Been awhile. Since the weather has been so nice and there's so much to do outside (mostly in the yard) we've been doing just that. Also, I normally work 24 hours/week and these last 2 weeks combined had me working 67 hours. Can't seem to get a handle on the time and it just whisks by without any notice!

Vin and I managed to grab a night at the Delta Bessborough this week and I can't even tell you how fantastic it was to just have 24 hours to ourselves without children crying or interrupting or being needy or fighting or...

We had lunch at Park Cafe on 20th and it was a pretty good experience. The steak is great and the ambiance is fun (diner style). We had a really nice supper at Tusque (across from the hotel) and thoroughly enjoyed our food and the friendly service. The desserts are also really good and not a bad price ($7).

But mainly, it was just cathartic to have each other all to ourselves and to just do and go where we wanted. Vin had all kinds of insightful things to say (really, I was astonished at how wise he can be when you just let him speak). One of these days I'll explain something he said that really turned so many things around for me/us that have been going the wrong way for getting on 4 years now.

But for now, Vin is cooking up a storm and I want to reap some of those benefits!


**Edited to add...
This was also a big deal because it's the first time in 3 1/2 years that Vin and I have done anything that involved an overnight together without kids.