don't know how conversation will flow when you don't have your three little muffins running around or interrupting you.  So, when we get these moments, it's so nice to know there still is an "us" because it can feel so lost sometimes.  These little get aways are sooooo important! 

Our hotel was spectacular.  I kept saying, my Mama in Law knows my taste ;)  We stayed at the Intercontinental Boston.  Right on the Harbor and it was beautiful.  

Some pictures of our room.  Stunning.  And see that robe on the door, I put it right on!!!! with the slippers and all.  Loved it.  The peace for the day was so nice.  

Once we got settled into our room, we wanted to see the hotel.  I saw it said spa and gym and when I hear "spa" I basically just want to live there.  I'm the type of person that could just go sit in the waiting room at a spa and gain so much from it! Most times, almost fall asleep there before I even make it to the treatment room. haha.  So, Anthony rode the bike while watching Friends and I wanted to sit lay in the steam room. 

 

After the lovely rejuvenating time, we got dressed and went down to the lounge and had a drink with some calamari.  Now let me just say, it was a five start restaurant, so right there, the prices are insane.  When you pay a lot for your food, you expect it to take all senses away. This did not.  But, after we were finished, we stepped over to eat dinner in the restaurant.  The menu had roughly five choices, soup alone, which we could only imagine was probably going to be the size of a shot glass, was $12 for clam chowder and a meal alone, $45 average.  Needless to say, we left.  I like nice things, but I could not justify spending that much money on our dinner when we were running the chance of it not being the best food we've ever had!  Plus, I like a good deal.  I don't like paying full price, when I knew in probably two weeks, something will be cheaper.  :) $45 for a piece of meat, mashed pots and some vegis, I can make that home for $10! 

Needless to say, we ate at Panera! We both LOVE Panera, never get to go, and it is always a guarentee that we will be satisfied.  Which we were. :)  We also got some yummy cocoa to walk around and treats!  Then, because we didn't spend our whole bank account on dinner, we went ice skating.  I laughed probably the whole time !

We both could not remember the last time we went ice skating.  We probably looked like Bambi walking and it was so much fun!  

We got good quality time together with lots of laughs and a new experience for us both.  Our first time ice skating together and it was a blast!!!

The night was gorgeous! Could not have asked for better winter weather to enjoy a night away together. 

Then, the Syracuse game was on !!! Which was intense to say the least. So good!! Now, if we were home, we don't have cable and I would not have been able to watch this game.  Another awesome benefit to being away ;)  Easy to please! By the way, Anthony is posing like this to show his Syracuse shorts! Yes, we are lame goobers! 

We had a wonderful nights rest.  Slept until 8:30, which is huge for us!   Funny side note, I brought our fan because I can't sleep without one and when the valet took our car, so many people commented on it. "You know the rooms have AC" oh "you brought your fan".  Such funny comments, all I could say is "Yes, I'm one of those". haha.  We've had previous nights away and I forgot a fan and I could not sleep and it felt like a waste.  This one, we did our readings and fell sound asleep! :) My MIL would text and the boys were doing wonderful!!! Made resting much easier!  I wouldn't expect anything less from them, but to hear it and hear everything is going wonderful at home, huge!

We had a beautiful morning walk down to the South Street Diner which we both enjoyed our favorite Eggs Benedict.  Now, I can say too, whenever we go out the breakfast, I always get the same thing.  It's by far my favorite meal of the day and Eggs Benedict, I could be a great critic.  This was sooo delicious.  The sun was shining, it was warm and calm in Boston.  Neither one of us got hurt which is also huge!!!! We haven't had the best experiences with nights away, but this one goes down as one of the best. :) 

Came home to our very loving boys who we missed so much and are back too it :)