Our Little Getaway
Tuesday was Andrew’s birthday, and for his big gift, I was able to plan a night away for just the two of us! Mom took the boys on Friday night so we could go up to Seattle. We stayed at an absolutely beautiful hotel with spectacular Italian Renaissance architecture, The Fairmont Olympic. This is not the first time we’ve stayed at a Fairmont (we stayed at one in Edmonton, Alberta for my friend, Margaret’s, wedding!), and we were not disappointed. I had booked a special package that included free valet parking, as well as a fancy bottle of champagne and fresh chocolate-covered strawberries in our room upon our arrival. The hotel staff treated you like royalty, the room was gorgeous, the bed was soft, and we had a very fun city view of Seattle, including a small glimpse of the sound. The building that the hotel was situated in was also full of fun history- it was the original location of the University of Washington, and housed the college for over 30 years in the 1800’s. The building is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Andrew and I just love beautiful, ornate buildings and we enjoyed sucking everything in!
Our trip away was perhaps quite simple, but it was relaxing. Last night we went to dinner at PF Chang’s and ended up staying there for well past an hour, which is unusual for us since we tend to eat and run these days. We then explored a few different stores around Westgate, including a trip to LUSH, which is perhaps not a typical store that I would like, but which has amazing bath products. We came out with a couple new goodies to try. After our shopping excursion, we headed back to the hotel and popped in a couple movies for the night. I also surprised Andrew with the sound of baby’s heartbeat, using a doppler that I had purchased of eBay, since he’s been missing the prenatal appointments. I am convinced that the baby even kicked the sensor wand while I was doing it and I thought I felt it. This morning we then woke up around 7:30ish, got ready, and walked down to Pike’s Place, where we had Starbucks (coffee for Andrew, tea for me!) and ate breakfast at a small French bakery. We then slowly walked back to our hotel, cleaned up, and checked out. With time to spare, we ended up going to Bellevue to make a run to Whole Foods, where we walked the aisles slowly, discovering fun and new products. We don’t go there very often, and it’s fun what you can find when you have the time and no kids to distract you. Before heading home, we finished our getaway with a trip to Red Robin. Andrew had a free birthday burger, so we had a delicious lunch before coming home this afternoon to our little guys. We had definitely started to miss them by the time we got home :).
So, that was our weekend! Now we’re back, refreshed, and ready for a busy week next week!